{"product_id":"mad-not-mad-vinyl-lp","title":"Mad Not Mad: Vinyl LP { vinyl }","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"Description_reasons-to-buy-wrapper__0CthD\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"Content_description-wrapper__XbO9z\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"Content_inner-wrapper__xBJ2L\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"Description_truncated-text__yUXZD\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"Description_descriptionBody__bEN2t\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"Description_descriptionText__Lgv7A\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"Description_reasons-to-buy-wrapper__0CthD\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"Content_description-wrapper__XbO9z\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"Content_inner-wrapper__xBJ2L\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"Description_truncated-text__yUXZD\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"Description_descriptionBody__bEN2t\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"Description_descriptionText__Lgv7A\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecial offer! Stock ships late March!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMad Not Mad \u003c\/em\u003eis the sixth studio album by Madness. Originally released in September 1985, it marked a departure from the band’s original line-up, with keyboard player Mike Barson taking a break from the group after an astonishingly successful run of five hit albums in as many years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStyle-wise \u003cem\u003eMad Not Mad\u003c\/em\u003e presented a more polished side of Madness and contains some of their most sophisticated and political song-writing. The first single, ‘Yesterday’s Men’ finds the band in a smooth, reflective mood, dealing with the dispossessed characters in and around Camden Town, and ’Sweetest Girl’ is a cover of the iconic Scritti Politti track, while ‘Uncle Sam’ is a classic Madness romp relayed through the narrative of a soldier’s experiences during World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWithin a few weeks of its initial release, NME listed \u003cem\u003eMad Not Mad\u003c\/em\u003e at number 55 on their list of the “100 Best Albums Of All Time” and it remains in its 2015 list of the “50 Best Albums Released in 1985”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis LP reissue is pressed on 180 gram black vinyl and features brand new liner notes by Chrissy Boy, Chas Smash, Woody and Lee Thompson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Madness","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57432056627531,"sku":"SALVOLP12","price":1.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/6169\/9915\/files\/SharedImage-135418.jpg?v=1779702643","url":"https:\/\/vinylvintage.shop\/products\/mad-not-mad-vinyl-lp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}