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Mott The Hoople LP: "All The Way From Memphis"

Sleeve and track listing

Pickwick SHM 3055. (3.5 stars!)

Side 1

  1. The Ballad Of Mott The Hoople (5:25)
  2. Violence (4:48)
  3. One Of The Boys (2:50)
  4. Crash Street Kids (4:31)
  5. Honaloochie Boogie (2:44)
  6. All The Way From Memphis (3:26)

Side 2

  1. All The Young Dudes (3:32)
  2. Drivin' Sister (3:53)
  3. Sweet Jane (4:21)
  4. The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll (3:25)
  5. Hymn For The Dudes (5:24)
  6. Roll Away The Stone (3:10)

Review

This compilation originally came out in 1981 on the budget label Pickwick. It is actually quite a good compilation for its time. Choice album tracks and a few choice singles, but no live material and no b-sides. Roll Away The Stone is the single version (Mick Ralphs on guitar), as is One Of The Boys (much shorter than the album version and indeed UK b-side). Sweet Jane is the album version. Other than that, everything is present and correct. No rarities or surprises; at the time this will have fitted in to the "nice to have" category (rather than "essential") but now fits in to the "completist only" category. Sleeve-notes are so-so and written by someone with only a passing knowledge of the band. Interestingly, this is one of the few MTH compilations not subsequently released on CD.