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Mott The Hoople
Atlantic SD-8258
4/70 BB [UK: 11/69] UK
Back Cover

 
Inside Cover

 
UK Inside Cover

Side One
You Really Got Me Davies 3:04
At The Crossroads Sahm 5:14
Laugh At Me Bono 7:22
Backsliding Fearlessly Hunter 3:15
Side Two
Rock & Roll Queen Ralphs 5:08
Rabbit Foot And Toby Time Ralphs 2:12
Half Moon Bay Hunter-Ralphs 11:01
Wrath And Wroll Stevens 1:32
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Ian Hunter-piano, vocals
Mick Ralphs-guitar, vocals
Verden Allen-organ
Overend Watts-bass
Buffin [Dale Griffin]-drums
§Cover Art-Reptiles (1943) by M C Escher (colorized)
Produced by: Guy Stevens

Note: Check out more artwork by M C Escher .
 

5/29-30/70: Eastown Theatre, Detroit
with Jethro Tull (headliner)
Atlanta International Pop Festival(7/5/70)
Rock & Roll Queen³ / Backsliding Fearlessly
Ralphs (2:30) / Hunter (3:15)
Atlantic 2749, 7/70

 

Mad Shadows
Atlantic SD-8272
10/70 [UK: 9/70] UK
Back Cover

 
Inside Cover

Side One
Thunderbuck Ram Ralphs 4:51
No Wheels To Ride Hunter 6:02
You Are One Of Us Hunter 3:22
Walkin' With A Mountain Hunter 3:52
Side Two
I Can Feel Hunter 7:15
Threads Of Iron Ralphs 5:51
When My Mind's Gone Hunter 6:25
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Ian Hunter-piano, vocals
Mick Ralphs-guitar, vocals
Verden Allen-organ
Overend Watts-bass
Buffin-drums
with:
Guy Stevens-piano
§Cover Design-Ginny Smith, Pete Sanders; Photo-Gabi Nasemann; Inside Painting-William Strutt
Produced by: Guy Stevens

Note: Walkin' With A Mountain includes a few shouts of Jumpin' Jack Flash
 


Wildlife
Atlantic SD-8284
4/71 [UK: 2/71] UK
Full Cover

 
Inside Cover

Side One
Whisky Women Ralphs 3:38
Angel Of Eighth Avenue Hunter 4:30
Wrong Side Of The River Ralphs 5:17
Waterlow Hunter 3:00
Lay Down Safka 4:10
Side Two
It Must Be Love Ralphs 2:17
Original Mixed-Up Kid Hunter 3:35
Home Is Where I Want To Be Ralphs 4:05
Keep A Knockin'† Penniman 9:55
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Ian Hunter-piano, vocals
Mick Ralphs-guitar, vocals
Verden Allen-organ
Overend Watts-bass
Buffin-drums
with:
James Archer-violin (Angel Of Eighth Avenue)
Jerry Hogan-pedal steel guitar (It Must Be Love & Original Mixed-Up Kid)
Stan Tippens-vocals
Jess Roden-vocals
§Cover Design-Visual Communication Ltd, Photo-Brian Cooke
Produced by: Guy Stevens, Mott The Hoople

Note: †Recorded live at Fairfield Halls, Croyden, 9/13/70
Also includes I Got A Woman, What'd I Say, and Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
 

Midnight Lady / The Debt
Hunter-Ralphs (3:27) / Hunter (4:20)
Island WIP-6105 [UK], 7/71

listed here 'caus these tracks never made across the pond

 

Last Of The Rockers

Even tho this next album is just outside our artificially-imposed time-frame, it's included 'cause it's the last record before Mott met up with Bowie and went all glam with All The Young Dudes, and it's a great record!.


Brain Capers,
featuring The Brain Caper Kids
Atlantic SD-8304
1/72 [UK: 9/71]
Back Cover

 
UK Cover


The "Mask" was included inside as a cut-out
Side One
Death May Be Your Santa Claus Allen-Hunter 4:48
Your Own Back Yard DiMucci-Fasce 4:12
Darkness, Darkness Young 4:03
Journey Hunter 8:31
Side Two
Sweet Angeline Hunter 5:13
Second Love Allen 3:48
Moon Upstairs Hunter 5:13
Wheel Of The Quivering Meat Conception Hunter-Stevens 2:07

Note: Dedicated to James Dean

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Ian Hunter-piano, vocals
Mick Ralphs-guitar, vocals
Verden Allen-organ
Overend Watts-bass
Buffin-drums
with:
Guy Stevens-piano
Jim Price-trumpet (Second Love)
§Cover Art-Bizarre Damage
Produced by: Guy Stevens

Glam rocked their way to the top until 1974 when Ian & Mick went solo.
Mott carried on for a couple of years and dissolved.

Links!

Mott The Hoople web site
Unofficial site for Mott The Hoople and Ian Hunter
Official Ian Hunter web site
Official Mick Ralphs web site

 


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