Description
“The Mad Hatters Meet The Fallen Angels” (CICD 986); UPC: 619981331128:
In the course of one year (1965), the Mad Hatters released three stunningly great singles: ‘I Need Love,’ ‘Go Find a Love’ and ‘I’ll Come Running’ — all with Dylan-esque/PF Sloan-ish sounding folk-rock songs as the B-sides. Mad Hatter live shows were legendary as well, as is exemplified by the explosion of their amps during the electrifying medley of ‘Since You’ve Been Gone/I’m All Right/The Mad Hatter Theme’ and their rocking version of ‘I Need Love,’ included on this album along with all their singles, making this the most complete collection of Mad Hatters material ever released. In 1965, Barry Seidel formed a music company called Traydel Productions. The first band Seidel signed was the Mad Hatters from Washington DC.
The Fallen Angels were the second band Seidel signed and they are represented by a six song set of singles and unreleased recordings from 1966. These are the earliest recordings by the band and range from folk-rock (‘Pebble In My Sand,’ ‘Hello Girl,’ ‘I Have Found’) to Love (Arthur Lee) type ballads (‘Have You Ever Lost A Love,’ ‘Every Time I Fall In Love’) and garage (‘Who Do You Love?’). In addition to all this excitement are two previously unreleased 1966 folk-rock Byrds-sounding gems from the Loved Ones, plus a 1967 version of ‘I Need Love’ by the Time Stoppers. Rare photos and radio promos make this a complete trip back to 1966, when the Mad Hatters and the Fallen Angels were the two hottest bands
in Washington DC and ‘I Need Love’ mania swept the airwaves.
1 The Mad Hatters – I Need Love 2:33
2 The Mad Hatters – Go Find A Love 2:46
3 The Mad Hatters – I’ll Come Running 2:22
4 The Mad Hatters – Hello Girl 2:06
5 The Fallen Angels – Have You Ever Lost A Love 2:56
6 The Fallen Angels – I Have Found 2:45
7 The Loved Ones – Where You Gonna Run To 3:02
8 The Loved Ones – Being Here With You 3:39
9 The Mad Hatters – This Is How It’s Gonna Be 2:36
10 The Mad Hatters – Blowin’ In The Wind 2:55
11 The Fallen Angels – A Pebble In My Sand 3:04
12 The Fallen Angels – Hello Girl 2:10
13 The Fallen Angels – Every Time I Fall In Love 2:44
14 The Fallen Angels – Who Do You Love 2:36
15 The Time Stoppers – I Need Love 2:54
16 The Mad Hatters – The Mad Hatters Theme – Set 1 1:48
17 The Mad Hatters – I Need Love 3:26
18 The Mad Hatters – Since You’ve Been Gone/I’m All Right/The Mad Hatters Theme (Live) 8:40
19 The Mad Hatters – I Need Love – WEAM Pick Hit To Go Go Go Go !!!
GENRE: Psychedelic Rock/Garage Rock/Folk Rock
BARCODE: 619981331128
RELEASE DATE: 28/06/2024