Band Name: Madness
Music Album: Complete Madness
Album Release Date: July 1986
Music Genre: Rock Pop Ska Pop Rock
Record Label: Virgin
Album Release Country: United Kingdom
Music Record Type: 16 Tracks CD
Madness are an English ska band from Camden Town, London, that 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.
Madness achieved most of their success in the early to mid 1980s. Both Madness and UB40 spent 214 weeks on the UK singles charts over the course of the decade, holding the record for most weeks spent by a group in the 1980s UK singles charts. However, Madness achieved this in a shorter time period (1980–1986).
| 1 | Embarrassment | 2:59 |
| 2 | Shut Up | 2:49 |
| 3 | My Girl | 2:39 |
| 4 | Baggy Trousers | 2:27 |
| 5 | It Must Be Love | 3:19 |
| 6 | The Prince | 2:28 |
| 7 | Bed And Breakfast Man | 2:29 |
| 8 | Night Boat To Cairo | 3:21 |
| 9 | House Of Fun | 2:48 |
| 10 | One Step Beyond | 2:18 |
| 11 | Cardiac Arrest | 2:53 |
| 12 | Grey Day | 3:33 |
| 13 | Take It Or Leave It | 3:18 |
| 14 | In The City | 2:56 |
| 15 | Madness | 2:36 |
| 16 | The Return Of The Los Palmas 7 | 2:33 |
"Complete Madness. 16 hit tracks!"
3, 6, 7, 8, 10 & 15: ℗ 1979 Virgin Records
1, 4, 13 & 16: ℗ 1980 Virgin Records
2, 5, 11 & 12: ℗ 1981 Virgin Records
9 & 14: ℗ 1982 Virgin Records
All tracks published by Nutty Sounds/Warner Bros. Music except tracks 5 - MAM (Music Publishing) Ltd., 10 & 15 - Melodisc Music Ltd.
℗ 1982 Virgin Records Ltd.
© 1985 Virgin Records Ltd.
Manufactured in West Germany
This CD plays exactly as the original LP in that the tracks are edited closely together. Remastered versions of the CD use the full versions of the songs with more space between the tracks. Running time 45:36 compared with the remaster 47:24.
Initially released by Stiff Records (HIT TV1) but then licensed to Virgin UK for this CD reissue.
Collects the first dozen A-sides from 1979 to 1982 plus some flipsides and album tracks.
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