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Absolutely is the second studio album from Madness. Originally released in September 1980, the album reached number 2 in the UK album chart and produced some of the band’s biggest hits including ‘Baggy Trousers’, which reached number 3 in the UK singles chart, ‘Embarrassment’ and ‘The Return Of The Los Palmas 7’. This special 2 CD reissue includes 7 bonus tracks plus the live recording of the 1980 Hammersmith Odeon concert, alongside liner notes by Stevie Chick, which include interviews with band members Chris Foreman and Lee Thompson.
Disc: 1
1 Baggy Trousers
2 Embarrassment
3 E.R.N.I.E. (Remastered)
4 Close Escape (Remastered)
5 Not Home Today (Remastered)
6 On the Beat Pete (Remastered)
7 Solid Gone (Remastered)
8 Take It or Leave It (Remastered)
9 Shadow of Fear (Remastered)
10 Disappear (Remastered)
11 Overdone (Remastered)
12 In the Rain (Remastered)
13 You Said (Remastered)
14 The Return of the Los Palmas 7
15 In the Rain (Single Version) [Remastered]
16 The Business (Remastered)
17 Crying Shame (Remastered)
18 That's the Way to Do It (Remastered)
19 El Regresso De Los Palmas 7 (Remastered)
20 Swan Lake (Live) [Remastered]
21 Medley: Release Me / Close Escape / Solid Gone ((Patches flexi))
Disc: 2
1 One Step Beyond (Live at The Hammersmith Odeon - 23.12.80)
2 E.R.N.I.E. (Live at The Hammersmith Odeon - 23.12.80)
3 Mistakes (Live at The Hammersmith Odeon - 23.12.80)
4 Disappear (Live at The Hammersmith Odeon - 23.12.80)
5 Bed and Breakfast Man (Live at The Hammersmith Odeon - 23.12.80)
6 The Return of the Los Palmas 7 (Live at The Hammersmith Odeon - 23.12.80)
7 Close Escape (Live at The Hammersmith Odeon - 23.12.80)
8 Overdone (Live at The Hammersmith Odeon - 23.12.80)
9 Not Home Today (Live at The Hammersmith Odeon - 23.12.80)
10 Razor Blade Alley (Live at The Hammersmith Odeon - 23.12.80)
11 My Girl (Live at The Hammersmith Odeon - 23.12.80)
12 Take It or Leave It (Live at The Hammersmith Odeon - 23.12.80)
13 On the Beat Pete (Live at The Hammersmith Odeon - 23.12.80)
14 Embarrassment (Live at The Hammersmith Odeon - 23.12.80)
15 Shadow of Fear (Live at The Hammersmith Odeon - 23.12.80)
16 You Said (Live at The Hammersmith Odeon - 23.12.80)
17 In the Middle of the Night (Live at The Hammersmith Odeon - 23.12.80)
18 The Prince (Live at The Hammersmith Odeon - 23.12.80)
19 Baggy Trousers (Live at The Hammersmith Odeon - 23.12.80)
20 Rockin' In a Flat (Live at The Hammersmith Odeon - 23.12.80)
21 Madness (Live at The Hammersmith Odeon - 23.12.80)