Description
LABEL: Union Square
VINYL RELEASE DATE: 2/24/2023
ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: 2009
VARIANT: Black Vinyl 2LP
The Liberty of Norton Folgate is the ninth studio album from
Madness and widely considered to be their magnum opus. Originally released
in May 2009, and taking nearly three years to make, the record was the first
with the full band since 1999’s Wonderful and was developed as a concept
album about the band’s home town. The ten minute long title track tells the
history of a part of East London (Norton Folgate, near Spitalfields) which, for a
period, remained free from the Crown’s ruling and was therefore referred to
as a ‘liberty’, where normal rules of city life did not apply. The album finds the
band in full creative flow, with song after song (including the tracks that didn’t
make it onto the standard CD or LP release) showcasing the maturity and
depth of their songwriting prowess. Includes the singles‘NW5’, ‘Dust Devil’
‘Forever Young’ and ‘Sugar and Spice’ and this extended 2LP version features
seven bonus tracks. Available on heavyweight vinyl in gatefold packaging, and
featuring exclusive new liner notes containing interviews with Suggs, Lee
Thompson, Chrissyboy Foreman, Daniel Woodgate and Mike Barson, as well as
an exclusive poem by Cathal Smyth.
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