MADNESS – ONE STEP BEYOND LP – Nr MINT/EXC+ 1980 STIFF 2 TONE SKA

Madness – One Step Beyond
(Stiff Records  1980  15509)
Greek Press

Sleeve in Excellent/Very Good+ condition
– some discolouration and a few marks & some wear to edges
Plain White Inner Sleeve

Vinyl in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality apart from some light pops/crackles)

Madness are an English ska band from Camden Town, London, who formed in 1976. One of the most prominent bands of the late 1970s and early 1980s 2 Tone ska revival, they continue to perform with their most recognised line-up of seven members.

One Step Beyond… is the 1979 debut album by the British ska group Madness.

Track listing

1. “One Step Beyond” – 2:18 (Campbell)
2. “My Girl” – 2:44 (Barson)
3. “Night Boat to Cairo” – 3:31 (Barson, McPherson)
4. “Believe Me” – 2:28 (Barson, Hasler)
5. “Land of Hope and Glory” – 2:57 (Foreman, Thompson)
6. “The Prince” – 3:18 (Thompson)
7. “Tarzan’s Nuts” – 2:24 (Barson)
8. “In the Middle of the Night” – 3:01 (McPherson, Foreman)
9. “Bed and Breakfast Man” – 2:33 (Barson)
10. “Razor Blade Alley” – 2:42 (Thompson)
11. “Swan Lake” – 2:36 (Tchaikovsky arr. Barson)
12. “Rockin’ in A♭” – 2:29 (Wurlitzer; Bazooka Joe cover)
13. “Mummy’s Boy” – 2:23 (Bedford)
14. “Madness” – 2:38 (Campbell)
15. “Chipmunks Are Go!” – 0:51 (Smyth)

Personnel

• Suggs – lead vocals
• Mike Barson (Monsieur Barso) – keyboards
• Chris Foreman (Chrissie Boy) – guitar, vocals on track 7
• Mark Bedford (Bedders) – bass
• Lee “Kix” Thompson – saxophones, backing vocals, lead vocals on tracks 5, 7 and 10
• Daniel Woodgate (Woody) – drums, percussion
• Chas Smash (Cathal Smyth) – backing vocals, fancy footwork, lead vocals on tracks 1 and 15

Additional personnel

• John Hasler – minder