Live On Broadway 1974

MOTT THE HOOPLE'S LEGENDARY 1974 LIVE SET PRESENTED AS A UNIQUE DOUBLE ALBUM 'VERY FLASH - VERY RUDE - VERY MUCH '74 ROCK 'N' ROLL!' 'Live on Broadway 1974' is the original recorded in-concert finale from Mott the Hoople. Touring the USA to promote their new hit records 'The Golden Age of Rock 'N' Roll' and The Hoople - and parading the classics 'All the Young Dudes', 'All the Way from Memphis' and 'Roll Away the Stone' - the group was soaring. In May '74, Mott the Hoople became the first rock band to sell out a week of concerts in New York's theatreland, when they stormed The Uris on Broadway. Recorded for live audio, but sadly not captured on film, five Broadway songs would be edited and merged with Mott's 1973 Hammersmith Odeon tapes to create a truncated LP - Mott the Hoople Live - their last CBS album release. Journalist Ben Edmonds enthusiastically described Mott's shows at The Uris, where, 'the ghost of Broadway tradition exchanged its top hat and tails for a pair of shades and a week-long electric seizure.' The Brits rocking residency created several spectacular U.S. headlines including: 'HOOPLA HITS BROADWAY' (Record World), 'Rock Invades the Great White Way' (Performance), 'What Rock 'n' Roll is all About' (Scene) and 'Hoople Whoop De Do on Broadway' (Circus). The New York Times wrote: 'Mott the Hoople arrived on Broadway Tuesday night for the first of six shows, the first hard rock group ever to appear there, and the Uris Theatre will probably never be the sam

Tracks

1~1~Jupiter (Live) (00:45)
1~2~American Pie / The Golden Age Of Rock `N` Roll (Live) (04:16)
1~3~Sucker (Live) (05:59)
1~4~Roll Away The Stone / Sweet Jane (Live) (03:52)
2~1~Rest In Peace (Live) (06:01)
2~2~All The Way From Memphis (Live) (05:02)
2~3~Born Late `58 (Live) (04:51)
3~1~One Of The Boys (Live) (05:32)
3~2~Hymn For The Dudes (Live) (05:46)
3~3~Marionette (Live) (05:03)
4~1~Drivin` Sister / Crash Street Kidds / Violence (Live) (09:06)
4~2~All The Young Dudes (Live) (03:52)
4~3~Walking With A Mountain (Live) (04:52)

Details

Format: Vinyl LP
Artist: Mott The Hoople
Release Date: 21 August 2020
Genre: Rock
Label: MADFISH
Distributor: Rocket Group