Rotosound talks to Level 42 frontman, Mark King, about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected his life, why he first picked up the bass, and why he has used Rotosound strings throughout his career. Mark takes questions from fans including how often he changes his strings (it’s a lot!), if he plays double bass, and whether he has any dreams yet to be fulfilled.
Filmed as part of NAMM’s Believe In Music Week 2021.
Announced for February! ‘Level 42: The Complete Polydor Years Volume 1 1980-1984’ – a 10CD box set containing all the Level 42 albums from 1981 – 1984 in their original glory, plus all the B-Sides, 7” Mixes, remixes and rare versions from those eras. Compiled in conjunction with Level 42 and band experts Paul Wallace, Paul Waller and Simon Carson. Pre-order now: http://cherryred.co/Level42PolydorYears
Level 42 performing ‘The Chinese Way’ from their 1983 album The Pursuit Of Accidents live on the cult British TV show The Tube in 1985. ‘The Chinese Way’ was the band’s first top 30 single in the UK.
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Level 42 performing ‘Physical Presence” from their 1985 album World Machine live on the cult British TV show The Tube in 1985.
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Level 42 performing live on the cult British TV show The Tube in 1985. Taken from their album World Machine, ‘Something About You’ reached the top 10 in both the UK and the US and catapulted the band to the international stage.
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To celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Mike Lindup’s original solo album, Changes, he’s releasing a limited run of reprinted albums in Orange Vinyl, with the first pre-ordered copies hand signed. For more info, click the link below:
https://mikelindup.com/product/changes-vinyl-pre-order/
Changes 30th Anniversary Edition Orange Vinyl on Knapdale Records.
Featuring: Dominic Miller, Manu Katche, Pino Palladino, Miles Bould, Dave Heath, Ann Morfee, Pato & Carlos Fuentes, German Santana.
Produced by Mike Lindup. Co-Produced and Engineered by Calum Malcolm.
Side 1:
Changes
Lovely Day
Fallen Angel
The Spirit Is Free
Side 2:
Desire
West Coast Man
Judgement Day
Life Will Never Be The Same
Paixāo
We’ve released the next Live Anthology album “Live At The Apollo, 2004” on streaming platforms.
Here’s a link to the album on various platforms: https://backl.ink/142763894
It’s a 2000 Harley Davidson Deuce, 1450 soft tail, with 8500 dry miles on the clock, and a custom ‘Level42’ paint job.
