"The Prince" (1979)
Sample of the original recording of "The Prince". The song was the band's first single, released on Two Tone.
"One Step Beyond" (1980)
A cover of a Prince Buster B-Side. The song was Madness' first single to enter the top 10 of the UK singles chart.
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In 1979, the band recorded the Lee Thompson composition "The Prince".[9] The song, like the band's name, paid homage to their idol, Prince Buster. The song was released through 2 Tone Records, the label of The Specials founder Jerry Dammers.[9] The song was a surprise hit, peaking in the UK music charts at number 16.[9] A performance of "The Prince" on popular UK music show Top of the Pops helped Madness gain public recognition. Madness then toured with fellow 2 Tone bands The Specials and The Selecter, before recording their debut album, One Step Beyond..., which was released by Stiff Records.[9] The album included a re-recording of "The Prince" and the band's second and third singles: "One Step Beyond" and "My Girl". The title song was a cover of the B-side of the 1960s Prince Buster hit "Al Capone". One Step Beyond... stayed in the British charts for 37 weeks, peaking at number 2.[10][9] After the release of "My Girl", the band felt that they had exhausted the material from One Step Beyond..., and did not want to release any more singles from the album.[11] However, Dave Robinson, head of Stiff Records, disagreed.[11] Eventually, a compromise was made, and the band decided to release an EP featuring one album track and three new tracks.[11] The result was the Work Rest and Play EP, which
Sample of the original recording of "The Prince". The song was the band's first single, released on Two Tone.
"One Step Beyond" (1980)
A cover of a Prince Buster B-Side. The song was Madness' first single to enter the top 10 of the UK singles chart.
Problems playing the files? See media help.
In 1979, the band recorded the Lee Thompson composition "The Prince".[9] The song, like the band's name, paid homage to their idol, Prince Buster. The song was released through 2 Tone Records, the label of The Specials founder Jerry Dammers.[9] The song was a surprise hit, peaking in the UK music charts at number 16.[9] A performance of "The Prince" on popular UK music show Top of the Pops helped Madness gain public recognition. Madness then toured with fellow 2 Tone bands The Specials and The Selecter, before recording their debut album, One Step Beyond..., which was released by Stiff Records.[9] The album included a re-recording of "The Prince" and the band's second and third singles: "One Step Beyond" and "My Girl". The title song was a cover of the B-side of the 1960s Prince Buster hit "Al Capone". One Step Beyond... stayed in the British charts for 37 weeks, peaking at number 2.[10][9] After the release of "My Girl", the band felt that they had exhausted the material from One Step Beyond..., and did not want to release any more singles from the album.[11] However, Dave Robinson, head of Stiff Records, disagreed.[11] Eventually, a compromise was made, and the band decided to release an EP featuring one album track and three new tracks.[11] The result was the Work Rest and Play EP, which
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