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ARTIST
FAT MATTRESS
TITLE
Fat Mattress II
FORMAT
LP
LABEL
TRADING PLACES
CATALOG #
TDP 54055LP
TDP 54055LP
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
6/18/2021
Trading Places present a reissue of
Fat Mattress II
, originally released in 1970.
Noel Redding
made a big splash as bassist with the
Jimi Hendrix Experience
, but he was really a guitarist, having played with singer-songwriter
Neil Landon
in the
Brunettes
as a teenager. When Redding left the Experience, and Landon quit
Engelbert Humperdinck
's band, the pair formed
Fat Mattress
with Humperdinck's drummer,
Eric Dillon
, and bassist
Jim Leverton
, signing to Polydor for the self-titled debut album in 1969. Second album
Fat Mattress II
benefits from the presence of expressive keyboardist
Mick Weaver
, aka
Wynder K Frogg
, and on some tracks,
Quartermass
guitarist
Steve Hammond
, but Redding remains the major draw, as heard on the songs "Highway", "At The Ball" and "People". As with its predecessor, the album is based largely on the pleasantly-melodic shades of psychedelic folk rock, with a few rough rock edges along the way; this edition has a rare album outtake, "Hall Of Kings", and 1970 single B-side "Black Sheep Of The Family" as bonus tracks. The album emphasizes that Redding was a superb guitarist as well as a fine songwriter, giving a different perspective on his contributions in Jimi's band and beyond. Licensed from Cherry Red.
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