Levellers Art Print | Discography Tube Map
Studio albums are stations, musicians are transit lines | Discographies mapped more deeply than anywhere else | Researched and plotted for fans of real music.
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My David Bowie map is held at the V&A.
Endorsed by Billy Bragg and the Bruce Springsteen Archives.
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Why is this Levellers Music Art Print a perfect gift for Levellers fans?
Levellers fans are tired of the band being written off as a festival novelty. My Levellers art print maps the albums in order and shows something almost no band I have mapped manages: a core of founding lines that runs right through every station. That staying power is the whole argument for them.
Giclée on 230gsm premium fine art paper, textured matte, archival and acid-free. Produced in A1 only, with US sizing at 36 x 24 in, unframed or framed. Deeply researched and designed by me in East Sussex.
I plot these in CAD software. Every credited musician becomes a transit line, every album becomes a station, and anyone who appears only once gets a branch line of their own.
The stations run chronologically from All the Free Commons of England in 1988 to Together All the Way in 2023.
Most of the maps I draw are about churn. This one is the opposite, and that is what makes it worth hanging.
Not an algorithm. Every connection on this map was plotted by an obsessive fan, album by album. Working just down the road from Brighton, this is one I had been meaning to draw for years.
Contributing musicians on the discography tube map
Jeremy Cunningham and Charlie Heather are credited on all seventeen stations. Thirty-five years and not one break in either line. Mark Chadwick and Jonathan Sevink are on fifteen of the seventeen.
Jeremy Cunningham carries a second credit almost the whole way across as well, because he does the album artwork, which I don't get to draw very often.
Alan Miles plays on An Agreement Of The People and A Weapon Called the Word and then leaves, and Simon Friend arrives at Levelling the Land in 1991 and runs to Peace in 2020. Matt Savage takes the keyboard chair across the later albums.
Zeitgeist carries the credit fans always stop at. Joe Strummer plays the piano on Just the One.
Elsewhere, the branch lines are exactly what you would hope for from this band, with Jem Finer of the Pogues on hurdy-gurdy, Steve Boakes on didgeridoo across several records, Callum Williams on bagpipes and Eddi Reader on backing vocals.
Mouth to Mouth brings in the London Metropolitan Orchestra, and the Kick Horns appear on two separate albums.
Art Print Specifications:
Each one is a Giclée on 230gsm premium fine art paper with a textured matte finish, archival and acid-free, so the colours hold for years. Produced in A1, unframed or framed, ready to hang in a hallway, living room or studio.
| Size | UK | USA / CAN / AUS equivalent | Orientation |
|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | 841 x 594 mm (33 x 23 in) | 36 x 24 in | Landscape |
FAQ
How many albums are on the map?
Seventeen releases, from 1988 to 2023.
Has the line-up really not changed?
Two members are credited on every station, and two more on fifteen of the seventeen. Alan Miles leaves after A Weapon Called the Word and Simon Friend joins at the fourth release.
Is Joe Strummer on the map?
Yes, playing piano on one track of Zeitgeist.
Why is the bass player credited twice?
Because Jeremy Cunningham does the artwork as well, and the sleeves credit him for both.
What size is it?
A1 only, 841 x 594 mm, with a US equivalent of 36 x 24 in. The density of the credits needs the larger sheet to stay legible.
What are the framing options?
Unframed, or supplied framed and ready to hang.
How is this different from a Levellers poster?
A standard poster is printed fast on thin, glossy stock. This is a Giclée art print on 230gsm archival acid-free fine art paper with a textured matte finish, so the fine line work stays sharp and the colours hold. It is available in A1, unframed or in a wood frame.
Explore Levellers’ Discography for FREE
I am turning the research behind these maps into FREE interactive radar charts, where you pick a musician and follow their line around the albums. I have not charted Levellers yet, so request it here and I will research the most requested artists first. The David Bowie, Fleetwood Mac, Rolling Stones, and Steely Dan charts are free to use now.
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Jonathan Sevink also plays on a Hawkwind release, so the Hawkwind Discography Map Art Print is a direct companion piece, and the Brighton and Hove Albion Map Art Print covers the same city.
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What people say about my tube map designs
“Brilliant idea... really like what you’ve done, Mike.”
Billy Bragg, on the Billy Bragg discography map
“It is truly amazing.”
Bruce Springsteen Archives, Monmouth University, on the Bruce Springsteen discography map
“Awesome!”
Warren Ellis, on the The Shining plot map











