2CD – Expanded Edition. Includes 7 Bonus Tracks plus 1980 Hammersmith Odeon Show and new liner notes from Chris Foreman & Lee Thompson.

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 bands 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 includes interviews with band members Chris Foreman and Lee Thompson.

Tracklist:

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)