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Most people, especially in America, only know Mott The Hoople for “All The Young Dudes” and “All The Way From Memphis.” Before they got involved with David Bowie in 1972, Mott put out 4 albums on Island Records, toured the world, broke up, reunited and signed to Columbia Records. The majority of Mott best of’s ignore the early years and concentrate on the “glam rock” era. It’s not surprising, since they never had any hits and the Island albums are a bit of a mixed bag. All of them have some great songs but suffer from too many ballads and a fairly thin sound. Brain Capers is probably the best and Wild Life is the weakest (the band refer to it as Mild Life).


But like most bands of the late 60’s/early 70’s, the live show was where Mott the Hoople really excelled. In honor of the original line up reuniting for its 40th anniversary and 5 sold out shows in London this October, let’s check out some vintage Mott from 1970.

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