15/02/2023

Level 42 "The Pursuit Of Accidents" (1982) -Jazz Funk / Jazz Fusion-



Label : Polydor Records


Royaume-Uni Side 1

01 - Weave Your Spell (Mark King, Mike Lindup & Phil Gould)
02 - The Pursuit Of Accidents (Wally Badarou, Phil Gould, Mark King & Mike Lindup)
03 - Last Chance (Phil Gould, Mark King & Mike Lindup)
04 - Are You Hearing (What I Hear)? (Phil Gould, Mark King & Rowland Gould)

Side 2

01 - You Can't Blame Louis (Wally Badarou, Phil Gould, Mark King & Mike Lindup)
02 - Eyes Waterfalling (The Prodigy) (Rowland Gould, Phil Gould, Mark King & Mike Lindup)
03 - Shapeshifter (Mark King)
04 - The Chinese Way (Wally Badarou, Mark King & Phil Gould)


Mark King : Vocals, Bass Guitar, Keyboard Additions, Percussion
Mike Lindup Vocals, Prophet 5, Minimoog, Acoustic & Electric Pianos, Percussion
Phil Gould : Drums, Percussion, Roland Rhythm Composer, Backing vocals
Boon Gould : Guitars

Special Guest
Wally Badarou : Prophet 5, Solina String Ensemble

Pete Wingfield : Clavinet on "Are You Hearing (What I Hear)?"
Pete Jacobson : Jupiter 4 on "Last Chance"

All Arrangements by Level 42 except "Shapeshifter" by Mark King & Phil Gould

Recorded at Eden, Battery, Vineyard, Basing Street, Chipping Norton, Red Bus & Maison Rouge Studios
Mixed at Red Bus, Maison Rouge & Livingston Studios
Engineer Jerry Boys
"Last Chance", "Are You Hearing (What I Hear)?" Recorded by Dick Plant
Rhythm Track to "The Pursuit Of Accidents" Recorded by Nick Launay
Additional Engineering : Dave Bascombe & Gordon Milne
All Mixes Jerry Boys
Produced by Mike Vernon for Handle Artists