- Artist:
- Madness
The Rise & Fall (Remastered): 180g Vinyl LP
Release date: 29 January, 2027
- Cat#:
- WVMM62LP
- Label:
- West Village Music Management
Vinyl: new 2026 vinyl master, cut from transfers of the original ¼" master tapes prepared for the 2010 reissue, on 180g heavyweight vinyl
Gatefold packaging on both vinyl and CD
CD: the 2010 remaster from the original ¼" master tapes, in a mini-LP gatefold replica of the original vinyl sleeve
For the first time, the complete lyrics to the Madness-composed songs are printed on the inner sleeve (vinyl) and in the CD booklet
The original artwork from the album’s initial release in 1982 has been reproduced for this reissue
Released on 5 November 1982, The Rise & Fall started out as a concept album about childhood nostalgia, and that theme still runs through the title track and ‘Our House’. This is Madness at their most experimental, ranging across jazz, English music hall and Eastern influences.
On release, NME called it “the best Madness record”, and it is included in 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. ‘Our House’ won Best Pop Song at the 1983 Ivor Novello Awards and became the band’s only US Top 10 hit. The album reached No.10 in the UK, No.28 in Australia and No.29 in New Zealand.
S I D E O N E
A1 Rise And Fall
A2 Tomorrow’s (Just Another Day)
A3 Blue Skinned Beast
A4 Primrose Hill
A5 Mr. Speaker (Gets The Word)
A6 Sunday Morning
S I D E T W O
B1 Our House
B2 Tiptoes
B3 New Delhi
B4 That Face
B5 Calling Cards
B6 Are You Coming (With Me)
B7 Madness (Is All In The Mind)
CD: same running order, tracks 1–13.
- Formats:
- Vinyl LP
