2CD - Expanded Edition with 18 bonus tracks (including demos, B-sides and BBC John Peel Session tracks) alongside brand new liner notes which include interviews with founder Madness members Chrissyboy Foreman, Mike Barson, Mark Bedford and Daniel Woodgate.
Madness were at the forefront of the UK ska revival at the end of the 70s, very much a regional thing. Madness were very London and they soon shed the two-tone image and became one of the most consistent UK chart groups of the following decade. This debut shows both sides, from the excellent blue beat signature tune 'Chipmunks Are Go!' and a first class cover of Prince Buster's 'One Step Beyond' to their own masterful pop, and in particular the highly polished 'My Girl'.
2CD: The special 2CD reissue includes 18 bonus tracks (including demos, B-sides and BBC John Peel Session tracks) alongside brand new liner notes which include interviews with founder Madness members Chrissyboy Foreman, Mike Barson, Mark Bedford and Daniel Woodgate.
Tracklist:
CD 1
1. One Step Beyond
2. My Girl
3. Night Boat To Cairo
4. Believe Me
5. Land of Hope and Glory
6. The Prince
7. Tarzan's Nuts
8. In the Middle of the Night
9. Bed and Breakfast Man
10. Razorblade Alley
11. Swan Lake
12. Rockin' In Ab
13. Mummy's Boy
14. Madness
15. Chipmunks Are Go!
CD 2
1. The Prince (BBC Live Session - 27 August 1979 John Peel Show)
2. Bed and Breakfast Man (BBC Live Session - 27/8/79 John Peel Show)
3. Land of Hope and Glory (BBC Live Session - 27/8/79 John Peel Show)
4. Stepping Into Line (BBC Live Session - 27/8/79 John Peel Show)
5. One Step Beyond... (7" Single Version)
6. My Girl (Mike Barson / Demo Version)
7. Mistakes (B-side "One Step Beyond")
8. Un Paso Adelante (Spanish Version)
9. Nutty Theme (B-Side One Step Beyond 12")
10. My Girl (Ballad - from Flexipop)
11. Stepping into Line (B-side "My Girl")
12. Un Passo Avanti (Italian Version)
13. Deceives the Eye
14. The Young & the Old ("Work Rest and Play" EP)
15. Don't Quote Me on That ("Work Rest and Play" EP)
16. Razor Blade Alley (Live Dance Craze)
17. Night Boat to Cairo (Live)
18. One Step Beyond... (Live)