IN THIS ISSUE ...

1 - THE EDITOR WRITES - Latest news and information in brief.

2 - THE MADDEST GROUP IN THE WORLD - Taken from a 1985 edition of
    Smash Hits and painstakingly typed-up by MIS Online subscriber,
    Steve Saunders... After a two year break, Madness return with
    "the mellowest song" they've ever written. But,wonders Chris
    Heath, are they still THE MADDEST GROUP IN THE WORLD?

3 - COMPLETE YOUR MADNESS COLLECTION - Check out the latest Madness
    goodies in stock and up for sale at Complete and Utter Madness.

4 - THE MADNESS VIDEO ARCHIVE - What, you've missed the limited
    screenings of the `Lovestruck` and `DFF` videos? Well, fret no
    longer. Pop along to Simon Roberts' website where he has both
    available for download.

5 - LOS PALMAS 6 - There's a new Madness tribute band on the scene
    who promise to be different to the rest. Find out more, see if
    they're playing in your area and get along.

6 - AND SO, TO BED - Thanks and closing words.

[1] - THE EDITOR WRITES

During the recent fan-led advertising campaign for `Drip Fed Fred`,
you may recall a few lines detailing that even the Ministry of
Defence building in London's Whitehall had failed to avoid the
bill posters of DFF.  It looks like the whole escapade was taken in
good spirit as no arrests have been made and the person in question
will not be spending the rest of his days in Colchester Military
Prison!

Like `One Step Behind`, top Madness cover band, `Complete Madness`
have finally got themselves online and can be contacted at the
following address: Complete at madness2000.fsbusiness.co.uk

Please feel free to mail them with gig listings, band info, feedback
and general chat. Thanks go to Claire Keegan for the info.

Some exciting news in from the Total Madness Mailing List's Wee Stoo
is that last Sunday night a certain Mr. Smash played 5 songs solo
during an acoustic session in a club. Apparently Carl, nervous
though he was, thought it went down well. Could this be a sign that
he will be following Suggs and taking a stab as a solo artist?

Meanwhile, Rob W has been rummaging through the music press and has
stumbled across a review of `Drip Fed Fred` in the current issue of
`The Melody Maker`. The music paper gave DFF 3 out of 5 and described
the excellent `Elysium` as `a masterpiece`.

Following the news from Adele Hargreaves last week that `the prospect
of Madstock 5 is gleaming`, rumours are now circulating that a
pencilled-in date of Sunday 11th June will be the day that Finsbury
Park erupts once more into a day full of Madness. The internet
Madness fan-base are already (and rightly so) getting excited and
some are putting together basic plans!

OK, so you've managed to catch one or two of the numerous Madness
tribute bands currently doing the rounds and now fancy a little
change. Well, you could a lot worse than `The More Specials`, who are
as you can probably work out, a Specials tribute band. Juliet of the
famous `Ska Mad` reports that the band will be playing at `The
Standard` in London on the 18th March and `O'Neils` in Bromley on the
30th.

Attention voters! No, this isn't another `Vote For Fred` campaign,
but instead, a `Vote For Madness` campaign. Matthias Goessler has
recently been scouring the net and tells as that

     "At the Glastonbury-Website you can vote
      for the Bands you want to see there.

      http://www.glastonbury-festival.co.uk/cgi-bin/vote.pl"

Apparently, Madness are currently on 9 votes, so if you'd like to add
to that number, get connected and get voting!

Thanks go to Matthias for the details.

Around this time last month, Madness took the unusual step of jetting
over to Spain to record a session for future airing on national
Spanish television. Well, a few days back the show was finally aired.
The majority of the tracks played were the well-known classics like
`Baggy Trousers`, `It Must be Love`, whilst the only new tracks to
be aired were `Johnny The Horse`, `Lovestruck` and the excellent
`Communicator`. Thanks go to Monica Palacin for the info.

Remember the Madness competition set many moons ago on the
official site where the band were offering us the opportunity of
winning some personal goodies from each member by answering  a few
measly questions? As Simon Roberts points out in a recent E-mail to
`The Total Madness Mailing List`, "Surely someone on the list has won
at least one of the seven items on the list". Well, he's got a point!
As far as I know, nothing has been announced and no winners have yet
been notified. If you beg to differ, please get in touch with the
details and we'll print them in the next edition of the MIS.

Do you recall the famous `We want Lee for our Leader` banner that was
painstakingly put together by MIS Online subscriber Jerney and
subsequently used by Mr. Thompson in one of the shows? Well, the
near legendary Jerney and banner can now be viewed in one of the
clips currently available for download on the official Madness site
which Lee filmed towards the end of last year.

Onto this week's edition of the MIS now, and as usual, there's a
really varied selection of articles to rummage though. Steve
Saunders has painstakingly typed-up a retro Madness interview from
1985, Complete and Utter Madness have got another one of their
massive Madness sales on the go. We have Simon Roberts with details
of how you can finally get your chance to obtain the `Lovestruck`
and `Drip Fed Fred` videos, and if that wasn't enough, we've got
some exciting news on a new tribute band who are currently doing the
rounds.

And with that, lets get on with the weeks selection of articles.

Enjoy!

All the best,

Robert Hazelby (MIS Online editor)

[2] - THE MADDEST GROUP IN THE WORLD?

Taken from a 1985 edition of Smash Hits and painstakingly typed-up
by MIS Online subscriber, Steve Saunders...

After a two year break, Madness return with "the mellowest song"
they've ever written. But,wonders Chris Heath, are they still

THE MADDEST GROUP IN THE WORLD?

Madness have just got back from Germany. They'd been there to promote
their first single for nearly 2 years, the sombre "Yesterday's Men",
but not quite everything went quite to plan. "All they wanted to
know about," fumes Suggs, "was 'nutty ska suits' and 2-Tone."
"They kept asking," explains Carl, "'vi haff you chanzed your
clothz?'"
"We told them the other ones were smelly," says Suggs.

Its obvious that Madness fell just a little trapped by their past.
Its not surprising - they've got quite a lot to live up to. Before
they took their recent break - forced by the departure of their main
songwriter Mike Barson and by their move away from Stiff Records and
Dave Robinson, (who used to direct their videos and advise them) -
they'd had 19 consecutive Top Twenty singles in Britain. And ever
since they hit the charts with bands like the Specials and the Beat
in the 2-Tone/ska craze of 1981, they'd also firmly established
themselves in the public eye as the nutty boys in the pork pie hats
who did wacky things all the time and sung cheery bouncy pop songs
about schoolish pranks and baggy trousers. Though in fact they'd
stopped doing all of these years ago. But as Lee acknowledges
"there's a lot of people who want to see us like that still."
Nevertheless that's an image they're determined to shake off, which
is why they insisted that their 'comeback' single should be "the
mellowest song we've ever done", a slow song criticising the belief
that things will always 'get better in the long run' without people
doing anything about it. Though Suggs insists that "if it hadn't been
a hit we wouldn't have jumped out of any windows" they're all clearly
relieved that it is. If only because, despite all their successes,
they're not very rich - they only were really ever pop stars in
Britain and all the money they earnt from that they've invested in
their own recording studio.

So how are they finding their return to the public eye?
"Its difficult," says Lee dryly, " because we keep getting banned
from things."
He's smarting from their recent Wogan appearance where, because he
turned up late, they were told the next morning that they were too
"unprofessional" to ever be asked back.
"We've always been unprofessional," points out Suggs indignantly.
"Its crazy," complains Carl. "Its not as though we're the Sex
Pistols or anything."
"The trouble is," says Suggs, "that we started with a bad image and
its stuck with us - even after a two year break. We keep making
plans to be professional and co-operative, but we never are."
"Still," he adds, "if we were perfect we'd be boring."

One thing that they're all very clear about is that just because
they're no longer nutty boys it doesn't mean that they're now
miserable sods. In fact they spend nearly the whole time cracking
really terrible jokes, taking the mickey out of each other and
generally being very cheerful. Though they don't hide a certain
amount of concern about how well they can cope without the talents
of Mike barson, who left, because he didn't like the pressures of
the business, to go and live with his wife in Holland.
"We used to have a rough idea about something," explains Lee, " and
Mike would be the one to go 'bang!' this is it. There'd be no grey
areas. Whereas now everyone's taking more time about things -
sometimes too much time - its a bit of a headache with six people
trying to agree."
So did it take a long time to get used to the fact that Mike was no
longer there?
"Yeah," says Lee sadly, "It did. Because we'd been hanging out with
each other since we were small kids it came as a bit of a knock. It
was like loosing me wife. It felt like a brother had gone to another
planet or another country. Which he did."
"I spoke to him last week actually. He's still writing and recording
on his home studio - he said he'd been doing some old Madness stuff
- like "One Step Beyond" and "Absolutely"."
What for?
"That's what I intend to find out. I'm going over to see him."
So would you like it if he started writing songs for Madness again?
Lee doesn't hesitate.
"Very much so. Yes."
But for the moment the six remaining members will soldier on, looking
forward to the release of their forthcoming LP, "Mad Not Mad",
running their record company Zarjazz which employs eight people and
has signed up Charm School and Tom Morley, continue paying into
their pension fund (" we started one three years ago") and try to get
the international success that has . Whatever, they've no intention
of giving up.
"We've got a few years left in us yet," laughs Carl. "Especially when
you see some of the cack in the charts...which we won't mention but
they know who they are and I'm sure they don't sleep easy!"
At which they all fall about in hysterics. Who does he mean?
"I don't want to slag people off," he says, refusing to be drawn.
"But," whispers Lee loudly, "they're wearing red Doctor Martens..."

LEE
 "I've got nothing to say. I'm a boring old fart," insists Lee.
What is he going on about?
"It all started at this fancy dress party," he explains, I went as a
Hari Krishna (weird eastern cult which involves shaving your head).
I think its this bloody hairstyle that makes me so...bloody boring!"
In fact he says that he is quite serious about Hari Krishna - "I'm
publicising it" - though he doesn't want to be a member because
"they go to bed at 8 and then get up at 11, 2 and 4 to pray...I
couldn't do that."
He claims he has, however, been to their centre to learn about the
cult and says that he doesn't think it "does anyone any harm. And
I'd rather advertise Hari Krishna that Dumbo - I mean Rambo."
Before this weird phase he'd spent his time away from the band with
his wife and two kids ("about once a week we go out with Suggs'
family") and trying to sort out the warehouse he's having converted
- "one hell of a headache".
How does he feel about all these new responsibilities?
"I suppose the easy answer is that the more money you've got the
more problems you have," he says. "Its probably the kids which keep
me and my wife together otherwise I'd probably flip out."

CHRIS
Its a standing joke with the rest of Madness that guitarist Chris
Foreman invented rock 'n' roll.
"Invented rock 'n' roll?" he scowls. "No I didn't! They just say
that because I'm the oldest (he's 29). They say rude things like that
I was in Bill Haleys group. But," he adds proudly, " actually they
all look up to me. Especially when I stand on something."
Chris was married and divorced years ago (he has a 9 year old son)
and now says that "even though the others do a lot of things outside
the band, I don't really. I just spend my time trying to write songs."
He's disgusted by the idea that his long hair - presently creeping
over his shoulders - was inspired by a need to stay fashionable.
"I'd hate to be fashionable - its not fashionable, is it?" he says
worriedly. " I grew it early this year in competition with Lee.
We were both doing quite well until this fancy dress party. I went
as Uncle Sam, Suggs as a  Hasidic Jew, Carl a Samurai Warrior and
Mark in a US army uniform. Lee had just dyed his hair and beard
black so we were sure he'd go as Abraham Lincoln. But he cut it
off and went as a Hari Krishna. Though," he adds determinedly,
"he's still left with one long bit."

WOODY
So what's Woody been up to the last two years? He scratches his head.
"Not a lot. Recently I played tennis."
In fact he's spent quite a lot of time with his wife, Jane - its
their fifth wedding anniversary in two days time.
"Its been really beautiful," he says sincerely.
It was Jane who brought him back to reality recently when he became
totally obsessed with the technical side of making records and would
spend hours upon end programming computers and fiddling with
electronic gadgets.
"It became like an addiction," he admits. "I became so involved that
I was totally detached from the rest of the world. It was awful.
Fortunately Jane pulled me out of it and brought me back to earth
by giving me a hard time. Which I really appreciated."
Woody confesses that his reputation as the quietest, least extrovert
member of Madness is still fair enough.
"Fair comment," he agrees, a wry smile on his face. " You see, I
don't have a natural tendency to dance. I've never danced in my life.
People expect that, just because I'm a member of the band. I'll get
up and dance - its excruciatingly embarrassing. Though," he adds,
"I am extrovert in some ways - I suppose verbally but not in actions.
Its just that I'm not often seen being wacky and nutty."

MARK
"I was only 17 when we made 'The Prince' (their first single),"
laughs Mark, the groups youngest member, still trying to work out
how it all happened.
"We were literally just pushed forward on a big wave - we didn't
have much time to think about anything. Looking back at some of the
crazy things I used to do in videos I think 'how did they get me to
do that?' because really I'm quite inhibited and shy."
Still, he regrets none of it though these days he says he's enjoying
it "even more". Recently he's been playing on a few other peoples
records, going to the theatre and cinema ("all sorts, but not science
fiction - its dross, I hate it!") and reading.
I just read this book, Elvis: The Novel," he explains. "Its a
fictional book about Elvis Presley - in it he invents the
cheeseburger, makes a guest appearance on Batman and becomes the
Rocket Man Of Memphis." But mainly he's just enjoying making Madness
records.
"You don't get many groups these days," he reflects, "that play one
instrument each and mesh together to make a sound. Its not the
current vogue. Its almost regarded as old-fashioned, isn't it?"

CARL
"A friend said to me recently," says Carl, "that at one time I was
the most menacing pop star in England."
He doesn't think it was true - "I'm sure there are some real nasties"
- but says that at the time he was "full of angst".
"I didn't realise what I was like at the time but I can see it now,"
he admits. "It was all part of what I thought Madness was then -
funny and a bit threatening. I used to hang round with Lee and Mike
- we'd do loads of silly things that seemed hysterical at the time.
We weren't that destructive but we did get into fights, mainly
because of the way that we looked. We'd dress exactly the same and
go running down the road in double time. It seems very weird now.
Like a different person."
In those days people weren't even sure what he was doing in the band.
"I knew I wanted to be in so I fought to get in there," he remembers,
but to start with all he did was shout the odd lyric and do lots of
nutty dancing. Since then, though, he's learnt the trumpet and also
does quite a lot of songwriting - as well as the band stuff he wrote
Feargal Sharkey's "Listen To Your Father". These days he says
writing songs and looking forward to having a family are the most
important things in his life.

SUGGS
"We have changed," says Suggs looking back on how Madness used to be
when they started. "We're a lot more sensitive now. Its a matter of
realising what you want, knowing that there's more to life than
going to discos, showing off and being aggressive. You can direct
your energy more positively than flying round the world, going
bananas and just smashing things up. I'm still just as excited about
music as when we started but its just a matter of getting it in
perspective. You don't want to wake up in your hotel room three
years later and think 'what have I been doing?'."
So these days he thinks a lot more about "having friends, having a
family, having a garden...that's the real life, not the fantasy."
He's got a wife and two daughters and says that one of the best
things about the last two years has been the chance to "just sit and
think for five minutes".
"I left school and had a couple of brief jobs," he explains, " and
then I joined the band. I missed out on a lot. So I've been catching
up."
Still, he did also find time to write quite a lot of Madness' new LP
and, with Carl, to mastermind the Fink Brothers record at the
beginning of the year. But, he says, "its only being in Madness
that inspires me to sing."

[3] - COMPLETE YOUR MADNESS COLLECTION

Here at Complete and Utter Madness, we stock rare and not so rare
Madness and Madness related merchandise. Most of the items are
generally purchased by serious collectors and do have high price
tags as they are rare in nature and of course the reason why they are
collectable.

To purchase any of the following items e-mail : sales at nuttyboys.com

Our prices are listed in US Dollars and DO NOT include postage and
packing to destination of buyer.

(WAITING FOR) THE GHOST TRAIN (MADNESS)
Glossy Hardcard P/S The last single from Madness before they split
in 1986. Features the Excellent mega mix 'Seven Year Scratch' and
Maybe In Another Life. [Zarjazz JAZZ912] 8.00 $13.20

BAGGY TROUSERS BETACAM MASTER (MADNESS)
Baggy Trousers (UK promo only Betacam Video Master) [West 1 909154]
35.00 $57.75

CARDIAC ARREST (MADNESS)
Promo Copy P/S [Stiff BUYDJ140] 20.00 $33.00

DRIVING IN MY CAR - POSTER SLEEVE (MADNESS)
Driving In My Car (Rare UK 7" in poster sleeve, BUY153)
[Stiff BUY153] 13.99 $23.08

EL REGRESO DE LOS 7 PALMAS (MADNESS)
El Regreso De Los 7 Palmas (Spanish Stiff 7", p/s MO2035)
[Stiff MO2035] 14.00 $23.10

GREY DAY (MADNESS)
Grey Day (Rare UK 4-trk 12" incl Baggy Trousers, Take It Or Leave
It and One Step Beyond sung in Spanish, blue p/s BUY-IT-112)
[Stiff BUYIT112] 56.00 $92.40

GREY DAY (MADNESS)
Slight Wear On P/S [Stiff BUY112] 3.50 $5.78

GREY DAY - 6" PICTURE LABEL (MADNESS)
Grey Day (Rare Japanese 6-trk 12", stunning 6" picture labels,
die-cut p/s with lyric sheet insert + obi strip!, VIP-5912)
[Stiff VIP5912] 35.00 $57.75

HOUSE OF FUN - BETACAM MASTER (MADNESS)
House Of Fun (Scarce UK promo onl Betacam Video Master)
[Wax ] 28.00 $46.20

I PRONOUNCE YOU - BOX SET (MADNESS)
I Pronounce You (UK 7" box inc enamel badge & postcards)
[Virgin VSX1054] 16.80 $27.72

IN THE CITY (MADNESS)
In The City (Scarce Japanese 7" b/w Shut Up - unique p/s promoting
the new Honda City car - feat lyrics on reverse VIPX-1609)
[Stiff VIPX-1609] 28.00 $46.20

IN THE ZONE (MADNESS)
[Westwood One SHOW9745] 60.00 $99.00

IT'S MADNESS (SECOND EDITION) (MADNESS)
[Virgin CDVIP228] 14.99 $24.73

JOHNNY THE HORSE (MADNESS)
Johnny The Horse (UK promo CD, custom p/s 1PROMO2889)
[Virgin 1PROMO2889] 9.79 $16.15

KEEP MOVING (MADNESS)
Promo Copy P/S Rare 1984 US Promotional Album, includes Wings Of A
Dove and The Sun and the Rain. [Geffen GHS4022] 25.00 $41.25

LOVESTRUCK (MADNESS)
[Virgin VSCDT1737] 8.00 $13.20

LOVESTRUCK (MADNESS)
Lovestruck (Radio Edit UK promo CD, custom p/s VSCDJ#)
[Virgin VSCDJ1737] 9.79 $16.15

LOVESTRUCK (MADNESS)
Two track CD with bonus CDRom Video. [Virgin VSCDG1737] 8.00 $13.20

MADNESS (MADNESS)
Madness (Deleted US 12-trk LP, in unique "pool table"p/s!)
[Geffen GHS4003] 16.80 $27.72

MADNESS (MADNESS) MADNESS
(Canadian original LP, "pool table" p/s  GHS4003) [Geffen GHS4003]
21.00 $34.65

MICHAEL CAINE (MADNESS)
Michael Caine (German 7" double pack, unique gatefold p/s)
[Stiff 6.14072] 16.80 $27.72

MICHAEL CAINE (MADNESS)
Michael Caine (UK blue A label promo 7", p/s BUY-DJ-196)
[Stiff BUYDJ196] 12.59 $20.77

MICHAEL CAINE (MADNESS)
Picture Disc [Stiff PBUY196] 15.00 $24.75

MY GIRL (MADNESS) MY GIRL
(Deleted UK 4-trk CD inc 3 live trks, p/s  VSCDT1425)
[Virgin VSCDT1425] 9.79 $16.15

NIGHT BOAT TO CAIRO (MADNESS)
Night Boat To Cairo (Rude Mix, Rude Edit, Rude Instrumental and Well
Hung Parliament Dub Edit Mix UK '92 promo 12" VSTDJ1447)
[Virgin VSTDJ1447] 9.79 $16.15

ONE BETTER DAY (MADNESS)
One Better Day (Scarce UK 4-trk 12" inc Guns, p/s BUYIT201)
[Stiff BUYIT201] 13.99 $23.08

ONE BETTER DAY (MADNESS)
Poster P/S [Stiff BUY201] 10.00 $16.50

ONE BETTER DAY - WHITE LABEL (MADNESS)
One Better Day (UK white label 7" test pressing BUY201)
[Stiff BUY201] 16.80 $27.72

ONE STEP BEYOND - BETCAM MASTER (MADNESS)
One Step Beyond (UK promo Betacam Video Master)
[West 1 908248] 35.00 $57.75

OUR HOUSE (MADNESS)
P/S B/w Cardiac Arrest [Geffen 729668] 8.00 $13.20

OUR HOUSE (MADNESS)
Company Diecut Sleeve Limited Edition Special Stretch Mix
[Stiff BUYJB163] 14.00 $23.10

OUR HOUSE - SPECIAL STRETCH MIX (MADNESS)
Our House (Special Stretch Mix UK jukebox 7", BUYJB163)
[Stiff BUYJB163] 14.00 $23.10

SWEETEST GIRL (MADNESS)
Glossy Hardcard P/S Hard to find 12" single, includes two exclusive
remixes Sweetest Girl (Dub Mix) and Sweetest Girl (Extended Mix).
[Zarjazz JAZZ812] 10.00 $16.50

THE BUSINESS (MADNESS)
Slight Wear On P/S [Virgin MADBOX1] 10.00 $16.50

THE LOT - 6 CD BOX (MADNESS)
The Lot (UK box set feat 6 Enhanced remastered CD albums, features a
total of 24 videos + all the audio tracks - over 5 hours of "nutty"
entertainment!, with 36-pg booklet and slipcase slv - sealed!)
[ MADBOX2] 41.99  $69.28

THE PRINCE (MADNESS)
Company Diecut Sleeve Plastic Label [Two Tone CHSTT3] 5.00 $8.25

THE PRINCE (REMIXES) (MADNESS)
Company Diecut Sleeve Rare 1998 PROMO 12" Madness vs. WubbleU.
Featuring remixed versions of The Prince (Full Dub) and The Prince
(Full No Dub) North vs. South [Virgin MADJ98] 20.00 $33.00

THE RETURN OF THE LOS PALMAS 7 (MADNESS)
Glossy Hardcard P/S [Stiff BUY108] 5.00 $8.25

THE RETURN OF THE LOS PALMAS 7 + COMIC (MADNESS)
The Return Of The Los Palmas 7 (UK ltd 12" + comic, p/s)
[Stiff BUYIT108] 35.00 $57.75

THE SUN AND THE RAIN (MADNESS)
Glossy Hardcard P/S [Stiff BUY192] 5.00 $8.25

THE SUN AND THE RAIN (MADNESS)
Selections From Keep Moving (US 3-trk promo 12" feat The Sun And
The Rain, Wings Of A Dove & Keep Moving, custom p/s)
[Geffen PRO-A-2122] 18.19 $30.01

THE SUN AND THE RAIN (MADNESS)
The Sun & The Rain (Scarce UK 3-track 12", p/s BUYIT192)
[Stiff BUYIT192] 9.79 $16.15

THE SUN AND THE RAIN (MADNESS)
The Sun And The Rain (Scarce US 7" in 'runners' p/s!)
[Geffen 29350-7] 12.59 $20.77

THE SUN AND THE RAIN (MADNESS)
The Sun And The Rain (UK "A" label promo 7", p/s BUY-DJ#)
[Stiff BUYDJ192] 13.99 $23.08

TOMORROW'S JUST ANOTHER DAY (MADNESS)
(UK red A label promo 7", p/s BUY-DJ-169) [Stiff BUYDJ169] 16.80 $27.72

TOMORROW'S JUST ANOTHER DAY (MADNESS)
Tomorrow's Just Another Day (UK 7" picture disc, PBUY169)
[Stiff PBUY169] 9.79 $16.15

TOMORROW'S JUST ANOTHER DAY (MADNESS)
Tomorrow's Just Another Day (UK 7", picture sleeve BUY169)
[Stiff BUY169] 9.79 $16.15

UN PASO ADELANTE (MADNESS)
Un Paso Adelante (One Step Beyond Spanish 7", p/s MO1922)
[Stiff MO1922] 21.00 $34.65

UN PASO ADELANTE (ONE STEP BEYOND) (MADNESS)
P/S RARE 1980 Spanish 7" Single featuring Un Paso Adelante
(One Step Beyond) sung by Chas Smash in spanish B/w Mistakes
(Errors) [Stiff MO1922] 27.00 $44.55

UNCLE SAM (MADNESS)
Small Sticker On Front of P/S This features the excellent remix of
Uncle Sam and includes the very special bonus track Uncle Sam
eight track DEMO recorded at home. [Zarjazz JAZZ712] 5.00 $8.25

WINGS OF A DOVE (MADNESS)
Wings Of A Dove (Rare UK 3-track 12", p/s BUYIT181)
[Stiff BUYIT181] 13.99 $23.08

WINGS OF A DOVE (MADNESS)
Wings Of A Dove (UK yellow A label promo 7", BUY-DJ-181)
[Stiff BUYDJ181] 14.00 $23.10

WINGS OF A DOVE (MADNESS)
Wings Of A Dove (Rare UK 7" picture disc, BUY181)
[Stiff BUY181] 13.99 $23.08

WONDERFUL (MADNESS) WONDERFUL
(UK promo-only interview CD with Suggs, Lee & Woody, custom card p/s
with cues on the reverse MADCDINT1) [virgin MADCDINT1] 34.99 $57.73

WONDERFUL (MADNESS)
Wonderful (1999 Virgin UK 11-trk promo recordable CD-R acetate,
custom printed silver/blue disc & title/tracklisting inlay)
[Virgin CD ACETATE] 63.00 $103.95

WONDERFUL (MADNESS)
[Virgin CDV2889] 14.99 $24.73

WORK REST AND PLAY (MADNESS)
Glossy Hardcard P/S Night Boat to Cairo, Deceives The Eye, The
Young And The Old & Don't Quote Me On That [Stiff BUY71] 8.00 $13.20

YESTERDAYS MEN (MADNESS)
Picture Disc Rare Limited Edition Square Picture Disc. Bonus Single
features It Must Be Love (LIVE) and Yesterdays Men - Harmonica Mix
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[4] - THE MADNESS VIDEO ARCHIVE

Are you one of the many who failed to catch the `Lovestruck` and
`Drip Fed Fred` videos during their limited airing and are now
pining for their dosage of nutty videos? Well, fret no longer. Thanks
to the efforts of Simon Roberts, the two videos are merely a mouse
click and a download away.

Pop along to: www.ntmml.co.uk

The `Lovestruck` MPEG weighs in at around 12.1 mb (3:59) whilst `DFF`
is a slightly lighter 11.9mb (3:53)

Those of you who have to pay for your phone calls may want to think
about downloading these videos during the weekend when the call costs
are that little bit friendlier.

Many thanks to Simon Roberts for the info and links.

[5] - LOS PALMAS 6

We formed in Nov 98 and worked very hard to perfect a total Madness
set (unlike most of the other tributes, except One Step Behind) we
play a wide variety of their songs and perform as close to them as
possible  i.e. costumes, props, moves, names, everything we can
afford to do!

We played at the Shepherds Bush Walkabout last week to over 1500
pogoing nutters and after the show the sound engineer told me that
he knows Lee and Chrissy Boy and could he take a gig guide?  He did,
and at our next gig at Yates in Worthing (another packed one. They
had to shut the doors by 9pm and operate one out, one in) we were
approached by two suited characters who said that they had been sent
down to check us out. We have since then been asked to play The Mean
Fiddler or Dublin Castle so that Lee etc. can come and see us
personally (maybe he'll get up himself).

Anyway, were going from strength to strength this year and have
secured the Walkabout Chain and Yates's amongst loads of other gigs.
We are a six piece totally live band (we couldn't find a trumpet
player/singer so I play sax and sing  and the lead singer doubles on
trumpet).

All the best,

Steve Turner

If you're wondering just what classic Madness tracks you'll be
spending the night dancing to if you pop along and see the band,
Steve has kindly typed up a current set listing;

  SET 1

· MADNESS (LINK)
· ONE STEP BEYOND (LINK)
· THE PRINCE
· GREY DAY
· MIDDLE OF NIGHT (LINK)
· TARZANS NUTS
· MICHAEL CAINE
· UNCLE SAM
· OUR HOUSE
· TOMORROWS ANOTHER DAY
· WINGS OF A DOVE
· LOS PALMAS 7
· DRIVING IN MY CAR
· MUMMYS BOY (LINK)
· HOUSE OF FUN

  SET 2

· SUN & THE RAIN (LINK)
· SHUT UP (LINK)
· MY GIRL
· SWAN LAKE (LINK)
· CARDIAC ARREST
· LOVESTRUCK
· JOHNNY THE HORSE (LINK)
· IT MUST BE LOVE
· EMBARRASSMENT
· BED & BREAKFAST MAN
· ROCKIN IN Ab
· NIGHTBOAT

  ENCORE

· BAGGY TROUSERS (LINK)
· ONE STEP BEYOND

The current list of gig dates for The `Los Palmas 6` are:

March
24th Air Balloon-Portsmouth
25th Downview-Worthing

April
13th Walkabout-Lancaster
14th Walkabout-Cardiff (tbc)
15th Merry Monk-Lancing
21st Firkin-Hornchurch
22nd Litten Tree-Worthing
29th Army Base-Haverford West
30th Walkabout-Birmingham

For more information, please get in touch with the band at the
following address: lospalmas6 at hotmail.com

Many thanks to Steve Turner for the information.

[6] - AND SO, TO BED

Thanks go to everyone who contributed to this week's edition of the
MIS Online bulletin. Your help and support is really appreciated!

As always, I'm on the look-out for material which could be used for
future edition's of the MIS, so if you have anything you think may
be of interest to Madness fans, please send it my way and I'll be
more than happy to put it up for inclusion.

If anyone manages to get along to one of the `Los Palmas 6` gigs
listed in the section above, please could you knock together a review
(make it as long or as short as you want) of the proceedings so that
the rest of us can get some idea as to what they're like.

Until next week.

All the nutty best,

Robert Hazelby