Description Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 SORRY to my buyers from USA – I will be unable to send! Instead of paying £13.02 for a record to USA, I have just been charged £17.73! Apparently prices on parcels to USA have dramatically increased making it unviable as a posting destination at present. Mott The Hoople Title and label: Brain Capers, Island ILPS 9178, UK 1st Press 1971, With Velvet Mask That Is Now Extremely Rare!!! Condition of vinyl: VG+ due to some light surface marks and hair-lines. Please note all plays close to EX with a clear bright sound. Matrix Side A: ILPS 9178 A-1U PORKY Matrix Side B: ILPS 9178 B-1U PECKO Condition of sleeve: EX with minor surface wear to the front of this un-laminated sleeve, + Inner picture sleeve VG+ due to a bottom seam split. please note: this has been repaired with archive tape from the inside. This also comes with the rare mask and this is EX. AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine Re-teaming with producer Guy Stevens, Mott the Hoople delivered the great forgotten British hard rock album with their fourth outing, Brain Capers. Stevens was a legendary rock & roll wildman and he kept Mott careening through their performances; they sound harder than ever, even dangerous at times. Fortunately, this coincided with Ian Hunter's emergence as a fantastic songwriter, as tuneful and clever as any of his peers. All these changes are evident from the moment Brain Capers kicks in with the monumental "Death May Be Your Santa Claus," a phenomenally pile-driving number that just seems inevitable. As it gives way to a cover of Dion's "Your Own Backyard," it becomes clear that Mott have pulled off the trick of being sensitive while still rocking. And that's not the end of it -- they ride an epic wave on the nine-minute "The Journey," pull off a love song on "Sweet Angeline," and generally rock like hell throughout the record. The most amazing thing about the album is that none of the songs really change character -- it's all straightforward hard rock, graced with Dylanesque organ -- but there are all sorts of variations on that basic sound, proving how versatile they are. It's a fantastic album, and stands as the culmination of their early years. When a record this confident and tremendous is stiffed, it's little wonder they thought about chucking it all in; and it isn't a surprise that, when they decided to continue, it was with a change in sound. They couldn't have topped this if they tried. Side 1: Death May Be Your Santa Claus Your Own Backyard Darkness Darkness The Journey Side 2: Sweet Angeline Second Love The Moon Upstairs The Wheel Of The Quivering Meat Conception