Madness - Theatre Of The Absurd Presents - Expanded Enchanced Edition (2CD)

One of the UK’s most beloved British bands, Madness, have announced an expanded version of their first studio album to top the UK charts.

Theatre of the Absurd Presents C’est La Vie (Enhanced Edition) is set for release on 7 June 2024 and will feature five brand new studio tracks recorded during their C’est La Vie album sessions.

The new Madness songs are: I’d Do Anything (If I Could), No Reason, Hello Sun, Long Goodbye and Culture Vulture. Also on the album are seven live tracks recorded on last year’s C’est La Vie tour: Theatre Of The Absurd, C’est La Vie, Hour Of Need, Round We Go, Run For Your Life, In My Street and a cover of The Specials’ Friday Night Saturday Morning – originally written by the late, great Terry Hall.

CD 1
1 Prologue: “Mr Beckett Sir…”
2 Theatre Of The Absurd
3 If I Go Mad
4 Baby Burglar
5 Act One: “Surrounded on all sides..”
6 C’est La Vie
7 What On Earth Is It (You Take Me For?)
8 Hour Of Need
9 Act Two “The Damsel In Distress..”
10 Round We Go
11 Act Three: “The Situation Deteriorates..”
12 Lockdown And Frack Off
13 Beginners 101
14 Is There Anybody Out There?
15 The Law According to Dr. Kippah
16 Epilogue: “And So Ladies And Gentlemen..”
17 Run For Your Life
18 Set Me Free (Let Me Be)
19 In My Street
20 Fin.: “Ladies And Gentlemen..”

CD 2
1 I’d Do Anything (If I Could)*
2 No Reason*
3 Hello Sun*
4 Long Goodbye*
5 Culture Vulture*
6 Theatre Of The Absurd (Live From The C’est La Vie Tour)*
7 C’est La Vie (Live From The C’est La Vie Tour)*
8 Hour Of Need (Live From The C’est La Vie Tour)*
9 Round We Go (Live From The C’est La Vie Tour)*
10 Run For Your Life (Live From The C’est La Vie Tour)*
11 In My Street (Live From The C’est La Vie Tour)*
12 Friday Night, Saturday Morning (Live From The C’est La Vie Tour)*

*Denotes previously unreleased tracks