Absolutely is a Reggae album by Madness, originally released in 1980. On Gatefold: 132 pressings tracked, owned by 17 collectors.
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Absolutely is the 1980 second album from the British ska band Madness. The album reached number 2 in the UK album charts. Absolutely spawned some of the band's biggest hits, most notably "Baggy Trousers", which peaked at number 3 in the UK and spent more than four months in the singles chart. "Embarrassment" reached number 4, and the instrumental "The Return of the Los Palmas 7" climbed to number 7. Although the album reviews were generally less enthusiastic than those of One Step Beyond..., they were mostly positive.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Baggy Trousers2:45
- A2Embarrassment3:13
- A3E.R.N.I.E.2:08
- A4Close Escape3:29
- A5Not Home Today2:30
- A6On The Beat Pete3:05
- A7Solid Gone2:22
Side B
- B1Take It Or Leave It3:26
- B2Shadow Of Fear1:58
- B3Disappear2:58
- B4Overdone3:45
- B5In The Rain2:42
- B6You Said2:35
- B7Return Of The Los Palmas 71:57
Sound DNA
- Reggae
- Ska
- clean
- celebratory
- urban
UK vinyl pressed by CBS, Aston Clinton:
Initial copies came in laminated sleeves Absolutely (UK 1980) (opens in a new tab), some had a withdrawn alternate photo on sleeve front Absolutely (UK 1980) (opens in a new tab).
Non-laminated glossy sleeve Absolutely (UK 1980) (opens in a new tab).
The above all have labels with small faint song-writing credits.
Absolutely (UK 1980) (opens in a new tab) has larger song-writing credits on the labels. Absolutely (UK 1980) (opens in a new tab) is the same but track B6 is credited to 'McPerson'.
Absolutely (UK 1980) (opens in a new tab) has small credits on A-Side label and large credits on B-Side label. Absolutely (UK 1980) (opens in a new tab) is the opposite, but with the 'McPerson' misprint.
Absolutely (UK 1980) (opens in a new tab) are PRT pressings
Absolutely (UK 1980) (opens in a new tab) are German Sonopress pressings made for the UK market
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Cathal J. SmythBACKING VOCALS, TRUMPET
- Chas SmashBACKING VOCALS, VOCALS TRUMPET VOCALS
- Chris ForemanGUITAR , SITAR, SLIDE GUITAR GUITAR, SITAR GUITAR, SITAR, GUITAR
- Daniel M. WoodgateDRUMS, OTHER DRUMS, PERCUSSION, EFFECTS
- Lee "Kix" ThompsonBARITONE SAXOPHONE, TENOR SAXOPHONE SAXOPHONE SAXOPHONE , SAXOPHONE
- Mark BedfordBASS
- Mike BarsonMARIMBA, HARMONICA, PIANO, ORGAN, VIBRAPHONE VIBRAPHONE , MARIMBA, HARMONICA, PIANO, ORGAN VIBRAPHONE, MARIMBA, HARMONICA, PIANO, ORGAN
- SuggsLEAD VOCALS, PERCUSSION PERCUSSION VOCALS
- Woody Woods WoodgateDRUMS, EFFECTS DRUMS, OTHER
17 collectors on Gatefold own this · 132 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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