Baggy Trousers
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’.
RELATED RELEASES
Cover | Title | Released |
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Baggy Trousers | 09/05/1980 | |
Baggy Trousers EP | 06/18/2022 |
RELEASE DETAILS
TRACK LISTING
Disc | Position | Track | Version | Duration |
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1 | A1 | Baggy Trousers | 2:46 | |
1 | B1 | Embarrassment | 3:00 |
CHART HISTORY
MUSICANS
Musican | Instrument | Role | Credit |
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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
Role | Credited | Notes |
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Producer | Clive Langer | |
Producer | Alan Winstanley | |
Recording Studio | Eden Studios | |
Illustrator | Humphrey Ocean |
COPYRIGHT AND Licencing
Ownership | Company | Notes |
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Copyright © | Virgin Records | |
Phonographic Copyright ℗ | Virgin Records | |
Licensed To | Old Gold Records and Tapes |
Representation
Representation | Company | Notes |
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Record Label | Old Gold Records and Tapes | |
Publisher | Nutty Sounds Ltd. | |
Publisher | Warner Chappell Music Ltd. |
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