Level 42 - It's Over (Polydor)

Once we've got past the positively asthmatic opening keyboard line, the Levellers deliver a powerfully sensitive song that makes up for some fairly corny lyrics with its atmosphere and, for once, restraint. Who cares if it's not the hippest single this week? It's an accomplished record that I'd play in my Cortina (if I had one) on the way to a cosy Epping Forest nook, late on Saturday night. (Andy Strickland, Record Mirror, September 5, 1987)

Kinda mellow and middle-America ie. benign ol' grandad out on the front porch serenading coyotes with trusty old harmonica and geetar. Don't quite know how Mark King and his varmints fit into this pleasing scenario but no doubt some black-and-white film and a well placed cactus will do the trick, (Paul Simper, No 1, September 5, 1987)

Level 42 - The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up) (Polydor)

Oh God, not more summery disco records. The Radio One roadshow has got a lot to answer for. Level 42 have a suitably laid-back vocal swaying in and out of a warm jumpy synth rhythm. Fairly pleasant. Roll on winter. (Peter Martin, Smash Hits, August 4, 1983)

Level 42 goes increasingly spare every time somebody says they make anonymous records, so now they've enlisted the services of Earth, Wind And Fire at the production desk. The result is surprisingly not the funky equivalent of the Royal Philharmonic in your front room but a catchy little number marred only by the 42s' dry vocals. (Paul Simper, No 1, July 23, 1983)

Level 42 - Micro Kid (Polydor)

Fast precision disco music that celebrates the video age. But I'm afraid all this talk of "generating square waves" and "megathoughts" leaves me cold. (Peter Martin, Smash Hits, October 27, 1983)