Level 42 "The Pursuit Of Accidents" (1982) -Jazz Funk / Jazz Fusion-

Label : Polydor Records

 Side 1

01 - Weave Your Spell (Mark King, Mike Lindup & Phil Gould)
02 - The Pursuit Of Accidents (Wally Badarou, Phil Gould, Mark King & Mike Lindup)
03 - Last Chance (Phil Gould, Mark King & Mike Lindup)
04 - Are You Hearing (What I Hear)? (Phil Gould, Mark King & Rowland Gould)

Side 2

01 - You Can't Blame Louis (Wally Badarou, Phil Gould, Mark King & Mike Lindup)
02 - Eyes Waterfalling (The Prodigy) (Rowland Gould, Phil Gould, Mark King & Mike Lindup)
03 - Shapeshifter (Mark King)
04 - The Chinese Way (Wally Badarou, Mark King & Phil Gould)

Mark King : Vocals, Bass Guitar, Keyboard Additions, Percussion
Mike Lindup : Vocals, Prophet 5, Minimoog, Acoustic & Electric Pianos, Percussion
Phil Gould : Drums, Percussion, Roland Rhythm Composer, Backing vocals
Boon Gould : Guitars

Special Guest
Wally Badarou : Prophet 5, Solina String Ensemble

Pete Wingfield : Clavinet on "Are You Hearing (What I Hear)?"
Pete Jacobson : Jupiter 4 on "Last Chance"

All Arrangements by Level 42 except "Shapeshifter" by Mark King & Phil Gould

Recorded at Eden, Battery, Vineyard, Basing Street, Chipping Norton, Red Bus & Maison Rouge Studios
Mixed at Red Bus, Maison Rouge & Livingston Studios
Engineer : Jerry Boys
"Last Chance", "Are You Hearing (What I Hear)?" Recorded by Dick Plant
Rhythm Track to "The Pursuit Of Accidents" Recorded by Nick Launay
Additional Engineering : Dave Bascombe & Gordon Milne
All Mixes : Jerry Boys
Produced by Mike Vernon for Handle Artists

Level 42 "Level 42" (1981) -Jazz Funk / Jazz Fusion-

Label : Polydor Records

 Side 1

01 - Turn It On (Phil Gould, Wally Badarou & Mark King)
02 - "43" (Mark King)
03 - Why Are You Leaving? (Phil Gould & Mike Lindup)
04 - Almost There (Rowland Gould, Phil Gould & Mark King)

Side 2

01 - Heathrow (Wally Badarou)
02 - Love Games (Mark King & Phil Gould)
03 - Dune Tune (Mark King)
04 - Starchild (Wally Badarou, Mark King & Phil Gould)

Mark King : Bass, Vocals, Percussion
Mike Lindup : Minimoog, Acoustic & Electric Pianos, Vocals, Percussion
Phil Gould : Drums, Glockenspiel, Timbales, Backing vocals Percussion

Boon Gould : Guitars

Also Featuring :
Wally Badarou : Prophet 5, Korg Polyphonic, Minimoog, Vocalisting

With Guest Musicians :
Leroy Williams : Congas, Bongos, Percussion
Gary Barnacle : Electric Sax Solo on "Heathrow"
Dave Chambers : Tenor Sax Solo on "Why Are You Leaving"

Produced by Mike Vernon for Handle Artists
A Brand New Production
Recorded at Vineyard & Chipping Norton Studios
Recording Engineers : Dick Plant
Additional Overdubs at RAK Studios
Mixed at Red Bus Studios

Level 42 "Standing In The Light" (1983) -Jazz Funk-

Label : A&M Records

 1

01 - Micro-Kid (Wally Badarou, Mark King, Phil Gould, Brian Taylor & Allee Willis)

02 - The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up) (Wally Badarou, Phil Gould, Mark King & Mike Lindup)

03 - Out Of Sight Out Of Mind* (Phil Gould, Mark King, Mike Lindup & Boon Gould)

04 - Dance On Heavy Weather (Mark King, Phil Gould, Mike Lindup, Brian Taylor, Larry Dunn & Verdine White)

2

01 - A Pharaoh's Dream (Of Endless Time) (Mark King, Mike Lindup & Phil Gould)

02 - Standing In The Light (Mark King, Phil Gould & Wally Badarou)

03 - I Want Eyes (Mark King & Phil Gould)

04 - People (Mark Lindup)

05 - The Machine Stops (Mark King, Phil Gould & Wally Badarou)

Produced by Larry Dunn & Verdine White

*Produced by Wally Badarou

Mike Lindup : Vocals, Prophet 5, Memory Moog, Acoustic / Electric Pianos, Vocoder (Receiver)

Mark King : Vocals, Bass, Roto-toms, Scat (Sender)

Phil Gould : Drums, Backing vocals, Roto-toms, Marimba, Milk-bottles

Boon Gould : Guitars

Wally Badarou : Prophet 5, Emulator 

Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion

Andrew Woolfolk : Soprano Sax on "A Pharaoh's Dream (Of Endless Time)"

Recorded at The Complex, L.A. by Chris Brunt

Assisted by Barbara Rooney

"Out Of Sight Out Of Mind" Recorded at Marcus Studios, London by Paul O'Duffy

All Tracks Mixed at Indigo Ranch by Chris Brunt

Assisted by Ben Ing

Mastered by Ken Perry at K Disc Mastering, Hollywood, CA

Mark King "One Man" (1998) -Pop Soul / Pop Rock-

Label : Eagle Records

 01 - Bitter Moon (Mark King & Boon Gould)

02 - Swimming With Sky (Mark King & Boon Gould)

03 - One Man (Mark King & Boon Gould)

04 - Half Written Songs (Mark King & Boon Gould)

05 - Pamela (Mark King)

06 - Take My Hand (Mark King & Boon Gould)

07 - Love Wars (Mark King & Boon Gould)

08 - Resupply (Mark King & Boon Gould)

09 - If I Had Something... (Mark King & Boon Gould)

10 - Changing The Guard (Mark King)

Produced by Paul Taylor for Z Management

Engineered by Dave Burnham

Mixed by Steve Fitzmaurice

Mastered by Jon Astley

Recorded at Westside Studios

Assisted by Lee Phillips

With Thanks to Laurie, Michelle, Carolyn

Recorded at Sarm Studios Eas/West

Assisted by Dan Vickers

With Thanks to Lola, Zoe, Marcus

Mastered at The Pink Room

01 - Bitter Moon

Guitars : Milton MacDonald

Rhodes / Acoustic Piano : Lynden Connah

Drums : Geoff Dugmore

Percussion : Miles Bould

B Vox : Nicky Brown / Andy Caine

Synths / Programming : Paul Taylor

Vox / Bass / Guitar / Synths : Mark King

02 - Swimming With Sky

Drums : Geoff Dugmore

Percussion : Miles Bould

B Vox : Andy Caine

Acoustic Piano / Synths / Programming : Paul Taylor

Vox / Guitars / Synths : Mark King

03 - One Man

Synths / Programming : Paul Taylor

Vox / Guitars / Synths : Mark King

04 - Half Written Songs

Guitar : Mark Jaimes

Drums : Geoff Dugmore

Percussion : Miles Bould

B Vox : Andy Caine

Rhodes / Synths / Programming : Paul Taylor

Vox / Bass / Synths : Mark King

05 - Pamela

Drums : Geoff Dugmore

Synths / Programming : Paul Taylor

Vox / Guitars / Bass / Synths : Mark King

06 - Take My Hand

Guitar : Mark Jaimes

Alto / Soprano Sax : Gary Barnacle

Percussion :  Geoff Dugmore / Miles Bould

B Vox : Andy Caine

Synths / Programming : Paul Taylor

Vox / Synths : Mark King

07 - Love Wars

Guitar : Mark Jaimes

Alto / Soprano Sax : Gary Barnacle

Drums : Geoff Dugmore

Percussion : Miles Bould

B Vox : Andy Caine

Synths / Programming : Paul Taylor

Vox / Synths : Mark King

08 - Resupply

Guitar : Chester Kamen

Drums : Geoff Dugmore

B Vox : Andy Caine

Acoustic Piano / Synths / Programming : Paul Taylor

Vox / Bass / Synths : Mark King

09 - If I Had Something...

Drums : Geoff Dugmore

B Vox : Andy Caine

Synths / Programming : Paul Taylor

Vox / Bass / Guitars / Synths : Mark King

10 - Changing The Guard

Guitar : Chester Kamen

B Vox : Andy Caine

Drums : Geoff Dugmore

Synths / Programming : Paul Taylor

Vox / Bass / Guitars / Synths : Mark King

Level 42 "Guaranteed" (1991) -Pop Rock-

Label : RCA Records

01 - Guaranteed (Mike Lindup, Wally Badarou, Mark King & Gary Husband)

02 - Overtime (Mike Lindup, Mark King & Drew Barfield)

03 - Her Big Day (Mike Lindup, Wally Badarou, Mark King, Gary Husband & Drew Barfield)

04 - Seven Years (Mark King)

05 - Set Me Up (Mike Lindup, Mark King & Drew Barfield)

06 - The Ape (Mark King & George Green)

07 - My Father's Shoes (George Green, Mark King, Mike Lindup & Wally Badarou)

08 - A Kinder Eye (Mark King & George Green)

09 - She Can't Help Herself (Mike Lindup, Mark King & Drew Barfield)

10 - If You Were Mine (Gary Husband)

11 - Lasso The Moon (George Green & Mike Lindup)

12 - With A Little Love (Gary Husband & Mark King)

Mark King : Bass / Vocals

Mike Lindup : Keyboards / Vocals

Gary Husband : Drums / Vocals / Keyboards

Wally Badarou : Keyboards / Vocals

Annie McCaig : Vocals

Allan Holdsworth : Guitar

Dominic Miller : Guitar

Gary Barnacle : Saxes

John Thirkell : Trumpets

Recorded & Produced by Level 42 & Wally Badarou at The Summerhouse

Mixed by Tom Lord Alge at The The Hit Factory, New York

Level 42 "Staring At The Sun" (1988) -Jazz Pop / Pop Soul-

Label : Polydor Records

 Side 1

01 - Heaven In My Hands (Mark King & Rowland 'Boon' Gould)

02 - I Don't Know Why (Mark King & Rowland 'Boon' Gould)

03 - Take A Look (Mark King, Rowland 'Boon' Gould, Mike Lindup & Wally Badarou)

04 - Over There (Mark King & Mike Lindup)

05 - Silence (Mike Lindup)

Side 2

01 - Tracie (Mark King & Gary Husband)

02 - Staring At The Sun (Mark King, Rowland 'Boon' Gould & Wally Badarou)

03 - Two Hearts Collide (Mark King & Rowland 'Boon' Gould)

04 - Man  (Mark King, Rowland 'Boon' Gould & Wally Badarou)

05 - Gresham Blues (Mark King)

Mark King : Bass & Vocals

Mike Lindup : Keyboards & Vocals

Gary Husband : Drums

Alan Murphy : Guitar

Dominic Miller : Guitar

Wally Badarou : Keyboards

Krys Mach : Saxophones

Steve Sidwell : Horns

Produced by Level 42, Wally Badarou & Julian Mendelsohn

Recorded at Miraval, France

Engineered & Mixed by Julian Mendelsohn

Engineers Assistant : Jan Lamoot

Mastered at The Townhouse by Kevin Metcalfe

Level 42 "A Physical Presence" (1985) -Jazz Funk / Pop Rock-

Label : Polydor Records

 

 Side One

01 - Almost There (Mark King, Phil Gould & Rowland 'Boon' Gould)

02 - Turn It On (Wally Badarou, Mark King, Phil Gould & Rowland 'Boon' Gould)

03 - Mr. Pink (Mark King & Wally Badarou)

04 - Eyes Waterfalling (Mark King, Phil Gould, Mike Lindup & Rowland 'Boon' Gould)

Side Two

01 - Kansas City Milkman (Mark King, Phil Gould, Mike Lindup & Wally Badarou)

02 - Follow Me (Mark King & Rowland 'Boon' Gould) 

03 - Foundation And Empire (Mark King)

Side Three

01 - The Chant Has Begun (Mark King & Phil Gould)

02 - The Chinese Way (Mark King, Phil Gould & Wally Badarou)

03 - The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up) (Wally Badarou, Mark King, Phil Gould & Mike Lindup)

04 - Hot Water (Mark King, Phil Gould, Mike Lindup & Wally Badarou)

Side Four

01 - Love Games (Mark King & Phil Gould)

02 - 88 (Mark King)

Level 42 are :

Mark King : Bass Guitar, Vocals

Mike Lindup : Keyboards, Vocals

Rowland 'Boon' Gould : Guitar

Phil Gould : Drums, Backing vocals

Special Guest : 

Krys Mach : Saxophones

This Album was Recorded in England by The Rolling Stone Mobile during March 1985 at The Coronet, Woolwich ; The Hexagon, Reading & Goldiggers, Chippenham

Engineer : Mike McKenna

Assistants : Charlie MacPherson & John Irving

Mixed by Greg Jackman & Level 42 at The Workhouse, London

Assisted by Roger Howorth

Level 42 "True Colours" (1984) -Pop Rock / Funk-

Label : Polydor Records

 

 Side One

01 - The Chant Has Begun (Mark King & Philip Gould)

02 - Kansas City Milkman (Mark King, Philip Gould, Mike Lindup & Wally Badarou)

03 - Seven Days (Mark King, Mike Lindup & Philip Gould)

04 - Hot Water (Mark King, Philip Gould, Mike Lindup & Wally Badarou)

Side Two

01 - A Floating Life (Mark King & Philip Gould)

02 - True Believers (Mark King & Philip Gould)

03 - Kouyaté (There Is A Secret Between Us) (Mark King, Philip Gould & Wally Badarou)

04 - Hours By The Window (Mark King & Philip Gould)

Recorded at Genetic Sound & Park Gate Studios

Additional Recordings at Total Access, Los Angeles

Mixed at Park Gate Studios

Produced & Engineered by Ken Scott for KoMos Productions

Assisted by James Tippett-Iles & Jim Russell

Mastered by Bernie Grundman, A&M, Los Angeles

Mark King : Bass, Vocals, Percussion

Mike Lindup : Keyboards, Vocals

Philip Gould : Drums, Percussion

Boon Gould : Guitars

Wally Badarou : Keyboards

Gary Barnacle : Tenor, Alto & Electric Saxes

Level 42 "Level 42" (2007) -Jazz Funk / Jazz Fusion-

Label : Polydor Records

01 - Turn It On (Phil Gould, Wally Badarou & Mark King)
02 - "43" (Mark King)
03 - Why Are You Leaving? (Phil Gould & Mike Lindup)
04 - Almost There (Rowland Gould, Phil Gould & Mark King)
05 - Heathrow (Wally Badarou)
06 - Love Games (Mark King & Phil Gould)
07 - Dune Tune (Mark King)
08 - Starchild (Wally Badarou, Mark King & Phil Gould)

Bonus Tracks

09 - Heathrow+* (Wally Badarou)
10 - Turn It On +* (Phil Gould, Wally Badarou & Mark King)
11 - Starchild (Long Version) (Wally Badarou, Mark King & Phil Gould)
12 - Love Games° (Mark King & Phil Gould)
13 - Why Are You Leaving?° (Phil Gould & Mike Lindup)

*Previously Unreleased
+Live at Regal Theatre, Hitchin, 1983
°Live at Ryde Theatre, Isle Of Wight, 2000
Tracks 09, 10, Released by Arrangement with BBC Music
Recorded for BBC Radio 1 at The Regal Theatre, Hitchin
Producer : Jeff Griffin
First Transmitted 5th March 1983


Mark King : Bass, Vocals, Percussion
Boon Gould : Guitars
Mike Lindup : Minimoog, Acoustic & Electric Pianos, Vocals, Percussion
Phil Gould : Drums, Glockenspiel, Timbales, Backing vocals Percussion

Also Featuring :
Wally Badarou : Prophet 5, Korg Polyphonic, Minimoog, Vocalisting

With Guest Musicians :
Leroy Williams : Congas, Bongos, Percussion
Gary Barnacle : Electric Sax Solo on "Heathrow"
Dave Chambers : Tenor Sax Solo on "Why Are You Leaving"

Produced by Mike Vernon for Handle Artists
A Brand New Production
Recorded at Vineyard & Chipping Norton Studios
Recording Engineers : Dick Plant
Additional Overdubs at RAK Studios
Mixed at Red Bus Studios

Musicians on Tracks 12 & 13 :
Mark King : Bass, Vocals
Lyndon J. Connah : Keys, Vocals
Nathan King : Guitar, Vocals
Gary Husband : Drums
Sean Freeman : Sax, Vocals

Project Consultant : Paul Fernandez
Project Co-Ordination : Julian Fernandez for Universal
Remastered by Gary Moore at Universal