"All the Young Dudes" - Mott the Hoople
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Topic: "All the Young Dudes" - Mott the Hoople
Posted By: Todd Ireland
Subject: "All the Young Dudes" - Mott the Hoople
Date Posted: 26 June 2006 at 10:40pm
| All CD entries in the database for Mott the Hoople's "All the Young Dudes" contain the comment ("Marks & Sparks" version). I guess I wasn't aware there was another version. Could someone please explain how the "Marks & Sparks" version compares to other versions of the song? |
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Posted By: Paul Haney
Date Posted: 27 June 2006 at 5:31am
| "Marks & Sparks" refers to the British Marks & Spencer department stores. Because of the BBC policy of banning songs with commerical references, the group had to replace "stealing clothes from Marks & Sparks" with "stealing clothes from unlocked cars". |
Posted By: sriv94
Date Posted: 27 June 2006 at 6:41am
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Which lyrics were used for the U.S. single version? ------------- Doug --------------- All of the good signatures have been taken. |
Posted By: Paul Haney
Date Posted: 27 June 2006 at 12:32pm
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Both versions were released in 1972 on Columbia 45673. The "unlocked cars" version has dead wax ZSS156999-1(letter-my copy has a "C"). The "Marks & Sparks" version has dead wax ZSS156999-2(letter). The version on the album is "Marks & Sparks".
BTW, after listening to it again I can't tell if he says "unlocked" cars or "unmarked" cars, although "unlocked" makes more sense to me. |
Posted By: BillCahill
Date Posted: 29 June 2006 at 7:36pm
| Did any stock copied have the umarked (or unlocked)version or was it just on the promo 45? I have two promos on this, one unlocked, one Marks and Sparks. I've seen lyrics lately refering the line by Bowie as Unlocked. |
Posted By: Paul Haney
Date Posted: 30 June 2006 at 12:09pm
It's my understanding that both were released as stock copies, although I only have the "unlocked" version. |
BillCahill wrote:Posted By: jimct
Date Posted: 16 May 2007 at 8:10pm
| My commercial 45, which is stereo, is the "Marks & Sparks" version, has deadwax as Paul Haney correctly describes above, and has a listed time of (3:33), but an actual time of (3:30). |
Posted By: EdisonLite
Date Posted: 30 October 2010 at 10:50am
| Has the "unlocked cars" version ever appeared on CD (in England or anywhere else)? |
Posted By: edtop40
Date Posted: 11 November 2011 at 2:23pm
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at what point, time wise, in the song is the "marks &
sparks" reference? ------------- edtop40 |
Posted By: sriv94
Date Posted: 11 November 2011 at 7:54pm
About (:26). ------------- Doug --------------- All of the good signatures have been taken. |
Posted By: PopArchivist
Date Posted: 07 December 2025 at 1:58am
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This board never fails to educate me. I guess in the US there was no issue with the lyrics so I would presume that got the airplay? Doug's question about that I see never really got answered... ------------- Favorite two expressions to live by on this board: "You can't download vinyl" and "Not everything is available on CD." |
Posted By: Hykker
Date Posted: 07 December 2025 at 7:39am
I doubt many Americans had any idea what Marks & Sparks meant, I sure didn't at the time. Both versions seemed to get about equal airplay from what I recall. Wasn't much of a hit here anyway, barely making it into the top 40. |
Posted By: eriejwg
Date Posted: 07 December 2025 at 7:53pm
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The Unlocked Cars version is on the 50th anniversary of the album https://www.ccmusic.com/mott-the-hoople-all-the-young-dudes-50th-anniversary-edition-140gm-black-vinyl-72pp-hardback-book-in-slipcase-with-2cd-12-inch-vinyl-and-posters/636551823326?srsltid=AfmBOoqVQlqi9WMX_yh5cqzOp8gyYXJ_6FZ9BgxDuqDMdJI7okTd1wch" rel="nofollow - https://www.ccmusic.com/mott-the-hoople-all-the-young-dudes-50th-anniversary-edition-140gm-black-vinyl-72pp-hardback-book-in-slipcase-with-2cd-12-inch-vinyl-and-posters/636551823326?srsltid=AfmBOoqVQlqi9WMX_yh5cqzOp8gyYXJ_6FZ9BgxDuqDMdJI7okTd1wch ------------- John Gallagher Erie, PA Celebrating 28 years as a full-time wedding & special event DJ! |