One Step Beyond... (Coloured Viny LP) Folk & Americana

One Step Beyond... (Coloured Viny LP) Folk & AmericanaMadness were at the forefront of the UK ska revival at the end of the 70s, very much a regional thing. Madness were very London and they soon shed the two tone image and became one of the most consistent UK chart groups of the following decade. This debut shows both sides, from the excellent blue beat signature tune 'chipmunks are go!' and a first class cover of Prince Buster's 'One Step Beyond' to their own masterful pop, and in particular the highly

Owen was the youngest

This is one of his first LPs

replete with groovin' Stones cover

guitarist and occasional singer of acoustic-indie stalwarts Turin Brakes

like a home-made Shazam playlist

Dave Burrell

It was another charting record for Havens

this time the band tell tales of a more personal nature

the moniker of German disco house producer Tino Piontek

Through out the album Richard's sombre

Alongside producers / co-producers Mark Ralph

this record re-produces musically the simple pleasure of an afternoon spent in a sunny drawing room with a pack of crayons