WVMM034LP | 5063720109953
Label: West Village Music Management
Release Date: 21 November 2025
Format: 2 LP, translucent red vinyl
Sleeve: Deluxe gatefold with illustrated inner sleeves
Edition: Standard Edition

Overview

Hit Parade Vol. 1: 1979–1986 celebrates the formative years of Madness, one of Britain’s most iconic and beloved bands. This 23-track compilation brings together their biggest hits and best-loved tracks from the early era, including 23 UK Top 40 singles such as “One Step Beyond,” “Embarrassment,” “My Girl,” and “Night Boat To Cairo.”

This is the first new Madness compilation since 2017, released to coincide with the Hit Parade live tour later this year.

Tracklist

Side 1

1. The Prince
2. One Step Beyond
3. My Girl
4. Night Boat To Cairo
5. Baggy Trousers
6. Embarrassment

Side 2

1. The Return Of The Los Palmas 7
2. Grey Day
3. Shut Up (Single Edit)
4. It Must Be Love
5. Cardiac Arrest
6. House Of Fun

Side 3

1. Driving In My Car
2. Our House
3. Tomorrow's (Just Another Day)
4. Wings Of A Dove
5. The Sun And The Rain
6. Michael Caine

Side 4

1. One Better Day
2. Yesterday's Men (Single Edit)
3. Uncle Sam (Single Edit)
4. Sweetest Girl (Single Edit)
5. (Waiting For) The Ghost Train

Packaging

Pressed on translucent red vinyl, this 2LP set is housed in a deluxe gatefold sleeve. The illustrated inner sleeves feature new liner notes with contributions from band members and producers Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley, in conversation with journalist Paul Sexton.