Russell Trunk recently had the opportunity to speak with Mark King, lead singer and bassist of the band, about the bands early origins, about the theft once of his drum kit, about touring the US today, and, of course … penguins!
Then, to mark our 30th Anniversary, Universal Music are putting together a boxed set of 4 cd’s, the first two cd’s being the entire singles release, A sides and B sides from 1980′s ‘Love Meeting Love’ to ‘Just For You’ from our last studio album ‘Retroglide’ (2006), cd 3 being crammed with rarities for the die-hard’s, and cd 4 will be a cd of acoustic versions of 10 of our songs from over the years.
This particular project has been very rewarding to undertake as the new versions take on a whole new dimension, and far from being limited by keeping them in the acoustic domain, they have been re-invigorated and are sounding really fresh.
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Can’t wait to see the guys perform this year. I hope the 30th anniversary will be taped for dvd and cd along with all the studio recorded songs. Maybe along with some “old” pictures from the 80′s
See you guys in London ! And after that in Utrecht, Leiden and Den Haag.. :-)
Hey Frank, heb je nu al kaarten voor Utrecht???
Hoi bakkerbas, kaartverkoop vanaf 22 mei. Heb ik van de kassa/kaartverkoop vernomen. Officieel weten ze nog van niks, evenals Groningen daar moet de optie nog opgenomen worden. Ik neem toch aan dat ik dan nog kaarten kan kopen toch? Veel succes, laat nog wat kaarten voor mij over :-)
Thanks for the information Frank see ya in Utrecht!!
Will the acoustic cd be available on it’s own because i have best part of everything you have recorded Mark & will Trash 2 be feat sometime in the future???
Rarities and an Acoustic Set? It’s the Holy Grail for Level 42 fans!!! I can’t wait! Thanks Mark!
so when can one order the “boxed set of 4 cd’s”?
thanks.
I will be seeing the band for the first time in The Steel City. I cannot wait.
Any idea when the 30th Anniversary box set will be available?
Great news. Really hope that one of the acoustic tracks is released as a single so it gets some radio airplay.