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When did Madness's first album release?

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Madness's first album One Step Beyond released on October 19, 1979.


Madness are an English ska band from Camden Town, North London, whom formed in 1976. One of the most prominent bands of the late 1970s and early 1980s 2 Tone ska revival, they continue to perform with six of the seven members of their classic line-up. 
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