Mad Shadows was the second studio album by Mott The Hoople and followed the band's self-titled debut album released the previous year. Recorded between November 1969 and April 1970, the album continued the group's collaboration with producer Guy Stevens and further developed the band's distinctive mixture of hard rock, progressive influences and dramatic songwriting. Issued by Island Records in the United Kingdom, the album became an important early release in the Mott The Ho