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Mott the Hoople: (Anthem Gang)
Bowie's ragged darlings-scruffy, desperate, and suddenly All the Young Dudes. Honaloochie Boogie was their drunken wedding toast; Foxy, Foxy their midlife crisis. Glam for kids who couldn't afford eyeliner. More Bowie handouts arriving weekly.


Mott The Hoople: "All The Young Dudes" Album Review (1972)
Mott The Hoople’s All the Young Dudes album review, along with a live advertisement and Dunstable concert review, published in New...

Mott The Hoople
Sep 22, 19721 min read


Mott The Hoople: "All the Young Dudes" Album (1972)
Mott The Hoople’s All the Young Dudes was released as an LP album in the UK by CBS Records (catalog number S 65184) on September 8,...

Mott The Hoople
Sep 8, 19724 min read


Mott The Hoople: "All The Young Dudes" Single Review (1972)
Mott The Hoople’s "All The Young Dudes" , a one-page review in Melody Maker , July 29, 1972.

Mott The Hoople
Jul 28, 19721 min read


David Bowie: "Bowie at His Best: The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars" Review (1972)
David Bowie’s "Bowie at His Best: The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars" , a one-page album review in New Musical...

David Bowie
Jun 9, 19721 min read


Mott, Bowie: "Festival Hall" Article (1972)
Mott, Bowie’s "Festival Hall" , a one-page article in New Musical Express , June 10, 1972.

David Bowie
Jun 9, 19721 min read


Mott The Hoople: "Fairfield Hall" Advert (1972)
Mott The Hoople’s "Fairfield Hall" , a one-page advert in Melody Maker , February 20, 1972.

Mott The Hoople
Feb 20, 19721 min read


Mott The Hoople: "Waltham Forest" Advert (1972)
Mott The Hoople’s "Waltham Forest" , a one-page advert in Melody Maker , February 4, 1972.

Mott The Hoople
Feb 4, 19721 min read


Fairfield Hall Croydon
Mott The Hoople’s Half-Page Advert in Melody Maker, January 22, 1972. Sunday 20th Feb 1972. 7.30 p.m. Island Artists Present BRONCO D.J. ANDY DUNKLEY

Mott The Hoople
Jan 22, 19721 min read


Mott The Hoople: "Hot Mott" Feature (1972)
Mott The Hoople’s "Hot Mott" , a one-page feature on the High Wycombe live performance in New Musical Express , January 8, 1972.

Mott The Hoople
Jan 8, 19721 min read


Mott The Hoople: "Mott-an Enigma" Feature (1971)
Mott The Hoople’s "Mott-an Enigma" , a one-page feature in Record Mirror , December 4, 1971.

Mott The Hoople
Dec 4, 19711 min read


Mott The Hoople: Brain Capers Album (1971)
Capers Proto Glam Chaos Mott The Hoople’s album Brain Capers was released as an vinyl and cassette in the UK on November 19, 1971, on Island Records (catalogue: ILPS 9178 / ZCI 9178). This raw hard-rock assault—featuring originals, covers, and Jim Price trumpet (produced by Guy Stevens), was issued in three vinyl variants (E.J. Day & Howards Printers) with Porky/Pecko cuts and initial mask. No UK chart entry. Issued in pink rim/palm tree labels, matt cover with pinched spine

Mott The Hoople
Nov 19, 19713 min read


Mott The Hoople: "Mott The Hoople & Peace" Advert (1971)
Mott The Hoople’s "Mott The Hoople & Peace" , a one-page advert in Melody Maker , October 9, 1971.

Mott The Hoople
Oct 8, 19711 min read


Mott The Hoople: "England's Answer to Grand Funk?" Cover Feature (1971)
Mott The Hoople’s "England's Answer to Grand Funk?" , a cover and four-page feature in Zigzag Magazine , October 1, 1971. Any excuse to...

Mott The Hoople
Oct 1, 19712 min read


Hull Brick Company Present Advert: 1971
Mott The Hoople's Winter 1971 UK Tour Promo Published in the UK on January 16, 1971, Melody Maker’s one-page advert “Hull Brick Company Presents” promoted a series of Mott The Hoople concerts with special guests Wishbone Ash (and support act Red Dirt on some dates). The tour ran across several major UK venues in late January 1971, with all seats priced at 10 shillings. A classic early-’71 glam/proto-hard rock bill. Advert Text HULL BRICK COMPANY PRESENTS IN CONCERT MOTT THE H

Mott The Hoople
Jan 16, 19711 min read


Mott The Hoople: Mad Shadows Album (1970)
Mott The Hoople’s Mad Shadows LP, was released in the UK on September 25, 1970, on Island Records (catalogue: ILPS 9119). This...

Mott The Hoople
Sep 24, 19702 min read


Mott The Hoople Album (1969)
A Dylan-Escher Hard Rock Debut Released as a vinyl LP in the UK on November 22, 1969, on Island Records (catalogue: ILPS 9108), Mott The Hoople’s self-titled debut — their only album with the original line-up — was a raw hard rock/psych gem. Produced by Guy Stevens at Morgan Studios, this 8-track opus featured covers (“You Really Got Me,” “Laugh At Me,” “At The Crossroads”) and originals, with M.C. Escher’s front cover drawing. Peaked at No. 66 UK, No. 185 US. Issued in gatef

Mott The Hoople
Nov 21, 19692 min read
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