Baggy Trousers

7" Vinyl (45 RPM)

Stiff Records

BUY 84

BACKGROUND

In some quarters, Madness were still viewed as a novelty act. By mid-1980, the 2 Tone/ska revival movement was still in full swing with albums from The Beat (I Can’t Stop It) and Bad Manners (Ska’n’B). But the Specials’ two hits which bookended the summer, ‘Rat Race’ (May) and ‘Stereotype’ (September), revealed how Jerry Dammers was evolving their sound. ‘Stereotype’ was an altogether more sophisticated song with shades of mood music – in other words, they’d evolved beyond the “ska revival” tag. If Madness were to avoid the common pitfall of the “difficult second album”, they needed something special. And that something was their next single, ‘Baggy Trousers’.

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RELEASE DETAILS

Territory: United Kingdom

Release Date: September 5, 1980
Format: 7" Vinyl (45 RPM)
Limited Edition: No

Label: Stiff Records

Catalogue Number: BUY 84

Manufactured: United Kingdom

Disc Colour: Black
Pressing: Original Pressing
Release Type: Official

TRACK LISTING

DiscPositionTrackVersionDuration
1 A1 Baggy Trousers 2:46
1 B1 The Business 3:14

CHART HISTORY

Peak Position: 3
First Chart Date: 13/09/1980
Weeks in Chart: 20

MUSICANS

MusicanInstrumentRoleCredit
Mike Barson Piano, Organ, Vibraphone, Marimba, Harmonica Band
Chris Foreman Guitar, Sitar, Slide Guitar Band
Lee Thompson Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone Band
Mark Bedford Bass Band
Daniel Woodgate Drums Band
Graham McPherson Vocals, Percussion Band
Cathal Smyth Backing Vocals, Trumpet Band

PRODUCTION CREDITS

RoleCreditedNotes
Producer Clive Langer
Producer Alan Winstanley
Recording Studio Eden Studios
Illustrator Humphrey Ocean

COPYRIGHT AND Licencing

OwnershipCompanyNotes
Copyright © Stiff Records
Phonographic Copyright ℗ Stiff Records

Representation

RepresentationCompanyNotes
Record Label Stiff Records
Publisher Nutty Sounds Ltd.
Publisher Warner Chappell Music Ltd.

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References

Extensive efforts have been made to gather factual information and knowledge on madness from various sources and document them. These sources include publicly accessible websites, books and publications, historical artefacts, and other pertinent materials. As a result, a comprehensive index of resources has been compiled and integrated into the website. These resources, if relevant to this article, are listed below.

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wikipedia.org Website
discogs.com Website
officialcharts.com Website