Title: Mott The Hoople - The Hoople
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1974, Glam Rock, Hard Rock, Hereford, England 11/26
Matrix #: PC 32871
Condition: EX (LM) | Members: Ian H (39' - ), Ariel Bender / Luther G (49' - ), Overend W (47' - ), Dale G (48' - ), Morgan F (50' - ) | Producer: Ian Hunter, Dale Griffin, Overend Watts
Cultural Facts: [3]
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Ariel Bender Arrives: Luther Grosvenor of Spooky Tooth joined under the stage name Ariel Bender after Mick Ralphs left for Bad Company. Ralphs still plays on Roll Away the Stone here, so the album bridges two Mott guitar eras on one disc.
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Same Model as Roxy Music: Cover model Kari-Ann Muller is the same Kari-Ann who posed for Roxy Music's 1972 debut sleeve. Photographer John Brown and designer Roslav Szaybo built the blue collage face around her for this 1974 Columbia package.
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Last Studio Stand: The Hoople was Mott's final studio album with Ian Hunter before the first breakup. Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll and Roll Away the Stone were the radio hooks as the band closed the original glam chapter.