Lucky 7 Records
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Lucky Seven Records were founded by the British band Madness
Madness (band)
In 1979, the band recorded the Lee Thompson composition "The Prince". The song, like the band's name, paid homage to their idol, Prince Buster. The song was released through 2 Tone Records, the label of The Specials founder Jerry Dammers. The song was a surprise hit, peaking in the UK music charts...

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The launch of this new record label enabled them to release their new material. So far the label has released 5 Madness singles including Sorry
Sorry (Madness song)
"Sorry" is a single by the band Madness, released in March 2007 as a single. It is the first original Madness UK single not to be primarily written by a member of the band, and was given to them by their new management group to fill the gap between The Dangermen Sessions Vol. 1 and The Liberty of...

, NW5
NW5
"NW5" is a single by the band Madness, released in January 2008.The band brought it out via their own label, Lucky 7 Records.The single entered the chart at no.24 on Sunday 20th Jan 2008....

, Dust Devil
Dust Devil (Madness song)
"Dust Devil" is a single by the band Madness, released on 11th of May 2009, precisely one week before their album The Liberty of Norton Folgate....

, Sugar and Spice
Sugar and Spice (Madness song)
"Sugar and Spice" is a single by the band Madness, released on 3 August 2009. It is the third single from the album The Liberty of Norton Folgate and is the first ever Madness single to be released only digitally....

, Forever Young
Forever Young (Madness song)
"Forever Young" is a single by the band Madness, released on 18 January 2010. It was the fourth and last single to be taken from the album The Liberty of Norton Folgate, peaking at #199 in the UK....

 and the album entitled The Liberty of Norton Folgate
The Liberty of Norton Folgate
The Liberty of Norton Folgate is the ninth studio album by the British band Madness, released on 18 May 2009. The band worked on the album for close to three years and it is their first album of new material since 1999's Wonderful...

 which returned Madness back into the top ten of the UK music charts.

Lucky Seven Records isn't the first Madness Label to be set up. Zarjazz Records, a sub label of Virgin Records
Virgin Records
Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...

 released the Madness album Mad Not Mad
Mad Not Mad
Mad Not Mad is the sixth album by the British ska band Madness, released in 1985 . It was their only album not to feature founder member Mike Barson, who had left the group the year before....

, music from the Fink Brothers along with Feargal Sharkey
Feargal Sharkey
Feargal Sharkey is a singer from Northern Ireland who first found fame as the lead vocalist of pop punk band The Undertones...

's first single. Another Virgin sub-label, Live & Intensified, existed solely to release The Dangermen Sessions Vol. 1
The Dangermen Sessions Vol. 1
The Dangermen Sessions, Vol. 1 is a cover album by the British ska band Madness. It was released in 2005 . The album was successful and reached #11 in the UK which at the time was their highest chart position in the UK since 1984's Keep Moving.-The Dangermen:Prior to recording the album, Madness...

and its associated singles.

Although Zarjazz signed other artists, it is currently unknown whether Lucky Seven Records will ever sign any other acts.
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