The Liberty of Norton Folgate

Personnel involved:

• Suggs - Vocals
• Mike Barson - Keyboards
• Chris Foreman - Guitar
• Mark Bedford - Bass
• Lee Thompson - Saxophones
• Daniel Woodgate - Drums
• Carl Smyth - Vocals
• Joe Auckland - Trumpet, Cornet, Trombone, Euphonium
• Steve Turner - Saxophone
• Mike Kearsey - Trombone
• Simon Hale - Additional Piano/Keyboards, Strings arranger/conductor
• Jim Parmley - Percussion
• Amber Jolene - Backing Vocals on "Forever Young", "Dust Devil" and "Mission From Hell"
• Sasha Paul - Backing Vocals on "Forever Young", "Dust Devil" and "Mission From Hell"
• Roda Dakar - Additional Vocals for "On The Town"
• Mark Brown - Clarinet
• Dave Powell - Tuba
• Andy Findon - Turkish Clarinet/Zorna/Duduk
• Sirishkumar - Tabla
• Julian Leaper - Violin Leader
• Emil Chakolov - Violin
• Martin Burgess - Violin
• Sue Briscoe - Violin
• Chris Pitsilledes - Viola
• Nick Holland - Cello
• Millennia Strings (arranged by Mike Kearsey)
• London Session Orchestra (conducted by Gavyn Wright)

Regular Album

1. Overture - INSTRUMENTAL
2. We Are London
3. Sugar and Spice
4. Forever Young
5. Dust Devil
6. Rainbows
7. That Close
8. Mk II
9. On the Town
10. Bingo
11. Idiot Child
12. Africa
13. NW5
14. Clerkenwell Polka
15. The Liberty of Norton Folgate

Limited edition, double disc album:

Disc One:

1. Overture - INSTRUMENTAL
2. We Are London
3. Sugar and Spice
4. Forever Young
5. Dust Devil
6. Rainbows
7. That Close
8. Mk II
9. On the Town
10. Clerkenwell Polka
11. The Liberty of Norton Folgate

Disc Two:

1. Let's Go
2. Idiot Child
3. Mission from Hell
4. Seven Dials
5. Hunchback of Torriano
6. Fish and Chips
7. Bingo
8. NW5
9. One Fine Day
10. The Kiss
11. Africa

Disc 3

1. Dust Devil
2. Let's Go
3. Clerkenwell Polka
4. Forever Young
5. Seven Dials
6. On the Town
7. Fish and Chips
8. Idiot Child
9. We Are London, Chas Demo
10. We Are London, Live
11. Idiot Child, Live
12. Bingo, Live
13. NW5, Live
14. On the Town, Live
15. Mk II, Live
16. Sugar and Spice, Live
17. Dust Devil, Live
18. Clerkenwell Polka, Live
19. Forever Young, Live
20. The Liberty of Norton Folgate, Live

Vinyl LP

Side A

1. We Are London
2. Forever Young
3. Dust Devil
4. Sugar and Spice
5. The Liberty of Norton Folgate

Side B

1. Clerkenwell Polka
2. Bingo
3. Rainbows
4. That Close
5. Mk II
6. Idiot Child
7. On the Town

This boxset also encludes "M" membership, pin badge and poster.

Reviews:

I think it's safe to say that Madness have surpassed themselves with this album. I can't pick a favourite song as they are all so good. However, I do highly recommend the title song, The Liberty of Norton Folgate. The "mood board" version on YouTube doesn't do it justice.
I have to say that this is their best album to date because it's so different from all of their other albums without losing energy. There isn't one bad or out of place song - they aren't just good, they fit together. They work.

Mad Ems