FAT MATTRESS Fat Mattress II LP POLYDOR 1970 UK orig 2383 025 NOEL REDDING
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FAT MATTRESS
Fat Mattress are primarily known as the just-post-Jimi Hendrix Experience band of Noel Redding, putting out a
couple of albums in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The Jimi Hendrix connection was probably responsible
for gaining Fat Mattress much of whatever attention they managed to attract. It might have been a double-edged
sword, however, as Fat Mattress' music wasn't at all similar to what Redding had played with Hendrix,
being in far lighter folk-rock, psychedelic, and early prog rock styles, and integrating plenty of vocal harmonies.
Too, Redding wasn't a dominant figure in the band, though he was an important one; Fat Mattress was a true
group effort, with fellow members Neil Landon and Jim Leverton writing about as much of their material as Redding did.
Fat Mattress formed in late 1968 shortly before Redding's ultimate departure from Hendrix's band. Redding had been
frustrated to an extent in the Experience, playing bass although he had more experience as a guitarist, and barely
being allowed to write anything on their records. Fat Mattress would open up more opportunities for him to both
play guitar (and sing), and to record more original material. The rest of the band were, like Redding, from
Folkestone in England. Singer Landon had done a stint in the Ivy League, and multi-instrumentalist Leverton
had been in the backing band of Engelbert Humperdinck, where he met Fat Mattress' drummer, Eric Dillon
"FAT MATTRESS II" Produced by The Fat Mattress
1970 LP POLYDOR SUPER RECORDS 2383 025 STEREO
MADE IN ENGLAND ORIGINAL PRESSING
FULLY LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: none
LABEL: POLYDOR - RED LABEL - BLACK TEXT (rim in white)
Catalog on cover: 2383 025
Catalog on labels: 2383-025 A / 2383-025 B
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped): 2383025 A ? 1 1 1 2
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped): 2383025 B ? 1 1 1 1
On labels: rim text reads "All rights.......prohibited"
Made in England
BIEM(boxed)
ST33(circled)
? 1970
Produced by Fat Mattress
On Back Cover: Produced by Fat Mattress
Photography - Gered Mankowitz
Sleeve Design - Hamish & Gustav Printed in England Manufactured by Polydor Records Ltd., Londontracklisting
Side A: *THE STORM - *ANYWAY YOU WANT - LEAFY LANE - *NATURALLY - *ROAMIN'
Side B: *HAPPY MY LOVE - CHILDHOOD DREAM - SHE - HIGHWAY - *AT THE BALL - *PEOPLE
*Noel Redding - guitar
grading
RECORD VG+ but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)
In the manner of many second albums, Fat Mattress' sophomore outing was similar to their debut:
the mood is breezy folk-rock-psychedelia with a dash of early progressive rock, though some
of the songs on side one in particular have a heavier feel than most of the first album...(AllMusic)
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