The Complete Polydor Years 1980-1984 is a ten-CD Level 42 box set that brings together the first five albums alongside an extraordinary amount of bonus material.
This new package features the albums Level 42 (1981), The Early Tapes (1982), The Pursuit of Accidents (1982), Standing in the Light (1983) and True Colours (1984). But that’s only half the story because five further CDs offer a wealth of seven-inch remixes (some new to CD), B-sides, 12-inch mixes and bonus tracks including early performances at the Regal Theatre in Hitchin (in Hertfordshire, England).
The set has been compiled in conjunction with Level 42 and band experts Paul Wallace, Paul Waller and Simon Carson. Tony Dixon at Masterpeice Masters has handled the remastering process.
CD01 - Level 42
01 - Turn It On [00:04:43]
02 - “43” [00:07:03]
03 - Why Are You Leaving? [00:04:34]
04 - Almost There [00:05:42]
05 - Heathrow [00:04:43]
06 - Love Games [00:05:15]
07 - Dune Tune [00:04:50]
08 - Starchild [00:06:00]
CD02 - The Early Tapes: July/Aug 1980
01. Sandstorm [00:04:43]
02. Love Meeting Love [00:06:24]
03. Theme to Margaret [00:04:01]
04. Autumn (Paradise Is Free) [00:04:45]
05. Wings of Love [00:06:56]
06. Woman [00:04:38]
07. Mr. Pink [00:05:07]
08. 88 [00:05:11]
CD03 - The Pursuit of Accidents
01. Weave Your Spell [00:05:31]
02. The Pursuit of Accidents [00:07:45]
03. Last Chance [00:04:33]
04. Are You Hearing (What I Hear)? [00:04:58]
05. You Can’t Blame Louis [00:05:07]
06. Eyes Waterfalling (The Prodigy) [00:06:00]
07. Shapeshifter [00:05:10]
08. The Chinese Way [00:05:54]
CD04 - Standing in the Light
01. Micro Kid [00:04:45]
02. The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up) [00:04:15]
03. Out of Sight Out of Mind [00:05:12]
04. Dance on Heavy Weather [00:04:27]
05. A Pharaoh’s Dream (of Endless Time) [00:04:23]
06. Standing in the Light [00:03:42]
07. I Want Eyes [00:05:00]
08. People [00:04:56]
09. The Machine Stops [00:04:17]
CD05 - True Colours
01. The Chant Has Begun [00:05:19]
02. Kansas City Milkman [00:05:34]
03. Seven Days [00:04:27]
04. Hot Water [00:05:36]
05. A Floating Life [00:05:05]
06. True Believers [00:05:03]
07. My Hero [00:04:17]
08. Kouyaté [00:04:49]
09. Hours by the Window [00:05:06]
CD06 - 7' Singles
01. Love Meeting Love [00:04:02]
02. (Flying On the) Wings of Love (U.S. mix-7? edit) [00:03:49]
03. Love Games [00:04:05]
04. Turn It On [00:03:42]
05. Starchild (7' remix) [00:03:53]
06. Are You Hearing (What I Hear)? [00:03:37]
07. Weave Your Spell (7' remix) [00:03:56]
08. The Chinese Way [00:03:56]
09. Out of Sight Out of Mind [00:04:26]
10. The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up) [00:03:47]
11. Microkid [00:03:50]
12. Hot Water [00:03:40]
13. The Chant Has Begun (edited version) [00:04:20]
CD07 - B-Sides
01. Instrumental Love [00:08:11]
02. Forty Two [00:06:39]
03. Beezer One [00:07:11]
04. Foundation & Empire (Parts 1 & 2) [00:08:31]
05. The Return of the Handsome Rugged Man [00:05:58]
06. Dune Tune (live) [00:05:02]
07. Love Games (live) [00:06:17]
08. 88 (live) [00:05:19]
09. You Can’t Blame Louis (7' remix) [00:04:01]
10. Can’t Walk You Home (7' version) [00:04:17]
11. Can’t Walk You Home [00:06:57]
12. Turn It On (live) [00:05:29]
13. Almost There (edited version) [00:04:42]
CD08 - 12' Singles & Remixes
01. (Flying On the) Wings of Love (U.S. mix - full length version) [00:06:25]
02. (Flying On the) Wings of Love (remix ’81) [00:08:05]
03. Love Games (full length version) [00:07:28]
04. Turn It On (full length version) [00:05:36]
05. Starchild (remix - long version) [00:06:51]
06. Are You Hearing (What I Hear)? (extended version) [00:06:21]
07. Weave Your Spell (extended version) [00:06:05]
08. The Chinese Way (extended version) [00:07:03]
09. Out of Sight Out of Mind (extended version) [00:08:48]
10. You Can’t Blame Louis (extended remix) [00:06:15]
11. The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up) (extended version) [00:06:11]
CD09 - 12' Singles & Remixes
01. Microkid (extended version) [00:08:13]
02. Microkid (I-Level remix) [00:07:13]
03. The Chinese Way (New York remix) [00:07:24]
04. The Chinese Way (dub) [00:10:41]
05. Hot Water (mastermix) [00:10:24]
06. Standing in the Light (extended version) [00:07:24]
07. Microkid (specially remixed version) [00:07:31]
08. Microkid (dub version) [00:07:29]
09. The Chant Has Begun (powermix) [00:08:02]
10. The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up) (upfront mix) [00:04:15]
CD10 - Bonus Tracks
01. Love Games (U.S. remix) [00:06:34]
02. Sandstorm (live May 1982) [00:06:00]
03. Mr. Pink (live May 1982) [00:05:21]
04. It’s a Happening [00:04:55]
05. The Chinese Way (dub - edit) [00:06:38]
06. Last Chance (extended version) [00:07:11]
07. Heathrow (live at Regal Theatre, Hitchin) [00:04:23]
08. Turn It On (live at Regal Theatre, Hitchin) [00:05:19]
09. Eyes Waterfalling (The Prodigy) (live at Regal Theatre, Hitchin) [00:04:49]
10. The Pursuit of Accidents (live at Regal Theatre, Hitchin) [00:07:00]
11. Are You Hearing (What I Hear)? (live at Regal Theatre, Hitchin) [00:07:54]
12. Standing in the Light (7' version) [00:03:56]
13. Goodbye Ray Schmidt-Volk [00:02:07]
