Mott The Hoople – Wildlife (VG+/VG+) – LP, US 1971

Wildlife is an LP by Mott The Hoople from 1971 released on the Atlantic label.

About this album

Wildlife is a strong transitional album from Mott The Hoople, blending hard-edged rock and roll with country-rock detail. Released in 1971, it followed the band's self-titled debut and showed the group widening its sound before the breakthrough that would soon make them better known. The record balances grit and melody, with Ian Hunter's vocals and the band's loose-but-driven playing giving songs like Angel Of Eighth Avenue and It Must Be Love their rough charm. Less celebrated than their later work, it is nonetheless an important part of the band's early story and a clear step towards their classic-era identity.