I wasn't the greatest Mott the Hoople fan but saw them live in the Isle of Man at the Lido (I think) a friend having a shop there and we had our honeymoon there too really. 
But we really enjoyed the Hoople and live they were pretty impressive and this always reminds me of them (of course)

On this day in music history: September 8, 1972 - “All The Young Dudes”, the fifth album by Mott The Hoople is released. Produced by David Bowie, it is recorded at Olympic Studios and Trident Studios in London from May - July 1972. Having recorded four albums and achieving only minimal success, Mott The Hoople’s fifth release marks a major turning point in their career. The struggling band are on the verge of breaking up, when David Bowie steps in and offers to produce them. At the time, Bowie himself has just completed recording the landmark “The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars”. Initially, he offers them the song “Suffragette City” which they turn down and takes back for his own album. When he plays them “All The Young Dudes”, they enthusiastically accept it. It spins off two singles including “One Of The Boys” (#96 Pop) and the title track (#37 Pop, #3 UK Pop) which becomes an anthem. The album is regarded as a classic of the Glam Rock movement of the early to mid 70’s. “Dudes” become the bands signature song, and covered by numerous artists including Aerosmith, Judas Priest, and Ozzy Osbourne. Mott The Hoople’s original recording is featured in the films “Clueless” and “Juno”. Later there is some speculation as to what record label owns the rights to the recording. Mott The Hoople had recorded for Island Records prior to signing with Columbia Records. The band may or may or may not have recorded either part or all of the album before changing labels. To this day it is a matter that none of the band members are willing to discuss. “All The Young Dudes” peaks at number eighty nine on the Billboard Top 200.