The Mads

Formed in Milan in 1979 and active until 1983, The Mads became a true underground legend on the Italian Mod Scene - the recordings of that era remained unreleased until last year, when they were finally published in the UK by Well Suspect Records and in Italy by Area Pirata. Reunited in 2012 with the original line-up they decided to continue in the same 60s influenced direction but with a 70s sound and an absolutely bang-up-to-date creativity. "The Orange Plane" is The Mads first album and was preceded by two singles (both included) - the first, "What I Need" was chosen by Richard Searle for the "Generation Mod" compilation published in the UK by Well Suspect, the second, "On The Bus" was premiered by Gary Crowley at BBC Radio London.