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Madness

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North London band formed 1976 who took their name from a Prince Buster song and debuted on Jerry Dammers's 2 Tone label with 'The Prince' (1979), a tribute to Buster; though they moved into pop, their early 'nutty boy' sound was rooted in Jamaican ska and bluebeat, making them a mass-market conduit for Jamaican music in Britain (Wikipedia 'Madness'; BBC).

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Confidence: Well supported
Era: Open era →

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Madness - One Step Beyond (Official Video)

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Story · Well supported2 Tone and the Jamaican source

A Coventry label built its entire sound, and its politics, on records its founders had spent years studying.