[bigred]Guaranteed[/bigred]



• Originally from the Isle of Wight, Brit-Funkers Level 42 racked up 230 weeks in the album charts throughout the 80s and early 90s alongside many fondly-remembered hit singles. With core members world-class bass-player (and vocalist) Mark King and Mike Lindup (keyboards), they had hit after hit with their distinctive mix of funky work-outs and plaintive ballads.

• After nine albums on the Polydor label, the band moved to RCA for “Guaranteed”, which was released in September 1991 and peaked at # 3 in the UK album charts. It was accompanied by three hit singles in “Guaranteed”, “Overtime” and “My Father’s Shoes”.

• Disc 1 of this Deluxe 2 CD Edition of the album features all the tracks from the LP, CD and cassette of the album.

• Disc 2 contains sixteen bonus tracks. These are all the tracks from all the formats (7”, 12” and CD single) of the three singles and includes extended remixes, non-album songs, single edits, and several live versions (including their classic “The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)”. The booklet contains lyrics and annotation.

• The band recently played at The Indigo2 in London and is set to announce more concerts later in 2009.

CD 1
1 Guaranteed
2 Overtime
3 Her Big Day
4 Seven Years
5 Set Me Up
6 The Ape
7 My Father’s Shoes
8 A Kinder
9 She Can’t Help Herself
10 If You Were Mine
11 Lasso The Moon
12 With A Little Love

CD 2
1 Guaranteed [single edit]
2 All She Wants
3 Guaranteed [The New Avengers Mix]
4 Guaranteed [Wheel Spin Warrior Mix]
5 Overtime [edit]
6 At This Great Distance
7 Overtime [The ‘Lorimer’ Mix]
8 Overtime [The Hen Pecked Horns Mix]
9 Overtime [The King Mix Radio Version]
10 Overtime [live]
11 Guaranteed [live]
12 If You Were Mine [live]
13 My Father’s Shoes
14 As Years Go By
15 Her Big Day [live]
16 The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up) [live]

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[bigred]Forever Now[/bigred]



• “Forever Now” was the band’s second album for RCA, which was released in March 1994 and peaked at # 8 in the UK album charts. It was accompanied by three hit singles in “Forever Now”, “All Over You” and “Love In A Peaceful World”.

• This Deluxe 2 CD Edition of the album features all seventeen tracks from the two releases of the album.

• Disc 2 contains a further eleven lengthy bonus tracks. These feature as many of the tracks from the 7”, 12” and CD single releases of the three singles as can be crammed onto a CD and includes non-album songs and extended remixes by Pharmacy and K-Klass. The booklet contains full annotation.

CD 1
1 Billy’s Gone
2 The Bends
3 Play Me
4 The Sunbed Song
5 Past Lives
6 Don’t Bother Me
7 Heart On The Line (Skeletal)
8 Romance
9 Time Will Heal
10 Learn To Say No
11 Forever Now
12 Model Friend
13 Love In A Peaceful World [special edit]
14 One In A Million [extended version]
15 Talking In Your Sleep

CD 2
1 Tired Of Waiting
2 All Over You
3 All Over You [Pharmacy Dub]
4 Forever Now [Porky Rides Again Remix]
5 All Over You [Mother Slap ’n’ Tickle Mix]
6 All Over You [K-Klass Vocal Mix]
7 All Over You [Mother Dub]
8 All Over You [Porky Rides Again Remix]
9 Learn To Say No [K-Klass Klub Mix]
10 Learn To Say No [Pharmacy Dub]
11 Love In A Peaceful World [Old Skool Mix]
12 Love In A Peaceful World [Television Version]
13 Heart On The Line

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Amazon UK:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0026J8KSW/?tag=imwan-21

There are apparent distribution problems(and perhaps a release postponement) on these titles. I've tried to e-mail the record company, but they haven't replied. Amazon.co.uk have been sending out e-mails to people who ordered these titles, to essentially say "Do you want us to continue to try to obtain these titles?"