Loosely coming together in 1966, Mott the Hoople was initially the result of a
union between two prominent bands from the borders of England and Wales: The
Soulents and The Buddies. They worked together under a series of different names
with varying line-ups until acclaimed producer Guy Stevens discovered them. Guy
Stevens signed them to the Island Records label but replaced singer Stan Tippins
with Ian Hunter and re-branded them as Mott the Hoople (the name came from the
title of a Willard Manus novel). Their self-titled debut album was recorded in a
week in 1969 and won them a ...