Mott [Import]

mott [import]

Track Listings

1. All the Way from Memphis

2. Whizz Kid

3. Hymn for the Dudes

4. Honaloochie Boogie

5. Violence

6. Drivin' Sister

7. Ballad of Mott the Hoople (26th March 1972, Zürich)

8. I'm a Cadillac/El Camino Dolo Roso

9. I Wish I Was Your Mother

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
2003 reissue of 1973 album packaged in a digipak. Nine tracks. Columbia.

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Mott [Import]

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A Masterpiece
The Stone Rolls Away

The Hoople
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ASIN: B000EOUSJU
Release Date: 2006-03-27

Tracks:

Golden Age of Rock 'N' Roll
Marionette
Alice
Crash Street Kidds
Born Late '58
Trudi's Song
Pearl 'N' Roy (England)
Through the Looking Glass
Roll Away the Stone
Where Do You All Come From [*]
Rest in Peace [*]
Foxy Foxy [*]
(Do You Remember) The Saturday Gigs [*]
Saturday Kids [*]
Lounge Lizzard [*]
American Pie/The Golden Age of Rock 'N' Roll [Live][*]

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Edition of Mott the Hoople's Swan Song, Originally Released in 1974. The Follow-up to their Critically Acclaimed "Mott" Album Featured a Refocused Band, Following the Departure of Mick Ralphs (Who Left to Join Bad Company) and the Arrival of Ariel Bender (Aka Luther Grosvenor, from Spooky Tooth). It was Hunter's Show Though and all the Stops were Pulled for this Manic Thrust of Energy. Kicking off with the Goodtime Rocker "The Golden Age of Rock N Roll", We Immediately Plunge Into the Dramatic "Marionette" and Soon Into the Manic "Crash Street Kids". This Special Expanded Edition Includes Seven Bonus Tracks, Including Studio Recordings with Mick Ronson (Who Had Replaced Bender on Tour) plus a Live Version of "Golden Age..." Prefaced by a Snippet of Don Mclean's "American Pie".

Customer Reviews:

A Masterpiece.......2007-06-06

Of all of the rock acts of the 1970's, Mott The Hoople was the band that experienced the most versitile creative changes of it's day. "The Hoople" is Mott's third and final release, completing the cycle that began with "All The Young Dude's" and continued with "MOTT."

Critics hated this album upon it's release in 1974 but for me this album is their defining moment. No disrespect to guitarist Mick Ralphs who left before this recording to form "Bad Company" but Ariel Bender (Luther Grovesnor formerly of Spooky Tooth) added the missing element from the Hoople's sound on all of their previous releases. His licks on this record remind me of the sound of other bands of this time including Queen and Sparks. Morgan Fisher who replaced original keyboardist Verdi Allen proved to be a superior musician and not nearly the head case that the explosive Allen could be.

Ian Hunter's songwriting, progresses on this recording in leaps and bounds. "Marionette," " Through the Looking Glass" and "The Golden Age of Rock N Roll" are just a few of the great songs that give us a peek into what would later become an outstanding solo career for Ian.

If you are a "Hoople" fan from the the 1970's as I am, then you probably already have a copy of this. However if you are a younger fan of bands like "The Darkness" or "Keane" then you might want to get back to the roots with this all-time classic release.

Also Recommended:
"Kimono My House" by Sparks
"A Night At The Opera" by Queen
"Desolation Boulevard" by Sweet

The Stone Rolls Away .......2006-07-18

The last in the triumvirate of Mott's classic glitter rock albums, "Hoople" finds the boys near the top of their game. Although missing the higher number of standouts found on "Mott" and "All The Young Dudes," tracks such as "Crash Street Kidds," the Watt's sung "Born Late '58" rock-out sideways. "Roll Away The Stone," and "Marionette" suffer only from excessive production; Hunter knew this was the end, and wanted to make every track resonate like a cabaret version of "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide."

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hard ,drivin' fun.
Mott the Dog 210th year Anniversary Edition
Interesting for Mott-o-philes
Live Mott, wish I saw the concert(s)
pretty good end of the line mott the hoople

Live
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ASIN: B00024759I
Release Date: 2004-06-14

Tracks:

Intro - Jupiter from "The Planets"
American Pie/The Golden Age of Rock & Roll
Sucker
Roll Away the Stone/Sweet Jane
Rest in Peace
All the Way from Memphis
Born Late '58
One of the Boys
Hymn for the Dudes
Marionette
Drivin' Sister/Crash Street Kidds/Violence
All the Young Dudes
Walkin' With a Mountain

Tracks:

Intro - Jupiter from "The Planets"
Drivin' Sister
Sucker
Sweet Jane
Sweet Angeline
Rose
Roll Away the Stone
All the Young Dudes
Jerkin' Crocus/One of the Boys/Rock & Roll Queen/Get Back/Whole ...
Walkin' With a Mountain

Customer Reviews:

hard ,drivin' fun........2007-04-26

Bought this album ,used for a $ 1.00 in 1976. I was 18, played the he-- out of it, have the album cover in my music room, decided I needed the re-mixed CD version.. WOW, does this bring back memories, enjoy, be amused, be confused, shake your head in wonderment or disgust ,air guitar like no one is watching, who knows with this band , is it good ? is it bad ? are they strange ,,YES.. who knows.. its 1974...."Queen" opened for them for 2 years before this came out, they broke up 6 weeks after its release..there is a whole story written in the jacket about the 2 live concerts disc 1- New york, 2- London. keep in mind during the end of disc 2 the Mgm't is trying to stop the concert and lower curtains and stuff and the band keeps playing, ..utter chaos..ahh the good old days !!
Here comes a purely nostalgic, hard driving, return to the past,if hard driving rock and roll is your thing and you've never heard Mott, listen in their entirety to songs 9 & 10 on disc 2, you won't be disappointed.

Mott the Dog 210th year Anniversary Edition.......2006-04-29

At last; a proper release for this masterpiece of a live album in tribute to one of the great rock'n'roll bands of the mid-seventies . Mott the Hoople "Live" was originally released in 1974 , but because of time restraints, only part of two concerts were put out as the first vinyl bound release . This consisted of five songs from a concert of their week long residency at the Uris theatre Broadway May 1974, and three songs from their end of tour Christmas gigs 1973 , at London's Hammersmith Odeon, hardly satisfactory . As none of the songs ran in order , there were two songs midway through each side "Rose" and "Rest In Peace " which were used in the sets to give the members of the band a bit of a breather from all the leaping about, neither side had an opening number , and side one ended with a truncated version of the final encore, whilst side two closed with the end of the set proper, so although there were plenty of flashes of excitement , nothing like the full thing.
Here you get the both concerts ( Unfortunately there was a recording glitches at Hammersmith and we lose " Hymn For The Dudes " and "All The Way From Memphis" , and time constraints meant one song had to be culled from the Broadway show and Ariel Bender's solo track " Here Comes The Queen '' was left off which is a shame , but not really a Mott The Hoople number anyway.) in their proper running order .The results are simply devastating .
At this time ( Late 73 to early 74.) Mott The Hoople were probably the Number One live act in the world , Led Zeppelin were having their troubles ,The Beatles had long gone, The Rolling Stones were going through their " Black and Blue" period, Black Sabbath were doing their Los Angeles thing, David Bowie had split up the Spiders from Mars , Deep Purple were not sure who was in the band and who wasn't. So the field was wide open and Mott grabbed it with both hands . Touring both the Britain and America with a fledgling Queen in support they took no prisoners . Their last album " The Hoople " had just smashed it's way into the top twenty on both sides of the Atlantic , whilst their fifth hit single " The Golden Age Of Rock'n' Roll " was firmly entrenched in the top ten of the singles charts worldwide .They looked " The Business" -they were obviously it,seemingly without trying . They appeared as an agglomeration of bright colours , bizarre shapes , scarves , leather , sunglasses, velvet , huge boots , strange felt hats, blending seamlessly into masses of hair, beer bottles , battered guitar cases covered with stickers and that added something, SWAGGER, they exuded attitude, easy humour and the utter confidence born of knowing your the best. They had within the last year acquired the services of one of the greatest rock'n' roll guitarists to ever draw breath , the marvellously moniker Ariel Bender ( Previously known as Luther Grosvenor of Spooky Tooth fame ) who could not only play the guitar like a ringin' the bell, but also threw the most magnificent shapes , throwing his guitar behind his back , or in the air ,as he did it , being the perfect foil for the menacing leader of the band Ian Hunter , who stood centre stage glaring out at the audience behind his shades daring them not to get out of their seats and cause a riot. Also in the line-up was the originator of all the weird and wonderful clothes worn by all those people who followed in glam rock, Bass player Overend ( Pete ) Watts, Overend used to daily spray paint his long hair silver and virtually be winched onto stage such was the height of his platform boots, behind the drums was the mercurial Dale ( Buffin) Griffin, who when he wasn't hit his chosen instruments as hard as he could he would be scattering them across the stage with well aimed kicks , in total contrast on the piano forte' was Mr Morgan Fisher rockin' his heart out wearing a white piano keyboard suit, with a floppy bow tie , tifter on his head, and a perfectly groomed handle bar moustache adorning his upper lip.
Then there was the music , even with Queen as support there was never any doubt who the headline act was , Mott would swing relentlessly on stage , and go unstoppably into their show every night . The Intro from Holtz's Jupiter from "The Planets" was the intro theme to prelude the celebration of Rock'n' Roll that was to follow , On Broadway they did a clever little opening with Ian Hunter singing the opening bars of Don MacLean's American Pie , backed only by Morgan Fishers tinkling piano, but when it gets to the line " The day that music died " Overend Watts steps up to ask the crowd " Or did it" where upon the whole band breaks into a thundering version of " The Golden Age Of Rock'n' Roll " complete with over the top sonic guitar solo from Ariel Bender . Over both concerts there are too many highlights to mention them all , but "Hymn for the Dudes'' and Hunter's mini Rock Opera about the music business with the immortal lines ' These wires are tight' "Marionette" are particular highlights from the Broadway shows, and the final Rock'n' Roll medley from the Hammersmith Odeon with its pieces of Mott classic's along side snippets from the Beatles , Jerry Lee Lewis and David Bowie are unforgettable, with Ariel Bender laying down some volcanic guitar over every song , and Ian Hunter playing Ringmaster to the crowd throughout the concerts .
This two CD package comes beautifully encased in a cardboard and plastic Digi-pack with all the original sleeve notes , plus a new booklet and an eight hundred word essay by Brian May of Queen , which is worth the price of the package on it's own. If you want to hear how rock'n'roll should be played buy this package .
My only regret is that no body had the sense to film either of these events , so we could have a visual record of Mott The Hoople live , at the peak of their powers .
Mott the Dog.
Mott the Hoople.

Interesting for Mott-o-philes.......2006-03-21

I've always liked the original release of this live album from Mott the Hoople, but this goes a bit farther, presenting the complete recordings from two different dates and venues. The new songs from the Broadway venue include: Born Late 58, One of the Boys, Hymn for the Dudes, Marionette, and a medley of Driving Sister / Crash Street Kids / Violence. The new songs from the Hammersmith gig include: Driving Sister, Sucker, Sweet Jane, Roll Away the Stone, All the Young Dudes, and Walking With a Mountain. If you are following me, there are some songs that appear in two versions: Driving Sister, Violence, Sucker, All the Young Dudes, and Walking with a Mountain. Good news: some of the new stuff is a delight to hear, particularlly Marionette and Hymn for the Dudes. Bad news: I can see why drummer Dale Griffin left some of these off the original release; Ian Hunter's singing is occasionally flat, and the band is somewhat sloppy compared to a live concert from today. But I suspect that this release is closer to the actual performance than a lot of live recordings done now (with endless studio overdubs). And these boys sure could ROCK!!! So if you want a powerful live document of Mott the Hoople, warts and all, circa 1974, this is for you!

Live Mott, wish I saw the concert(s).......2006-02-10

Any classic rock fan, especially the fans who love "live" classic rock would enjoy this special release. The more you play it, the more you will like it. I also recommend Ian Hunter's "Welcome To The Club", another live release with Mick Ronson. You won't be disappointed with either release. Play it LOUD !

pretty good end of the line mott the hoople.......2005-02-24

this was recorded late in the life of mott the hoople (without original members mick ralphs and verden allen) and it's pretty good as live albums go. ian hunter's in fine form and the cd has 13 additional tracks not on the original lp. mott disbanded shortly after it was released in 1974. if you're new to mott the hoople try "ALL THE YOUNG DUDES" or "MOTT" first.

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More than a one hit wonder
ain't bleedin' you, were feedin' you.....
ain't bleeding you, were feeding you....

The Best of the Island Years: 1969-1972
Mott the Hoople
Manufacturer: Umvd Import
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ASIN: B0000251S8
Release Date: 2001-09-19

Tracks:

Rock 'N' Roll Queen
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At The Crossroads
Walkin' With A Mountain
Thunderbuck Ram
No Wheels To Ride
Whiskey Women
Keep A 'Knockin'
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Album Description

1998 compilation on Spectrum featuring 18 of the British glam act's early best for Island in the U.K. (Atlantic in the States). Includes 'Rock 'n' Roll Queen', 'You Really GotMe/ Wrath And Roll', 'At The Crossroads' and 'Walkin' With AMountain'.

Customer Reviews:

More than a one hit wonder.......2003-06-19

Many people remember Mott the Hoople as a one-hit wonder with All The Young Dudes. A few more stuck around through three more brilliant albums for Columbia Records before Ian Hunter left the band and enjoyed some success of his own. But before all that, Mott the Hoople were a struggling band on Island Records (Atlantic in the US) whose albums were commercial disasters and whose live performances were legendary.

This import Best of the Island Years is a much better retrospective than Rock and Roll Queen. While the latter is great for its straight ahead rock, the former showcases the depth of the band.

There are also some great rarities that were previously available only on a vinyl release titled Two Miles From Heaven (not the same as Two Miles From Live Heaven) not available on CD anywhere else.

ain't bleedin' you, were feedin' you............2003-02-03

Pre Glam. A down and dirty band with unrealized potential, running out of road fast with Island. Four selections from "Brain Capers" a rollicking end to their contract with the label. Tender ballads such as "Waterlow" along with classic rockers like "Thunderbuck Ram" remind us that rock was not catagorized and pegionholed in the 70's as it is today. Punk, mellow, bluesy? Definitely rock n' roll.

ain't bleeding you, were feeding you...........2003-01-31

Before the Glam. When Mott were the new thugs on the block and running out of road, threatened to be thrown off their label, they produced the rollicking "Brain Capers". Represented here on four tracks. Suffering growing pains and about to fold, yet capable of so much, as Bowie soon recognized. From the gorgeous ballad "Waterlow" to hard hitting classics like "Rock n' Roll Queen" and "Thunderbuck Ram", represents the far reach of an amazing band and how rock was not limited to one mode of expression. Punky, bluesy, mellow? Rock n' Roll? You bet.

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Great remastered sound and unusual track selection
The ultimate Mott collection
Maximum Mott

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ASIN: B00000G6C4
Release Date: 1998-11-10

Tracks:

Like a Rolling Stone [Impromptu Jam]
Rock & Roll Queen [45 RPM Version]
You Really Got Me [Vocal Version]
Wrath and Wroll [1998 Mix]
Find Your Way [Backtrack/Demo]
Moonbus (Baby's Got a Down) [Live/Demo/1998 Mix]
It Would Be a Pleasure [Demo Version]
Ohio [Live/1998 Mix]
Midnight Lady - Steve Marriott, Mott the Hoople
Debt
Downtown [1998 Mix]
Long Red [1998 Mix]
It'll Be Me [1998 Mix]
Until I'm Gone [1998 Mix]
One of the Boys [Alternate Version/1998 Mix]
Journey [Alternate Version/1998 Mix]
Mental Train (The Moon Upstairs) [Demo/1998 Mix]
How Long? [Death May Be Your Santa Claus Demo]
Ride on the Sun [Early Sea Diver Demo/1998 Mix]
Movin' On [Demo/1998 Mix]
Hunchback Fish [Backtrack]

Tracks:

All the Young Dudes
One of the Boys [UK Single Version]
Sweet Jane
Ready for Love
Honaloochie Boogie
Ballad of Mott the Hoople (26th March 1972, Z
I Wish I Was Your Mother [1998 Remix]
I'm a Cadillac
All the Way from Memphis
Hymn for the Dudes
Violence
Roll Away the Stone
Crash Street Kidds
Marionette
Golden Age of Rock & Roll
Rest in Peace
Born Late '58
Foxy Foxy
(Do You Remember) The Saturday Gigs?

Tracks:

All the Young Dudes - David Bowie, Mott the Hoople
It's Goodbye
Just Can't Go to Sleep
Transparent Day [Demo Version]
Shakin' All Over [Demo Version]
Please Don't Touch [Demo Version]
So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad) [Demo Version]
Honaloochie Boogie [Demo/1998 Mix]
Hymn for the Dudes [Demo/1998 Mix]
Nightmare [Demo/1998 Mix]
Saturday Kids
Lounge Lizard
Shout It All Out
It Don't Come Easy [Demo/1998 Mix]
Barking Up the Wrong Tree [1998 Mix]
To Short Arms (I Don't Care) [Kramer, Eddie/Electric Lady Mix]
Get Rich Quick [Demo/1998 Mix]
International Heroes [45 RPM Mix]
American Pie/The Golden Age of Rock & Roll [Live/1998 Mix]
Roll Away the Stone/Sweet Jane [Live/1998 Mix]
Rock & Roll Queen [Live/1998 Mix]
Blowin' in the Wind [Live/1998 Mix]

Album Description

Three disc box on Columbia featuring 62 tracks, all digitally remastered from the original master tapes using 20-bit Super Bit Mapping technology, from both their years on CBS & Island. Includes the smashes 'All The Young Dudes','All The Way From Memphis', 'Roll Away The Stone' & 'Honaloochie Boogie'. Packaged in a 6 x 10in hardback digi-book, it also contains a 56 page booklet with a chronology, discography, track by track analysis, dozens of previously unpublished photos and commentary, quotes & insights from band members. 1998 release.

Album Details

Featuring Many Previously Unreleased Tracks Including the Only Appearance Anywhere of David Bowie Singing 'all the Young Dudes' and Live Cuts.

Customer Reviews:

Great remastered sound and unusual track selection.......1999-04-12

Mott The Hopple was slapped together from the clay of The Silence, Ian Hunter and manager Guy Stevens' imagination (and love of Willard McManus). They created a handful of classic albums during their brief tenure in the 1970's. This terrific box set captures the band's key album and single tracks along with rarities and unreleased demos to present a fairly comprehesive picture for first time buyers and fans alike.

The first disc is devoted to their years on Island Records with key singles and demos. Producers Dale Griffin (the drummer from the band) and Ray Staff have lovingly remastered the sound. Additionally, they didn't always go for the obivious choices in track selection. For example, Griffin uses the previously unreleased self produced tracks for Mott's version of what would become Brain Capers. He and Staff also went back and remixed some of their best tracks. This actually improves the overall sound and brings a new dimension to the songs.

The second disc focuses on the Columbia years. Here Griffin and Staff again remix key tracks and present some of the band's key single and b side tracks. Since this is the band's most well known phase, Griffin and Staff go for the hard to find single releases of album tracks. In some cases this is the fist time these tracks are available on CD. This is the band in their prime.

The third disc is a collection of rarities, demos and unreleased live tracks recorded with the band's original line up. Additionally, the third disc also features tracks from The Doc Thomas Group (where Mick Ralphs got his start), The Silence(Mott without Ian Hunter) and singles from the post-Hunter line up. The only improvement here would have been the addition of tracks from Hunter's pre-Mott The Hopple band, as well as, some of the sessions he played on as a musician for hire. Reportedly, Ian Hunter is working on his own box set for his solo career and will include some of this material on it.

The enclosed booklet provides a great overview of the band's career by biographer Campbell Devine. Additionally, there is a comphrensive (and accurate) discography of everything Mott The Hopple, Mott and British Lions ever released on vinyl albums, singles and CD. Everyone involved with Mott (with the exception of the late Guy Stevens) provides comments throughout the booklet.

Altogether, this is a fine compilation and supercedes the Columbia box set Ballad Of Mott The Hopple (1993). Fans may want to still purchase Ballad (or hold on to it) as this compilation is missing Henry and the H Bomb. While the Anthology is missing some key album tracks from the band's Island and Columbia years this is because it was designed to supplement the previously released albums and CD's. This collection easily surpasses the more conservative Balld Of Mott The Hopple issued by Columbia in 1993.

The ultimate Mott collection.......1998-12-11

It's about time these guys got some respect. This compelling collection of album, live, remixed, demo and b side tracks tracks the rise and fall of Mott the Hopple. The first two discs are terrific with sound that actually sounds superior to the 1988 collection The Ballad of Mott. From the very begining Ian Hunter became the focal point of the band and his inspired Dylanesque singing and songwriting helped hone the band's sound and develop its identity. The best material is located on both the first and first half of the second disc. When Mick Ralphs left Mott the Hopple, the band stumbled badly. While Hunter clearly was the creative core of the band, Ralphs was its heart. He acted as a perfect foil for Hunter(much as Mick Ronson did later during Hunter's solo career) both bringing out the best in Ian and preventing Ian from making creative mistakes. Ralphs role as songwriter, while overshadowed by Hunter later in the band's career, was essential in developing the Mott the Hopple style. His songs provided a needed counterpart to Ian's tunes. Ariel Bender(aka Luther Grovsner) was a capable guitarist, but not quite as inspired as Ralphs. Ralphs playing was an important component of the band and, unlike the departure of Verden Allen, it was clear the band wouldn't survive long with out Mick. By the third disc, the quality becomes a little spotty. The demos and unreleased tracks recorded by the Doc Thomas group, the Buddies and, yes, even Silence aren't up to the rest of the material. The Silence tracks, however, allow for a strong arguement as to Stan Tippins essential role in helping Silence morph into Mott. Tippins was an underrated and underappreciated vocalist. It's a pity that he couldn't share lead vocals with Ian Hunter. The remastering by long time drummer and BBC producer Dale Griffin is terrific. Co-Producer Colley also deserves praise for cleaning up the sound and improving the quality of these classic songs by the band. This album actually deserves 4 1/2 stars based on the strength of both rarities, outtakes and album tracks. Although the early pre-Mott tracks are important in understanding the band's development(like the early tracks for the Beatles' Anthology Volume 1), they are less essential musically. Now, when are they going to get their deserved place in the rock'n'roll hall of fame?

Maximum Mott.......1998-11-29

"All The Young Dudes" does a wonderful job of anthologizing the recording career of Mott The Hoople at both Island and CBS Records. Among the 62 tracks, 37 are previously released. While it includes all the hits and better known album tracks, this collection's value is greatly enhanced by the inclusion of numersous demo and live tracks. Among the highlights is a live version of C,S,N&Y's "Ohio." The version of "All The Young Dudes" with David Bowie vocal is a delight, too. Furthermore, the song quality, thanks to Super Bit Mastering, is immaculate. The 56-page booklet includes track by track analysis, full band chronology and discography, as well as commentary by Campbell Devine, author of "Mott The Hoople and Ian Hunter." Tons of color photos accompany the informative text, making this a delightful package. A treasure trove for all Mott The Hoople fans, easily outdistancing the 2-CD domestic collection. This set is not for the casual fan, however, because of the price tag. For those willing and able to pay the cost, however, many delights await them.

Mojo Presents... An Introduction to Mott the Hoople

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the best single disk compilation
The One and Only Mott The Hoople

Mojo Presents... An Introduction to Mott the Hoople
Mott the Hoople
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ASIN: B0000C667L
Release Date: 2003-09-29

Tracks:

All the Young Dudes
Honaloochie Boogie
All the Way From Memphis
Alice
Hymn for the Dudes
Through the Looking Glass
Violence
Crash Street Kidds
Pearl 'N' Roy (England)
Ballad of Mott the Hoople (26th March 1972, Z
Ready for Love/After Lights
I Wish I Was Your Mother
Golden Age of Rock & Roll
Roll Away the Stone
Jerkin' Crocus/Sucker/Violence [Live Medley]
Marionette
Saturday Gigs

Album Description

Import exclusive collection compiled by the esteemed British music monthly, features 17 tracks taken from the last four Hoople albums, All The Young Dudes (1972), Mott (1973), The Hoople (1974) & Live (1974). Digipak. Sony. 2003.

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Compilation Chosen by the Staff of Mojo Magazine to Introduce a New Generation to the Great Rock Music of the Past. The Legendary Lineup of Ian Hunter and Mick Ralphs (Later of Bad Company) with Ariel Bender (Later Known by his Christian Name of Luther Grosvenor) Recorded Some of the Greatest Boogaloo Tracks Ever. Includes a Special 12 Page Booklet with Rare Photos and Sleevenotes Annotated by Mojo (Natch).

Customer Reviews:

the best single disk compilation.......2005-12-01

MTH compilations have normally suffered from being either too brief single disks or too exhaustive double disks. mojo has done a good job by producing a quality single disk 17 track compilation drawn from 4 albums. the audio quality on this disc is very good as with other mojo compilations.

The One and Only Mott The Hoople.......2004-03-04

An excellent introduction to Mott The Hoople. 17 classic songs from 4 albums. This collection is unique because of the following:
(l) It has the single version of Roll Away The Stone. U.S. compilations contain the album version. The single version is better.
(2) It has the rarely included tracks Alice, and Pearl 'n' Roy
(3) It has the rare and never before on CD live medley of Jerkin'Crocus/Sucker/Violence. This was the b side to Saturday Gigs.
The song All The Way From Memphis was the biggest selling single for this group. There are excellent sleeve notes and excellent sound quality. A fine compilation !

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It's the golden age of rock'n'roll...
Mott Over the Top
Wonderful Excess From Glam Rock's Best!
3 1/2 Stars on this fine reissue with bonus tracks
The Definitive 'Hoople'

The Hoople
Mott the Hoople
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ASIN: B00004UBBG
Release Date: 2004-12-14

Tracks:

Golden Age of Rock 'N' Roll
Marionette
Alice
Crash Street Kidds
Born Late '58
Trudi's Song
Pearl 'N' Roy (England)
Through the Looking Glass
Roll Away the Stone
Where Do You All Come From [*]
Rest in Peace [*]
Foxy Foxy [*]
(Do You Remember) The Saturday Gigs [*]
Saturday Kids [*]
Lounge Lizzard [*]
American Pie/The Golden Age of Rock 'N' Roll [Live][*]

Album Description

Reissue of British hard rock act's 1974 studio album. Tracks include 'Golden Age of Rock 'N' Roll', 'Marionette', 'Alice' & 'Crash Street Kidds'. 2000 release. Standard jewel case.

Album Details

Following Up their Critically Acclaimed Smash Hit Album "Mott" was No Easy Feat for this Band of Rock N Roll Survivors. Keyboardist Verden Allen Had Been Replaced by Morgan Fisher and Mick Ralphs Departed Mid-tour to Join Bad Company, with Luther Grosvenor (Band Alias Ariel Bender) Stepping Into the Lead Guitarist's Role. Ralphs Had Been a Key Architect of the Band's Overall Sound, the Full Responsibility for that which Now Fell to Ian Hunter. The Result is a Much More Aggressive and Dramatic Record that May Not Be as Easy to Listen to as It's Predecessor but is No Less Important. This Edition Includes Three Bonus Tracks that were Actually Recorded after the Original Sessions, Including "Foxy Foxy", which features the Only Recorded Appearance of Grosvenor's Replacement, the Late Mick Ronson on Guitar.

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It's the golden age of rock'n'roll..........2006-03-02

OK, you could say this is a notch below "Mott." Still, that is high praise indeed, as "Mott" is one of the greatest rock'n'roll albums ever. With "The Hoople," we get more of the same, but on a slightly different wavelength. With the departure of Mick Ralphs, the guitar situation was somewhat confused, leaving more room for Ian Hunter's keyboards in the mix. That isn't to say that "The Hoople" doesn't rock - it does, and like a madman. "The Golden Age of Rock'n'Roll," "Born Late '58" (with Overend Watts on vocals), and "Crash Street Kidds" are first rate proto-punk rockers with Hunter's pounding piano adding to the wonderful noise. "Roll Away the Stone" simply soars, and the psychodrama of "Marionette" is funny and frightening. Two highlights are "Alice" and "Pearl'n'Roy (England)" - loping music hall numbers driven by Hunter's pseudo-barrelhouse piano and gutter poetry. Yeah, this may be a notch below "Mott," but that just means that "Mott" rates a 10 and "The Hoople" is a 9.9 - still sheer brilliance in my book.

Mott Over the Top.......2004-10-09

"The Hoople" was unabashed, throw the kitchen sink in for good measure excess. It was, however, majestic excess. Ian Hunter turned this into an all out production experience, and indulged himself to the fullest. Fortunately for Mott fans, Ian's indulgence was magnificent in scope...and it worked! "Marionette"'s instrumental breaks can still send a shiver up my spine; "The Golden Age of Rock'n'Roll" is both great and sad, while "Roll Away the Stone" is the perfect, pre-added track send off from Mott the Hoople's great, final gasp.

Wonderful Excess From Glam Rock's Best!.......2003-08-07

Mott The Hoople always struck me as the ultimate glam garage band that couldn't care less what the public thought. This all too brief set is classic and a true representation of what Mott The Hoople was all about.

Starting with the piano pounding, "The Golden Age Of Rock 'N Roll", with the theatrical introduction, the band never lets up. "Marionette" is a campy classic with ludicrous lyrics that beg several listens. The string arrangements are perfect for this song. "Trudi's Song" is a rare endearing ballad that works, but Mott would only rarely release one such as this. "Roll Away The Stone" is the ultimate Mott with a killer chorus, back-up and clever arrangement in all it's simplicity.

The extra three songs really don't add much, but it's a nice addition. I wish I could have seen this group live, which is said to be the best way to hear them.

3 1/2 Stars on this fine reissue with bonus tracks.......2000-10-12

Wagner goes glam. In many respects The Hoople is Hunter and the band's implosion of everything glam. It takes all the cliches and pushes them to the extreme. I wouldn't be surprised to find Wagner's The Ring Cycle buried somewhere in the production. The bombastic production works to the album's advantage and nearly makes up for the lesser material.

I had forgotten how much I hated this album when it first came out hot on the heels of the band's finest Columbia album (Mott). Time has allowed The Hoople to age gracefully and what seemed shrill then seems fun now. The sound quality is a major step up over the domestic version of this album on CD. The booklet also tries to be as faithful to the original cover art as possible (that wasn't the case with the first CD). I would have liked to see this reissued like the Roxy Music remasters in an LP style sleeve with mimiciking the original album but I suppose that would be too much to ask for.

The opening and closing tracks bracket this CD with two great late period MTH songs. The bonus tracks have been available before (on the Greatest Hits CD, Mott the Hoople Anthology and All the Young Dudes Anthology)so they aren't rare. It would have been nice to have the alternate version of Through the Looking Glass and Saturday Gigs on here as well (and maybe some unreleased bits of studio chatter as well).

Still, all in all, this is more than I could have asked for with it's stellar sound and great booklet. Wagner would have been proud if he liked rock 'n' roll.

The Definitive 'Hoople'.......2000-07-18

Sony Rewind in the UK has the art of reissues down to a science! The sound of this 1974 classic is of epic proportions. Ian Hunter finally sounds up-front in the mix instead of buried in the thunderous sound of his band. For those of you who may not know the origins of this album I'll give you a brief outline. After the brilliantly historic album 'Mott', The band lost its founding guitarist and was in big trouble. With little time left to them, a hasty replacement was found and the group immediately felt that a serious mistake had been made. Despite their feelings, and general bad karma during the recording sessions, 'The Hoople' is first-rate Mott The Hoople. Listen close and you'll hear Ian Hunter's prediction of youthful unrest that would result in the Punk Movement a few years later. What the group didn't know was that the wacky guitar style of Arial Bender was just what the USA wanted to hear and that was one of the main reasons for the albums success there! 'The Hoople' isn't the great follow-up that everyone hoped for but it showed that Ian was growing as a song writer and would follow his muse with or without the band! Sony Rewind deserves special thanks for the inclusion of 3 bonus tracks. But why omit the bands final single, 'Saturday Gigs'? Let's hope that Sony Rewind allows Dale Griffen to next remaster 'Mott The Hoople Live' as he intended it to be.

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ASIN: B00006BC5E
Release Date: 2002-09-05

Tracks:

Walkin' With A Mountain
Original Mixed- Up Kid
Angel Of 8th Avenue
One Of The Boys
Ready For Love
Hymn For The Dudes
Sweet Angeline
Golden Age Of Rock'n'roll
Sucker
Roll Away The Stone- Sweet Jane
All The Way From Memphis
All The Young Dudes

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Very good
The BEST All the Young Dudes
Still sounds fine after 30 years

All the Young Dudes
Mott the Hoople
Manufacturer: Sbme Import
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ASIN: B00005UDOC
Release Date: 2002-03-19

Tracks:

Sweet Jane
Momma's Little Jewel
All the Young Dudes
Sucker
Jerkin' Crocus
One of the Boys
Soft Ground
Ready for Love/After Lights
Sea Diver

Album Description

Millenium digipak edition, with original artwork. Includes the tracks 'Sweet Jane' (Lou Reed) & 'Momma's Little Jewel'. 2001.

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Special Millenium Edition of the Rockin' Boogie Favorite from Ian Hunter, Mick Ralphs and Company. Includes a Six Page Booklet of Liner Notes and Photos.

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Very good.......2006-11-27

Mott The Hoople never achieved too much commercial success despite endless touring and well-crafted albums, like this one. Definitely an underrated band.

To me, this cd is their best though Mott and their self-titled come close.
It opens with a nice cover of Sweet Jane.

Second track, Momma's Little Jewel, begins with Ian Hunter playing the riff on piano. This song ends abruptly to give way to David Bowie's All The Young dudes, a gay anthem somehow weird for an all straight group.

Foutth track, Sucker, is the album's only turkey.

Next comes Jerkin' Crocus, built around a classic Mick Ralphs' guitar riff.

Sixth song is the hardest of the entire cd (One Of The Boys) with a lyric about becoming a traveling musician. I especially enjoy that after the solo the song seems to fade away and then a phone ringing brings it back. Cool effect.

The following song, Soft Ground, is decidedly experimental, written by soon-to-go keyboardist Verden Allen. I like its hypnotic mood,

Next it comes Ready For Love/After Lights, a Ralphs composition, one of the highlights of the album. It blows Bad Company's version off the water. After the instrumental part and chorus the song stops and then it begins the instrumental After Lights, a nice display of Mick's guitar technique.

To finish the album we have a nice ballad by Ian Hunter called Sea Diver, that basically features his piano and a string section.

In a nutshell, a nice album. Do not pass it up.

4/5.

The BEST All the Young Dudes.......2003-02-04

This remastered import has excellent sound and is full of energy. I already have the CD "The Ballad of Mott: A Retrospective" and the import has better sound for the songs from "All The Young Dudes". The "Dudes" is on my list of top ten all time favorite albums, and seeing this band in concert in the 70's was a big impact. This band has been described as a cross between the Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan, but I like Mott the Hoople better. A unique band this group certainly was in their time.

Still sounds fine after 30 years.......2002-08-20

Most of the albums I bought in 1972 (and I bought many!) sound dated, trite and sometimes foolish. Not this one. Though Mott is certainly not for everyone, I love this re-issue. It has been a long time since I've heard Soft Ground, with its chillingly effective vocal, that leads into the sensational opening of Ready for Love--one of my very favorite back-to-backs ever. If you only know Bad Company's overly-produced version--be prepared for a growl that Paul Rodgers could not equal.

I bought the Greatest Hits CD a few years ago to see if their material held up. I've not been disappointed. Still rocks. Still entertains. Still shines with brilliant production. Sure it's slick, but slick never sounded so good.

Tracks:

Shouting and Pointing
Collision Course
Storm
Career (No Such Thing as Rock & Roll)
Hold On, You're Crazy
See You Again
To Short Arms (I Don't Care)
Broadside Outcasts
Good Times

Album Description

1998 reissue of 1976 album by the reformed Mott The Hoople. This was the second & final album they did under the abridged moniker, and with Nigel Benjamin & Ray Major replacing Ian Hunter. Contains nine tracks, including the title cut and 'Collision Course'. Both the original & this release are from Columbia Records.

Album Details

The Second and Last CD Released in 1976 from a Band who Formed after the Split of Mott the Hoople and Added Two New Members, Nigel Benjamin and Ray Major.

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Mott, not quite the Hoople.......2004-10-09

Let's be honest. Mott the Hoople without Ian Hunter, Mick Ralphs, or Ariel Bender is a hard sell. Shortening the band's moniker was a pretty thin disguise for a desperate reach for survival. The initial offering, "Drive On", was dismal. So, what on earth got into Mott on this release? Playing and singing furiously, they make their last stand against extinction before morphing into the long gone, unmourned British Lions. "Storm" would have done the old Hoople proud. The same for the title track. This is a band playing with their backs against the wall, fending off their legacy as best they can, ultimately losing, but going down in a shower of sparks and flame. It earns it's place in the Mott the Hoople canon for the sheer nerve of it all.

Shouting and Motting.......2004-09-15

After a successful nationwide tour of the British Isles, the boys from Mott spread their wings and journeyed over the Atlantic Ocean to try their luck with their American brothers, who had always given them such a fine welcome in their days when they had Hoople tagged onto their name. As expected, musical conquest was almost instant; although it was a little disappointing that their American agents did not have the confidence to put them into bigger concert halls rather than the small clubs they were asked to play. However, with increased sales of their debut album 'Drive On' they were soon moved up the pecking order by the record company and put on bigger and more prestigious gigs, supporting the likes of Kiss, Aerosmith, and Canadian prog rockers Rush.

Things were on the up and up, and if anybody deserved it, this bunch of eccentric British musicians deserved every slice of luck that was coming their way, as they had certainly paid their rock 'n' roll dues over the years.

So when Christmas and New Year 1975 loomed, it was decided to return home to Blighty for the festive season for rest and recreation, re-uniting with loved ones, and hopefully a bit of industrious writing to record the next album in January. So far so good. This time the onus was not solely on Overend Watts to write all the songs as various ideas had been worked by various members of the band whilst out on the road. Add to this the necessary recording and road time that had been spent to let the new guys, Ray Major on lead guitar and Nigel (the Dome) Benjamin, to feel like part of the band, and not like the `new guys'. So it was with great optimism that they returned to recording in February 1976, after further rehearsals. The prestigious Manor Studios in Oxford was booked and the great Eddie Kramer was moved in to do the major part of the production work.

This time the band knew what they were going to record before they went into the studios. So when 'Shouting and Pointing' was released in June that year, it was an absolute corker. Even the artwork for the cover was of the highest standard with the Band in full stage regalia, emerging from a futuristic rubbish dump - naturally `shouting and pointing'.

The album was split into the two sides of the vinyl, side one 'Shouting' and side two 'Pointing.' The opening title track is an all time classic rallying call for futuristic Hot Motts, very similar in feel to the Who's 'Won't Get Fooled Again'. Only with Benjamin's high pitch wail beseeching you to listen, while Morgan Fisher frantically pounds the piano as if his very soul depends upon it. A gut ripping solo from Ray Major hammers Mott's intention to the mast. Of course, after all these years the rhythm section of Watts and Dale is never going to let you down. The whole album is a real party album with each new track breaking out from the speakers. All of them could be ripped up and roared out live in concert. Mott even closed the album with the stage favorite, the old easy beats number 'Good Times' (after being deluged by request from fans for a recorded version).

All this is witnessed by Angel Air's posthumously released 'Mott, Live - Over Here And Over There, 75/76.' The only ballad on the album is a Benjamin/Fisher penned number entitled 'Career (No Such Thing As Rock 'n' Roll)', a song about the dangers of the business side of the music business. This, coupled with the fact that Overend Watts decided to take lead vocals on his own song 'Hold On Your Crazy', was all rather prophetic.

Although another U.K. tour followed by another visit to the States, they were moderately successful. The band felt that they were not making any further head way. The reasons for this was firmly put at the feet of the record company and the Dome, who was perhaps getting a little delusional in his own role in the band, wishing to take them off into some form of Progressive Rock Story telling band venture, when the rest of them just wanted to get out and rock. The record company smelling a rat, backed off dramatically financially. In December it was announced that Nigel Benjamin had left Mott. A couple of new vocalists were tested, but without much enthusiasm. Mott was put to rest before the end of the year.

A great shame to a band that had huge potential. Mind you, the arrival of Punk Rock didn't help. but it took more than that to put these British lions down. Within six months all remaining four of the Mott's had regrouped around John Fiddler, ex Medicine Head, to have another reach for the stars. However, that's another story, for another day. Get out there and do some `Shouting and Pointing'.

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Very cool album.......2003-12-20

This is a classic rock album if there ever was one. This should be celebrated and played on stereos and radios everywhere.

The title track switches from a sort-of progressive rock sound to almost heavy metal, and sounds great loud! Collision Course is perhaps the best song on the disc; kind of a fun boogie rock song with some great piano. Storm also continues the boogie with some heavy elements. The song builds up nicely. No Such Thing as Rock and Roll is a quieter song featuring piano. Hold On, Your Crazy features bassist Overend Watts on vocals and rhythm guitar. See You Again is a little quieter, but it is still cool. Too Short Arms is another fun rock song with some great Mott humor thrown in. Broadside Outcasts is probably the only weak song on the album, but it's not too bad. Good Times is an uptempo rock song sure to wake anyone up.

The great thing about this album is that it is uncompromised rock n' roll. This was definitely pre-MTV, before rock music began it's big descent into the dumpster. This album is also fun too. The guys don't take themselves too seriously. The album cover is great. I've got my copy of the album (on record) framed.

Buy this album, it if it's hard to get.

This is not that bad of a record!.......2003-09-23

This much is true- Collision Course, Storm, See You Again, and Too Short Arms are all stale rockers that sound like filler. The title track starts the album off to a great start, however, and the album ends great with Good Times. In between this the highlights are Hold On, You're Crazy, and Broadside Outcasts, which are both really fun songs. I would not say this album is entirely pointless. It may have worked better as an E.P. so the group wouldn't be writing (bad songs) like Too Short Arms just to be writing (bad songs), cause some of these songs are my favorites, and while the Ian Hunter Mott the Hoople was fun, this record is, too, so long as one skips past the filler.

A great post hoople album.......2003-01-05

A great rock 'musical'.
A great mix of styles.
Excellent Musicianship.
Glam rock fans might like it.
Good for Meatloaf lovers.
Bad for Ian Hunter lovers.
I Loved it at 15 and I love it at 35.
An excellent Hard Rock/Pop album.

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