Mott The Hoople at Uris Theatre (New York, NY) 5/8/1974!!!
You can listen to 4 songs from this concert!!! The interesting fact is that Queen played as the opening act, the sound is absolutely amazing I hope there's at least one song of Queen with this quality!!!
Ariel Bender - guitar, vocals
Mick Bolton - organ
Morgan Fisher - piano, vocals
Dale Buffin Griffin - drums, vocals
Ian Hunter - lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
Pete Watts - bass, vocals
This recording kicks off with Mott the Hoople breaking into "The Golden Age
of Rock & Roll," the opening track from the band's The Hoople
LP, which was the British band's new studio album at the time. By the
time this show was recorded on Broadway, at New York's Uris Theater,
the future of Mott the Hoople had already been cast. Hunter, the band's
lead vocalist and chief songwriter, had already made the decision to
depart, though he would stay in the band for another year. He had
decided to keep his decision between himself and the band's manager, so
although this tour was heralded as yet another successful Mott road
trip, in reality it was the band's swan song.Formed in the U.K.
in the late 1960s, Mott the Hoople gained a reputation as a brilliant
live band, but one that could never quite capture its magic in the
studio. They had worked with famed U.K. studio whiz Guy Stevens, but it
was not until they discussed splitting up that two of their biggest
fans decided to step up and save the day. Those fans would be David
Bowie and his guitarist/ sidekick, Mick Ronson.It was 1971 and
Bowie had become a superstar in the U.K. and Europe, although his star
in the U.S. was still rising. He first offered Mott "Suffragette City,"
which the band turned down (it would later become the cornerstone track
of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars and launch Bowie
into superstardom in the U.S.). The song they did settle on was "All
The Young Dudes," which Bowie had written as a gay pride anthem.
Although no one in Mott was gay, Hunter recognized it as a hit single
and adapted it for Mott.Produced by Bowie and Mick Ronson, the album, which was also titled All The Young Dudes,
would give Mott their first worldwide hits, a deal with Columbia
Records (which got deeply behind the promotion of the band), and
renewed life as a sold-out act. The band was thrown into the glam-rock
genre (they did, after all, wear their share of glitter and six-inch
platform shoes), but they were just a terrific rock 'n' roll band, and
this mini set proves it.By the time of this show, the lineup had
changed. Hunter's co-leader, guitarist Mick Ralphs, had departed to
form Bad Company with Paul Rodgers and Simon Kirke from Free and Boz
Burrell from King Crimson. He was replaced by former Spooky Tooth
guitarist Luther Grossvenor, who was now calling himself Ariel Bender.
The band had also added a new keyboard player, Matthew Fisher, who had
been in Procol Harum.Among the tracks featured here are "One Of
The Boys" (which would re-appear after Mick Ralphs left Mott the Hoople
as "Can't Get Enough" by Bad Company), and "All The Way From Memphis,"
an anthem that tells the history of rock in one of the best tracks the
band ever recorded.
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Hunter's co-leader, guitarist Mick Ralphs, had departed to
form Bad Company with Paul Rodgers and Simon Kirke from Free and Boz
Burrell from King Crimson.
Beware of the audio on Wolfgang's Vault...
As far as I know, not one of the recordings on there are truly from the vault they claim they're from, but rather from commonly circulated bootlegs or official releases. They'll often give a wrong date to cover it up.
For example, Zeppelin in San Francisco on 1-11-69 (originally labeled as 1-10-69 and later changed to the correct date) is a very commonly known show, and the 5 songs up are all that has existed for years prior to the vault's "discovery". Also, the Pink Floyd show in Oakland 1977 is the Mike Millard audience recording that has been available for ages.
So I wouldn't be surprised if these Mott The Hoople songs are from some other date, such as Santa Monica on April 13, 1974, as heard on a box set... link
So is this the same show from Mott the Hoople 30th anniversary live album?? (which part 1 is New York May 7/8 1974 and part 2 is Hammersmith Dec 14 1974) which is interesting that Queen opened for them on both shows. Wonder if the Mott archives have any recordings of Queen during these shows as a sound check test? Btw the sound is good on this official release.