One Step Beyond...

One Step Beyond...
Studio album by Madness
Released	19 October 1979[1]
Recorded	1979
Studio	Eden and TW Studios London
Genre	Ska pop
Length	38:53
Label	Stiff, Sire
Producer	Clive Langer, Alan Winstanley
Madness chronology
One Step Beyond... (1979) Work Rest and Play (1980)

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Smash Hits	6/10[3]

One Step Beyond... is the 1979 debut album by the British ska-pop group Madness. It was ranked 90th in a 2005 survey held by British television's Channel 4 to determine the 100 greatest albums of all time. The album peaked at number two and remained in the UK Albums Chart for over a year. It was the first album produced by the team of Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley, who would go on to work with artists such as Elvis Costello and the Attractions, Morrissey, Dexys Midnight Runners and They Might Be Giants, as well as producing all but one of Madness' subsequent albums. The album was recorded in 10 days. The cover photograph was based on the back cover of a Kilburn and the High Roads album.^[4]

The title track, released as a single, was originally written and recorded by the Jamaican ska musician Prince Buster. The spoken line, "Don't watch that, watch this..." in the introduction is from another Prince Buster song, "The Scorcher". It was their second single (after "The Prince") which was a tribute song to this musician. The song heard between the two last titles on the album's original track list is "Madness", a cover of the Prince Buster song. While it is not listed on the UK LP sleeve or label, it was appended to the US Sire LP release and later releases on CD. This recording is different from the version found as the B-side of the "The Prince" single.

Track listing

Side one

1. "One Step Beyond" – 2:18 (Campbell)
2. "My Girl" – 2:44 (Barson)
3. "Night Boat to Cairo" – 3:31 (Barson, McPherson)
4. "Believe Me" – 2:28 (Barson, Hasler)
5. "Land of Hope and Glory" – 2:57 (Foreman, Thompson)
6. "The Prince" – 3:18 (Thompson)
7. "Tarzan's Nuts" – 2:24 (Barson)

Side two

1. "In the Middle of the Night" – 3:01 (McPherson, Foreman)
2. "Bed & Breakfast Man" – 2:33 (Barson)
3. "Razor Blade Alley" – 2:42 (Thompson)
4. "Swan Lake" – 2:36 (Tchaikovsky arr. Barson)
5. "Rockin' in A♭" – 2:29 (Wurlitzer; Bazooka Joe cover)
6. "Mummy's Boy" – 2:23 (Bedford)
7. "Madness" – 2:38 (Campbell)
8. "Chipmunks Are Go!" – 0:51 (C. Smash, Brendan Smyth)

The 2009 reissue also includes the music videos for "The Prince", "One Step Beyond", "My Girl", "Night Boat to Cairo" and "Bed & 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 various 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 titled "Fab Toones" and a DVD featuring videos, Top of the Pops and Old Grey Whistle Test appearances and a BBC documentary.^[5]

2009 reissue – bonus disc

1. "The Prince" – 2:31 (Thompson) (Peel session)
2. "Bed and Breakfast Man" – 3:24 (Barson) (Peel session)
3. "Land of Hope and Glory" – 2:42 (Thompson/Foreman) (Peel session)
4. "Stepping into Line" – 2:38 (Hasler/McPherson/Thompson) (Peel session)
5. "One Step Beyond..." – 2:17 (Campbell) (7" Single version)
6. "My Girl" – 2:58 (Barson) (Demo version – Mike Barson vocal)
7. "Mistakes" – 2:52 (Hasler/Barson) (B-Side "One Step Beyond...")
8. "Un Paso Adelante" – 2:33 (Campbell) ("One Step Beyond..." Spanish version)
9. "Nutty Theme" – 2:10 (Thompson/McPherson) (B-Side "One Step Beyond..." 12")
10. "My Girl" (Ballad version) – 2:28 (Barson) (From Flexipop flexi disc)
11. "Stepping into Line" – 2:15 (Hasler/McPherson/Foreman) (B-Side "My Girl")
12. "Un Passo Avanti" – 2:22 (Campbell) ("One Step Beyond..." Italian version)
13. "Deceives the Eye" – 2:00 (Bedford/Foreman) (Work Rest and Play EP)
14. "The Young and The Old" – 2:04 (McPherson/Barson) (Work Rest and Play EP)
15. "Don't Quote Me on That" – 4:31 (Smyth/Barson/Foreman/McPherson/Bedford/Thompson/Woodgate) (Work Rest and Play EP)
16. "Razor Blade Alley" – 2:35 (Thompson) (Dance Craze live version)
17. "Night Boat To Cairo" – 3:12 (McPherson/Barson) (Dance Craze live version)
18. "One Step Beyond..." – 2:53 (Campbell) (Dance Craze live version)

2014 reissue - Featuring 14 rehearsal demos from Fab Toones

1. "One Step Beyond" – 2:18 (Campbell)
2. "My Girl" – 2:44 (Barson)
3. "Night Boat to Cairo" – 3:31 (Barson, McPherson)
4. "Believe Me" – 2:28 (Barson, Hasler)
5. "Land of Hope and Glory" – 2:57 (Foreman, Thompson)
6. "The Prince" – 3:18 (Thompson)
7. "Tarzan's Nuts" – 2:24 (Barson)
8. "In the Middle of the Night" – 3:01 (McPherson, Foreman)
9. "Bed & Breakfast Man" – 2:33 (Barson)
10. "Razor Blade Alley" – 2:42 (Thompson)
11. "Swan Lake" – 2:36 (Tchaikovsky arr. Barson)
12. "Rockin' in A♭" – 2:29 (Wurlitzer; Bazooka Joe cover)
13. "Mummy's Boy" – 2:23 (Bedford)
14. "Madness" – 2:38 (Campbell)
15. "Chipmunks Are Go!" – 0:51 (C. Smash, Brendan Smyth)
16. "Nutty Sounds (Rehearsal 28/4/79)" - 3:13 (Suggs, Thompson, Bedford, Forman)
17. "Mistakes (Rehearsal 28/4/79)" - 2:53 (Hasler, Barson)
18. "Sunshine Voice (Rehearsal 28/4/79)" - 3:32 (Hasler, Barson)
19. "My Girl (Rehearsal 28/4/79)" - 2:50 (Barson)
20. "Memories (Rehearsal 28/4/79)" - 2:31 (Forman)
21. "Believe Me (Rehearsal 28/4/79)" - 2:39 (Suggs, Barson)
22. "Lost My Head (Rehearsal 28/4/79)" - 2:24 (Suggs, Barson)
23. "Razorblade Alley (Rehearsal 28/4/79)" - 2:33 (Thompson, Barson)
24. "Land of Hope and Glory (Rehearsal 28/4/79)" - 2:47 (Thompson, Forman)
25. "Mummy's Boy (Rehearsal 28/4/79)" - 2:21 (Bedford)
26. "In the Middle of the Night (Rehearsal 28/4/79)" - 2:51 (Suggs, Forman)
27. "You Said (Rehearsal 28/4/79)" - 2:21 (Barson)
28. "Stepping into Line (Rehearsal 28/4/79)" - 2:29 (Suggs, Bedford)
29. "Bed and Breakfast Man (Rehearsal 28/4/79)" - 4:15 (Barson)

In addition, the remaining 6 tracks from Fab Toones were not included on the CD due to space constraints. However, these tracks were available as downloads as described below

Fab Toones Demos for free on www.madness.co.uk

1. "Madness (Rehearsal 28/4/79)" – 2:20 (Prince Buster)
2. "My Mates (Rehearsal 28/4/79)" – 2:40 (Bedford, Barson)

Fab Toones Demos for sale on iTunes for residents of certain countries

1. "Shop Around (Rehearsal 28/4/79)" – 3:01 (Smokey Robinson)
2. "There's Always Something There to Remind Me (Rehearsal 28/4/79)" – 4:05 (Sandie Shaw)

Fab Toones Demos for sale on Amazon for residents of certain countries

1. "Swan Lake (Rehearsal 28/4/79)" – 2:49 (The Cats)
2. "Rockin in A Flat (Rehearsal 28/4/79)" – 2:09 (Willy Wurlitzer)

Singles

Singles and EP from the album:

• "The Prince" (2 Tone Single Mix)/"Madness" (2 Tone Single Mix)
• "One Step Beyond" (single mix)/"Mistakes" on the 7" Single, "One Step Beyond" (12" Mix)/"Mistakes"/"Nutty Theme" on the 12" single – October 1979
• "My Girl"/"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"/"Don't Quote Me On That" – March 1980
• "Tarzan's Nuts"/"Night Boat To Cairo" – Stiff 4338, The Netherlands, 1980
• "Don't Quote Me On That" (Hot Biscuit Mix)/"Swan Lake"

Chart performance

Original album

30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

Singles

Personnel

• Graham McPherson (Suggs) – lead vocals
• Mike Barson (Monsieur Barso) – keyboards
• Chris Foreman (Chrissy Boy) – guitars
• Mark Bedford (Bedders) – bass
• Lee "Kix" Thompson – saxophones, backing vocals, lead vocals on tracks 5 and 10
• Dan Woodgate (Woody) – drums, percussion

with:

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

Additional personnel

• John Hasler – minder

References