The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll

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“The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll”
Single by Mott the Hoople from the album The Hoople
B-side	"Rest in Peace"
Released	1974
Format	7" single
Recorded	January-February 1974
Genre	Glam rock
Length	3:26
Label	CBS Records/Columbia Records
Writer(s)	Ian Hunter
Producer	Mott the Hoople
Mott the Hoople singles chronology
"Roll Away the Stone" (1973) "The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll" (1974) "Foxy, Foxy" (1974)

"The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll" is a single released by Mott the Hoople, from their 1974 album The Hoople. It makes reference to Mott as "96 decibel freaks," a reference to efforts by British politicians of the time to limit the volume of live musical performances to that level.^{[citation needed]}

When performed live by Mott The Hoople, "The Golden Age Of Rock 'n' Roll" would usually follow a piano take on the first verse of Don McLeans "American Pie", so that following the latters statement; "the day the music died", Ian Hunter could declare: "Or did it? Ladies and gentlemen / the Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll", with the whole band then launching into the song. This can be heard both on the 2006 bonus tracks on the The Hoople album and on the live album Two Miles From Live Heaven