Levellers (album)

Infobox Album | Name = Levellers
Type = Album
Artist = The Levellers


Released = 1993
Recorded = 1992
at Realworld Studios, Wiltshire
Genre = Folk-Punk
Label = China Records
Producer = Markus Dravs
Reviews =
Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:jifuxqthldae link]

Last album = "Levelling the Land"
(1991)
This album = "Levellers"
(1993)
Next album = "Zeitgeist"
(1995) |

This untitled/eponymous album was the third full-length release by Brighton-based folk punk band The Levellers. The record charted at number two in the British album charts and contained the singles "Belaruse", "This Garden" and "Julie".

Track listing

* All band members are given writer's credits on all the tracks apart from "Dirty Davey," which is credited to Nick Burbridge (of McDermott's 2 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, (a rare opportunity to hear the Levellers playing ska-punk) 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 this album also contained the bonus tracks:
#"The Lowlands of Holland"
#"English Civil War"
#"Subvert"
#"Belaruse Return"

Personnel

Musicians

* Charlie Heather - Drums/percussion
* Jeremy Cunningham - Bass guitar, artwork
* Simon Friend - Guitars, vocals, mandolin
* Mark Chadwick - Guitars, vocals
* 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