Live (Mott the Hoople album)

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Live
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Live album by
Mott the Hoople
ReleasedNovember 1974
RecordedHammersmith Odeon, 14 December 1973 and Uris Theatre, Broadway, 8 and 9 May 1974
Length53:48
Label CBS (UK), Columbia (US)
Producer Dale "Buffin" Griffin,
Mott the Hoople chronology
The Hoople
(1974)		Live
(1974)		 Drive On
(1975)
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Live is a 1974 album by British band Mott the Hoople recorded during their debut US performance at the Uris Theater (Gershwin) on Broadway in Manhattan, New York City, United States, with Queen as the opening act, and at London's Hammersmith Odeon. A remastered and expanded 30th Anniversary Edition was released by Sony BMG on the Columbia label (516051). The release of the album in its original form in 1974 coincided with the announcement of the band's demise and it was, therefore, their final release. It was a single disc album in its original format but the addition of thirteen extra tracks has seen it expand to a double CD package.

Contents

The original release peaked at No. 32 in the UK Albums Chart. [3] It was the band's most successful album in the USA, reaching number 23.

Track listing

Original LP

Side A (Broadway)

  1. "All the Way from Memphis" (Hunter) – 5:05
  2. "Sucker" (Hunter, Ralphs, Watts) – 6:06
  3. "Rest in Peace" (Griffin, Hunter, Watts) – 5:57
  4. "All the Young Dudes" (David Bowie) – 3:49
  5. "Walkin' With A Mountain" (Hunter) – 5:02

Side B (Hammersmith)

  1. "Sweet Angeline" (Hunter) – 7:03
  2. "Rose" (Griffin, Hunter, Ralphs, Watts) – 4:46
  3. "Jerkin' Crocus" / "One of the Boys" / "Rock & Roll Queen" / "Get Back" / "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" / "Violence" (Sunny David, Hunter, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ralphs, Dave Williams) – 16:00

30th Anniversary Edition 2 CD set (2004)

CD 1 - Broadway

  1. Intro - "Jupiter" from The Planets (Holst) – 0:46
  2. "American Pie"/ "The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll" (McLean / Hunter) – 4:16
  3. "Sucker" (Hunter, Ralphs, Watts) – 5:59
  4. "Roll Away the Stone" / "Sweet Jane" (Hunter / Reed) – 3:52
  5. "Rest in Peace" (Griffin, Hunter, Watts) – 6:01
  6. "All The Way From Memphis" (Hunter) – 5:02
  7. "Born Late '58" (Watts) – 4:51
  8. "One of the Boys" (Hunter, Ralphs) – 5:32
  9. "Hymn for the Dudes" (Allen, Hunter) – 5:46
  10. "Marionette" (Hunter) – 5:04
  11. "Drivin' Sister" / "Crash Street Kidds" / "Violence" (Hunter, Ralphs) – 9:06
  12. "All The Young Dudes" (Bowie) – 3:49
  13. "Walking with a Mountain" (Hunter) – 4:54

CD 2 - Hammersmith

  1. Intro - "Jupiter" from The Planets (Holst) – 0:46
  2. "Drivin' Sister" (Hunter, Ralphs) – 3:51
  3. "Sucker" (Hunter, Ralphs, Watts) – 6:03
  4. "Sweet Jane" (Reed) – 5:10
  5. "Sweet Angeline" (Hunter) – 6:47
  6. "Rose" (Buffin, Hunter, Ralphs, Watts) – 4:42
  7. "Roll Away The Stone" (Hunter) – 3:31
  8. "All The Young Dudes" (Bowie) – 3:53
  9. "Jerkin' Crocus" / "One of the Boys" / "Rock 'n' Roll Queen" / "Get Back" / "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin On" / "Violence" (David, Hunter, Lennon, McCartney, Ralphs, Williams) – 16.16
  10. "Walking with a Mountain" (Hunter) – 9:09

Personnel

Mott the Hoople

with:

Technical

Charts

Chart (1974–75)Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [4] 51
UK Albums (OCC) [5] 32
US Billboard 200 [6] 23

References

  1. ↑ Dave Thompson. "Live - Mott the Hoople". AllMusic . Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  2. ↑ Dave Thompson. "Live - Mott the Hoople". AllMusic . Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  3. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 381. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.
  4. ↑ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6145b". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  5. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  6. ↑ "Mott the Hoople Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
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