Levellers (album)

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]

Levellers
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
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]

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 McDermott's Two Hours), 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. "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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