'ALIVE' - LEVELLERS NEW SINGLELISTEN HERE / WATCH THE VIDEO HERENew single celebrating the ’30th anniversary of the number 1 album Zeitgeist REMIXED ALBUM RELEASED NOV 7TH
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Levellers new single ‘Alive’ is available to stream now!
Jon Sevink reveals, “Every album has a story attached to it, a road leading from start to finish. The track listing doesn’t always give the full picture. On the Zeitgeist journey, ‘Alive’ was one of the first songs to be demoed. It remained as a potential album track right through the recording process until the mixing stage when another song ‘Just The One’ appeared as a late runner and was deemed more in line musically with the rest of the album tracks. ‘Alive’ was relegated to an also-ran and languished in the vaults until its potential was realised by a judicious edit and voila, a new lease of life. It’s a banger!!”
The video for ‘Alive’ captures the band recording at Metway studio, alongside on-the-road footage in Prague three decades ago. Watch the video HERE
In 1995 the aptly titled Zeitgeist solidified Levellers at the forefront of British music. Following their record-breaking headline performance at Glastonbury Festival the year before, Zeitgeist soared to the top of the charts with its release in August, batting off competition from Blur and The Charlatans, and becoming the sound of that summer alongside the likes of Supergrass, Oasis and Pulp.
Now for 2025, in the 30th year of Zeitgeist, the album has been gloriously remixed by Al Scott, the original producer who first sat down with Levellers at their self-sufficient Metway studio in Brighton to make the album, an iconic establishment which is still running to this day. The album will also be available with brand new Atmos mixes, giving a whole new audio experience for fans of the original recording.
Jon Sevink continues, “’Zeitgeist’ was written in 1995 in an empty industrial building in Brighton, the band’s new home. Paid for, amazingly with an album advance from indie label China records and recorded largely using second-hand equipment including an old analogue tape machine there was pressure to succeed. With 'Levelling The Land' producer Al Scott back at the helm, the feel might have been DIY but we, as a band, had a point to prove and confidence was high.
So here we are, 30 years later talking about the reissue of our number 1 album. The analogue tape days may be over but the memories are still there in the digital recordings and a subtly different appreciation of the material with the passing of time.
The ATMOS mixes sound like the songs when we were playing them live in our own Metway Studio in Brighton, the closest you’ll get to being in the band. The space between the instruments and voices gives an amazing experience that you don’t get in stereo.”
Featuring some of the band’s biggest hits in ‘Hope St’ and ‘Fantasy’, along with fan favourites ‘The Fear’, ‘Exodus’ and ‘Men-An-Tol’, the 2LP set includes a second remixed disc containing the single mix of ‘Just The One’ (with Joe Strummer on piano) along with B sides and rarities from the Zeitgeist sessions. The deluxe 3CD set includes an extra ‘Outtakes’ album.
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ZEITGEIST 30TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION TRACK LISTING
LP & CD 1: Zeitgeist 2025 Remix
1. Hope St.
2. The Fear
3. Exodus
4. Maid Of The River
5. Saturday To Sunday
6. 4am
7. Forgotten Ground
8. Fantasy
9. P.C. Keen
10. Just The One
11. Haven't Made It
12. Leave This Town
13. Men-an-Tol
LP & CD2: Zeitgeist Bonus Tracks 2025 Remix
1. Just The One feat Joe Strummer (Single Version)
2. Drinking For England
3. Alive
4. Searchlights
5. Hope St (Acoustic Version)
6. Miles Away
7. A Promise
8. Sara’s Beach
9. Your ’Ouse
CD 3: Demos & Outtakes
1. Interview 1
2. Alive (Metway Demo 1995)
3. The Fear (Metway Demo 1995)
4. Interview 2
5. Hobo
6. Social Insecurity / Is This Art?
7. Interview 3
8. Maid Of The River (Metway Demo 1995)
9. Basement 23 Maddy Mix
10. Interview 4
11. Saturday Sunday (Metway Demo 1995)
12. Exodus (Metway Demo 1995)
13. Interview5
14. Know You (Metway Demo 1995)
15. Leave This Town (Metway Demo 1995)
16. Interview 6
17. Hope St (Metway Demo 1995)
18. P.C. Keen (Metway Demo 1995)
19. Men-An-Tol (Metway Demo 1995)
20. Interview 7
21. Zippo Man
22. Fantasy (Metway Demo 1995)
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