Being a massive Bowie fan there's no way I wasn't going to seek out Mott The Hoople. Bowie had written All The Young Dudes for them and produced their first Glam album. Later I would find all their older releases. However this was the first Mott album I bought because it was in the Australian Record Club catalogue.
Storming through All The Way From Memphis I was instantly hooked. I became a bit fixated on Ian Hunter and let my hair grow into the style you see on the cover. Plus I wore dark shades and wore black. I'd listen to this in my record room in Blackburn South alternating it with Bowie and T.Rex. When I went to the movies and saw Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore I was so excited when they opened the movie with Memphis.
My mate Alan Barnard who became our first sound engineer and roadie was also big on Mott and was always the first to dig up their other releases. I liked the one-upmanship where it was a race to see who could dig up the most obscure release by a favored artist. I got the Guy Stevens produced Mad Capers from Monash. actually I think all my Mott albums except this are American cut outs.
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