The Hoople

The Hoople
Studio album by Mott the Hoople
Released	29 March 1974 (1974-03-29)
Recorded	Advision Studios, London, January 1974 (1974-01), AIR Studios, London, February 1974 (1974-02)
Genre	Glam rock, hard rock
Length	39:09
Label	CBS (UK) Columbia (U.S.)
Producer	Dale "Buffin" Griffin, Ian Hunter and Pete "Overend" Watts
Mott the Hoople chronology
Mott (1973) The Hoople (1974) Live (1974)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	B[2]
Record Collector	[3]
Rolling Stone	favourable[4]

The Hoople is a 1974 album by British band Mott the Hoople. Its highest chart rating in the US was #28.^[5] A remastered and expanded version was released by Sony BMG on the Columbia Legacy label in Europe in 2006. It is the first album to feature Ariel Bender on guitar, replacing Mick Ralphs who left to form Bad Company.

The album's cover features a stylised portrait of Kari-Ann Muller (with the band members in her hair), who also graces the cover of Roxy Music's 1972 debut album.

Track listing

All tracks written by Ian Hunter except as noted.^[6]

LP side A:

1. "The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll" – 3:26
2. "Marionette" – 5:08
3. "Alice" – 5:20
4. "Crash Street Kidds" – 4:31

LP side B:

1. "Born Late '58" (Overend Watts) – 4:00
2. "Trudi's Song" – 4:26
3. "Pearl 'N' Roy (England)" – 4:31
4. "Through the Looking Glass" – 4:37
5. "Roll Away the Stone" – 3:10

Bonus tracks (2006 reissue)

10. "Where Do You All Come From" (Dale "Buffin" Griffin, Hunter, Mick Ralphs, Peter Watts) – 3:26 B-side of "Roll Away the Stone" single.
11. "Rest in Peace" – 3:55 B-side of "The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll" single.
12. "Foxy, Foxy" – 3:31 Non-LP single A-side.
13. "(Do You Remember) The Saturday Gigs" – 4:20 Non-LP single A-side.
14. "The Saturday Kids" – 6:03 (Work in progress mixes)
15. "Lounge Lizzard" – 4:19 (Aborted single b-side)
16. "American Pie/The Golden Age of Rock 'N' Roll" (Don McLean, Hunter) (Live) – 4:15 (Live from Broadway)

Personnel

• Ian Hunter – vocals, rhythm guitar, piano
• Pete Overend Watts – bass guitar, vocals, lead vocals on "Born Late '58", rhythm guitar, 12-string guitar
• Dale "Buffin" Griffin – drums, vocals, percussion
• Ariel Bender – lead guitar, vocals, slide guitar
• Morgan Fisher – keyboards, synthesizer

Additional personnel

• Howie Casey – tenor saxophone on 1 2 3 7
• Jock McPherson – baritone saxophone on 1 2 7, tenor saxophone on 1 2 7
• Mike Hurwitz – cello on 2
• Lynsey De Paul – backing vocals on 3 9
• Mick Ralphs – backing vocals on 7, rhythm guitar on 9
• Graham Preskett – violin on 8, conductor on 8, tubular bells on 8
• Sue Glover & Sunny Leslie – backing vocals on 1 8
• Barry St. John – backing vocals on 1 8
• Thunderthighs (Karen Friedman, Dari Lalou & Casey Synge) – backing vocals on 9

Technical personnel

• Dale "Buffin" Griffin - producer
• Ian Hunter - producer
• Pete Overend Watts - producer
• Roslav Szaybo - album cover design

Charts

Album

Single

Certifications

Notes