Nakon uspješnoga prošlogodišnjeg slavljeničkog reizdanja njihova debitantskog albuma “One Step Beyond…” (1979.), iz kuće EMI pristigla je vijest kako će sredinom travnja biti reizdana nova dva studijska albuma britanskih ska-pop ikona Madness.
Riječ je o albumima “Absolutely” (1980.) i nasljedniku mu “Seven” (1981.) koji će kao i prvijenac u svojim proširenim dvostrukim CD edicijama također sadržavati pregršt bonus materijala snimljenog oko originalne objave svakoga – b-strane singlova, live i radijske session verzije nekih pjesama te promotivne videospotove.
“Absolutely”:
CD1 (The Original Album + The Bonus Tracks + The Promo Videos):
Baggy Trousers
Embarrassment
E.R.N.I.E.
Close Escape
Not Home Today
On The Beat Pete
Solid Gone
Take It Or Leave It
Shadow Of Fear
Disappear
Overdone
In The Rain
You Said
The Return Of The Los Palmas 7
In The Rain (Single Version) (B-Side 12″ ‘My Girl’)
The Business (B-Side ‘Baggy Trousers’)
Crying Shame (B-Side ‘Embarrassment’)
That’s The Way To Do It (B-Side ‘The Return Of The Los Palmas 7’ 7″)
El Regresso De Los Palmas 7 (Spanish Version)
Swan Lake (Live) (B-Side ‘The Return Of The Los Palmas 7’ 12″)
Release Me / Close Escape / Solid Gone (Patches flexi-disc)
Baggy Trousers (Promo Video)
Embarrassment (Promo Video)
The Return Of The Los Palmas 7 (Promo Video)
CD2 (BBC Live In Concert – Hammersmith Odeon, 23.12.1980):
One Step Beyond…
E.R.N.I.E.
Mistakes
Disappear
Bed And Breakfast Man
The Return Of The Los Palmas 7
Close Escape
Overdone
Not Home Today
Razor Blade Alley
My Girl
Take It Or Leave It
On The Beat Pete
Embarrassment
Shadow Of Fear
You Said
In The Middle Of The Night
The Prince
Baggy Trousers
Rockin’ In Ab
Madness
“Seven”:
CD1 (The Original Album + The Promo Videos):
Cardiac Arrest
Shut Up
Sign Of The Times
Missing You
Mrs. Hutchinson
Tomorrow’s Dream
Grey Day
Pac-A-Mac
Promises Promises
Benny Bullfrog
When Dawn Arrives
The Opium Eaters
Day On The Town
Grey Day (Promo Video)
Shut Up (Promo Video)
It Must Be Love (Promo Video)
Cardiac Arrest (Promo Video)
CD2 (The Richard Skinner Session + The Bonus Tracks):
Missing You*
Sign Of The Times*
Tiptoes*
Memories (B-Side ‘Grey Day’)
A Town With No Name (B-Side ‘Shut Up’)
Never Ask Twice (B-Side ‘Shut Up’ 12″)
It Must Be Love (Single)
Shadow On The House (B-Side ‘It Must Be Love’)
In The City (B-Side ‘Cardiac Arrest’)
Cardiac Arrest (12″ Extended Version)
Grey Day (live) (From NME Racket Packet Cassette)
(*BBC session recordings)
Serija reizdanja nastavit će se u lipnju i kolovozu s albumima “The Rise & Fall” (1982.) i “Keep Moving” (1984.) odnosno “Wonderful” (1999.) i “The Madness” (1988.).
