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Brighton folk-rockers Levellers have been one of Britain’s most enduring and best-loved bands for nearly 40 years. And part of that incredible success has been built on the timeless anthems that comprised their platinum-selling, second album Levelling The Land, which celebrates its 35th anniversary in 2026.
Recorded at Ridge Farm studios in Surrey over the summer of 1991, it was produced by Al Scott, who was charged with translating the band’s incendiary live performances into something more refined within the recording environment. Featuring the huge hit singles ‘One Way’, ‘15 Years’ and ‘Far From Home’, Levelling The Land redefined the UK’s musical landscape providing the soundtrack for a society fed up with the twin evils of Thatcherite politics, and the post-80’s pre-grunge musical wasteland.
Released just a couple of months later, the album also included fan favourites that have grown in stature over the years such as ‘The Game’, ‘Liberty Song’, ‘The Riverflow’, ‘Boatman’ and the incendiary ‘Battle Of The Beanfield’. Its enormous commercial success is testament to both the strength of the band’s songwriting and performance, and Al Scott’s superb production skills. However, both parties knew that the album didn’t truly capture the power of Levellers live.
Recorded at Ridge Farm studios in Surrey over the summer of 1991, the album was produced by Al Scott, and featured the huge UK hit singles "One Way", "15 Years" and "Far From Home", as well as fan favourites "The Game", "Liberty Song", "The Riverflow", "Boatman" and the incendiary "Battle Of The Beanfield".
Revisiting the album three and a half decades later, producer Al Scott has delivered a brand new mix of the original LP, opening up the the stereo image, which will feature on the new 1LP and on the expanded 3CD.
The 3CD Expanded Edition also features a second disc including 5x B-Sides and 9x previously unreleased Outtakes, as well as a third disc with 12x previously unreleased Demos. The 3CD set will also be released digitally.
Tracklist
LP
Side One
One Way
The Game
Fifteen Years
The Boatman
Liberty Song
Far from Home
Side Two
Sell Out
Another Man’s Cause
The Road
The Riverflow
Battle of the Beanfield
3CD
CD1: Levelling the Land - Remix by Al Scott
One Way
The Game
Fifteen Years
The Boatman
Liberty Song
Far from Home
Sell Out
Another Man’s Cause
The Road
The Riverflow
Battle of the Beanfield
CD2: Bonus Tracks
Dance Before the Storm (B-Side)
Hard Fight (B-Side)
The Devil Went Down to Georgia (B-Side)
Last Days of Winter (B-Side)
Plastic Jeezus (B-Side)
Liberty Song (Outtake)
The Road (Outtake)
Far from Home, v1 (Outtake)
Boatman Jig, v1 (Outtake)
Plastic Jeezus (Outtake)
Fifteen Years (Outtake)
Another Man’s Cause (Outtake)
Far from Home (Outtake)
One Way (Dance Mix) (Outtake)
CD3: Levelling the Land Demos
One Way (Demo)
The Game (Demo)
The Boatman (Demo)
Liberty Song (Demo)
Far from Home (Demo)
Sell Out (Demo)
Another Man’s Cause (Demo)
The Road (Demo)
The Riverflow (Demo)
Battle of the Beanfield (Demo)
The Devil Went Down to Georgia (Demo)
Last Days of Winter (Demo)