A Physical Presence is a two-disc live album by the British jazz-funk pop group Level 42

Level 42

Level 42 are an English pop rock and jazz-funk band who had a number of worldwide and UK hits during the 1980s and 1990s.The band gained fame for their high-calibre musicianship—in particular that of Mark King, whose percussive slap-bass guitar technique provided the driving groove of many of the...

, released in June 1985 and recorded in England during March 1985 at The Coronet Woolwich, The Hexagon, Reading and Goldiggers, Chippenham

Chippenham

Chippenham may be:* Chippenham, Wiltshire* Chippenham * Chippenham, Cambridgeshire-See also:* Virginia State Route 150, also known as Chippenham Parkway, USA* Cippenham, Berkshire, UK...

, Wiltshire

Wiltshire

Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...

. This album is notable for being the first live album by Level 42, and for containing a previously unreleased song ("Follow Me", which was later remixed and issued as part of an E.P.) and a live recording of a non-LP track ("Foundation & Empire", originally B-side of "Starchild

Starchild (song)

"Starchild" is a song written by Wally Badarou, Mark King and Phil Gould. It was released in 1981 as part of the British pop band Level 42's debut studio album. The song was released as single in the same year. It peaked at #57 on the UK Singles Chart and entered the American Club Play Singles...

", available on the 2000 CD reissue of "Level 42)". "Love Games" is preceded by an extended bass intro, which contains also part of "Dune Tune". Also, the first track ("Almost There") starts with a taped intro which quotes "Hot Water".
Originally issued in the UK as a two-album set and long-play cassette, the version issued on CD consisted of a single disc, omitting three tracks ("Turn it On", "Mr Pink" and "88"). Those tracks were restored when the remastered version of the album was issued in a two-CD set in 2000.

Disc one

1. "Almost There" (King / P. Gould/ R. Gould) – 6:47
2. "Turn It On" (Badarou / P. Gould / R. Gould/ King) – 5:47
3. "Mr. Pink" (Badarou / King) – 6:08
4. "Eyes Waterfalling" (King / P. Gould / Lindup /R. Gould) – 5:20
5. "Kansas City Milkman" (Badarou / King / Lindup / P. Gould) – 7:17
6. "Follow Me" (King / R. Gould) – 5:01
7. "Foundation & Empire" (King) – 8:39

Disc two

1. "The Chant Has Begun" (King / P. Gould) – 6:12
2. "The Chinese Way
   The Chinese Way
   The Chinese Way is a single by the UK band Level 42. It was the second single from their album, The Pursuit of Accidents, which was the band's most successful album up to that time...
   
   " (King / P. Gould / Badarou) – 4:47
3. "The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)
   The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)
   "The Sun Goes Down " is a single released in 1983 by the musical group Level 42. It is one of the few songs by the group which featured Mike Lindup on lead vocals...
   
   " (Badarou / King / Lindup / P. Gould) – 4:59
4. "Hot Water
   Hot Water (song)
   "Hot Water" is a single released in 1984 by the United Kingdom musical group Level 42. It was released a couple of weeks before the album True Colours. The single reached #18 on the UK Singles Chart and was a top ten hit in the Netherlands and Norway...
   
   " (King / P. Gould / Lindup / Badarou) – 6:24
5. "Love Games
   Love Games
   Love Games is the first single from the first album of the English musical group Level 42. It was also their first single to enter the UK charts and marked their first appearance on Top of the Pops.-Tracks:*Original Release:...
   
   " (King / P. Gould) – 9:44
6. "88" (King) – 12:33

Personnel

• Mark King
  Mark King (musician)
  Mark King is an English musician. He is most famous for being the lead singer and bassist of the band, Level 42. In the early 1980s King popularized the 1970s-era slap and pop style for playing the bass guitar by incorporating it into pop music.-Early life:King was brought up on the Isle of Wight,...
  
   – Bass Guitar/Vocals,
• Mike Lindup
  Mike Lindup
  Mike Lindup is best known as the keyboard player and falsetto voiced singer, who joined with Mark King and brothers Phil and Boon Gould to form the 1980s - 1990s British funk/rock/pop band, Level 42....
  
   – Keyboards/Vocals
• Phil Gould
  Phil Gould (musician)
  Philip Gabriel Gould, also known as Phil Gould is a British professional drummer, song writer, and singer from the Isle of Wight in southern England...
  
   – Drums/Backing Vocals
• Boon Gould – Guitars

Plus:

• Krys Mach – Saxophones