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Prior to recording the album, Madness played a number series of low-key gigs under the alias The Dangermen, performing mostly cover versions which they had performed in their early days as The Invaders. A selection from the set list was then chosen to be recorded for the album. Some songs which were played live but not included on the album included Skylarking and Dreader Than Dread (both released as B sides on the Shame and Scandal single), Wonderful World, Beautiful People , Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag and It Miek , as well as the Prince Buster numbers One Step Beyond and Madness , both of which the group had already released in 1979. The live concerts also included Dangermen covers of a few of Madness' more ska-influenced original compositions, such as Night Boat to Cairo and The Prince .
The album booklet contains both serious sleevenotes in which the various members of the group discuss their choice of songs, and fictional notes concerning the history of the group The Dangermen , who are claimed to have been an influential reggae group formed in Havana in the 1960s, and who have reformed after 35 years to record the album.
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