The Hoople is the seventh and final studio album by British rock band Mott the Hoople. The album peaked in the UK Albums Chart at No. 11, whilst its highest chart rating in the US was No. 28. It was the 85th best selling album of 1974 and was voted 16th best album of 1974 by the readers of Creem magazine. A remastered and expanded version was released by Sony BMG on the Columbia Legacy label in Europe in 2006. It was the only album to feature guitarist Ariel Bender, replacing Mick Ralphs (who nevertheless appeared on two tracks), and the last album to feature vocalist Ian Hunter before his departure for a solo career. The album’s cover features a stylised portrait of Kari-Ann Moller (with the band members in her hair), who also graces the cover of Roxy Music’s 1972 debut album.
Tracklisting
| Position | Title |
|---|---|
| A1 | The Golden Age Of Rock ‘N’ Roll |
| A2 | Marionette |
| A3 | Alice |
| A4 | Crash Street Kidds |
| B1 | Born Late 58 |
| B2 | Trudi’s Song |
| B3 | Pearl ‘N’ Roy (England) |
| B4 | Through The Looking Glass |
| B5 | Roll Away The Stone |
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Release Information
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia URL | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hoople |
| Format | 1× Vinyl LP, Album, Stereo |
| Label | CBS |
| Catalog Number | 69062 |
| Notes | Original UK release in matte cover on orange CBS labels with light blue thick paper lyrics sheet. First cat.# on cover, 2nd on labels. Some copies were issued with a round golden sticker reading: INCLUDING: ROLL AWAY THE STONE and GOLDEN AGE OF ROCK ‘N’ ROLL [a=Ariel Bender] appears by courtesy of [l=Island Records Ltd.] Recorded at Advision Studios, London W.1. January 1974. Re-mixed and dubbed at AIR (London) Studios 2 and 3 February 1974. B5 recorded at AIR (London) Studios No. 2 by Alan “Madswitcher” Harris, May/June 1973 Equipment by Ritchie, Phil, and Eddie. Model: Kari-Ann. [a=Lynsey De Paul] appeared courtesy of [url=http://www.discogs.com/label/3342020]MAM Records[/url] and the Triumph Motor Co. Ltd. [url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/340639]Barry[/url], [url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/452258]Sue and Sunny[/url] appeared with [url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/285528]Howie[/url], Johnny and Alec [a412016] appeared to be in [url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/261941]Bad Company[/url] A1 to B4 published by April Music / H & H Music. B5 Published by Island Music Shorepak by Shorewood Packaging Co. Ltd. England ℗ 1974 CBS Inc. B5 ℗ 1973. Made in England. Runouts are stamped. |
| Discogs URL | Mott The Hoople - The Hoople |