Madness - 7 (2026 Reissue) Madness
){kind=link}
New 2026 vinyl master, cut from transfers of the original ¼" master tapes prepared for the 2010 reissue, on 180g heavyweight vinyl
Silver / Black 180g Vinyl
New 2026 vinyl master, cut from transfers of the original ¼" master tapes prepared for the 2010 reissue, on 180g heavyweight vinyl
CD Edition
The 2010 remaster from the original ¼" master tapes, in a mini-LP replica of the original vinyl sleeve. For the first time, the complete lyrics to the Madness-composed songs are printed in the CD booklet
Begun at Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas in the summer of 1981 and largely re-recorded in London on the band’s return, 7 was released on 2 October that year and marked a step forward in the band’s songwriting. The title was a nod to the lucky number seven. It reached No.5 in the UK and No.35 in Australia.
This edition also includes ‘It Must Be Love’, the band’s cover of the Labi Siffre song, which followed the album as a single later in 1981 and reached No.4 in the UK.
Track List
SIDE ONE
A1 Cardiac Arrest
A2 Shut Up
A3 Sign Of The Times
A4 It Must Be Love +
A5 Missing You
A6 Mrs. Hutchinson
A7 Tomorrow’s Dream
SIDE TWO
B1 Grey Day
B2 Pac-A-Mac
B3 Promises Promises
B4 Benny Bullfrog
B5 When Dawn Arrives
B6 The Opium Eaters
B7 Day On The Town
CD: same running order, tracks 1–14.
+ Bonus track: hit single not featured on the original UK album.