Mott is the sixth studio album by Britishrock 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.
Packaging
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]
↑ "All the Way from Memphis" 4:58, "Whizz Kid" 3:25, "Hymn for the Dudes" 5:20, "Honaloochie Boogie" 2:42, "Violence" 4:49, "Drivin' Sister" 3:51, "Ballad of Mott..." 5:22, "I'm a Cadillac..." 7:47, "I Wish I Was Your Mother" 4:52
↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrateded.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p.381. ISBN0-646-11917-6.
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