Level 42 – “Standing in the Light (2024 Re-Issue)” (Released 2nd February 2024)

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£27.99 – 1xLP, Limited Edition Gold Vinyl

‘Standing in the light’ tweaked and commercialised the group’s sound without losing their uniquely British take on jazz-funk.

‘Out of sight, out of mind’ was the first single taken from the album and just missed the UK top 40; however, the next release gave the group their first top 10 hit and a taste of the success they would savour in the coming years. ‘Living it up (the sun goes down)’ was their first top 10 hit in the UK, and is a funk-based scorcher. As a result, ‘standing in the light’ was level 42’s first top 10 album. It also contains the intense, political ‘I want eyes’, drummer Phil Gould’s favourite writing collaboration with Mark King, and five other examples of the group’s unique groove.

Tracklisting:

1. Micro-kid
2. The sun goes down (living it up)
3. Out of sight out of mind
4. Dance on heavy weather
5. A pharaoh’s dream (of endless time)
6. Standing in the light
7. I want eyes
8. People
9. The machine stops