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THE MADNESS
London, GB
* 4/1979

Line-Up:

Suggs - voc
Chris Foreman - g
Mark Bedford - bg
Mikey Barson - kb
Woody Woodgate - ds
Lee Thompson - sax
Cathal Smyth - tr

Former Members:

John Hasler (ds, 1979)

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	One Step Beyond produced by: Clive Langer/Alan Winstanley	19.10.1979	Stiff		2
2.	Absolutely produced by: Clive Langer/Alan Winstanley	26.09.1980	Stiff		2
3.	"7"	02.10.1981	Stiff		5
4.	Complete Madness	23.04.1982	Stiff		1
5.	The Rise And Fall produced by: Clive Langer/Alan Winstanley	05.11.1982	Stiff		10
6.	Madness	3/1983	Geffen			41
7.	Keep Moving produced by: Clive Langer/Alan Winstanley	24.02.1984	Stiff		6	109
8.	Mad Not Mad	10/1985	Zarjazz		16
9.	Utter Madness	11/1986	Zarjazz		29
10.	The Madness	5/1988	Virgin		65
11.	It's ... Madness	9/1990	Pickwick
12.	Divine Madness (2LP)	24.02.1992	Virgin		1
13.	Madstock	02.11.1992	Go! Discs		22
14.	The Business - The Definitive Singles Collection (3CD)	22.11.1993	Virgin
15.	The Heavy Heavy Hits	6/1998	Virgin		19
16.	Universal Madness	02.03.1999
17.	Wonderful	10/1999			17
18.	The Ultimate Collection	25.04.2000	Hip-O
19.	Our House - The Original Songs	10/2002	Virgin		45
20.	Singles Box, Vol. 1	30.11.2004	EMI
21.	20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection	24.05.2005	Hip-O
22.	The Dangerman Sessions Volume 1	01.08.2005	V2		11
23.	Lucky 7	2008
24.	The Liberty Of Norton Folgate	18.05.2009	Lucky 7		5
25.	Total Madness	9/2009	Union Square Music		11
26.	One Step Beyond	26.10.2009	2CD		67
27.	Ultimate Madness	6/2010	Union Square Music		27
28.	On Board the Nutty Express (Live At the Astoria)	14.09.2010	Ais
29.	A Guided Tour Of Madness (3CD/DVD)	06.02.2012	Salvo
30.	Forever Young - The Ska Collection	4/2012	Salvo		99
31.	Total Madness: All The Greatest Hits & More!	22.08.2012
32.	Oui, Oui, Si, Si, Ja, Ja, Da, Da	29.10.2012	Cooking Vinyl		10
33.	Take It Or Leave It	05.11.2013	Salvo		77
34.	One Step Beyond - 35th Anniversary	10.10.2014	Union Square Music		54
35.	Madstock	10/2015	Salvo Sound & Vision
36.	Can't Touch Us Now	28.10.2016	UMC		5
37.	Full House - The Very Best Of Madness	11/2017	USM Media		23
38.	I Do Like To Be B-Side The A-Side	4/2018
39.	The Get Up	11/2022	Salvo		97
40.	Theatre Of The Absurd Presents C’Est La Vie	17.11.2023	BMG		1

Suggs:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	The Lone Ranger	16.10.1995	WEA		14
2.	The Three Pyramids Club	07.09.1998	WEA

Woody Woodgate:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	In Your Mind	09.07.2015	DW

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	The Prince / Madness	10.08.1979	2-Tone	14
2.	One Step Beyond / Mistakes 12" + Nutty Theme	19.10.1979	Stiff	3
3.	My Girl / Stepping Into Line 12" + In The Rain	21.12.1979	Stiff	1
4.	Work, Rest And Play EP (Night Boat To Cairo / Deceives The Eye / The Young And The Old / Don't Quote Me On That)	28.03.1980	Stiff	3
5.	Baggy Trousers / The Business	05.09.1980	Stiff	3
6.	Embarrassment / Crying Shame	11/1980	Stiff	4
7.	The Return Of The Los Palmas 7 / That's The Way To Do It 12" + My Girl (demo) / Swan Lake (live)	23.01.1981	Stiff	6
8.	Grey Day / Memories	17.04.1981	Stiff	3
9.	Shut Up / A Town With No Name 12" + Never Ask Twice	11.09.1981	Stiff	3
10.	It Must Be Love / Shadow On The House	27.11.1981	Stiff	3
11.	Mrs. Hutchinson (v Holandsku)	12/1981
12.	Cardiac Arrest / In The City	05.02.1982	Stiff	10
13.	House Of Fun / Don't Look Back	14.05.1982	Stiff	1
14.	Driving In My Car / Animal Farm 12" + Riding On My Bike	16.07.1982	Stiff	2
15.	Our House / Walking With Mr. Wheeze	19.11.1982	Stiff	3
16.	Tomorrow's (Just Another Day) / Madness (Is All In The Mind) 12" + Blue Skinner Beast	11.02.1983	Stiff	5
17.	Our House / Cardiac Arrest	4/1983	Geffen		5
18.	It Must Be Love / Calling Cards	8/1983	Geffen		33
19.	The Wings Of A Dove / Behind The 8 Ball 12" + One's Second Thoughtlessness produced by: Clive Langer/Alan Winstanley	12.08.1983	Stiff	2
20.	The Sun And The Rain / Fireball XL5 12" + My Girl (live)	28.10.1983	Stiff	4
21.	The Sun And The Rain / Time For Tea	1/1984	Geffen		72
22.	Michael Caine / If You Think There's Something	03.02.1984	Stiff	6
23.	One Better Day / Guns 12" + Victoria Gardens / Sarah	5/1984	Stiff	14
24.	Yesterday's Men / All I Knew 7"(2) + It Must Be Love (live)	8/1985	Zarjazz	12
25.	Uncle Sam / Please Don't Go 7"(2) + Infanity Over Christmas	10/1985	Zarjazz	21
26.	The Sweetest Girl / Jennie (A Portrait Of) 7"(2) Tears You Can't Hide / Call Me	1/1986	Zarjazz	25
27.	(Waiting For) The Ghost Train / Maybe In Another Life 12" + Seven Year Scratch	6/1986	Zarjazz	10
28.	The Peel Sessions EP (27.8.79) (The Prince / Bed And Breakfast Man / Land Of Hope & Glory / Stepping Into Line)	12/1986	Strange Fruit
29.	The Prince / Madness (reissue)	2/1987	Old Gold
30.	I Pronounce You / Patience 12",CD + 11th Hour / 4BF	3/1988	Virgin	44
31.	What's That / Be Good Boy 7"(2),12" + Flashings	5/1988	Virgin	92
32.	My Girl / Stepping Into Line (reissue)	8/1988	Virgin
33.	House Of Fun / Don't Look Back (reissue)	8/1988	Virgin
34.	Driving In My Car / Animal Farm (reissue)	8/1988	Virgin
35.	Our House / Walking With Mr. Wheeze (reissue)	8/1988	Virgin
36.	Tomorrow's (Just Another Day) / Madness (Is All In The Mind) (reissue)	8/1988	Virgin
37.	Sun And The Rain / Fireball XL5 (reissue)	8/1988	Virgin
38.	Michael Caine / If You Think There's Something (reissue)	8/1988	Virgin
39.	One Better Day / Guns (reissue)	8/1988	Virgin
40.	Baggy Trousers / Embarrassment	11/1988	Old Gold
41.	It Must Be Love / My Girl	11/1988	Old Gold
42.	It Must Be Love / Return Of The Los Palmas 7	5/1989	Virgin
43.	It Must Be Love / Bed And Breakfast Man CD + Airplane / Don't Quote Me On That	03.02.1992	Virgin	5
44.	House Of Fun / Un Paso Adelante (One Step Beyond - Spanish Version) 12",CD + Yesterday's Men / Gabriel's Horn	13.04.1992	Virgin	32
45.	My Girl / Madness (Live) CD1 + Precious One / My Girl / Disappear CD2 + E.R.N.I.E. / Embarrassment / Tomorrow's Dream (all live)	27.07.1992	Virgin	27
46.	The Harder They Come CD1 + Tomorrow's Just Another Day / Take It Or Leave It / Land Of Hope And Glory CD2 + Embarrassment / Grey Day / Baggy Trousers	16.11.1992	Go! Discs	44
47.	Night Boat To Cairo	2/1993	Virgin	56
48.	The Two-Tone EP (Gangsters / The Prince / On My Radio / Tears Of A Clown) & Special AKA & Selecter & Beat	9/1993	2-Tone	30
49.	Lovestruck	19.07.1999	Virgin	10
50.	Johnny The Horse	04.10.1999		44
51.	Drip Fed Fred	3/2000		55
52.	Frankenstein & Angel 21 feat Dem Lott	29.10.2001	W
53.	I'm Happy & Melissa K	22.04.2002	Red Spot
54.	Shame & Scandal	25.07.2005	V2	38
55.	Girl Why Don't You? / I Chase The Devil AKA Ironshirt (BBC Radio 2 Session) / Girl Why Dont You? (Dub)	31.10.2005
56.	Sorry	05.03.2007	Lucky 7
57.	NW5 (I Would Give You Everything) / Bittersweet / Man Like Me (remix) DVD + Night Boat To Cairo (live) / My Girl (live) / It Must Be Love (live)	14.01.2008	Lucky 7	24
58.	White Lady	14.01.2008
59.	Dust Devil / The Roadette Song	11.05.2009	Lucky 7	64
60.	Forever Young / Love Really Hurts	14.01.2010	Lucky 7
61.	Our House	6/2012	Union Square Music	92
62.	It Must Be Love	6/2012	Union Square Music	81
63.	My Girl 2	22.10.2012
64.	Never Knew Your Name	12/2012	Cooking Vinyl	88
65.	Lovestruck / Le Grand Pantalon	14.04.2015	Salvo
66.	Mr. Apples	02.09.2016	Universal
67.	Herbert	21.10.2016	Hip-O
68.	(Don’t Let Them Catch You) Crying	10.03.2017	Universal
69.	C'est La Vie	28.09.2023	BMG
70.	Baby Burglar	27.10.2023	BMG

Suggs:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	I'm Only Sleeping / Off On Holiday CD1 + Off On Holiday (instrumental) CD2 + Animal / When You Came	7/1995	WEA	7
2.	Camden Town / Bedazzled	10/1995	WEA	14
3.	The Christmas EP (The Tune / Alright / Sleigh Ride)	04.12.1995	WEA	33
4.	Cecilia & Louchie Lou & Michie One	4/1996	WEA	4
5.	No More Alcohol & Louchie Lou & Michie One	09.09.1996	WEA	24
6.	Blue Day credited to: Suggs & Co feat. Chelsea Team	5/1997	WEA	16
7.	I Am	31.08.1998	WEA	38
8.	Ooh Do U Fink U R & Paul Weller	04.05.2022

Videos:

1. Complete Madness - 4/1982, Stiff
2. Divine Madness - 24.02.1992, Virgin
3. Madstock - The Movie - 02.11.1992, PolyGram

Movies:

1. Dance Craze (1981)
2. Take It Or Leave It (1981, documentary, directed by Dave Robinson)

Bibliography:

1. George Marshall: Madness (9/1993)

Awards:

1980 Top Single Artist
1982 Melody Maker Top Singles Artist Of The Year
2010 Q Awards - Idol

WWW Links:

http://www.outrageouscreations.com/madness
http://www.madniverse.intervisors.nl
http://www.madness.co.uk

Various:

till 4/1979 North London Invaders
disbanded 9/1986
reunited 2/1988
disbanded 1988
reunited 1992

1984 own label Zarjazz
7.4.1992 reunion gig (London)
8.8.1992 reunion gig (Finsbury Park)

Compilation Appearances:

"Baggy Trousers" on compilation "Teenage Kicks" (4.4.05)

Suggs:

produced by SP:

The Farm: Hearts And Minds (11/84, Skysaw)

appeared on the LP:

Jools Holland: Small World Big Band (19.11.01, WSM)
Jools Holland: Jack O The Green O Friends, Vol. 3 (20.7.04, WEA)
Paul Weller: 66 (24.5.24)

2003 role v musicalu "Our House" (London)

Mark Bedford:

appeared on the SP:

Robert Wyatt: Shipbuilding (3.9.82, Rough Trade)

Press References:

Big Beng!
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1999	27	12.08.1999	8	Infokus
Melodie
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1981	1		12
Melody Maker
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1979	23	23.06.1979	37	Caught In The Act	gig review
1979	28	28.07.1979	23	Caught In The Act	gig review
1979	30	11.08.1979	18	Singles	single review
1979	35	15.09.1979	4	News
1979	40	20.10.1979	4	News
1979	41	27.10.1979	28	Singles	single review
1979	41	27.10.1979	29	Albums	album review
1979	41	27.10.1979	32		profile
1979	44	24.11.1979	38	Caught In The Act	gig review
1979	47	15.12.1979	3	News
1979	51	22.12.1979	19	Singles	single review
1980	7	15.02.1980	31	Caught In The Act	gig review
1980	11	15.03.1980	24		interview
1980	13	29.03.1980	21	Singles	single review
1980	18	21.06.1980	25	Caught In The Act	gig review
1980	30	06.09.1980	4	Record News
1980	32	20.09.1980	16	Singles	single review
1980	33	27.09.1980	4	Record News
1980	33	27.09.1980	17	Albums	album review
1980	36	18.10.1980	37	Melody Maker
1980	44	13.12.1980	4	News
1981	4	24.01.1981	17	Singles	single review
1981	16	18.04.1981	17	Singles	single review
1981	33	15.08.1981	3	Fast Forward
1981	36	05.09.1981	5	Fast Forward
1981	37	12.09.1981	23	Singles	single review
1981	40	03.10.1981	21	Albums	album review
1981	41	10.10.1981	12		interview
1981	42	17.10.1981	22	Caught In The Act	gig review
1981	45	07.11.1981	23	Caught In The Act	gig review
1981	48	28.11.1981	14	Singles	single review
1982	6	06.02.1982	4	Fast Forward
1982	7	13.02.1982	16	Singles	single review
1982	14	03.04.1982	3	Fast Forward
1982	17	24.04.1982	19	Albums	album review
1982	17	24.04.1982	24		interview
1982	19	08.05.1982	4	Fast Forward
1982	20	15.05.1982	16	Singles	single review
1982	23	05.06.1982	4	Fast Forward
1982	23	05.06.1982	22	Video
1982	28	10.07.1982	4	Fast Forward
1982	30	24.07.1982	19	Singles	single review
1982	31	31.07.1982	3	Fast Forward
1982	37	11.09.1982	31	Caught In The Act	gig review
1982	45	06.11.1982	3	Fast Forward
1982	45	06.11.1982	4	Fast Forward
1982	45	06.11.1982	22	Albums	album review
1982	46	13.11.1982	4	Fast Forward
1982	47	20.11.1982	12
1982	47	20.11.1982	23	Singles	single review
1982	51	18.12.1982	4	Fast Forward
1983	7	12.02.1983	4	Fast Forward
1983	7	12.02.1983	19	Singles	single review
1983	9	26.02.1983	25	Caught In The Act	gig review
1983	11	12.03.1983	19	It's Alive	gig review
1983	32	06.08.1983	4	Fast Forward - Record News
1983	32	06.08.1983	20		interview
1983	33	13.08.1983	22	Singles	single review
1983	43	22.10.1983	4	Fast Forward - Record News
1983	44	29.10.1983	22	Singles	single review
1983	46	12.11.1983	3	Fast Forward - Record News
1984	1	07.01.1984	16	It's Alive	gig review
1984	2	14.01.1984	3	Fast Forward
1984	5	04.02.1984	9	Talk Talk Talk
1984	5	04.02.1984	47	Singles	single review
1984	8	25.02.1984	4	Fast Forward - Record News
1984	8	25.02.1984	23	Albums	album review
1984	13	31.03.1984	24		interview
1984	33	29.09.1984	4	Fast Forward
1992	6	08.02.1992	4	News
1992	9	29.02.1992	2	News
1992	9	29.02.1992	34	Albums	album review
1992	15	11.04.1992	3	News
1992	23	06.06.1992	3	News
1992	30	25.07.1992	2	News
1992	33	15.08.1992	2	News
1992	33	15.08.1992	14	Live	gig review
1992	41	10.10.1992	4	News
1992	44	31.10.1992	4	News
1992	46	14.11.1992	34	Albums	album review
1993	1	02.01.1993	21	Live	gig review
1993	48	27.11.1993	4	News
1994	1	08.01.1994	21	Live	gig review
1994	33	20.08.1994	20	Live	gig review
1996	27	06.07.1996	32	Live	gig review
Rock & Pop
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1992	19	25.09.1992	10		profile
1993	18	20.09.1993	31	Live - Féile '93	gig review
1995	4	28.02.1995	6	Galerie
1999	5		20	Co víme, povíme	discography
2000	1		9	Rock & Top
2005	9		65	Recenze	album review