The Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Lads

The Mad Lads' sole LP for Volt captures the Memphis soul label’s late-period push toward orchestral R&B, with lush string arrangements framing their tight vocal harmonies across nine tracks of deep soul and gospel-inflected ballads. Released as Volt’s catalog began shifting toward harder funk and soul-blues hybrids, this record stands as a polished artifact of early-seventies soul sophistication, marked by the group’s precise four-part delivery and the label’s characteristic warm, analog production.