Wight Festival 1969. Fat Mattress recorded two albums and a third was underway when they disbanded at the end of 1970. The band's first album yielded the major Dutch hit "Magic Forest", which Landon co-wrote and performed lead vocal on. After a spell in the U.S., Landon returned in 1972 to live in the UK where he put together a new band, 'Mainhorse Airline'. The group was short-lived however, and in 1974 Landon relocated to Hamburg, Germany where as 'Neil Landon and Friends', he quickly established a following. In September 1975 Landon's first German recording, a solo album produced by ex-Rattle Achim Reichel, was released. Two more albums, this time credited to the 'Neil Landon Band', followed as well as two more solo albums. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s Landon continued to be involved in a wide range of musical projects, including a 1982, Klaus Voormann produced single, "One of the Big Boys"; stage appearances as lead singer with Klaus Gerlach's rock horror troupe; with the 'Neil Landon Five'; with Noel Redding at Hamburg's 'Fabrik' club in 1997; and in starring roles in the musicals, Let's Twist and Jailhouse in 1998 and 1999. In the spring of 2001 Landon's solo show, 'Musical Highlights', was a success with audiences, and in the summer of that year he appeared with his own new 'Neil Landon Band'. Neil Landon died in Hamburg in 2020 after a short battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife Baerbel and his sons Patrick junior and Toby Mortimer Discography The Ivy League Singles "Funny How Love Can Be" (1965) – UK Number 8 "That's Why I'm Crying" (1965) – UK Number 22 "Tossing and Turning" (1965) – UK Number 3 "Willow Tree" (1966) – UK Number 50 The Flower Pot Men Singles "Let's Go To San Francisco" (Deram DM142) (1967) – UK Number 4 Fat Mattress Albums Fat Mattress (1969) Fat Mattress II (1970) Compilation albums The Black Sheep of the Family: The Anthology (2000) Magic Forest: The Anthology (2006) Singles from Fat Mattress: "Magic Forest"/"Petrol Pump Assistant" (1969) from Fat Mattress II: "Naturally"/"Iridescent Butterfly" (1969) "Highway"/"Black Sheep of the Family" (1970) Non-album singles: "Magic Lanterns"/"Bright New Way" (1970) Neil Landon Albums Neil Landon (1975) – Neil Landon (Nova / Teldec 6.22353 AS) Rendezvous (1977) – Neil Landon Band (Nova / Teldec 6.23011 AS) Sold Out (live album) (1978) – Neil Landon Band (Nova / Teldec