One Step Beyond, one of the greatest albums of ska and Madness's best album republished in red vinyl. One Step Beyond... is an essential album for anyone who wants to understand the ska movement of the late 70s in England, printed by bands like The Specials or The Selecter. Classic of the genre, this Madness album mixes ska, Motown, rock and roll and good old music hall music. At the time the album was 2nd in the UK Albums Chart and 128th in the Billboard 200. The album includes hits 'One Step Beyond... ',' Madness', or 'Bed And Breakfast Man'. The instrumentals showed the band capable of exceeding the musical limits it was thought imposed (ska, punk, reggae). The superb 'My Girl', 'Bed And Breakfast Man', 'In The Middle Of The Night', narrative snapshots in perfect opposition to the air of postpunk times, drew an outdated, bittersweet atmosphere from the music hall and ball orchestras. Disc 1 1One Step Beyond 2My Girl 3Night Boat to Cairo 4Believe Me 5Land of Hope and Glory 6The Prince 7Tarzan's Nuts 8In the Middle of the Night 9Bed and Breakfast Man 10Razor Blade Alley 11Swan Lake 12Rockin' in Ab 13Mummy's Boy 14Madness 15Chipmunks Are Go!
