 Madness were not only running their own label at the time , but also had their own recording studio , Liquidator Studios . The studio is still located on Caledonian Road in North London , in what was once the premises of their fan club office . They built a 24 @-@ track professional studio in the cellar . The ground floor has always been an office and chill out area , while a room upstairs is used for song mixing . The band have recorded a number of demos and b @-@ sides at Liquidator , as well as The Madness album in 1988 . Other acts to use the studio include Feargal Sharkey , The Farm , Apollo 440 , The Potato 5 , The Nutty Boys , The Deltones and The Butterfield 8 . The studio is still regularly used by musicians , including members of Madness themselves . 
