Hellish Mad Rush

Hellish Mad Rush, the first album by The Ogdens
Released in October 2009 on Firestation Records (FST 087) the album is a compilation of the three singles and b-sides the band released in the late 1980s, unreleased studio and live recordings, and demos.
The name of the track "All About Steve" (track 15) has subsequently been borrowed by the Sandra Bullock film All About Steve
Track List and Writing Credits
01 Yeah Yeah Yeah (Devenney/Fagg/Milton/Phillips)
02 Sticky Licky Apples (Unknown/Andrews/Devenney/Fagg/Milton/Phillips)
03 From One Extreme To A Broken Dream (Andrews/Devenney/Fagg/Milton/Phillips)
04 It’s A Beautiful Day (Devenney/Fagg/Milton/Phillips/Woodward)
05 Shades Of Green (Devenney/Fagg/Milton/Phillips)
06 Bad State Of Mind (Devenney/Fagg/Milton/Phillips)
07 Rachel Put Your Arms About Me (Devenney/Fagg/Milton/Phillips)
08 Train To London Bridge (Devenney/Fagg/Milton/Phillips)
09 The Prettiest Girl In Carmarthenshire (Devenney/Fagg/Milton/Phillips)
10 Deep (Andrews/Devenney/Fagg/Milton/Phillips)
11 I Want To Know Everything (Devenney/Fagg/Milton/Phillips)
12 She Made Everything Groovy (Devenney/Fagg/Milton/Phillips)
13 A Walk In The Country (Devenney/Fagg/Milton/Phillips)
14 Patricia (Devenney/Fagg/Milton/Phillips/Woodward)
15 All About Steve (Devenney/Fagg/Milton/Phillips)
16 Bring Me The Head Of The National Theatre (Devenney/Fagg/Milton/Phillips)
17 Dizziness (Devenney/Fagg/Milton/Phillips)
18 Boeing Boeing Bomb! (Devenney/Fagg/Milton/Phillips)
19 Slip Of A Lad (Devenney/Fagg/Milton/Phillips)
20 Funny What A Moon Can Do (Devenney/Fagg/Milton/Phillips)
21 From One Extreme To A Broken Dream (Devenney/Fagg/Milton/Phillips)
22 Goodbye Yuppy Scum (Devenney/Fagg/Milton/Phillips)
Recording Details
Tracks 1, 11,15 - Recorded at Pyramid Arts, Hackney, London 1990. Produced by The Ogdens and Solvi. Engineered by Solvi
Tracks 2,3,6 - Recorded at Reel Studios, Brixton, London 1986
Tracks 4,5 - Recorded at Pyramid Arts, Hackney, London 1988. Produced by The Ogdens and Solvi. Engineered by Solvi
Tracks 7,8,9,13,14 - Recorded at Pyramid Arts, Hackney, London 1989. Produced by The Ogdens and Solvi. Engineered by Solvi
Track 10 - Recorded at Reel Studios, Brixton, London 1987
Track 12 - Recorded at Mark Angelo Studios, Clerkenwell, London 1989. Produced by Pete Overend Watts. Engineered by Solvi
Tracks 16,17,18,19,20 - Recorded at Jim’s rehearsal room, Brixton, London 1989-90
Track 21 - Recorded Live at The Marquee, London, 20/08/89
Track 22 - Recorded live at last Ogdens gig, The Plough, Stockwell, London 14/09/90

Digital transfer from original master tapes: Ian Tompson at Humber Road Studio, London, July 2009

Mastering: Django Deadman and Milton Ogden at The Grassy Knoll, Brighton, August 2009
Personnel
The Ogdens;
JayD Ogden (John Devenney) - Bass, Vocals
John Ogden (John Phillips) - Vocals, Guitar
Jon Ogden (Jon Fagg) - Guitar, Vocals, Bass
Milton Ogden (Andrew Milton) - Drums, Percussion, Vocals
Karen Andrews - Trumpet
Vince Woodward - Guitar, Vocals
Other Credits
Photo credits; Peter Hill, Beatrix de Souza, Beth Riley, Andrew Milton, Heather Toyne
Cover and booklet design; Andrew Milton

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