Hats Off to the Insane

Hats Off To The Insane, was a UK, US and Japanese compilation mini-album release by the band Therapy?. It was released on September 7, 1993 on A&M Records.

All tracks were previously released in Europe on different EPs. Tracks 1, 2 and 3 originally featured on the Shortsharpshock EP, tracks 4, 5, 7 and 8 originally featured on the Face The Strange EP, and track 6 originally featured on the Opal Mantra EP.^[1]

The mini-album was released on CD and Cassette.

Track listing

All songs written by Therapy?

1. "Screamager" – 2:41
2. "Auto Surgery" – 2:21
3. "Totally Random Man" – 2:23
4. "Turn" – 3:52
5. "Speedball" – 2:33
6. "Opal Mantra" – 2:28
7. "Bloody Blue" – 1:14 (Japanese release only)
8. "Neck Freak" – 4:57 (Japanese release only)

Personnel

• Andy Cairns - vocals, guitar
• Fyfe Ewing - vocals, drums
• Michael McKeegan - bass
• Chris Sheldon - producer, mixer
• Therapy? - mixer
• Sunja Park - design

Promo Videos

• "Screamager": Directed by Jon Klein
• "Turn": Directed by Julie Hermelin
• "Opal Mantra": Directed by Benjamin Stokes

Single

• "Screamager" was released in 1993 as a one track radio only promo in the US, the song reached number 16 on the Modern Rock Charts.

References