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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.
The rock band Mott the Hoople have released seven studio albums, nine live albums, thirteen compilation albums and 15 singles.The discographies of Mott and British Lions are also included because they are a continuation of Mott the Hoople (without founding members Mick Ralphs and Ian Hunter, but featuring members of the original line-up of Mott the Hoople).
All the Young Dudes is the fifth studio album by the English rock band Mott the Hoople, released in 1972.It was their initial album for the CBS Records label (Columbia Records in the United States and Canada), after three years with Island Records in the UK and Atlantic Records in the United States and Canada.
The band's debut album, Mott the Hoople (1969), recorded in only a week, [1] was a cult success. Their repertoire included cover versions of "Laugh at Me" ( Sonny Bono ) and "At the Crossroads" ( Doug Sahm 's Sir Douglas Quintet ), and an instrumental cover of " You Really Got Me " ( The Kinks ).
Shouting and Pointing is the second and final album by British band Mott, released in 1976. [2] Despite favourable nods by critics in the music press, Shouting and Pointing was the only Mott album to not chart at all in either the U.S. or U.K. Following that disappointment, the band was dropped by CBS records.
It was no secret, of course, that the end of Mott the Hoople was a rancorous, bitter affair. But while former frontman Ian Hunter was igniting his solo career with an album of songs which could have been Mott's, did his erstwhile bandmates truly have nothing better to occupy their time with than compiling a collection which not only skews all ...
Watts did the lion's share of songwriting, supplemented by Griffin and Major. Mott "arranged, produced and directed" Drive On, and it was co-engineered by Geoff Emerick. This line-up released only one more album, Shouting and Pointing (1976), which also sold poorly. Drive On was the last studio album in British charts for the band.
Two Miles From Heaven is a compilation album of tracks recorded by British rock band Mott the Hoople during their period with Island Records from 1969 to 1972. It features the original band line-up of Ian Hunter (vocals, piano, guitar), Mick Ralphs (guitar, vocals), Peter Watts (bass guitar, vocals), Dale Griffin (drums) and Verden Allen (organ).