Not sure......and I really am unsure...... But I used to have a double vinyl best of.... Called shades off..... There were a few unreleased (at the time) tracks, one was Walking with a mountain... I think this was it
Hello mick how are you these days. I heard that you have had serious health problems I do hope you are feeling better. This has been a long time coming mick I but I do love your musical and song writing talents my favourite song being the heart felt ready for love ❤. Best wishes. From maureen Spillane 1969xx Belgium.
Pete was an integral part of my favorite band since I first heard Mott The Hoople in 1969 when I was 17 years old. I met Pete on one of the early MTH tours, when the band was playing at the Rockpile on Long Island. I will always remember how kind he was to me, a young and totally starstruck fan. He went out of his way, and took the time to introduce me to the rest of the band , all of whom treated me in much the same manner. I am 70 now, but still remember the magic of that night like it was yesterday. RIP Overend and Buffin.
This was my favorite Mott album until The Hoople. That crazy guitar shit that Luther was spewing out really is killer. Even though Luther as Ariel Bender was a real dick.
Bender isn't on this track though, its Mick Ralphs. He was on the Hoople album, maybe I've read your comment wrong, in my defence I do have a major hangover.
Fab stuff Keith! All played and recorded by Mick in his flat in Shepherd's Bush. I can't unhear the Tambo/cushion snare hehe. Pete said he was amazed when he heard this and really wanted to record it. Not to be...destined for a different band (and open C tuning!)
I am always amazed as to where these demo’s come from, I mean how does one obtain them? Nevertheless, thank you for sharing. This is from nearly 50 years ago. Sounds like Mick singing. Badco boogied it up compared to what he wrote for Mott. Mott did record the song.
Hi I met Pete at bootsales in Gloucester...my mate Alan knew him as a regular buying cds for the Dinosaw market etc. One day Al said to me there's someone you should meet....And sure enough i met my hero Overend.. I told him i remember standing at his feet at a show in 72. He said wow you must have been young! I was 15. Knowing at the time he was not really interested in performing i said he should. He said funnily enough the boys ( Mott)were on the phone asking him about it the previous night. I said do it. The conversation was cut short as he excused himself in search of more stock. A year or so later Alan and me were at the first warm up gig in Monmouth. I like to think i played a small part... One of my favourite memories is of selling the great Overend Watts Rock n roll star a pair of blue leather trousers for twenty quid. I hope he wore em himself 😊 RIP Pete....
Pete played this to me not long after he'd written it. Eccentric, witty and fun. That was the man. He was not comfortable with fame and recognition-but what a bloke. I miss him so much it just hurts- no one left for me to talk to/argue about singers & groups. We mainly agreed (especially about Warren Zevon & Nils Lofgren--w e saw them both in concert) but disagreeing was great fun. He compiled CD's for me; eclectic, weird and great. Never 'grim' one of his favourite words. We saw The Mutton Birds together-he was a fan of many and I was a fan and friend of him. What a bloke!
I stood at his feet at a Mott concert in 72 and eventually met him briefly about thirty years later... Very charismatic and not easily forgotten. I wish I could have known him more....RIP Pete....
