Mott (album)
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Released | 20 July 1973 | |||
Recorded | February–April 1973 (except track 1, 22 December 1972) | |||
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Genre | Glam rock | |||
Length | 43:00 | |||
Label | CBS (UK), Columbia (US) | |||
Producer | Mott the Hoople | |||
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Mott is the sixth studio album by British rock band Mott the Hoople. It peaked at No. 7 in the UK Albums Chart.[3] It is the last album to feature guitarist Mick Ralphs, and the first without organist Verden Allen; because of Allen's departure, most organ and other keyboard parts are played by Ralphs.
"All the Way from Memphis", an edited version of which was released as a single, received considerable airplay on U.S. radio and captured the band overseas fans, as well as reaching the UK Singles Chart.
Packaging
[edit]The album featured different album covers in the U.K. and U.S., as well as remastered tracks on some editions. The U.S. cover featured a photo of the four band members with the word "MOTT" on it, with "Mott The Hoople" written in the O. The U.K. front cover featured an illustration based on a bust of Roman emperor Augustus, the band's name written in a typeface simultaneously evocative of a 1920s Art Deco font and the "Future Shock" font inspired by computer-readable punch cards.[citation needed] Initial copies had a gatefold sleeve with the Augustus image printed on a transparent plastic sheet.[citation needed] The emperor would appear again on the inner sleeve of The Hoople, the band's next and final album in both the United States and the United Kingdom.[citation needed] A remastered and expanded version was released by Sony's Columbia/Legacy imprint in the United States in 2006.[citation needed]
Reception
[edit]In 2003, the album was ranked number 366 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time,[4] and 370 in a 2012 revised list.[5]
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Source | Rating |
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Christgau's Record Guide | A−[7] |
Pitchfork | 7.4/10[8] |
PopMatters | favourable[9] |
Rolling Stone | very favourable[10] |
Track listing
[edit]All songs written by Ian Hunter, except where indicated
Side one
[edit]- "All the Way from Memphis" – 4:55
- "Whizz Kid" – 3:05
- "Hymn for the Dudes" (Verden Allen, Hunter) – 5:15
- "Honaloochie Boogie" – 2:35
- "Violence" (Hunter, Mick Ralphs) – 4:37
Side two
[edit]- "Drivin' Sister" (Hunter, Ralphs) – 4:42
- "Ballad of Mott the Hoople (26th March 1972, Zürich)" (Hunter, Dale "Buffin" Griffin, Peter Watts, Ralphs, Allen) – 5:40
- "I’m a Cadillac / El Camino Dolo Roso" (Ralphs) – 7:40
- "I Wish I Was Your Mother" – 4:41
LP track times from 1973 UK release (CBS 69038). Published track times for the US release (Columbia 32425) differ slightly.[11]
2006 CD release
[edit]- "All the Way from Memphis" – 5:02
- "Whizz Kid" – 3:25
- "Hymn for the Dudes" (Allen, Hunter) – 5:24
- "Honaloochie Boogie" – 2:43
- "Violence" (Hunter, Ralphs) – 4:48
- "Drivin' Sister" (Hunter, Ralphs) – 3:53
- "Ballad of Mott the Hoople (26th March 1972, Zürich)" (Hunter, Griffin, Watts, Ralphs, Allen) – 5:24
- "I’m a Cadillac / El Camino Dolo Roso" (Ralphs) – 7:50
- "I Wish I Was Your Mother" – 4:52
Bonus tracks (2006 reissue)
[edit]- "Rose" (Hunter, Ralphs, Watts, Griffin) – 3:56 B-side of "Honaloochie Boogie"; produced by Mott The Hoople
- "Honaloochie Boogie" (Demo version) – 3:07
- "Nightmare" (Demo) (Allen) – 3:36
- "Drivin' Sister" (Hunter, Ralphs) – 4:30 Live 1973 at the Hammersmith Odeon; produced by Dale "Buffin" Griffin
Personnel
[edit]Mott the Hoople
[edit]- Ian Hunter – lead vocals (All tracks except 8); piano (All tracks except 5); acoustic guitar (Tracks 3, 7, 9); rhythm guitar (Track 6); echo vamper (Tracks 7, 9); arrangements
- Mick Ralphs – lead guitar (All tracks except 9); backing vocals (Tracks 1, 2, 4); organ (Tracks 3, 5, 7, 8); Moogotron (Track 2); mandolins (Track 9); tambourine (track 1); acoustic guitar (Track 8); lead vocals (Track 8)
- Pete "Overend" Watts – bass guitar (All tracks); backing vocals (Track 4); fuzz bass (Track 8)
- Dale "Buffin" Griffin – drums (All tracks); backing vocals (Tracks 1, 3, 4, 6)
Additional personnel
[edit]- Paul Buckmaster – electric cello on "Honaloochie Boogie"
- Morgan Fisher – piano, synthesizer, backing vocals on "Drivin' Sister" (live)
- Mick Hince – bells on "I Wish I Was Your Mother"
- Andy Mackay – tenor saxophone on "All The Way from Memphis" and "Honaloochie Boogie"
- Graham Preskett – "insane" violin on "Violence"
- Thunderthighs (Karen Friedman, Dari Lalou, Casey Synge) – backing vocals on "Hymn for the Dudes"
Technical
[edit]- Dan Loggins – production supervisor
- Alan Harris, Bill Price, John Leckie – engineer
- Roslav Szaybo – art direction, design
Charts
[edit]Album
Year | Chart | Position |
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1973 | UK Albums Chart[3][12] | 7 |
1973 | AUS Kent Music Report[13] | 57 |
1973 | Billboard 200[14] | 35 |
Singles
[edit]Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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1973 | "Honaloochie Boogie" | UK Official Charts[12] | 12 |
1973 | "All the Way from Memphis" | UK Official Charts[12] | 10 |
References
[edit]- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Mott The Hoople - Honaloochie Boogie". Hitparade.ch.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Mott The Hoople - All The Way From Memphis". Hitparade.ch.
- ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 381. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "500 Greatest Albums of all Time". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ "500 Greatest Albums of All Time Rolling Stone's definitive list of the 500 greatest albums of all time". Rolling Stone. 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Mott". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: M". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ Joe Tangari (27 April 2006). "Mott the Hoople: All the Young Dudes / Mott". Pitchfork. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- ^ Whitney Strub (10 March 2006). "Mott the Hoople: Mott and All the Young Dudes". PopMatters. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- ^ Bud Scoppa (13 September 1973). "Mott". Rolling Stone.
- ^ "All the Way from Memphis" 4:58, "Whizz Kid" 3:25, "Hymn for the Dudes" 5:20, "Honaloochie Boogie" 2:42, "Violence" 4:49, "Drivin' Sister" 3:51, "Ballad of Mott..." 5:22, "I'm a Cadillac..." 7:47, "I Wish I Was Your Mother" 4:52
- ^ a b c "Official Charts - Mott the Hoople". Official Charts. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 210. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Billboard 200 - Mott the Hoople". Billboard. Retrieved 13 January 2018.