When he heard that mott the hoople were on the verge of splitting up due to a lack of commercial success david bowie wrote all the young dudes for them it became a huge hit for the band and is even today regarded as a glam rock anthem which was in turn recorded by bowie himself and played during his live shows this t shirt features the cover artwork from the mott the hoople album of the same name which they released in 1972 on columbia records in the us and cbs records in the uk this is