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Level 42

LEVEL 42

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Level Forty-Two
Lever 42
Левъл 42
レヴェル 42
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Members
Mark KingMike LindupAllan HoldsworthAlan MurphyPhil GouldGary HusbandBoon GouldJakko M. JakszykSean FreemanNathan King (2)Pete Biggin

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Live From Metropolis Studios

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Running In The Family - Acoustic Re-Interpretations 25 Years On

2013

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Live In Holland 2009

2009

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Live At The Apollo, London

2004

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Live 2001 Reading UK

2001

The Very Best of Level 42

The Very Best of Level 42

1998

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A Physical Presence

28th June 1985

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The Early Tapes – July/Aug 1980

1st March 1982

EPs
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Level 42

1981

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Something About You (Remixes)

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Past Lives – The Best of the RCA Years

2007

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The Definitive Collection

2006

Lessons In Love: The Collection

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Living It Up (Deluxe)

Living It Up (Deluxe)

True Colours (Expanded Version)

True Colours (Expanded Version)

Weave Your Spell: The Collection (2CD Set)

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World Machine 2CD (Deluxe)

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Running In The Family (Super Deluxe Edition)

Running In The Family (Super Deluxe Edition)

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The Early Tapes: July/Aug 1980

The Early Tapes: July/Aug 1980

Forever Now

Forever Now

Guaranteed

Guaranteed

World Machine (The Shep Pettibone Remix)

World Machine (The Shep Pettibone Remix)

World Machine

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Staring at the Sun

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Bath Forum

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Royal Concert Hall Nottingham

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New Theatre Oxford

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indigo at The O2

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indigo at The O2

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Scarborough Spa Grand Hall

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