Description

This reissue of World Machine, Level 42’s 1985 breakthrough album, is presented with scrupulous attention to the detail of the original UK first pressings and available in audiophile 180g pink vinyl in celebration of the album’s 40th anniversary.By 1985, Level 42 bassist and vocalist Mark King, keyboard playervocalist Mike Lindup, guitarist Boon Gould, drummerlyricist Phil Gould and studioonly keyboard player Wally Badarou were on the verge of breaking big After a string of wellreceived albums, such as their pioneering jazzfunk 1981 debut or the KenScott produced True Colours, the group decided, rather than work up material through jamming, to sit and write some songs for their forthcoming album.Producing themselves, with assistance from engineer Julian Mendelsohn, this new approach meant that World Machine was the quantum commercial leap they craved. And most of that was due to the album’s towering lead single, the popfunk of “Something About You”. With its expensive video seeing the group styled for the 80s, it set radio alight, becoming a Top 10 hit and charting around the world, importantly in the US. Following up with the tender ballad “Leaving Me Now” and then the bouncy funk of the album’s title track as singles, the album’s success was guaranteed it reached No 3 in the UK charts and spent an amazing 72 weeks on the listings.