One Step Beyond... [30th Anniversary Edition]

Rating

Album: One Step Beyond... [30th Anniversary Edition]
#	Song Title		Time
	Disc 1
1)	One Step Beyond	More Info...	0:02
2)	My Girl	More Info...	0:02
3)	Night Boat to Cairo	More Info...	0:03
4)	Believe Me	More Info...	0:02
5)	Land of Hope and Glory	More Info...	0:03
6)	The Prince	More Info...	0:03
7)	Tarzan's Nuts	More Info...	0:02
8)	In the Middle of the Night	More Info...	0:03
9)	Bed and Breakfast Man	More Info...	0:02
10)	Razor Blade Alley	More Info...	0:02
11)	Swan Lake	More Info...	0:02
12)	Rockin' a Flat	More Info...	0:02
13)	Mummy's Boy	More Info...	0:02
14)	Madness	More Info...	0:02
15)	Chipmunks Are Go!	More Info...	0:01
16)	The Prince (Peel Session)	More Info...
17)	Bed and Breakfast Man (Peel Session)	More Info...
18)	Land of Hope and Glory (Peel Session)	More Info...
19)	Stepping Into Line (Peel Session)	More Info...
20)	One Step Beyond (7 Inch Version)	More Info...
21)	My Girl	More Info...
22)	Mistakes	More Info...
23)	Un Paso Adelante	More Info...
24)	Nutty Theme	More Info...
25)	My Girl (Ballad Version)	More Info...
26)	Stepping Into Line (B-side Version)	More Info...
27)	Un Paso Avanti	More Info...
28)	Deceives the Eye	More Info...
29)	The Young and the Old	More Info...
30)	Don't Quote Me On That	More Info...
31)	Razor Blade Alley (Dance Craze Version)	More Info...
32)	Night Boat to Cairo (Dance Craze Version)	More Info...
33)	One Step Beyond (Dance Craze Version)	More Info...

Album: One Step Beyond... [30th Anniversary Edition]
#	Song Title		Time
	Disc 1
1)	One Step Beyond	More Info...	0:02
2)	My Girl	More Info...	0:02
3)	Night Boat to Cairo	More Info...	0:03
4)	Believe Me	More Info...	0:02
5)	Land of Hope and Glory	More Info...	0:03
6)	The Prince	More Info...	0:03
7)	Tarzan's Nuts	More Info...	0:02
8)	In the Middle of the Night	More Info...	0:03
9)	Bed and Breakfast Man	More Info...	0:02
10)	Razor Blade Alley	More Info...	0:02
11)	Swan Lake	More Info...	0:02
12)	Rockin' a Flat	More Info...	0:02
13)	Mummy's Boy	More Info...	0:02
14)	Madness	More Info...	0:02
15)	Chipmunks Are Go!	More Info...	0:01
16)	The Prince (Peel Session)	More Info...
17)	Bed and Breakfast Man (Peel Session)	More Info...
18)	Land of Hope and Glory (Peel Session)	More Info...
19)	Stepping Into Line (Peel Session)	More Info...
20)	One Step Beyond (7 Inch Version)	More Info...
21)	My Girl	More Info...
22)	Mistakes	More Info...
23)	Un Paso Adelante	More Info...
24)	Nutty Theme	More Info...
25)	My Girl (Ballad Version)	More Info...
26)	Stepping Into Line (B-side Version)	More Info...
27)	Un Paso Avanti	More Info...
28)	Deceives the Eye	More Info...
29)	The Young and the Old	More Info...
30)	Don't Quote Me On That	More Info...
31)	Razor Blade Alley (Dance Craze Version)	More Info...
32)	Night Boat to Cairo (Dance Craze Version)	More Info...
33)	One Step Beyond (Dance Craze Version)	More Info...

Performer Notes

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". What Lindisfarne are to Newcastle, and Fairport Convention are to Cropredy, so Madness are to Finsbury Park.

Professional Reviews

CMJ (1/5/04, p.6) - Ranked #19 in CMJ's "Top 20 Most-Played Albums of 1980".

Q (Magazine) (p.118) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "As acutely observed as The Kinks, as saucy as Ian Dury and as raucously tuneful as The Jam..."

Record Collector (magazine) (p.99) - 5 stars out of 5 -- "'Night Boat To Cairo', 'My Girl' and the hugely underrated 'Bed & Breakfast Man' sound as exuberant and fun as they did the day they were made."