- pop, ska
- 12 min
- EP
- 4 tracks
- Stiff Records
Work Rest and Play is an EP by the English ska and pop band Madness, released on 21 March 1980. The EP was headlined by the song "Night Boat to Cairo", from the band's debut studio album One Step Beyond... (1979). It entered the UK Singles Chart on 5 April 1980, reaching a high of number 6.
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Spare, classical in form, cool and warm.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
- warmbleak
- rawmeticulous
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- A1Night Boat to Cairo3:26
- A2Deceives the Eye1:58
- B1The Young and the Old2:03
- B2Don’t Quote Me on That4:30
4 tracks, 12 minutes.
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