ワン・ステップ・ビヨンド
BACKGROUND
“One Step Beyond” is a tune written by Jamaican ska singer Prince Buster as a B-side for his 1964 single “Al Capone”. Although Buster’s version was mostly instrumental except for the song title shouted for a few times, the Madness version features a spoken intro by Chas Smash and a barely audible but insistent background chant of “Here we go!”. The spoken line, “Don’t watch that, watch this”, in the intro is from another Prince Buster song, “Scorcher” — and is also used at the start of Dave and Ansell Collins’ “Funky Funky Reggae” — whilst the next line “This is a heavy, heavy monster sound” is taken from another Dave and Ansell Collins song, “Monkey Spanner”.
According to Alan Winstanley, one of the producers, the released Madness version was a rough mix created by taking the original 1-minute 10-second instrumental and repeating it, with the second half treated with an Eventide harmonizer to make it sound slightly different. Langer and Winstanley intended to do a full remix but found that the double-length rough mix had already been sent for mastering before they got the opportunity. The cover art for the single is from a photoshoot by Cameron McVey. It is similar to the photograph used on the album cover art but features the band in a slightly different pose.
RELEASE DETAILS
CHART HISTORY
SINGLES
TRACK LISTING
Disc | Position | Track | Version | Duration |
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1 | A1 | One Step Beyond... | ワン・ステップ・ビヨンド | 2:19 |
1 | B1 | Tarzan’s Nuts | ターザンズ・ナッツ | 2:24 |
MUSICANS
Musican | Instrument | Role | Credit |
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Mike Barson | Keyboards | Band | |
Chris Foreman | Guitar | Band | |
Lee Thompson | Tenor Saxophone | Band | |
Mark Bedford | Bass | Band | |
Daniel Woodgate | Drums | Band | |
Graham McPherson | Vocals | Band | |
Cathal Smyth | Backing Vocals, Vocals | Band |
PRODUCTION CREDITS
Role | Credited | Notes |
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Producer | Clive Langer | |
Producer, Engineer | Alan Winstanley |
COPYRIGHT AND Licencing
Ownership | Company | Notes |
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Licensed To | Victor Musical Industries, Inc. | |
Licensed From | Stiff Records |
Representation
Representation | Company | Notes |
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Record Label | Victor Musical Industries, Inc. | |
Publisher | Melodisc Records Ltd. | |
Publisher | Copyright Control |
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.
Reference | Source |
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wikipedia.org | Website |
discogs.com | Website |
officialcharts.com | Website |
Madness' One Step Beyond... (Terry Edwards) | Book |
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