Old Records Never Die: Mott the Hoople / Ian Hunte

Ian Hunter, Mott the Hoople | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 26, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Shout Factory
• ASIN: B001CITRE4
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #211,719 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Rock and Roll Queen

2. Walkin' with a Mountain

3. Whisky Women

4. Sweet Angeline

5. Death May Be Your Santa Claus

6. All the Young Dudes

7. Sweet Jane

8. Sucker

9. All the Way from Memphis

10. Honaloochie Boogie

See all 16 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Once Bitten Twice Shy

2. Who Do You Love

3. 3,000 Miles from Here

4. You Nearly Did Me In

5. Justice of the Peace

6. Cleveland Rocks

7. Just Another Night

8. Ships

9. When the Daylight Comes

10. Old Records Never Die

See all 16 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

The first 2-CD set to cover the entire career of glam-rock, proto-punk, and hard-rock pioneer Ian Hunter, from his earliest days with Mott the Hoople to his 2007 album Shrunken Heads, touching on many highlights in between. Contains detailed liner notes by music journalist Ben Edmonds.

Disc 1: Mott The Hoople. Heralded by Rolling Stone as "the best band of the early '70s," Mott The Hoople were critic's darlings until David Bowie stepped in and gave them their biggest hit, the all-time classic "All the Young Dudes," turning them into glam superstars in the U.K. and an underground sensation on the U.S. This package contains their best Atlantic and Columbia recordings.

Disc 2: Ian Hunter. Singer Ian Hunter went solo in 1975, starting a long career featuring contributions from punk rockers and classic rockers alike. Producer Mick Ronson and members of Foreigner, Frank Zappa's band, Queen, Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, The Clash, and The Sex Pistols all appear on this collection of his best solo material from his Columbia, Chrysalis, Mercury, Citadel and Yep Roc releases.

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars There's a Much Better Option for the Same Price, November 29, 2008

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William E. Innes "billyinnes" (Benicia, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Old Records Never Die: Mott the Hoople / Ian Hunte (Audio CD)

This isn't a bad collection, but as anthologies go, it's far from complete, and there are some glaring omissions ("I Wish I Was Your Mother" from Mott years..."Michael Picasso" from Ian's solo years). For the same price, one would be much better off getting hold of Mott the Hoople/Ian Hunter's JOURNEY: A RETROSPECTIVE. It's the same price as this collection and has three discs...and is a much more comprehensive overview of Mott/Ian Hunter. Plus, for the same price, you get 53 wonderful track (instead of the 32 songs on this collection). The extra 21 songs on JOURNEY: A RETROSPECTIVE go a long way towards filling in the gaps by including songs that are both essential & marvelous.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Missing too many concert favorites to warrant buying this collection, November 4, 2008

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Lifesamystery (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Old Records Never Die: Mott the Hoople / Ian Hunte (Audio CD)

I echo the previous review and suggest you save your money on this Ian Hunter collection. For me, it is missing too many of the older, more popular tracks that are included at just about all his live shows as well as the stronger tracks from his last couple of releases.

The two biggest exceptions that warranted my 2-star review are:
1) Not sure how several crowd pleasing tracks that find their way into just about every concert, namely "Michael Picasso"(a tribute to his late collaborator, Mick Ronson), "23A Swan Hill"(a rockin' autobiographical number), and "All of the Good Ones are taken"(Hunter even joked during the 2007 concert I attended this was the standout number from his less-than-exciting works of the 80's) were left off.

2) Am questioning who decided the somewhat average opening tracks from his last two albums were the best representation of those works. I imagine fans of 2002's "Rant" and 2007's "SHrunken Heads" might be asking the same question.

Won't say this is a bad compilation but I feel it falls far short of being a "Best of" also. I would say if you can get this CD at the current used price of $11.50, then that might be worth it. But I do not agree shelling out [...] for a new one is a good deal, fan or a soon-to-be-fan. If you are new to Mott/HUnter, for about the same money, I suggest you start with either a Hoople greatest hits or one of the works from Mott's "peak" period, either "All the Young Dudes" or "Mott," and then perhaps compliment that with what some call his solo masterpiece, "You're Never Alone with a Schizophrenic." At that point, you will either love the guy or forget about him.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not One Of The Better Compilations, But Okay, September 28, 2008

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John D. Pride (Atlanta, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Old Records Never Die: Mott the Hoople / Ian Hunte (Audio CD)

I love Mott The Hoople's and Ian Hunter's records. I became a fan when Mott's first LP was released on Atlantic and still follow Hunter's career closely. There are great songs on this collection, with a few glaring omissions such as Irene Wild, I Get So Excited and Hymn for the Dudes. The strangest gaffe here is that there is no material whatsoever from Hunter;s rollicking solo disc "Dirty Laundry" my favorite of his post-Mott offerings along with "You're Never Alone With A Schizophrenic", instead using a track from the dismal "YUIORTA". Not a bad collection altogether, just could have been much better.