Mott the Hoople - Brain Capers ( 1971 )

 

Track listing

Side one

1. "Death May Be Your Santa Claus" (Ian Hunter, Verden Allen) – 4:55
2. "Your Own Backyard" (Dion DiMucci, Tony Fasce) – 4:13
3. "Darkness, Darkness" (Jesse Colin Young) – 4:33
4. "The Journey" (Hunter) – 9:15

Side two

1. "Sweet Angeline" (Hunter) – 4:53
2. "Second Love" (Allen) – 3:46
3. "The Moon Upstairs" (Hunter, Mick Ralphs) – 5:07
4. "The Wheel of the Quivering Meat Conception" (Hunter, Guy Stevens) – 1:21

"The Wheel of the Quivering Meat Conception" is essentially part two of "The Journey," beginning with a fade-in at the point where "The Journey" was earlier faded out.

On original Atlantic Records U.S. pressings of Brain Capers, the running time of "The Journey" is incorrectly listed at 8:31, and "The Wheel of the Quivering Meat Conception" is listed at 2:07.

Personnel

Mott the Hoople

• Ian Hunter – guitar, keyboards, vocals
• Mick Ralphs – lead guitar, vocals
• Pete Watts – bass, vocals
• Dale "Buffin" Griffin – drums, vocals
• Verden Allen – keyboards, vocals

Additional musicians

• Jim Price – trumpet on "Second Love"
• Guy Stevens – piano, producer