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Madness: Divine Madness acetate – signed by Suggs and Clive Langer

1992 Madness double album ‘Divine Madness’ acetate. Comprising of four mint condition/pristine 12 inch acetates that have never been played. Each acetate is single sided so in effect the double album appears on four single sided 12 inch discs. The labels on all four discs are that of the studios The Town House Studios in Shepherd’s Bush, London where this 'Best of Madness' album 'The Lot' was mastered. 

The label is cream in colour and printed brown lettering in upper case the name 'THE TOWN HOUSE' resides above the address '140 Goldhawk Road, London W12 081-743 9313'.  The label features a pale linear graphic of the studio exterior.

Written on this in Biro in upper case the words 'MADNESS – SIDE ONE, V 2692 A' (disc one) ‘V 2692 B' (disc 2) ‘V 2692 C’ (disc 3) 'V 2692' (disc 4). The white original cardboard sleeve for discs 1 and 2 is signed by producer Clive Langer and beneath that also signed by Suggs with the words "All the best from the man they call Suggs". 

The cardboard white jacket of discs 3 and 4 is again signed by producer Clive Langer and Suggs has signed the sleeve "Suggs is a Balloon X” with a hand drawn cartoon balloon.

Madness and Bowie producer-musician Clive Langer kindly donated several rare acetates to be auctioned off on eBay in support of the campaign documentary film Tin Pan Alley Tales made by the crew behind The Save Denmark St Street Campaign.