''All The Young Dudes'' by Mott The Hoople Limited Edition Prints of Original Painting 50s Trevor Bolder on bass

Trevor Bolder on bass

This original is being sold on behalf of the owner

and remained the best-selling single of any artist in the UK for 14 years – until it was surpassed by ‘Mull of Kintyre’ by Wings

It became an unexpected chart smash for the Kinks

A feat only The Shadows & Elvis Presley managed in the whole of the 60's - including all the number one singles released by The Beatles

''All The Young Dudes'' by Mott The Hoople Limited Edition Prints of Original Painting 50s Trevor Bolder on bassRegarded as one of glam rock's anthems, All The Young Dudes originated after Bowie came into contact with Mott the Hoople's bassist Peter Watts and learned that the band was ready to split due to continued lack of commercial success. When the band rejected his first offer of a composition, Suffragette City (which later appeared on The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars), Bowie wrote All the Young Dudes in short order especially