Awesome! One Step Beyond was great and these look great too. So many bonus tracks and all are appropriate. Oddly, these are getting a US release next week, while the UK doesn't get them until April. Weird. Anyway, way to go Salvo-I'll be getting these as soon as I can.

Absolutely

Product Description
Digitally remastered and expanded two CD edition of the British Pop/Ska outfit's sophomore album including bonus tracks. Originally released in 1980, Absolutely moved away from the band's Ska origins and embraced a style that mixed Reggae, '60s Pop, Music Hall and other genres together into a wholly unified sound. In other words, Absolutely was the first album that truly represented Madness' unique and timeless sound. Disc One includes the original album plus seven bonus audio tracks and three enhanced videos. Disc Two contains 15 tracks recorded live at the Hammersmith Odeon. Digipak features original album artwork and 24 page color booklet including lyrics, photos and liner notes by journalist Paul Lester. Salvo. 2010.

CD 1
1. Baggy Trousers
2. Embarrassment
3. E.R.N.I.E.
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. The Return Of The Los Palmas 7
15. In The Rain (Single Version) (B-Side 12" 'My Girl')
16. The Business (B-Side 'Baggy Trousers')
17. Crying Shame (B-Side 'Embarrassment')
18. That's The Way To Do It (B-Side 'The Return Of The Los Palmas 7' 7")
19. El Regresso De Los Palmas 7 (Spanish Version)
20. Swan Lake (Live) (B-Side 'The Return Of The Los Palmas 7' 12")

CD 2
1. Release Me / Close Escape / Solid Gone (Patches flexi-disc)
2. Baggy Trousers-VIDEO
3. Embarrassment-VIDEO
4. The Return Of The Los Palmas 7-VIDEO
5. One Step Beyond-LIVE Hammersmith Odeon, 23.12.80
6. E.R.N.I.E.-LIVE Hammersmith Odeon, 23.12.80
7. Mistakes-LIVE Hammersmith Odeon, 23.12.80
8. Disappear-LIVE Hammersmith Odeon, 23.12.80
9. Bed And Breakfast Man
10. The Return Of The Los Palmas 7-LIVE Hammersmith Odeon, 23.12.80
11. Close Escape-LIVE Hammersmith Odeon, 23.12.80
12. Overdone-LIVE Hammersmith Odeon, 23.12.80
13. Not Home Today-LIVE Hammersmith Odeon, 23.12.80
14. Razor Blade Alley-LIVE Hammersmith Odeon, 23.12.80
15. My Girl-LIVE Hammersmith Odeon, 23.12.80
16. Take It Or Leave It-LIVE Hammersmith Odeon, 23.12.80
17. On The Beat Pete-LIVE Hammersmith Odeon, 23.12.80
18. Embarrassment-LIVE Hammersmith Odeon, 23.12.80
19. Shadow Of Fear-LIVE Hammersmith Odeon, 23.12.80

Amazon USA:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0033WDCRK/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon UK:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0033WDCRK/?tag=imwan-21

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Product Description
Digitally remastered and expanded two CD edition of the British Pop band's third album including bonus tracks. This 1981 album is generally considered to have cemented the band's position in the canon of truly great British Pop acts. The band's songwriting had matured while they finally refined what is now considered their own unique sound. This expanded edition includes four enhanced videos on Disc One plus an additional 11 bonus audio tracks on Disc Two. Digipak features original album artwork and 24 page color booklet including lyrics, photos and liner notes. Salvo. 2010.

CD 1
1. Cardiac Arrest
2. Shut Up
3. Sign Of The Times
4. Missing You
5. Mrs. Hutchinson
6. Tomorrow's Dream
7. Grey Day
8. Pac-A-Mac
9. Promises Promises
10. Benny Bullfrog
11. When Dawn Arrives
12. The Opium Eaters

CD 2
1. Day On The Town
2. Grey Day-Video
3. Shut Up-Video
4. It Must Be Love-Video
5. Cardiac Arrest-Video
6. Missing you-The Richard Skinner Session
7. Sign Of The Times-The Richard Skinner Session
8. Tiptoes-The Richard Skinner Session
9. Memories (B-Side 'Grey Day')
10. A Town With No Name (B-Side 'Shut Up')
11. Never Ask Twice (B-Side 'Shut Up' 12")
12. It Must Be Love (Single)
13. Shadow On The House (B-Side 'It Must Be Love')
14. In The City (B-Side 'Cardiac Arrest')
15. Cardiac Arrest (12" Extended Version)
16. Grey Day (live) (From NME Racket Packet Cassette)

Amazon USA:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0033WDCRU/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon UK:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0033WDCRU/?tag=imwan-21

IP, I agree One Step Beyond reissue was done very well. Salvo looks to be a nice little label.

Amazon UK has them for 6 pounds 99. When I placed them in my cart for preorder they showed up as 5 pounds 99.
Total including shipping of 15 pounds 97.
Roughly $23.92 for both double CD sets including shipping. Not bad.

Better price, but for some unknown reason these UK releases are already available at Amazon USA yet they aren't scheduled for release in the UK itself until April 12th. If you can wait for them, by all means pre-order from Amazon UK.

That is very odd. I received mine from Amazon.com several days ago, but the Amazon UK deal is much better if one can wait.

Yeah, I'm gonna wait until April for these and that way I can order the Sabbath remasters at the same time from AmazonUK.
Black Sabbath and Madness-makes sense to me!
P.S.
How are these DanO? Did you get One Step Beyond as well? That one was really great.

Haven't played these two yet. Did get "One Step Beyond" and loved it - it's what made me decide to get the whole set. Sold my "The Lot" box on Ebay when I decided these would be the way to go. Got about $65.00 for it so that will go a long way in paying for the new remasters!

I didn't even thing to check Amazon US for these. I figured if they were not out until April in the UK why would they be out here?

If I didn't already own every album that Madness ever released...

...I'd be all over these!

Haven't you learned the ICE way yet? It's all about buying the albums that you already have, over and over again...

Naw. I only do that for comics books.
Same disease—different symptoms.

Just got the first three from Amazon.uk. (Actually only two have arrived so far, but that's a story for another post.) I see that each release is numbered on its spine ("1" for One Step Beyond..., etc.), and also features one letter from the name "Madness." I assume this means Salvo will be including 1988's The Madness in this reissue series, unlike The Lot. Most excellent! I also hope they include the songs from the Fink Brothers single as bonus tracks on Mad Not Mad.

Ven:
You will be most disappointed, as I believe Mad Not Mad and The Madness will not be remastered due to legal reasons.
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