Mott the Hoople 1973, YouTube
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It took six tries but Mott the Hoople finally cracked the Top 10 on the album charts in the U.K. with their album 'Mott'.Mott the Hoople was already a familiar name as in 1972 they released, "All The Young Dudes" (produced by David Bowie) yet their album 'Mott' was the one that got them the commercial success they needed, that album alone matched anything commercially from the first six albums.

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Original LP Track List:

  1. "All the Way To Memphis"
  2. "Whizz Kid"
  3. "Hymn for the Dudes"
  4. "Honaloochie Boogie"
  5. "Violence"

Side 2

  1. "Drivin' Sister"
  2. "Ballad of Mott the Hoople (26th March 1972, Zurich)'
  3. "I'm a Cadillac/ El Camino Dolo Roso"
  4. "I Wish I Was Your Mother"

Released in both U.S. and U.K July 20th, 1973, charted at #35 (U.S.) and #7 (U.K.)

Happy 40th anniversary as we revisit 1973 with some great landmark classic rock releases.

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Mott the Hoople performing, "All the Way To Memphis":

 

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