MADNESS
THE LOT


THE LOT is without a doubt the most thorough compilation of material from ska pioneers, Madness. This six CD collection brings together six full albums with a total of 53 audio cuts and 24 videos.The second Madness box set includes all of the studio albums from the band's first run from 1979 to 1986, leaving out only the 1999 reunion CD Wonderful. It also leaves out the various compilation records (e.g., Complete Madness, Utter Madness, and Divine Madness, as well as the U.S. release Madness). Rather than reproduce the original album covers, The Lot pairs off the six albums into three distinct periods: the early "nutty" ska of One Step Beyond and Absolutely; the early-'80s experiments with a more mature pop sound on Seven and The Rise and Fall; and the more slickly produced, darker-toned pop of Keep Moving and Mad Not Mad. It's a clever packaging strategy, though the art direction could stand to be a little more attractive. The box set also features a 45-page color insert with comments from the band about each album. But the real draw for serious fans who already have all of the albums is the inclusion of 24 "interactive videos" intended for computer viewing. Each CD contains four videos from that period. Even fans who already have the Complete Madness, Utter Madness, and Divine Madness video collections may find this feature attractive, since the quality of the visuals seems to have improved in the conversion to digital. American fans should beware: the enclosed edition of the 1984 album Keep Moving is the British version and consequently does not contain the singles "The Sun and the Rain" or "Wings of a Dove," although both are included in video form. In any case, The Lot offers strong evidence that, for all of their hit singles, Madness was an excellent album band as well.


WONDERFUL 1999 6xCD
VIRGIN - MADBOX2
MADE IN THE EU

DISC 1:
One Step Beyond
1. One Step Beyond (audio + video)
2. My Girl (audio + video)
3. Night Boat to Cairo (audio + video)
4. Believe Me
5. Land of Hope & Glory
6. The Prince (audio + video)
7. Tarzan's Nuts
8. In the Middle of the Nigh
9. Bed & Breakfast Man
10. Razor Blade Alley
11. Swan Lake
12. Rockin in a Flat
13. Mummy's Boy
14. Madness (Not Listed)
15. Chipmunks Are Go!

DISC 2:
Absolutely
1. Baggy Trousers (audio + video)
2. Embarrassment (audio + video)
3. Ernie
4. Close Escape
5. Not Home Today
6. On the Beat Pete
7. Solid Gone
8. Take It or Leave It
9. Shadow of Fear
10. Disappear
11. Overdone
12. In the Rain
13. You Said
14. Return of the los Palmas (audio + video)
15. Bed And Breakfast Man (Video only)

DISC 3:
Seven
1. Cardiac Arrest (audio + video)
2. Shut Up (audio + video)
3. Sign of the Times
4. Missing You
5. Mrs Hutchinson
6. Tomorrows Dream
7. Grey Day (audio + video)
8. Pac a Mac
9. Promises Promises
10. Benny Bullfrog
11. When Dawn Arrives
12. Opium Eaters
13. Day on the Town
14. It Must be Love (Video only)

DISC 4:
The Rise And Fall
1. Rise & Fall
2. Tomorrow's Just Another Day (Audio + Video)
3. Blue Skinned Beast
4. Primrose Hill
5. Mr Speaker Gets the Word
6. Sunday Morning
7. Our House (Audio + Video)
8. Tiptoes
9. New Delhi
10. That Face
11. Calling Cards
12. Are You Coming (With Me)
13. Madness
14. Driving In My Car (Video only)
15. Bed And Breakfast Man (Video only)

DISC 5:
Keep Moving
1. Keep Moving
2. Michael Caine (Audio + Video)
3. Turning Blue
4. One Better Day (Audio + Video)
5. March of the Gherkins
6. Waltz Into Mischief
7. Brand New Beat
8. Victoria Gardens
9. Samantha
10. Time For Tea
11. Prospects
12. Give Me a Reason
14. The Sun And The Rain (Video only)
15. Wings Of A Dove (Video only)

DISC 6:
Mad Not Mad
1. I'll Compete
2. Yesterday's Men (Audio + Video)
3. Uncle Sam (Audio + Video)
4. White Heat
5. Mad No Mad
6. Sweetest Girl (Audio + Video)
7. Burning the Boats
8. Tears You Can't Hide
9. Time
10. Coldest Day
15. (Waiting For The) Ghost Train (Video only)

Excellent condition.

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