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A Guided Tour of Madness is a 3-CD/1-DVD anthology box set by English band Madness, released in 2011 on Union Square Music's collector's label Salvo. It features 70 singles and album tracks (from 1979’s One Step Beyond... to 2009’s The Liberty of Norton Folgate) and an exclusive DVD of the band's comeback concert at the Madstock festival in August 1992. It also includes a booklet with interviews with the band, photos, the cartoon Nutty Comic (1981) and the Madness Map of Camden, the band's historic stomping ground. With the exception of "Sweetest Girl," "Sorry," and "The Harder They Come," every one of the band's 34 singles to date is represented.
The compilation is notable as containing the first (and, until Record Store Day 2022, only) official physical release of the track "Le Grand Pantalon", which closes the collection. This slower, waltz version of "Baggy Trousers", complete with accordion and double bass, as well as French lyrics, was originally created as part of Madness' participation in Kronenbourg Brewery's 'Slow the Pace' ad campaign. However, its popularity led to the band recording a full version, initially available only as a free download.




Critical reception



AllMusic rated the box set 4 stars out of 5, saying, "A cut above most hastily assembled retrospectives, A Guided Tour of Madness is a cleverly selected affair which should satisfy anyone wishing to investigate more than their more ubiquitous commercial hits." The Super Deluxe Edition website wrote, "The care and attention in the included booklet, combined with the overall quality of the packaging, makes this an easy box set to recommend, even for the casual listener."




Track listing






Certifications and sales






Personnel


See individual albums for full personnel credits.

Madness
Graham "Suggs" McPherson – vocals
Cathal Smyth – vocals, trumpet
Mike Barson - piano, keyboards
Chris Foreman – guitar
Mark Bedford – bass
Lee Thompson – saxophone, vocals
Daniel Woodgate – drums
Additional musicians on bonus track "Le Grand Pantalon"
Rachael Lander – strings
Kirsty Mangan – strings
Natalie Holt – strings
Stephanie Benedetti – strings
Louis Vause – accordion
Lester Allen – banjo
Technical
Clive Langer – producer (disc 1: 1-27 / disc 2: 1-22 / disc 3: 1-9, 15-21)
Alan Winstanley – producer (disc 1: 3-27 / disc 2: 1-22 / disc 3: 1-9, 15-20), DVD sound mix
Steve Dub – producer (disc 3: 10-14)
John "Segs" Jennings – producer (disc 3: 10-14)
Charlie Andrew – producer (disc 3: 21)
Tim Turan – mastering
Mark Brennan – compilation
Daryl Smith – compilation
Martin "Cally" Callomon – box theme, art direction, design
Eric Watson – front cover photograph
Clare Muller – black and white band photographs
Paul Rider – band photographs
Gavin Martin – booklet interviews
DVD
Meedja – DVD authoring
Juliet De Valero-Wills – executive producer
Malcolm Gerrie – executive producer
Dione Orram – producer
Rocky Oldham – producer
Gavin Taylor – director




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A Guided Tour of Madness

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