Fat Mattress - ''Magic Forest'' & ''All Night Drinker'' (1969)

Fat Mattress was formed in late 1968 by Noel Redding with vocalist Neil Landon, bass guitarist Jim Leverton and drummer Eric Dillon.

The band was formed while Noel Redding was a member of the Jimi Hendrix Experience, with a view to enabling Redding to both play guitar and sing, as well as to record original material. While with Hendrix, Redding was restricted in all of these aspects.

The first major public exposure of the band was as the opening act on a Jimi Hendrix tour of the United States, during which Redding would perform with both bands.

The group was signed to Polydor Records and released the eponymous Fat Mattress album in 1969. The album was modestly successful, with one song, "Magic Forest" becoming a major hit in Holland.

Touring in support of the album included an appearance at the 1969 Isle of Wight Festival.

The band was not able translate its initial touring success with Hendrix into success in their own right. Their own tour of America was cancelled after completing five of an anticipated thirty dates. Shortly after the release of their second album, Fat Mattress 2, the band broke up.

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[LazyGigolo]

Unfortunately they choose the wrong name for a band... a really ugly name

[Elaboratory]

@OsvaldoPaese You've got a good ear. You're hearing Chris Wood as a guest flautist on All Night Drinker.

[OsvaldoPaese]

this is pretty cool. They sound like Traffic. 

[TheBlackJuJu]

Hope Jim gets his pcs mate....

[MrRixyboy]

I am just watching this now with Jim Leverton in the Whitstable Labour Club, and he has not ever seen some of these pics, so if the upper has them, then he would like some copies to my email he would be most appreciate

[jonni45]

Oh and the DJs name was Das Dolly, and could he fill the floor..

[TheBlackJuJu]

My friend used to be DJ at the Casablanca club in Liverpool in the 90s..One night he played All Night Drinker and the place went nuts..I remember all the Uni students off their heads giving it loads on the dance floor !! Brill memories..Thanks for this..

[batzion07]

THNX! You don't know how long I have been searching for this one!

[fuzzymoon1900]

This is so MAGIC!

[edna4767]

thanks for posting my fave song...