The Ballad of Mott The Hoople

  "You remember great bands for their sound as much as their songs, and these guys had one. So remember this: committed to sarcasm, dystopia, and noise, they never took refuge in punk's inspired-amateur minimalism. On the contrary, their expansive mess was pure '60s, as was their penchant for the elegiac and the lyrical. It's a synthesis that ten-thousand garage bands have fucked up since."

  - Robert Christgau

The Ballad of Mott The Hoople DVD

DVD Extras/Bonus Features...

2009 Hammersmith Reunion

Unseen live footage from the triumphant 40th anniversary at Hammersmith Apollo in 2009 – ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Queen’, ‘The Moon Upstairs’ and ‘I Wish I was Your Mother’.

Leee Childers & Ian Hunter

Leee Black Childers talks about the epic journey to get the band to Memphis for the gig at the Ellis Auditorium - 3 days before Christmas. Ian talks us through the time he and Verden made an impromptu visit to Elvis’s home, Graceland.

Kris Needs – Mott & Bowie

Seadivers (the Mott The Hoople fan club) Chairman, Kris Needs talks about his early years watching Mott The Hoople & David Bowie playing his hometown of Aylesbury.

Mick Jones – Guy Stevens

The Clash’s guitarist Mick Jones talks about his experiences working with Guy Stevens.

Verden Allen – Tour of Mott’s old London landmarks

Mott organist Verden Allen takes us around the bands old London haunts.

URIS & Led Zeppelin

Ariel Bender, Morgan Fisher & Buffin talk about the bands opening night on Broadway and their run in with Led Zeppelin.

Phil & Richie – Mott The Hoople photo album

Mott Roadies Phil John & Richie Anderson talk us through Phil’s old Mott photo album.