On March 26, 2020, Patrick Cahill aka Neil Landon died 78. He was singer and songwriter, member of the Rolling Stones (band from Dover from 1960, nothing to do with the later Rolling Stones), The Burnettes, The Ivy League, The Flower Pot Man, but was best known as founding member, singer and songwriter of Fat Mattress.
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Fat Mattress: Same
On August 15, 1969, “Polydor” label released the self-titled, debut Fat Mattress album. It was recorded in 1969 and was produced by Neil Landon, Noel Redding, Jimmy Leverton, and Eric Dillon.
Personnel:
- Neil Landon– vocals
- Noel Redding – vocals, guitar
- Jimmy Leverton– vocals, bass, harpsichord, organ
- Eric Dillon – drums, tuned percussion
- Mitch Mitchell– drums, percussion
- Chris Wood– flute
- Jimi Hendrix– percussion
- George Chkiantz– engineer
- Paragon Publicity – design
- Gered Mankowitz– photography
- Adrian Morgan – liner notes
Track listing:
- All Night Drinker – Neil Landon, Jim Leverton
- I Don’t Mind – Neil Landon, Noel Redding
- Bright New Way – Neil Landon, Jim Leverton
- Petrol Pump Assistant – Neil Landon, Noel Redding
- Moonshine – Neil Landon, Noel Redding
- Magic Forest – Neil Landon, Noel Redding
- She Came in the Morning – Neil Landon
- Everything’s Blue – Noel Redding
- Walking Through a Garden – Noel Redding
- How Can I Live – Neil Landon, Noel Redding
Chris Wood
On July 12, 1983, Christopher Gordon Blandford ‘Chris’ Wood died aged 39. He was musician (saxophone, flute, keyboards), was best known as one of the founding members of the band “Traffic”. In his career he has worked and recorded with Ginger Baker’s Air Force, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Electric Ladyland, Free, Fat Mattress, Martha Velez, Chicken Shack, Gordon Jackson, Locomotive, Shawn Phillips, Sky, Jim Capaldi, Reebop Kwaku Baah, John Martyn, Hanson, Free Creek, Crawler, Third World and Spencer Davis Group.
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