Hats Off to the Insane

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

Hats Off to the Insane
Compilation album by Therapy?
Released	7 September 1993
Recorded	January 1993 at Black Barn Studios, Surrey, England (tracks 1-3); March 1993 at Livingstone Studios, London, England
Genre	Rock
Length	16:18 (US) 22:29 (JAP)
Label	A&M
Producer	Chris Sheldon, Therapy?
Therapy? chronology
Born in a Crash (1993) Hats Off to the Insane (1993) Troublegum (1994)

Background

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.

All tracks were included on disc 3 of the Troublegum Deluxe Edition released by Universal Music on 31 March 2014.[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Therapy?

No.	Title	Length
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" (Japanese release only)	1:14
8.	"Neck Freak" (Japanese release only)	4:57
Total length:		16:18/22:29

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

1. "Official Therapy? Discography".
2. "Troublegum & Infernal Love Deluxe Editions".