Mad Shadows (album)

Mad Shadows
Studio album by
Released25 September 1970 (1970-09-25)
RecordedNovember 1969 – April 1970
StudioOlympic (London)
GenreHard rock
Length35:45
LabelIsland, Atlantic
ProducerGuy Stevens
Mott the Hoople chronology
Mott the Hoople
(1969)
Mad Shadows
(1970)
Wildlife
(1971)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rolling Stonefavourable[2]

Mad Shadows was the second album by Mott the Hoople. It was recorded in 1970 and released in the UK on Island Records in September 1970 (catalogue number ILPS 9119) and in the US by Atlantic Records (cat. no. SD 8272). It was subsequently re-released by Angel Air in 2003 (SJPCD158). As with their debut album, it was produced by Guy Stevens.

The original pressing reached No. 48 in the UK Albums Chart in October 1970.[3]

  1. ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Mad Shadows". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  2. ^ Melissa Mills (12 November 1970). "Mad Shadows". Rolling Stone.
  3. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 381. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.