LEVEL - same / Private Pressing on Black Sheep Records (500 copies)

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500

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Black Sheep NR-14174 USA 1982
Sleeve : Excellent
  Vinyl : Very Good+

Background
An undiscovered album which will have all the train-spotters searching through the history-books looking for more on this outfit. Well, I've looked, and couldn't find a lot, apart from an entry on Strutter Zine, and more importantly, a good review in Issue #6 of AOR Classics magazine. From the USA, the band have released an album that will appeal to many. Comparisons draw favour with MPG, SPYS, Balance and their quite brash drum sound equates well to a band like Face Dancer for instance. Though much of the album is similarly paced, there are some unusual threads during its 30 minutes plus listening time which border on quirky, but it surely makes for an interesting listen.

The Songs
Check out the excellent power-ballad 'Until Tomorrow', or the surging near power-pop of 'You've Got Running On Your Mind'. The pick of the bunch is 'Permanent Scar', this one is the best representation of their sound I believe. The only track which doesn't gel is 'On My Own', which is a wistful 60's sounding ballad, probably out of place here.

In Summary
AOR purists will try and pick the bones out of this one, if only they can track a copy of it down, which like most yesteryear rarities, is proving difficult to find.

Produced By: Tommy Marolda

This AOR album is super rare with only 500 copies pressed on the tiny NJ label. The sleeve of this copy shows only some very minor storage wear; the vinyl shows some slight discoloration ( probably due to the material used ) which does not affect the playing.

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