Motörhead [40th Anniversary Edition]

by Motoerhead

Overview

Before forming Motoerhead, Ian Kilmister (aka Lemmy) could boast of having been a member of space rock cowboys Hawkwind and a career in horsebreaking (that's horsebreaking, not housebreaking). He was also, to top it all, the son of a vicar. Having been expelled from his former employers after a disagreement with border guards over the contents of his luggage, he took the name for his new band from the final song he'd written for Hawkwind. Together with Larry Wallis of the Pink Fairies and drummer Philthy Animal Taylor, Motoerhead recorded a debut album that was rejected by United Artists (you can just imagine the face of the poor guy who got the short straw and had to tell Lemmy), though it was eventually released as On Parole in 1979. As a result, the group expanded with the addition of "Fast" Eddie Clarke on guitar. Wallis then left after just one rehearsal, leaving the classic Motoerhead lineup in shape for their debut proper. Rock & roll had never heard the like. Though only a minor chart success, Motoerhead patented the group's style: Lemmy's rasping vocal over a speeding juggernaut of guitar, bass, and drums. The lyrical theme was "Don't mess with us" instead of "Don't mess with our hair." Before this, hard rock was about musicianship and exhibitionism. Motoerhead, conversely, returned mainstream rock to its most brutal base elements -- no wonder the punks liked them. [A 40th Anniversary Edition of Motoerhead was released in 2017, featuring 12 bonus tracks: the non-LP B-side "City Kids," four tracks from the album's original April 1977 sessions that were released as the Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers EP in 1980, and seven previously unreleased alternate mixes.] ~ Alex Ogg

Product Details

Release Date:	11/03/2017
Label:	Chiswick Records
UPC:	0029667086226
Rank:	28622

Tracks

1. Mot¿¿rhead
2. Vibrator
3. Lost Johnny
4. Iron Horse/Born to Lose
5. White Line Fever
6. Keep Us on the Road
7. The Watcher
8. Train Kept a-Rollin'
9. City Kids
10. Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers
11. On Parole
12. Instro
13. I'm Your Witch Doctor
14. Lost Johnny [Mix 2]
15. City Kids [Mix 1]
16. I'm Your Witch Doctor [Alternative Mix]
17. The Watcher [Mix 3]
18. White Line Fever [Mix 7]
19. Keep Us on the Road [Mix 1]
20. Mot¿¿rhead [Alternative Vocal & Guitar Solo]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Motoerhead   Primary Artist
Lucas Fox   Drums
Larry Wallis   Guitar
"Fast" Eddie Clarke   Guitar
Lemmy   Bass,Vocals
Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor   Drums

Technical Credits

Mick Farren   Composer
Duncan Sanderson   Composer
Philip Taylor   Composer
Chris Popham   Package Design
Jools DeVere   Package Design
Adam Skeaping   Mastering
Mike Gitter   Liner Notes
Joe Petagno   Logo,Design
G. Lawrence   Composer
Guy Lawrence   Composer,Composer
Lawrence   Composer
Ian Kilmister   Composer
Speedy Keen   Producer
John "Speedy" Keen   Producer
Billy Gibbons   Composer
Lamont Dozier   Composer
Larry Wallis   Composer
Dusty Hill   Composer
Frank Beard   Composer
Eddie Holland   Composer
"Fast" Eddie Clarke   Composer
Lemmy Kilmister   Composer
Howie Kay   Composer
Lemmy   Composer
John Mayall   Composer
Lois Mann   Composer
Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor   Composer
Phil Taylor   Composer
Mick Brown   Composer
Merle Haggard   Composer
Motoerhead   Composer
Brian Holland   Composer
Derek Brown   Composer
Tiny Bradshaw   Composer
Phil Smee   Package Design
Ray Staff   Post Production
Eddie Clarke   Composer
John Burns   Engineer,Executive Producer
Ted Carroll   Liner Notes
Howard Kay   Composer