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- 1979-1980 (One Step Beyond)
- 1980-1981 (Absolutely)
- 1981-1982 (Madness 7)
- 1982-1983 (The Rise and Fall)
- 1983-1984 (Keep Moving)
- 1984-1988 (Mad Not Mad)
- 1988-1999 (The Madness)
- 1999-2005 (Wonderful)
- 2005-2009 (The Dangermen Sessions)
- 2009-2012 (The Liberty Of Norton Folgate)
- 2012-2016 (Oui Oui Si Si Ja Ja Da Da)
- 2016-2023 (Can't Touch Us Now)
- 2023... (Theatre Of The Absurd Presents C’est La Vie)
Baggy Trousers
By the middle of 1980, the British music press still didn’t quite know what to make of Madness. While their debut album One Step Beyond… had been a massive success, bursting with ska energy and playful attitude, some critics still lumped the ...
Country: United Kingdom
Catalogue: BUY 84
Released: September 5, 1980
バギー・パンツ
In some quarters, Madness were still viewed as a novelty act. By mid-1980, the 2 Tone/ska revival movement was still in full swing with albums from The Beat (I Can’t Stop It) and Bad Manners (Ska’n’B). But the Specials’ two hits which bookended ...
Country: Japan
Catalogue: VIPX-1547 / STIFF-1547
Released: September 5, 1980
Un Paso Adelante…
"One Step Beyond" is a tune written by Jamaican ska singer Prince Buster as a B-side for his 1964 single "Al Capone". Although Buster's version was mostly instrumental except for the song title shouted a few times, the Madness version features ...
Country: Spain
Catalogue: MO 1922 / BUY 56
Released: August 15, 1980
マイナッティ”ガール
My Girl was released in 1979 as the lead track from their debut album, "One Step Beyond...". The song became one of Madness's signature hits and is often regarded as one of their most iconic songs. Mike Barson was working driving a van and ...
Country: Japan
Catalogue: VIP-2821 / STIFF-2821
Released: May 31, 1980
Work Rest and Play
With unwavering determination, Dave Robinson, the driving force behind Madness's success, deftly maneuvered to extract yet another single from the album. Not content with merely capitalizing on past achievements, Robinson's astute business ...
Country: Netherlands
Catalogue: BUY 71
Released: May 17, 1980
Night Boat to Cairo
Released in March 1980, Work, Rest and Play stands as one of the most curious and characterful releases in the Madness discography—a four-track EP that wasn’t quite a single, and not quite a mini-album either. But like many of Madness’s ...
Country: United Kingdom
Catalogue: BUY DJ 71
Released: March 21, 1980
Night Boat To Cairo
With unwavering determination, Dave Robinson, the driving force behind Madness's success, deftly maneuvered to extract yet another single from the album. Not content with merely capitalizing on past achievements, Robinson's astute business ...
Country: Belgium
Catalogue: 640.194
Released: May 17, 1980
Work Rest and Play
With unwavering determination, Dave Robinson, the driving force behind Madness's success, deftly maneuvered to extract yet another single from the album. Not content with merely capitalizing on past achievements, Robinson's astute business ...
Country: Australia
Catalogue: K7868 / BUY 71
Released: May 17, 1980
Barco Nocturno Hacia El Cairo
With unwavering determination, Dave Robinson, the driving force behind Madness's success, deftly maneuvered to extract yet another single from the album. Not content with merely capitalizing on past achievements, Robinson's astute business ...
Country: Spain
Catalogue: MO 1941
Released: May 17, 1980
Work Rest and Play
With unwavering determination, Dave Robinson, the driving force behind Madness's success, deftly maneuvered to extract yet another single from the album. Not content with merely capitalizing on past achievements, Robinson's astute business ...
Country: Portugal
Catalogue: BUY 71 NP
Released: May 17, 1980
Work Rest and Play
With unwavering determination, Dave Robinson, the driving force behind Madness's success, deftly maneuvered to extract yet another single from the album. Not content with merely capitalizing on past achievements, Robinson's astute business ...
Country: Italy
Catalogue: ZPGSF 33402
Released: May 17, 1980
Tarzan’s Nuts
With unwavering determination, Dave Robinson, the driving force behind Madness's success, deftly maneuvered to extract yet another single from the album. Not content with merely capitalizing on past achievements, Robinson's astute business ...
Country: Netherlands
Catalogue: 4338
Released: May 17, 1980
Bed and Breakfast Man
The Canadian release of the double A-side single featuring Madness' "Bed and Breakfast Man" and "Night Boat to Cairo" was part of the band's international presence in the early 1980s. Released through Sire/WEA (Warner-Elektra-Atlantic) in ...
Country: Canada
Catalogue: FSRE 259
Released: April 15, 1980
Work Rest and Play
Released in March 1980, Work, Rest and Play stands as one of the most curious and characterful releases in the Madness discography—a four-track EP that wasn’t quite a single, and not quite a mini-album either. But like many of Madness’s ...
Country: United Kingdom
Catalogue: BUY 71
Released: March 21, 1980
Work Rest and Play
Released in March 1980, Work, Rest and Play stands as one of the most curious and characterful releases in the Madness discography—a four-track EP that wasn’t quite a single, and not quite a mini-album either. But like many of Madness’s ...
Country: United Kingdom
Catalogue: BUY 71
Released: March 21, 1980
Night Boat to Cairo
Released in March 1980, Work, Rest and Play stands as one of the most curious and characterful releases in the Madness discography—a four-track EP that wasn’t quite a single, and not quite a mini-album either. But like many of Madness’s ...
Country: United Kingdom
Catalogue: BUY-JB 71
Released: March 21, 1980
Night Boat To Cairo
With unwavering determination, Dave Robinson, the driving force behind Madness's success, deftly maneuvered to extract yet another single from the album. Not content with merely capitalizing on past achievements, Robinson's astute business ...
Country: Germany
Catalogue: 6.12 777 / BUY 71
Released: March 21, 1980
ワン・ステップ・ビヨンド
"One Step Beyond" is a tune written by Jamaican ska singer Prince Buster as a B-side for his 1964 single "Al Capone". Although Buster's version was mostly instrumental except for the song title shouted a few times, the Madness version features ...
Country: Japan
Catalogue: VIPX-1508 / STIFF-1508
Released: March 15, 1980
Madness
The Sire Records release of the Madness single “Madness” in 1980 is notable for being part of the band’s early attempts to break into the U.S. market. The track itself was a cover of the Prince Buster song “Madness” (from which the band took ...
Country: United States
Catalogue: SRE 49205
Released: March 15, 1980
Don’t Quote Me On That
Originally intended to follow up the band’s first Top 5 hit “My Girl,” “Don’t Quote Me On That” was seriously considered for release as the next single in early 1980. It had the punch, the political sass, and the band’s trademark sense of ...
Country: United Kingdom
Catalogue: MAD.1
Released: February 29, 1980
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