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EMI (who own the rights to the ‘Mad Not Mad’ era Madness catalog, up through “Waiting for the Ghost Train”) have posted the track listing for their two CD and 1 DVD reissue of ‘Mad Not Mad’. This ambitious undertaking is due for release on 27th September and is now available for pre-order.

MADNESS
‘Mad Not Mad’

CD1
1. I’ll Compete (1999 Digital Remaster)
2. Yesterday’s Men (1999 Digital Remaster)
3. Uncle Sam (1999 Digital Remaster)
4. White Heat (1999 Digital Remaster)
5. Mad Not Mad (1999 Digital Remaster)
6. Sweetest Girl (1999 Digital Remaster)
7. Burning The Boats (1999 Digital Remaster)
8. Tears You Can’t Hide (1999 Digital Remaster)
9. Time (1999 Digital Remaster)
10. Coldest Day (1999 Digital Remaster)

Bonus Tracks:
11. Yesterday’s Men (Extended Version) (2010 Digital Remaster)
12. Uncle Sam (Ray Gun Mix) (2010 Digital Remaster)
13. Sweetest Girl (Extended Version) (2010 Digital Remaster)
14. (Waiting For The) Ghost Train (2010 Digital Remaster)

CD2
1. Yesterday’s Men (Demo Version) (2010 Digital Remaster)
2. All I Knew (2010 Digital Remaster)
3. Yesterday’s Men (Harmonica Mix) (2010 Digital Remaster)
4. Uncle Sam (Demo Version) (2010 Digital Remaster)
5. Please Don’t Go (2010 Digital Remaster)
6. Inanity Over Christmas (2010 Digital Remaster)
7. Sweetest Girl (Dub Mix) (2010 Digital Remaster)
8. Jennie (A Portrait Of) (2010 Digital Remaster)
9. Call Me (2010 Digital Remaster)
10. Maybe In Another Life (2010 Digital Remaster)

DVD
Promo Clips
1. Yesterday’s Men (2002 Digital Remaster)
2. Uncle Sam (2002 Digital Remaster)
3. Sweetest Girl (2002 Digital Remaster)
4. (Waiting For The) Ghost Train (2002 Digital Remaster)
5. Yesterday’s Men (Wogan – 19/08/85)

TV & Live
6. Uncle Sam (Top Of The Pops – 21/11/85)
7. Burning The Boats (Whistle Test – 26/11/85)
8. Time (Whistle Test – 26/11/85)
9. Yesterday’s Men (Whistle Test: Hammersmith Odeon – 31/12/85)
10. Time (Whistle Test: Hammersmith Odeon – 31/12/85)
11. Uncle Sam (Whistle Test: Hammersmith Odeon – 31/12/85)
12. I’ll Compete (Whistle Test: Hammersmith Odeon – 31/12/85)
13. (Waiting For The) Ghost Train (Top Of The Pops – 13/11/86)

With a release date of 6th September quickly approaching, the official Mad Shop is now accepting pre-orders for the Union  Square Music/Salvo double CD ‘Wonderful’ reissue.

http://www.madnessstore.co.uk/productdetail.jsp?productPK=unittest-rb6brRtH8SvdkHPiqN3IEb-1

Featuring the full original album, the promotional videos, the full complement of b-sides associated with the singles, and four additional bonus tracks, this is one of the more substantial reissues thus far (with only ‘Mad Not Mad’ from EMI and ‘The Madness’ from USM remaining.).

It’s well worth the seven pound 50 price tag. Get your pre-orders in!

Madness’ live performance at the V Festival will be broadcast live on Absolute Radio.

http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/listen/

Madness goes on at 5:50 pm, with the day’s full roster below:

Sunday 22 August – 4:50pm to 11pm – More sets from the V stage:

• 4:50pm – Paolo Nutini
• 5:50pm – Madness
• 7:00pm – Kings of Leon
• 8:15pm – The Kooks
• 9:20pm – Kasabian

Tickets for the festival at Hylands Park (http://www.vfestival.com/) are sold out so if you missed out on grabbing your tix, this live broadcast is the next best thing.

Good news for the kiddies! Matinee shows have been added to the “Do Not Adjust Your Nut Tour” this November and December.

Glasgow (27/11/2010), Newcastle (28/11/2010), Leicester (4/12/2010), Leeds (5/12/2010), and Birmingham (11/12/2010) are announced with tickets going on sale at 9:30 am, 6th August, 2010.

http://www.seetickets.com/see/event.asp?e|artist=MADNESS&n|artist=null&resultsperpage=20&filler1=see&filler2=art-srch&orderby=date,time

The gigs begin at 2:30 pm, plenty of time to see the show then get the kiddies home to their beds before their knackered heads nod off from all the excitement.

Watch the official Madness site for further ticketing details: http://www.madness.co.uk

After a weekend of speculation on The Nut, found happily tilting on the official Madness website (www.madness.co.uk), it was revealed today that the build up was for this year’s Winter Tour. Without further delay, here are the dates:

DO NOT ADJUST YOUR NUT TOUR 2010

Empress Ballroom – Friday 26th November 2010
O2 Academy Newcastle – Sunday 28th November 2010
Apollo Manchester – Tuesday 30th November 2010
O2 Academy Sheffield – Wednesday 1st December 2010
Hull Arena Hull – Friday 3rd December 2010
De Montfort Hall Leicester – Saturday 4th December 2010
O2 Academy Leeds – Sunday 5th December 2010
Rock City Nottingham – Tuesday 7th December 2010
Windsor Hall Bournemouth – Wednesday 8th December 2010
Rivermead Reading – Friday 10th December 2010
O2 Academy Birmingham – Saturday 11th December 2010
Cardiff International Arena – Monday 13th December 2010
Plymouth Pavilions – Tuesday 14th December 2010
Brighton Centre – Wednesday 15th December 2010
Earl’s Court London -Friday 17th December 2010

The first of what is hopefully many (if not definitely many) Christmas Tour dates for Madness has been announced today.

Madness is playing on Friday 17th  December 2010 at Earl’s Court Exhibition Centre in London.

http://www.eco.co.uk/

This 19,000 capacity venue is just slightly smaller than the 23,000 capacity O2 Arena they have played in recent Christmas tours.

Tickets go on sale Friday 30th July 2010 at 9:30 AM.

The Scarborough Evening News reports Madness will be headlining the  three day 360 Extreme Festival this September.

Running from 17th through 19th September, the festival will feature extreme sports like skateboarding, surfing, inline skating and BMX, as well as music acts and other festival activities.

You can read the full article here:

http://www.scarborougheveningnews.co.uk/news/Madness-to-star-at-39extreme39.6436398.jp

Speaking with Madness’ management, further details on the gig are shortly forthcoming and will be posted to the official site:

http://www.madness-central.com

The event will take place at the Scarborough Open Air Theatre, the largest venue of its kind in Europe.

http://www.scarboroughopenairtheatre.com/

Based around the Madness number 1 hit “House of Fun” UKTV’s Gold summer schedule will feature our boys in the ad campaign starting in mid July and ending at the end of August.

The four ads, which were made by Red Bee media, feature Suggs and Madness in front of a graphic of the Gold mind map and feature the new tagline “Stick Something Funny On”.

Click below for full details on the UKTV ad campaign, courtesy of BrandRepublic.com, “Connecting Advertising, Marketing, Media & PR.”

http://www.brandrepublic.com/news/1016186/uktv-gold-turns-suggs-madness-promote-summer-schedule/

Madness Central received word today from Union Square Music on the forthcoming reissue of Madness’ 1999 “comeback” album “Wonderful.”

Firstly, only “Wonderful” is being reissued this October and not both “Wonderful” and “The Madness” as has been speculated.

Secondly, and probably of more interest to the everyday work-away fan, here is your first look at the “Wonderful” reissue track listing:

CD1

The Promo Videos

1. You’re Wonderful (Re-Mix) (Japanese CD / “Johnny The Horse”)
2. Round And Round (B-Side “Lovestruck”)
3. We Are Love (B-Side “Lovestruck”)
4. Johnny The Horse (Radio Edit)
5. I Was The One (B-Side “Johnny The Horse”)
6. Dreaming Man (B-Side “Johnny The Horse”)
7. Light Of The Way (B-Side “Drip Fed Fred”)
8. We Want Freddie (B-Side “Drip Fed Fred”)
9. Drip Fed Fred (The Conspiracy Mix) (Single Version)
10. Maddley (B-Side “Lovestruck”Album Sampler)
11. Simple Equation (“Our House” Musical)
12. Sarah’s Song (“Our House” Musical)
13. It Must Be Love (2002 Mix “Our House” Musical)

After a quiet hiatus, the M Section on the official Madness website is back with all new exclusive content for card-carrying members of M. There are new wallpapers, clips from a recent German TV show, and a selection of vintage clips.

We’ve been promised there is more to come soon.

You can access M with your membership card that accompanied the Liberty of Norton Folgate box set at:

http://www.madness.co.uk/m_section/m_login.aspx