LEVEL 1982 Private Press AOR on Black Sheep LP

$

225

SUPER RARE PRIVATE PRESS - LEVEL (1982, BLACK SHEEP RECORDS) Frank Jerome - vocals Geri Gates - guitars, vocals Bob Chevalier - keyboards, vocals Brian McIntyre - bass, vocals Mark Massiello - drums 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 Track Listing: 01 Living In My World 02 Tell Your Your To Last 03 Let Me Love You 04 Until Tomorrow 05 On My Own 06 You've Got Running On Your Mind 07 Permanent Scar 08 Be My Girl 09 Believe In Love -Cover looks in great condition and still in original shirkwrap with no marks,tears etc.Vinyl LP(heavy pressing) looks in excellent condition,no skips,pops or heavy scratches.  however there's a "hump" on one side of the record,(that does not effect play) but not the other. That's a manufacturing problem--usually found on short press runs. It takes a certain number of pressings to get everything in the manufacturing process to run correctly. The problem with this is that the manufacturer usually charges for the entire run and, usually self-produced, artists with little cash have to sell the whole run since they can't afford to throw out the first 300 copies. / We accept PAYPAL. 30-day satisfaction guarantee on all orders.Shipping is $4.00 to the USA, ..Multiple items will be packaged together to reduce shipping charges.Thanks for browsing and/or bidding and good luck!

 Has very small wave not hump(that does not effect play)on Side A,,,Side B is flat  and appears normal.