Levellers (album)
Levellers | ||||
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Released | 23 August 1993 | |||
Recorded | 1993 at Realworld Studios, Wiltshire | |||
Genre | Folk punk | |||
Length | 43:24 | |||
Label | China[1] | |||
Producer | Markus Dravs | |||
Levellers chronology | ||||
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AllMusic | [2] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [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."
- "Warning" – 5:00
- "100 Years of Solitude" – 3:58
- "The Likes of You and I" – 4:50
- "Is This Art?" – 3:12
- "Dirty Davey" – 4:29
- "This Garden" - 5:28
- "Broken Circles" – 3:15
- "Julie" (plus "The Flowers of the Forest"/"The Crags of Stirling" instrumentals) – 6:12
- "The Player" – 4:00
- "Belaruse" – 3:00
- (a short secret track follows "Belaruse")
The 2007 re-issue of the album also contained the bonus tracks:
- "The Lowlands of Holland"
- "English Civil War"
- "Subvert"
- "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[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Levellers". Trouser Press. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ "Levellers - The Levellers | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 5: MUZE. p. 193.CS1 maint: location (link)
- ^ "The Levellers | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Buckley, Peter (2 November 2003). "The Rough Guide to Rock". Rough Guides – via Google Books.
- ^ "LEVELLERS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
- ^ "LEVELLERS biography". The Great Rock Bible.
Categories:
- 1993 albums
- Levellers (band) albums
- Albums produced by Markus Dravs
- China Records albums
- 1990s punk rock album stubs