Fat Mattress was formed in late-1968 by vocalist Neil Landon and guitarist and vocalist Noel Redding, who was then playing bass with the popular psychedelic rock band The Jimi Hendrix Experience.[1] Landon and Redding had already written a number of songs for Landon's cancelled solo project and, with the recruitment of bassist Jim Leverton and drummer Eric Dillon, completed writing and began recording their first material.[1] The self-titled debut was completed the next year, and was released in the United Kingdom by Polydor Records on 15 August and in the United States by Atco Records in October.[2] In promotion of the album, the band also released their debut single, "Magic Forest",[3][4] which reached number 11 in the Netherlands.[5]
Fat Mattress was later reissued in 1992 by Sequel Records featuring five new songs, all of which were later included on the 2000 compilation album The Black Sheep of the Family: The Anthology (which also contained three more previously unreleased songs);[2]Castle Communications subsequently re-released the 15-track reissue on 5 March 1996 under the title One.[6] The album was reissued again on 29 June 2009 by Esoteric Recordings with eight bonus tracks, all of which had already appeared on The Black Sheep of the Family anthology.[7][8]
The debut album by Fat Mattress was a minor commercial success, charting at number 134 on the American Billboard 200 albums chart (then known as the Pop Albums chart).[9] The album was described, in a review for allmusic, by critic Richie Unterberger as "passable, pleasant late-'60s psychedelia with a far lighter touch than the hard bluesypsychedelic rock Redding played with Hendrix."[2] Unterberger went on to suggest that the album is "often like an amalgam of the Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, Moby Grape, and Love, with some passing nods to British psychedelia by Traffic [...], the Move, and the Small Faces; there's even a bit of a Monkees-go-spacy feel to 'I Don't Mind.'"[2]
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January 01, 1970
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Fat Mattress is the debut self titled studio album by English rock band Fat Mattress released on 15 August 1969 Fat MattressStudio album by Fat MattressReleased15 August 1969Recorded1968 1968 1969 1969 GenreFolk rock psychedelic rock progressive rock art rockLength35 30LabelPolydor AtcoProducerFat MattressFat Mattress chronologyFat Mattress 1969 Fat Mattress II 1970 Singles from Fat Mattress Magic Forest Released 1969 Contents 1 Background 2 Reception 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 5 Release history 6 ReferencesBackground editFat Mattress was formed in late 1968 by vocalist Neil Landon and guitarist and vocalist Noel Redding who was then playing bass with the popular psychedelic rock band The Jimi Hendrix Experience 1 Landon and Redding had already written a number of songs for Landon s cancelled solo project and with the recruitment of bassist Jim Leverton and drummer Eric Dillon completed writing and began recording their first material 1 The self titled debut was completed the next year and was released in the United Kingdom by Polydor Records on 15 August and in the United States by Atco Records in October 2 In promotion of the album the band also released their debut single Magic Forest 3 4 which reached number 11 in the Netherlands 5 Fat Mattress was later reissued in 1992 by Sequel Records featuring five new songs all of which were later included on the 2000 compilation album The Black Sheep of the Family The Anthology which also contained three more previously unreleased songs 2 Castle Communications subsequently re released the 15 track reissue on 5 March 1996 under the title One 6 The album was reissued again on 29 June 2009 by Esoteric Recordings with eight bonus tracks all of which had already appeared on The Black Sheep of the Family anthology 7 8 Reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingallmusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2 The debut album by Fat Mattress was a minor commercial success charting at number 134 on the American Billboard 200 albums chart then known as the Pop Albums chart 9 The album was described in a review for allmusic by critic Richie Unterberger as passable pleasant late 60s psychedelia with a far lighter touch than the hard bluesy psychedelic rock Redding played with Hendrix 2 Unterberger went on to suggest that the album is often like an amalgam of the Byrds Buffalo Springfield Moby Grape and Love with some passing nods to British psychedelia by Traffic the Move and the Small Faces there s even a bit of a Monkees go spacy feel to I Don t Mind 2 Track listing editOriginal LPNo TitleWriter s Lead vocalist s Length1 All Night Drinker Neil Landon Jim LevertonLandon and Leverton3 182 I Don t Mind Landon Noel ReddingRedding and Landon3 513 Bright New Way Landon LevertonLeverton3 484 Petrol Pump Assistant Landon ReddingLandon3 015 Mr Moonshine Landon ReddingLandon and Redding4 046 Magic Forest Landon LevertonLeverton and Landon3 057 She Came in the Morning LandonLandon3 478 Everything s Blue ReddingLandon2 509 Walking Through a Garden ReddingRedding3 2010 How Can I Live Landon ReddingLandon Redding and Leverton4 26Total length 35 30 1992 and 1996 reissuesNo TitleWriter s Lead vocalist s Length11 Little Girl in White ReddingRedding4 0812 Margarita Landon LevertonLeverton and Landon4 1413 Which Way to Go LevertonLeverton3 0314 Future Days LevertonLeverton and Landon4 0215 Cold Wall of Stone Jeanette Jacobs Landon LevertonLandon2 36Total length 54 33 2009 reissueNo TitleWriter s Lead vocalist s Length11 Naturally Landon Leverton 3 0212 Iridescent Butterfly LandonLandon3 4213 Magic Forest mono single version Landon LevertonLeverton and Landon2 5714 Little Girl in White ReddingRedding4 0815 Eric the Red Landon Leverton Reddingnone2 5716 Black Sheep of the Family Steve Hammond 4 2917 Hall of Kings Landon 5 3418 Which Way to Go performed by Jim Leverton LevertonLeverton Personnel editFat Mattress Neil Landon vocals production Noel Redding guitar vocals production Jimmy Leverton bass vocals harpsichord organ production Eric Dillon drums tuned percussion production Guest musicians Mitch Mitchell drums percussion on How Can I Live 10 Chris Wood flute on All Night Drinker Jimi Hendrix percussion on How Can I Live 10 Additional personnel George Chkiantz engineering Gered Mankowitz photography Paragon Publicity sleeve design Adrian Morgan liner notesRelease history editRegion Date Label Format Catalog Ref United Kingdom 15 August 1969 Polydor LP 583 056 2 10 11 United States October 1969 Atco LP SD 33 309 2 10 12 Canada 1969 Polydor LP 543 075 13 Germany 1969 Polydor LP 184 305 14 United Kingdom 1992 Sequel CD 1019 2 15 United Kingdom 5 March 1996 Castle CD NEX196 6 United Kingdom 29 June 2009 Esoteric CD 2134 7 8 References editGeneral Fat Mattress gt Credits allmusic Retrieved 30 June 2009 Fat Mattress Fat Mattress LP Album Discogs 1969 Retrieved 30 June 2009 Images for Fat Mattress Fat Mattress Discogs Specific a b Underberger Richie Fat Mattress gt Biography allmusic Retrieved 30 June 2009 a b c d e f g h Unterberger Richie Fat Mattress gt Review allmusic Retrieved 30 June 2009 Fat Mattress Magic Forest 7 Discogs 1969 Retrieved 30 June 2009 Magic Forest Petrol Pump Assistant by Fat Mattress Rate Your Music Retrieved 1 July 2009 Magic Forest chart history dutchcharts nl Retrieved 27 September 2011 a b One gt Overview allmusic Retrieved 30 June 2009 a b Fat Mattress Esoteric Recordings Archived from the original on 28 March 2012 Retrieved 28 November 2010 a b Fat Mattress Bonus Tracks gt Overview allmusic Retrieved 30 June 2009 Fat Mattress gt Charts amp Awards gt Billboard Albums allmusic Retrieved 30 June 2009 a b c d Shapiro Harry Glebbeek Caesar 1995 Jimi Hendrix Electric Gypsy New York St Martin s Griffin p 584 ISBN 0 312 13062 7 Fat Mattress by Fat Mattress Rate Your Music Retrieved 1 July 2009 Fat Mattress by Fat Mattress Rate Your Music Retrieved 1 July 2009 Fat Mattress by Fat Mattress Rate Your Music Retrieved 17 January 2014 Fat 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