{"product_id":"level-42-reissue-vinyl-lp-exclusive-signed-print-by-mark-king","title":"Level 42: Reissue Vinyl LP + Exclusive Signed Print (by Mark King)","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFormed at London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama by way of Paris and the Isle Of Wight, Level 42 marked the union of four talented friends – Mark King, Mike Lindup, and brothers Phil and Roland 'Boon' Gould – complete with Wally Badarou, their very own studio-based synthesiser whizz-kid. From building a fervent following through the nascent Britfunk scene, they signed to Polydor and went on to make a series of fascinating albums.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe sheer invention, melody and imagination of this four-piece was astounding, aided by their secret weapon, French-Belizean Badarou, whom the band had met playing sessions for M, Robin Scott's art-disco ensemble. Although Level 42 had recorded – and made waves – for indie label Elite, they signed to Polydor and released this album, with three of their original calling cards, Starchild, Turn It On and the mighty, UK Top 40 breaching Love Games.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBy the mid 80s Level 42 had become arena-filling superstars, with their commercial pop-funk with everyman lyrics that delighted fans not just in Europe, but also in America, too. Hear the roots of that on this frequently surprising, always entertaining debut album. Think of this album as the missing link between Talking Heads and Herbie Hancock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOut of print on LP for a number of years, this re-issue faithfully replicates the original 1981 Polydor UK release with insert and is pressed onto high quality 180g vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTracks:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1. Turn It On\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2. \"43\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3. Why Are You Leaving\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4. Almost There\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5. Heathrow\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6. Love Games\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7. Dune Tune\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8. Starchild\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Recordstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49976263999730,"sku":"215496684","price":8.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0850\/1621\/5794\/files\/Level42_98058206-f7d5-44ba-8e6e-eeedc8f5c339.png?v=1787642809","url":"https:\/\/recordstero.shop\/products\/level-42-reissue-vinyl-lp-exclusive-signed-print-by-mark-king","provider":"recordstero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}