{"product_id":"mott-the-hoople-brain-capers-rhino-reserve","title":"Mott The Hoople - Brain Capers (Rhino Reserve)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRhino Reserve 180-Gram Black Vinyl LP\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the Rhino Reserve edition of \u003cem\u003eBrain Capers\u003c\/em\u003e, one of the Reserve titles in Rhino's Rocktober 2026 run of 54 limited-edition releases, issued through select brick-and-mortar record stores. It is a single 180-gram black LP. The sticker on the jacket states that the lacquers were cut from the original analog master by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab, and that the record was pressed in California at Fidelity Record Pressing, the Oxnard plant behind the Reserve series. The front cover is the US Atlantic design with the black mask. The original UK and Canadian covers left the mask off, and UK copies came with a real mask packed inside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRhino's sticker copy calls the band's fourth album \"the cult classic that predicted punk\" and names \"The Moon Upstairs\" and \"Sweet Angeline.\" Island issued it in the UK in November 1971 as ILPS 9178, and Atlantic followed in the US in January 1972 as SD 8304. It is the only Mott the Hoople album that failed to chart in either country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGuy Stevens was brought in to produce after the band's own self-produced sessions were shelved, and he plays piano on the record as well. Andy Johns engineered at Island's London studio across August and September 1971. The lineup is Ian Hunter, Mick Ralphs, Pete Watts, Dale \"Buffin\" Griffin and Verden Allen, with Jim Price adding trumpet to Allen's \"Second Love.\" Two covers sit among the originals: \"Your Own Backyard\" by Dion DiMucci and Tony Fasce, and Jesse Colin Young's \"Darkness, Darkness.\" The short closer, \"The Wheel of the Quivering Meat Conception,\" fades in at the point where \"The Journey\" faded out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe working title was AC\/DC. The band settled on \u003cem\u003eBrain Capers\u003c\/em\u003e as a compromise between two later candidates, Brain Damage and Bizarre Capers. A line on the back cover dedicates the album to James Dean.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeath May Be Your Santa Claus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYour Own Backyard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDarkness, Darkness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Journey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSweet Angeline\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSecond Love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Moon Upstairs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Wheel of the Quivering Meat Conception\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 081227803568\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rhino\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10.23.26\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vinyl\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Rhino","offers":[{"title":"NEW \/ NEW","offer_id":48226671329438,"sku":"EVP-B8C97461-NEW-NEW-NONE0000","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/8801\/1422\/files\/0081227803568.ps.white.jpg?v=1791186456","url":"https:\/\/evergreenvinyl.com\/products\/mott-the-hoople-brain-capers-rhino-reserve","provider":"Evergreen Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}