Madness - One Step Beyond (2026 Reissue) Madness

Violet Coloured Vinyl LP

New 2026 vinyl master, cut from transfers of the original ¼" master tapes prepared for the 2014 reissue, on 180g heavyweight vinyl. One-time pressing, never to be repressed

CD edition

The 2014 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 on a 12" x 12"insert (vinyl) and in the CD booklet

The original artwork from the album’s initial release in 1979 has been reproduced for this reissue

Released on 19 October 1979, One Step Beyond… is the record that introduced Madness to the nation. Recorded and mixed in about three weeks at Eden Studios with producers Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley, it carried the 2 Tone sound into the mainstream alongside The Specials’ debut.

Channel 4 viewers voted it No.90 in the 100 Greatest Albums of all time in 2005. It reached No.2 in the UK, No.29 in Australia and No.27 in New Zealand, and also charted in Sweden, the Netherlands and Norway.