Mott | ||||
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Released | 20 July 1973 | |||
Recorded | February–April 1973 (except track 1, 22 December 1972) | |||
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Genre | Glam rock | |||
Length | 43:00 | |||
Label | CBS (UK), Columbia (US) | |||
Producer | Mott the Hoople | |||
Mott the Hoople chronology | ||||
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Singles from Mott | ||||
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Alternative cover | ||||
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.
"All the Way from Memphis", an edited version of which was released as a single, received considerable airplay on U.S. radio and captured the band overseas fans, as well as reaching the UK Singles Chart.
The album featured different album covers in the U.K. and U.S., as well as remastered tracks on some editions. The U.S. cover featured a photo of the four band members with the word "MOTT" on it, with "Mott The Hoople" written in the O. The U.K. front cover featured an illustration based on a bust of Roman emperor Augustus, the band's name written in a typeface simultaneously evocative of a 1920s Art Deco font and the "Future Shock" font inspired by computer-readable punch cards.[ citation needed] Initial copies had a gatefold sleeve with the Augustus image printed on a transparent plastic sheet.[ citation needed] The emperor would appear again on the inner sleeve of The Hoople, the band's next and final album in both the United States and the United Kingdom.[ citation needed] A remastered and expanded version was released by Sony's Columbia/ Legacy imprint in the United States in 2006.[ citation needed]
In 2003, the album was ranked number 366 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, [4] and 370 in a 2012 revised list. [5]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [6] |
Christgau's Record Guide | A− [7] |
Pitchfork | 7.4/10 [8] |
PopMatters | favourable [9] |
Rolling Stone | very favourable [10] |
All songs written by Ian Hunter, except where indicated
LP track times from 1973 UK release (CBS 69038). Published track times for the US release (Columbia 32425) differ slightly. [11]
Album
Year | Chart | Position |
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1973 | UK Albums Chart [3] [12] | 7 |
1973 | AUS Kent Music Report [13] | 57 |
1973 | Billboard 200 [14] | 35 |
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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1973 | " Honaloochie Boogie" | UK Official Charts [12] | 12 |
1973 | " All the Way from Memphis" | UK Official Charts [12] | 10 |
Mott | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 20 July 1973 | |||
Recorded | February–April 1973 (except track 1, 22 December 1972) | |||
Studio |
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Genre | Glam rock | |||
Length | 43:00 | |||
Label | CBS (UK), Columbia (US) | |||
Producer | Mott the Hoople | |||
Mott the Hoople chronology | ||||
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Singles from Mott | ||||
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Alternative cover | ||||
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.
"All the Way from Memphis", an edited version of which was released as a single, received considerable airplay on U.S. radio and captured the band overseas fans, as well as reaching the UK Singles Chart.
The album featured different album covers in the U.K. and U.S., as well as remastered tracks on some editions. The U.S. cover featured a photo of the four band members with the word "MOTT" on it, with "Mott The Hoople" written in the O. The U.K. front cover featured an illustration based on a bust of Roman emperor Augustus, the band's name written in a typeface simultaneously evocative of a 1920s Art Deco font and the "Future Shock" font inspired by computer-readable punch cards.[ citation needed] Initial copies had a gatefold sleeve with the Augustus image printed on a transparent plastic sheet.[ citation needed] The emperor would appear again on the inner sleeve of The Hoople, the band's next and final album in both the United States and the United Kingdom.[ citation needed] A remastered and expanded version was released by Sony's Columbia/ Legacy imprint in the United States in 2006.[ citation needed]
In 2003, the album was ranked number 366 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, [4] and 370 in a 2012 revised list. [5]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [6] |
Christgau's Record Guide | A− [7] |
Pitchfork | 7.4/10 [8] |
PopMatters | favourable [9] |
Rolling Stone | very favourable [10] |
All songs written by Ian Hunter, except where indicated
LP track times from 1973 UK release (CBS 69038). Published track times for the US release (Columbia 32425) differ slightly. [11]
Album
Year | Chart | Position |
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1973 | UK Albums Chart [3] [12] | 7 |
1973 | AUS Kent Music Report [13] | 57 |
1973 | Billboard 200 [14] | 35 |
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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1973 | " Honaloochie Boogie" | UK Official Charts [12] | 12 |
1973 | " All the Way from Memphis" | UK Official Charts [12] | 10 |