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Mott The Hoople Release ‘Live At Hammersmith 1973’ Album

Written by Johnson Stephen on September 6, 2019

Mott The Hoople look set to release ‘Live At Hammersmith 1973’ as a unique double album, which features the band’s full live set plus includes the rare live ‘Single Medley’ as a bonus track and will be released on 11th October 2019 via Madfish.

‘Live at Hammersmith 1973’ is probably the best live recording in Mott the Hoople’s archive. The group was riding on the crest of a wave at the time, parading their hit singles ‘All the Young Dudes’ and ‘Roll Away the Stone’, and promoting their critically acclaimed Top 10 album, ‘Mott’.

Mott the Hoople played two shows at the Hammersmith Odeon on 14 December 1973 and the second set became famous in rock folklore when theatre staff and stewards grappled with invading fans, while Mott played on and sought to defy the venue’s “curfew.”

Released following acclaimed 2018 and 2019 Mott reunion concerts, this vinyl captures the fire and brimstone of the band’s 1973 show and their battling finale, as they conclude a memorable night with a scorching version of ‘Walkin’ with a Mountain’. Featuring sparkling renditions of ‘Sweet Jane’, ‘Sucker’ and Mott’s memorable, fifteen-minute ‘Deadly Medley’, the passion, the power and the glory are all here – six of the nine cuts appearing on vinyl for the first time.

This unique version of Mott the Hoople’s ‘Live at Hammersmith 1973’ is presented as a 2LP set on 180gm heavyweight vinyl in a gatefold sleeve featuring photos from the time, printed inner bags with liner notes written by MtH authority Campbell Devine and an 84x56cm 1973 UK Tour replica poster, and is available to PRE-ORDER HERE

‘Live At Hammersmith 1973’ Track Listing

DISC 1
A.1 Jupiter (from `The Planets`) [00:45]
A.2 Drivin` Sister [03:51]
A.3 Sucker[06:03]A.4 Sweet Jane [05:10]
B.1 Sweet Angeline [06:46]
B.2 Rose [04:33]
B.3 Roll Away The Stone [03:31]

DISC 2
C.1 All The Young Dudes [03:52]
C.2 Medley: Jerkin` Crocus, One Of The Boys, Rock And Roll Queen, Get Back, Whole Lotta Shakin` Violence [16:16]
D.1 Walkin` With A Mountain [09:09]
D.2 Medley: Jerkin` Crocus, Sucker, Violence [04:20]