Mott - 1973 UK CBS label 2nd Issue LP - Orange labels, Single Pocket Cover

Scarce 1973 UK CBS label 9-track vinyl LP

Vinyl has the generic smooth orange company label with the boxed and centered camera eye logo - machine stamped matrix inofrmation:

Side 1: S 69038 A1, mother/stamper B 5
Side 2: S 69038 B1, mother/stamper B 4

Vinyl is held in a UK single pocket picture 'Shorepak' cover manufactured by Shorewood Packaging Co. Ltd., England - stressing that this is the 2nd UK issue - as opposed to the original issued in a die cut inner opening gatefold picture cover with printed clear hard-plast insert.

Condition: VG+ (Vinyl and Labels)/VG+(+) (Cover)
Vinyl still retains its original high lustre and has a very light and inaudible surface marks combined with a touch of sleeve Wear - perfect labes. Looks like an album played a few times without too much care for handling and then stored.

Picture cover has a single wrinkle from mid-lower seam and a little pressure along spine but not to spine itself. Centre front and back cover are otherwise without other signs of handling or age.
Seams are intact - spine easily readable - lower seam with a touch of discontinued wear. Upper corners are nice and without rubbing or denting - lower corners has a little wear - opening corner a small dent - cover is overall graded at least close to near perfect/excellent - a very decent copy.

Tracklisting:

Side 1:
1. All The Way From Memphis
2. Whizz Kid
3. Hymn For The Dudes
4. Honaloochie Boogie
5. Violence

Side 2:
6. Drivin' Sister
7. Ballad Of Mott The Hoople
8. I'm A Cadillac / El Camino Dolo Roso
9. I Wish I Was Your Mother

Recorded February?April 1973 except track 1, 22 December 1972 and at Air Studios and Abbey Road Studios, London

Line up:
Ian Hunter - vocal, piano, arrangements
Mick Ralphs - vocal, guitar
Overend Watts - bass
Buffin (Dale Griffin) - drums

additional musicians:
Paul Buckmaster - electric cello on "Honaloochie Boogie"
Morgan Fisher - piano, synthesizer, backing vocals on "Drivin' Sister" (live)
Mick Hince - bells on "I Wish I Was Your Mother"
Andy Mackay - saxophone on "All The Way From Memphis" & "Honaloochie Boogie"
Graham Preskett - violin on "Violence"
Thunderthighs (Karen Friedman, Dari Lalou, Casey Synge) - backing vocals on "Hymn For The Dudes"

Tehcnical Credits:
Ian Hunter - Arrangements
Mott The Hoople - Production
Dan Loggins - Production Supervisor
Bill Price, John Leckie, Alan Harris - Engineers

Artwork:
Roslav Szaybo -. Art Direction, Cover Design