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Side one
"You Really Got Me" (Ray Davies) – 2:55
"At the Crossroads" (Doug Sahm) – 5:33
"Laugh At Me" (Sonny Bono) – 6:32
"Backsliding Fearlessly" (Ian Hunter) – 3:47
Side two
"Rock and Roll Queen" (Mick Ralphs) – 5:10
"Rabbit Foot and Toby Time" (Ralphs) – 2:04
"Half Moon Bay" (Ralphs, Hunter) – 10:38
"Wrath and Wroll" (Guy Stevens) – 1:49
Mott the Hoople Band Members / Musicians
Ian Hunter – lead vocals (all but 9), piano, rhythm guitar
Mick Ralphs – lead guitar, backing and lead (9) vocals
Pete "Overend" Watts – bass, backing vocals
Dale "Buffin" Griffin – drums, backing vocals
Verden Allen – organ, backing vocals
Guy Stevens – piano
Guy Stevens – producer
Andy Johns – engineer
M. C. Escher – front cover drawing
Mott the Hoople is the self-titled debut studio album by the band of the same name. It was produced by Guy Stevens and released in 1969 by Island Records in the UK (ILPS 9108), and in 1970 by Atlantic Records in the US (SD 8258). It was re-issued by Angel Air in 2003 (SJPCD157).
Mott the Hoople are an English rock band formed in Herefordshire, England. Originally known as the Doc Thomas Group, the group changed their name after signing with Island Records in 1969. The band released albums throughout the early 1970s but failed to find commercial success. On the verge of breaking up, the band were encouraged by David Bowie to stay together. Bowie wrote the glam rock song "All the Young Dudes" for them, which became a massive commercial success in 1972. Bowie subsequently produced an album of the same name for them, which continued their success.
Mott the Hoople Band Members / Musicians
Pete Overend Watts – bass, vocals, guitar (1969–1976, 2009, 2013; died 2017)
Dale "Buffin" Griffin – drums, backing vocals, percussion (1969–1976, 2009; died 2016)
Ian Hunter – vocals, guitar, piano, bass (1969–1974, 2009, 2013, 2018, 2019, 2020–present)
Mick Ralphs – guitar, vocals, keyboards (1969–1973, 2009, 2013)
Verden Allen – organ, vocals (1969–1972, 2009, 2013)
Morgan Fisher – keyboards, backing vocals (1973–1976, 2018, 2019, 2020–present)
Ariel Bender – guitar, backing vocals (1973–1974, 2018, 2019, 2020–present)
Mick Ronson – guitar, backing vocals (1974; died 1993)
Ray Major – guitar, backing vocals (1974–1976)
Nigel Benjamin – vocals, guitar (1974–1976; died 2019)
Steve Hyams – vocals, guitar (1976; died 2013)
Mick Bolton – organ (1973) (died Jan. 1, 2021)
Blue Weaver – organ (1973)
Martin Chambers – drums, backing vocals, percussion (2009, 2013)
James Mastro – guitars (2018, 2019)
Mark Bosch – guitars (2018, 2019)
Dennis DiBrizzi – keyboards (2018, 2019)
Paul Page – bass (2018, 2019)
Steve Holley – drums (2018, 2019, 2020–present)
Mott the Hoople Discography Full
Mott the Hoople (1969)
Mad Shadows (1970)
Wildlife (1971)
Brain Capers (1971)
All the Young Dudes (1972)
Mott (1973)
The Hoople (1974)
Mott albums
Drive On (September 1975)
Shouting and Pointing (June 1976)
Compilations and live albums
Rock and Roll Queen (1972)
Live (1974)
Mott the Hoople - Greatest Hits (1976)
Two Miles from Heaven (1980)
London to Memphis (1991)
Ballad of Mott the Hoople – A Retrospective (1993)
Backsliding Fearlessly: The Early Years (1994)
Original Mixed Up Kids – The BBC Recordings (1996)
All The Way From Stockholm To Philadelphia - Live 71/72 (1998)
All the Young Dudes: The Anthology (1998 3-CD box set)
Rock 'n' Roll Circus Live 1972 (2000)
A Tale of Two Cities (2000)
Two Miles from Live Heaven (2001)
Mott the Hoople Live – 30th Anniversary Edition (2004)
Family Anthology (2005)
Live Fillmore West (2006)
Fairfield Halls, Live 1970 (2007)
In Performance 1970–1974 (2008) (4-CD box set of live concerts, published by Angel Air Records)
Old Records Never Die: The Mott the Hoople/Ian Hunter Anthology (2008)
Hammersmith Apollo – 1 October 2009 (January 2010) (3-CD box set; Indie Europe/Zoom)
Live at Hammersmith Apollo 2009 (May 2010) (2-CD)
Live 2013 (June 2014) (double album/DVD of 17 November 2013 concert at the O2 Apollo Manchester)
