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Level 42 / Deluxe reissues on CD

Three albums as 2CD sets

By Paul Sinclair

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Three prime-era Level 42 albums will be reissued as 2CD deluxe sets in October.

The records in question are 1983’s Standing in the Light, 1985’s World Machine and 1987’s Running in the Family. Between them these delivered six UK top 10 singles including ‘The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)’, ‘Something About You’, ‘Lessons in Love’ and ‘Running in the Family’. ‘Something About You’ also reached number seven in the US Hot 100 singles chart.

Each double-CD package features a bonus disc with a selection of 7” edits, 12” extended versions, remixes and B-sides. All this ground has been covered relatively recently by the Complete Polydor Years box sets, but I guess if you’d prefer to cherry-pick albums, then these might be for you. If you own the box sets and are actively looking for reasons to buy any of these, it seems the World Machine deluxe does have a shorter dub version of its title track which appears on CD for the first time!

All the 2CD sets come in seven-inch style packaging and include album lyrics, and a foreword by Simon Carson and Paul Waller, both of who were involved in the box sets (with the latter being the author of the book LEVEL 42: a Worldwide Visual Discography).

All three albums are reissued on 25 October 2024, via Demon Music.

Tracklisting

Standing in the Light Level 42 / 2CD deluxe

    • CD 1
      1. Micro-Kid 04:44
      2. The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up) 04:14
      3. Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind 05:12
      4. Dance On Heavy Weather 04:29
      5. A Pharaoh’s Dream (Of Endless Time) 04:21
      6. Standing In The Light 03:42
      7. I Want Eyes 04:56
      8. People 04:55
      9. The Machine Stops 04:12
    • CD 2
      1. Micro-Kid [7″ Version] 03:51
      2. The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up) [Upfront Mix] 04:15
      3. Can’t Walk You Home [7” Edit] 04:17
      4. Standing In The Light [7″ Version] 03:56
      5. Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind [7″ Version] 04:27
      6. Micro-Kid [Extended Version] 08:13
      7. The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up) [Extended Version] 06:11
      8. Micro-Kid [I-Level Remix] 07:13
      9. Can’t Walk You Home [Extended Version] 06:58
      10. Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind [John Luongo 12″ Mix] 08:47
      11. Micro-Kid [Specially Remixed Version] 07:30
      12. Standing In The Light [Extended Version] 07:25
      13. Micro-Kid [Live/Extended Version] 06:23

Tracklisting

World Machine Level 42 / 2CD deluxe

    • CD 1
      1. World Machine 05:18
      2. Physical Presence 05:27
      3. Something About You 04:26
      4. Leaving Me Now 05:02
      5. I Sleep On My Heart 04:06
      6. It’s Not The Same For Us 04:38
      7. Dream Crazy 03:54
      8. Good Man In A Storm 04:36
      9. Coup D’Etat 03:43
      10. Lying Still 05:45
    • CD 2
      1. World Machine [Shep Pettibone Dub] 05:05
      2. Something About You [7″ Version] 03:45
      3. Leaving Me Now [7” Remix] 03:34
      4. Something About You [U.S. Remix / 7” Edit] 05:55
      5. Coup D’Etat [Backwards Mix] 04:04
      6. Something About You [Shep Pettibone Remix] 08:00
      7. World Machine [Shep Pettibone Remix] 05:46
      8. Something About You [Instrumental] 07:02
      9. I Sleep On My Heart [Remix] 06:02
      10. Something About You [Sisa Mix] 07:41
      11. World Machine [U.S. Dub Mix] 07:25

Tracklisting

Running in the Family Level 42 / 2CD deluxe

    • CD 1
      1. Lessons In Love 04:05
      2. Children Say 04:57
      3. Running In The Family 06:14
      4. It’s Over 06:03
      5. To Be With You Again 05:20
      6. Two Solitudes (Everyone’s Love In The Air) 05:39
      7. Fashion Fever 04:35
      8. The Sleepwalkers 06:03
      9. Freedom Someday 06:17
    • CD 2
      1. Running In The Family [7” Version] 03:58
      2. To Be With You Again [7” Version] 03:57
      3. Children Say [7” Remix] 04:11
      4. It’s Over [Remix] 04:43
      5. Lessons In Love [Extended Version] 07:01
      6. Running In The Family [Dave “O” Remix] 06:34
      7. To Be With You Again [A.D.S.C. Mix] 06:04
      8. Lessons In Love [Shep Pettibone Remix] 07:48
      9. It’s Over [Extended Remix] 06:00
      10. Children Say [Extended Remix] 05:37
      11. To Be With You Again [Dub Mix] 05:51
      12. Lessons In Love [Shep Pettibone Dub Mix] 05:49

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