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      • One Step Beyond... is the debut studio album by the British ska-pop group Madness, released by Stiff Records. Recorded and mixed in about three weeks, the album peaked at number two and remained on the UK Albums Chart for more than a year. The album has received much critical praise. It was ranked 90th in a 2005 survey held by British television station Channel 4 to determine the 100 greatest albums of all time.
      This was the first album produced by the team of Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley, who would go on to produce more Madness albums and to work with artists including Elvis Costello and the Attractions, Morrissey, Dexys Midnight Runners, They Might Be Giants and David Bowie.


      Background


      The "Nutty Train" photo on the sleeve, shot by Cameron McVey, was inspired by a photo of Kilburn and the High Roads roadie Paul Tonkin that appeared on the back cover of the band's album Handsome.
      The title track, released as a single, was originally written and recorded by the Jamaican ska musician Prince Buster, and its "Don't watch that, watch this ..." introduction is adapted from another Prince Buster song, "The Scorcher". The track "The Prince" is a tribute to Buster and a re-recording of the band's debut single, originally released on the 2 Tone label. Its B-side, "Madness", another Prince Buster song, was also re-recorded for the album. "Madness" and "Bed and Breakfast Man" were released as singles in North America through Sire Records.
      After the album's initial release, reissues were released in 2009 and 2014 by Union Square Music's collector's label Salvo, each containing additional material such as video productions featuring the band.


      Critical reception and legacy



      This album, along with the Specials' self-titled debut—released on the same day in October 1979—played an important part in popularising 2 tone music in the UK. These albums were also a great influence on other bands of the genre.


      Track listing




      = Extra material

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      The 2009 reissue also includes the music videos for "The Prince", "One Step Beyond", "My Girl", "Night Boat to Cairo" and "Bed and Breakfast Man". The first four of these were also included on the version of One Step Beyond... issued as part of the box set The Lot.
      The bonus disc contains B-sides as well as all three songs previously only released on the Work Rest and Play EP in April 1980.
      A 35th-anniversary edition was released in 2014. It includes 14 of 20 tracks from a 1979 rehearsal tape entitled "Fab Toones" and a DVD featuring videos, Top of the Pops and Old Grey Whistle Test appearances and a BBC documentary.


      = 2009 reissue

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      Disc 1
      The original album
      The first disc contains the fifteen tracks from the original album plus five promo videos.
      The promo videos

      Disc 2
      The John Peel Session

      The bonus tracks

      Notes
      Tracks 1-4 recorded 14 August 1979 at BBC's Maida Vale Studios.
      Track 6 recorded at Pathway Studios during sessions for 2 Tone single "The Prince".


      = 2014 reissue

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      Original album
      Contains the fifteen tracks from the original album plus fourteen bonus tracks.
      'Fab Toones!' rehearsal tape, 1979

      All bonus tracks are previously unreleased and recorded in mono on a portable cassette recorder on 28 April 1979.
      The remaining six tracks from "Fab Toones!" were not included on the CD due to space constraints. However, these tracks were available as downloads.
      Downloads


      Singles


      "The Prince" b/w "Madness" (2-Tone single version), August 1979
      "One Step Beyond" (single mix) b/w "Mistakes" on the 7" single, "One Step Beyond" (12" Mix) b/w "Mistakes", "Nutty Theme" on the 12" single, October 1979
      "My Girl" b/w "Stepping into Line" (plus "In the Rain" as an extra track on the UK 12" single), December 1979
      Work Rest and Play EP ("Night Boat to Cairo", "Deceives the Eye", "The Young and the Old" and "Don't Quote Me on That"), March 1980
      "Madness" b/w "Mistakes", US, March 1980
      "Bed and Breakfast Man" b/w "Night Boat to Cairo", Canada, April 1980
      "Tarzan's Nuts" b/w "Night Boat to Cairo" (Stiff 4338), The Netherlands, May 1980
      "Don't Quote Me on That" (4:08 Mix) b/w "Swan Lake", 1980


      Music videos


      Five promotional music videos were filmed to promote the singles during the album's release. All of these, with the exception of "The Prince" (which was in fact a Top of the Pops performance only released in the UK and was used the single version for the video) were in rotation on MTV during its first few years. Some of these promo videos were also featured in other music TV outlets, such as Top of the Pops. However, in 2022 Madness released two new videos for the album versions of "The Prince" and "Madness", with footage taken from the 1981 Madness' documentary movie Take It or Leave It.


      Personnel


      Graham "Suggs" McPherson – lead vocals
      Mike Barson – keyboards
      Chris Foreman – guitars
      Mark Bedford – bass
      Lee Thompson – saxophones, backing vocals, lead vocals on tracks 5 and 10
      Dan Woodgate – drums, percussion
      Additional personnel

      Cathal "Chas Smash" Smyth – backing vocals, "various shouts and fancy footwork", lead vocals on tracks 1 and 15
      NOTE: Smyth was not an official member of the band at the time of the album's recording or release. He would formally join Madness only a few weeks after One Step Beyond... was issued in October 1979.
      John Hasler – minder
      Technical

      Clive Langer – producer
      Alan Winstanley – producer
      Stiff Records – cover artwork
      Julian Balme – cover artwork
      Eddie King – cover artwork
      Cameron McVey – front cover and band photography
      Chris Gabrin – back cover photography
      2009 reissue

      Tim Turan – remastering
      Bob Sargeant – producer on John Peel sessions
      Malcolm Brown – engineer on John Peel sessions
      Bob Jones – engineer on John Peel sessions
      Madness – producer on bonus tracks 6 and 10
      Martin "Cally" Callomon – design, art direction
      Kerstin Rodgers – photography
      Irvine Welsh – liner notes
      2014 reissue

      Tim Turan – remastering
      Stevie Chick – liner notes


      Chart performance




      = Original album

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      = 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

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      = Year-end charts

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      = Singles

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      Certifications and sales




      References




      Further reading


      Draper, Jason (2008). A Brief History of Album Covers. London: Flame Tree Publishing. pp. 200–201. ISBN 9781847862112. OCLC 227198538.


      External links


      One Step Beyond... at Discogs (list of releases)

    • Source: One Step Beyond

      • One Step Beyond may refer to:


      Music


      One Step Beyond (Dungeon album) or the title song, 2004
      One Step Beyond (Jackie McLean album), 1963
      One Step Beyond..., an album by Madness, or the title song (see below), 1979
      One Step Beyond (Chocolate Watchband album), an album by the Chocolate Watchband, 1969
      One Step Beyond, an album by Chris Ward, 1996
      "One Step Beyond" (song), by Prince Buster, 1964; covered by Madness, 1979
      One Step Beyond, a Canadian jazz band including Andrew Scott
      One Step Beyond, a 1992 rave at Donington Park organized by Fantazia
      One Step Beyond, a ska, bluebeat, and rocksteady radio show on WRAS in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.


      Television


      Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond, an American anthology television series 1959–1961, hosted by John Newland
      One Step Beyond, a series on the Discovery Channel
      One Step Beyond, a TVB drama series featuring Deric Wan


      Other uses


      One Step Beyond, a game for the Amiga system
      One Step Beyond, a skateboarding documentary featuring Brian Sumner

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