The Ballad of Ian Hunter and Mott the Hoople explained
Shades of Ian Hunter: The Ballad of Ian Hunter and Mott the Hoople is a compilation album by Ian Hunter, consisting of tracks by Hunter's previous band Mott the Hoople (tracks 1-13), and solo Hunter tracks as well (tracks 14-23). It was released in 1979 as a double-LP.
Track listing
- Side 1: Mott The Hoople (24:00)
- "All the Young Dudes"
- "One of the Boys" (U.S. single version)
- "Sweet Jane" (U.S. single version)
- "All the Way from Memphis" (U.S. single version)
- "I Wish I Was Your Mother"
- "The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll"
- "Roll Away the Stone"
- Side 2: Mott The Hoople (24:15)
- "Marionette" (previously unreleased live version)
- "Rose" (studio version, non-album B-side of "Honaloochie Boogie")
- "Foxy, Foxy" (U.K. single)
- "Where Do You All Come From" (U.K. B-side of "Roll Away The Stone", previously unreleased in the U.S.)
- "Rest in Peace" (studio version, non-album B-side of "The Golden Age Of Rock 'n' Roll")
- "Saturday Gigs" (U.K. single)
- Side 3: Ian Hunter (24:09)
- "Once Bitten Twice Shy"
- "3,000 Miles from Here"
- "I Get So Excited"
- "You Nearly Did Me In"
- "All American Alien Boy"
- Side 4: Ian Hunter's Overnight Angels (18:53)
- "England Rocks" (previously unreleased in the U.S.)
- "Wild N' Free" (previously unreleased in the U.S.)
- "Justice of the Peace" (previously unreleased in the U.S.)
- "Overnight Angels" (previously unreleased in the U.S.)
- "Golden Opportunity" (previously unreleased in the U.S.)
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