Mott
Shouting and Pointing

Shouting and pointing(Watts/Fisher)
Collision course (Watts)
Storm (Watts/Fisher/Major)
Career (no such thing as rock n roll) (Fisher/Benjamin)
Hold on, you're crazy (Watts)
See you again (Watts)
Too short arms (I don't care) (Fisher/Major)
Broadside Outcasts (Watts/Fisher)
Good Times (Vanda/Young)

produced by Mott with Eddie Kramer
Arranged by Mott

Overend Watts bass guitar, vocals
Nigel Benjamin lead vocals
Morgan Fisher keyboards, vocals
Ray Major lead guitar, vocals
Dale Griffin ("Buffin") distant drums

Recorded by Eddie 'I must have more light' Kramer with Mick "The Mint" Glossop at The Manor Studios, Shipton-on-Cherwell, Oxfordshire in February/March 1976. CD Mastered by Ray Staff, Whitfield Street Mastering Studios, London 1997. Album Master Reductions and overdubbing by Bill Price with Rick Stokes at Wessex Studios, Highbury New Park, London in March/April 1976.

Design: Roslav Szaybo (CBS Records)
Photography by Gered Mankowitz and Alan Messer
Photograph of R.S.M. Fisher by Dale Griffin

Mott Management: Fred Heller Enterprises Ltd., 40 Cedar Street, Dobbs Ferry on the Hudson, New York 10522
New York Associate: Sunny Scnier
London Associate: Stan Tippins and
Mott Girl Friday: Gerry Mantell-Sayer
Motts Percy: Chris "King Gyp" Whitehouse with Pete "Scorer" Mertens

Half Moon Bay says… I had to get this CD anyway, regardles of reviews for the Half Moon Bay website as my original is a cassette copy only and will one day surely cease to function properly.

I feel that this album sees the band develop their own style and stop depending on the Mott the Hoople legacy. Not that it would do them any good: time and history was not with them really and with punk-rock going mainstream just around the corner, this type of act was destined for the bargain bins and contract non-renewals. Shame.

Morgans contribution is considerable on this record and the sound is more layered and 'thicker'. Note that he is attributed with keyboards here rather than '...piano, organ...' and so on. Time has been hardest on Ray Majors lead contributions, however, his sound complements Morgans stuff nicely and in 'Too short arms' and 'Broadside Outcasts' it all sounds great. Remember, this is the guy they all reportedly wanted in 73 when Ralpher handed in his notice...

Also interesting to note that the track 'Broadside Outcasts' uses for its title one of the names that Overand sort of proposed as a name for Mott before they decided on Mott, according to a contemporary Sounds interview.

Great stuff, really. All sounds as good as it did and not a saxophone in sight.

Review Date: 6th April 1998

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