Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Baggy Trousers Written-By – Foreman*, McPherson*	2:45
A2	Embarrassment Written-By – Thompson*, Barson*	3:13
A3	E.R.N.I.E. Written-By – Foreman*, McPherson*	2:08
A4	Close Escape Written-By – Foreman*, Thompson*	3:29
A5	Not Home Today Written-By – McPherson*, Barson*	2:30
A6	On The Beat Pete Written-By – Thompson*, Madness	3:05
A7	Solid Gone Written-By – Smash*	2:22
B1	Take It Or Leave It Written-By – Thompson*, Barson*	3:26
B2	Shadow Of Fear Written-By – McPherson*, Barson*	1:58
B3	Disappear Written-By – McPherson*, Bedford*	2:58
B4	Overdone Written-By – Foreman*, Thompson*	3:45
B5	In The Rain Written-By – Mc Pherson*, Madness	2:42
B6	You Said Written-By – McPherson*, Barson*	2:35
B7	Return Of Los Palmas 7 Written-By – Woodgate*, Bedford*, Barson*	1:57

Companies, etc.

• Distributed By – Polarvox Oy
• Manufactured By – Polarvox Oy
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Stiff Records
• Copyright (c) – Stiff Records
• Printed By – Kirjapaino E. Kuronen
• Published By – Nutty Sounds
• Published By – Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
• Mastered At – Sterling Sound
• Lacquer Cut At – Finnvox

Credits

• Baritone Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Lee Thompson*
• Bass – Mark Bedford
• Drums, Other [Fire Extinguisher] – Woody*
• Guitar, Sitar, Steel Guitar – Chris Foreman
• Illustration – Humphrey Ocean
• Lead Vocals, Percussion – Suggs
• Liner Notes – Robbi Millar
• Producer – A Clanger Winstanley Production*
• Vibraphone, Marimba, Harmonica, Piano, Organ – Mike Barson
• Vocals, Trumpet – Chas Smash

Notes

Includes an inner sleeve with "Nutty Boys" family tree and credits; sleeve notes from Sounds magazine, September 1979.

Labels:
A Clanger Winstanley Production

Back cover:
Manufactured and distributed by Polarvox Oy, Arinatie 2, SF-00370 Helsinki 37, Phone Helsinki 55 44 54

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout etched): SEEZ-29 A Fx
• Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout etched): SEEZ-29 B Fx
• Rights Society: n©b

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SEEZ 29	Madness	Absolutely ‎(LP, Album)	Stiff Records	SEEZ 29	UK	1980
ZSEEZ 29	Madness	Absolutely ‎(Cass, Album)	Stiff Records	ZSEEZ 29	Netherlands	1980
ZSEEZ 29	Madness	Absolutely ‎(Cass, Album, Pur)	Stiff Records	ZSEEZ 29	UK	1980
none	Madness	Absolutely ‎(CD, Album, Unofficial)	CD Media Records	none	Russia	1997
4.940.836	Madness	Absolutely ‎(Cass, Album)	Stiff Records	4.940.836	Belgium	1980

Tracklist Hide Credits

Story One
A1	Baggy Trousers Written-By – Foreman*, McPherson*	2:45
A2	Embarrassment Written-By – Thompson*, Barson*	3:13
A3	E.R.N.I.E. Written-By – Foreman*, McPherson*	2:08
A4	Close Escape Written-By – Foreman*, Thompson*	3:29
A5	Not Home Today Written-By – McPherson*, Barson*	2:30
A6	On The Beat Pete Written-By – Thompson*, Madness	3:05
A7	Solid Gone Written-By – Smash*	2:22
Story Two
B1	Take It Or Leave It Written-By – Thompson*, Barson*	3:26
B2	Shadow Of Fear Written-By – McPherson*, Barson*	1:58
B3	Disappear Written-By – McPherson*, Bedford*	2:58
B4	Overdone Written-By – Foreman*, Thompson*	3:45
B5	In The Rain Written-By – Mc Pherson*, Madness	2:42
B6	You Said Written-By – McPherson*, Barson*	2:35
B7	Return Of Los Palmas 7 Written-By – Woodgate*, Bedford*, Barson*	1:57

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Virgin Records
• Copyright (c) – Virgin Records
• Published By – Nutty Sounds
• Published By – Warner Bros. Music Ltd.

Credits

• Baritone Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Lee Thompson*
• Bass – Mark Bedford
• Drums, Other [Fire Extinguisher] – Woody*
• Guitar, Sitar, Steel Guitar – Chris Foreman
• Illustration – Humphrey Ocean
• Lead Vocals, Percussion – Suggs
• Liner Notes – Robbi Millar
• Producer – Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley
• Vibraphone, Marimba, Harmonica, Piano, Organ – Mike Barson
• Vocals, Trumpet – Chas Smash

Notes

A Clanger Winstanley Production
℗&© 1980 Virgin Records
Made in England
Published by Nutty Sounds / Warner Brothers Music Ltd.

Second Virgin issue with black shell and barcode.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 5 012981 013448

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SEEZ 29	Madness	Absolutely ‎(LP, Album)	Stiff Records	SEEZ 29	UK	1980
ZSEEZ 29	Madness	Absolutely ‎(Cass, Album)	Stiff Records	ZSEEZ 29	Netherlands	1980
ZSEEZ 29	Madness	Absolutely ‎(Cass, Album, Pur)	Stiff Records	ZSEEZ 29	UK	1980
SEEZ 29	Madness	Absolutely ‎(LP, Album)	Stiff Records	SEEZ 29	Israel	1980
4.940.836	Madness	Absolutely ‎(Cass, Album)	Stiff Records	4.940.836	Belgium	1980