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Rock and Roll Queen

Rock and Roll Queen is a compilation album by the British rock band Mott the Hoople. The album predominantly features selections from the four albums Mott recorded for Island Records in the UK, which were subsequently issued in the US by Atlantic Records. In Canada, the first three were released by Polydor, while Brain Capers was released in Canada by Island.

Track listing
Vocals on all tracks by Ian Hunter, except as noted. • "Rock and Roll Queen" (Mick Ralphs) – 5:06 • From Mott the Hoople's first album Mott the Hoople (1969 UK, 1970 North America). • "The Wheel of the Quivering Meat Conception" (Ian Hunter, Guy Stevens) – 0:26 • Edited version, from Mott the Hoople's fourth album Brain Capers (1971 UK, 1972 North America). • "You Really Got Me" (Ray Davies) – 2:53 • From Mott the Hoople. Instrumental. • "Thunderbuck Ram" (Mick Ralphs) – 4:48 • From Mott the Hoople's second album Mad Shadows (1970). Vocals by Mick Ralphs. • "Walkin' With a Mountain" (Ian Hunter) – 3:53 • From Mad Shadows. • "Death May Be Your Santa Claus" (Ian Hunter, Verden Allen) – 4:54 • From Brain Capers. • "Midnight Lady" (Ian Hunter, Mick Ralphs) – 3:28 • Non-LP single recorded during the Brain Capers sessions, and released in 1972. • "Keep A-Knockin'" (Richard Penniman) – 10:06 • From Mott the Hoople's third album Wildlife (1971). Recorded at Fairfield Halls, Croydon, UK in late 1970. Interpolates sections of "I Got A Woman" (by Ray Charles), "What'd I Say" (Charles) and "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" (Jerry Lee Lewis). ==Personnel==
Personnel
;Mott the Hoople • Ian Hunter - vocals, guitar, piano • Mick Ralphs - guitar, vocals, backing vocals • Pete Overend Watts - bass, backing vocals • Dale "Buffin" Griffin - drums, backing vocals • Verden Allen - organ, backing vocals == References ==
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