Levellers (album)

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Levellers
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Studio album by
Levellers
Released23 August 1993
Recorded1993
at Realworld Studios, Wiltshire
GenreFolk punk
Length43:24
LabelChina[1]
ProducerMarkus Dravs
Levellers chronology
Levelling the Land
(1991) 		Levellers
(1993) 		Zeitgeist
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music4/5 stars[3]

Levellers is the third full-length release by Brighton-based folk punk band the Levellers.[4][5] The record charted at number two in the British album charts.[6] It contains the singles "Belaruse," "This Garden," and "Julie."[7]

Critical reception[]

Trouser Press called Levellers "a harder-rocking, less distinctive and personable album," writing that "the disastrous 'This Garden' slaps didgeridoo onto dance rhythms and an attempted rap vocal."[1]

Track listing[]

  • All band members are given writing credits on all the tracks apart from "Dirty Davey," which is credited to Nick Burbridge (of ), and "The Flowers of the Forest/The Crags of Stirling," which are traditional arrangements. The re-release of the album in 2007 contains a cover of "Subvert" by Zounds and a cover of The Clash's "English Civil War."
  1. "Warning" – 5:00
  2. "100 Years of Solitude" – 3:58
  3. "The Likes of You and I" – 4:50
  4. "Is This Art?" – 3:12
  5. "Dirty Davey" – 4:29
  6. "This Garden" - 5:28
  7. "Broken Circles" – 3:15
  8. "Julie" (plus "The Flowers of the Forest"/"The Crags of Stirling" instrumentals) – 6:12
  9. "The Player" – 4:00
  10. "Belaruse" – 3:00
(a short secret track follows "Belaruse")

The 2007 re-issue of the album also contained the bonus tracks:

  1. "The Lowlands of Holland"
  2. "English Civil War"
  3. "Subvert"
  4. "Belaruse Return"

Personnel[]

Musicians[]

  • Mark Chadwick - guitars, vocals
  • Charlie Heather - drums/percussion
  • Jeremy Cunningham - bass guitar, artwork
  • Simon Friend - guitars, vocals, mandolin
  • Jonathan Sevink - fiddle
  • Steve Boakes - didgeridoo
  • Jem Finer - hurdy-gurdy
  • Callum Williams - bagpipes
  • The Kick Horns - brass instruments
  • Richard Evans - tin whistle
  • Jacinda Jones - backing vocals

Technical staff[]

  • Markus Dravs - production and sound engineering
  • Ben Findlay - additional engineering

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Levellers". Trouser Press. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Levellers - The Levellers | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 5: MUZE. p. 193.CS1 maint: location (link)
  4. ^ "The Levellers | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  5. ^ Buckley, Peter (2 November 2003). "The Rough Guide to Rock". Rough Guides – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "LEVELLERS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
  7. ^ "LEVELLERS biography". The Great Rock Bible.



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