You will also see pictures of this rare alternate sleeve on the back of the Sweetest Girl sleeves and also on the Mad Not Mad deluxe CD/DVD set. Outer sleeve and vinyl are in near mint condition but the thin paper of the picture inner sleeve has split down one edge and partially split on the opposite edge. Theatre Of The Absurd Presents C’est La Vie, spearheaded by the floaty, atmospheric ska of lead single ‘C’est La Vie’, also represents the band’s first stab at self-production albeit under the aegis of top engineer Matt Galsbey.

Along with the Specials, Madness were one of the leading bands of the late-'70s ska revival that swept the U. The rear sleeve appears to be a mixture of new type setting and scans of the pictures from the original rear sleeve, so appears a little disjointed/inconsistent on close inspection. Housed in a plain black sleeve with a 12" size picture insert, it is not a picture sleeve (they weren't produced with picture sleeves). The Madness’ was the only studio album released under the short-lived iteration of Madness known as ‘The Madness’, with Mike Barson, Woody and Mark Bedford all out of the line-up.

A limited edition of 1000 were pressed on white vinyl in 2013, when they sold out a further 500 were pressed on black vinyl.

The result was an album bathed in all the new technology the late 1980s had to offer, and features some of this incarnation of Madness’ most experimental work. In my case the discs were pretty much flat - a little off centre on a least one side of each disc (but only a little) and generally very quiet where it mattered. Please remember these only look translucent ruby when held in front of a bright light, otherwise they look like normal black vinyl.Sleeve appears faded this is due to poor quality printing of all the Portuguese Absolutely sleeves rather than fading through age. Can't Touch Us Now is the eleventh and most recent studio album from British ska-pop legends Madness. Certain items can take longer to source than the estimated week, particularly during busy trading periods and may take longer to arrive at our warehouse. Don't worry, if the postage cost is higher than you were anticipating we can easily send you a full refund if you decide not to proceed.

What I can tell you is that most of the mixes/versions are correct to the original edition of the album, notably: Cardiac Arrest, It Must Be Love, The Prince (although the ending may be longer), Los Palmas 7, and House of Fun (with the fade. Madness - Absolutely - Yellow Vinyl LP released in September 2021 as a Limited Edition with special OBI at the edge to commemorate 100 years of HMV. Very rare withdrawn UK LP only a handful were pressed with this photograph which has Mike Barson holding his brolly beneath his chin (as opposed to the regular photo where he is leaning on it).Mint condition, still sealed never been played, shrink wrap carefully opened at one edge merely to see the vinyl. Includes the singles ‘Machinery’, ‘Are You Man Enough’ and ‘I Wouldn’t Beg For Water’ as well as her original recording of ‘Wind Beneath My Wings. The album was well received among fans and critics alike, bearing the classic single ‘Mr Apples’, which has become a regular fixture in the band’s live set. Very Important: Please note that the Divine double LP has a notch broken out of the edge of each vinyl LP (see photo) so the first track on each side cannot be played. The governing principle behind 'Theatre Of the Absurd Presents C'est La Vie', is: 'let Madness be Madness'.

com (also known as Esprit) has been the world's biggest and best seller of premium quality and top condition rare and vintage vinyl records, rare CD's and music memorabilia since 1985 - that's 39 years! The OBI sash is a professional reproduction of the original, everything else is the original from 1984.Wonderful, originally released in 1999 was the first studio album featuring the original Madness line-up since 1984’s Keep Moving. They all have picture sleeves but they are quite worn, Vinyl may have quite a few surface marks, nothing particularly bad but just well used. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Songs such as Grey Day and Night Boat To Cairo are the sort that differentiate this from their other compilations raising it to real 5 star status. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.