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Motörhead: No Sleep ‘Til Hammersmith

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On June 27, 1981, “Bronze” label released “No Sleep ’til Hammersmith”, the first live Motörhead album. It was recorded February – April 1980, at unspecified location, March 1981, at “Queen’s Hall” in Leeds, “City Hall” in Newcastle, England, and was produced by Vic Maile.

Personnel:

  • Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister – lead vocals, bass
  • “Fast” Eddie Clarke – guitar, backing vocals
  • Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor – drums
  • Ian Kalinowski – front sleeve photography
  • Graham Mitchell – back sleeve photography
  • Simon Porter – back sleeve photography

Track listing:

  1. Ace of Spades
  2. Stay Clean
  3. Metropolis
  4. The Hammer
  5. Iron Horse / Born to Lose
  6. No Class
  7. Overkill
  8. (We Are) The Road Crew
  9. Capricorn
  10. Bomber
  11. Motörhead

Motörhead: The Wörld Is Yours

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On December 14, 2010, “Motörhead Music” and “UDR GmbH” labels released “The Wörld Is Yours”, the twentieth Motörhead studio album. It was recorded in 2010, at “NRG Studios” and “Sage and Sound Studios” in Hollywood, “Maple Studios” in Santa Ana, California, “Long Wave Studio” in Cardiff, Wales, and was produced by Cameron Webb.

Personnel:

  • Lemmy (Ian Kilmister) – vocals, bass, design
  • Phil Campbell – guitars
  • Mikkey Dee – drums
  • Charlie Paulson – scratch guitar
  • Cameron Webb – engineer, mixing
  • Sergio Chavez, Wesley Mischener, Josh Bierly – engineer
  • Romesh Dodangoda – recording
  • Rob Thomas – recording assistant
  • Francis Ruiz, Jimmy Bomann, Steve Luna – studio technicians
  • Ted Jenson – mastering
  • Steffan Chirazi – creative direction
  • Mark DeVito – design
  • Robert John, Pep Bonet – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Lemmy, all music by Lemmy, Phil Campbell and Mikkey Dee.

  1. Born to Lose
  2. I Know How to Die
  3. Get Back in Line
  4. Devils in My Head
  5. Rock ‘n’ Roll Music
  6. Waiting for the Snake
  7. Brotherhood of Man
  8. Outlaw
  9. I Know What You Need
  10. Bye Bye Bitch Bye Bye

Motörhead: Same

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On August 12, 1977, “Chiswick” label released the self-titled, debut Motörhead album. It was recorded in April 1977, at “Escape” in Kent, and was produced by John “Speedy” Keen.

Personnel:

  • Lemmy (Ian Kilmister) – lead vocals, bass, executive producer
  • Fast” Eddie Clarke – co – lead and backing vocals, guitar, executive producer
  • Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor – drums, executive producer
  • John Burns – engineer
  • Adam Skeaping – mastering
  • Joe Petagno – album cover, Snaggletooth
  • Motorcycle Irene and Lensy – photography

Track listing:

  1. Motörhead – Ian Kilmister
  2. Vibrator – Larry Wallis, Des Brown
  3. Lost Johnny – Ian Kilmister, Michael Farren
  4. Iron Horse / Born to Lose – Phil Taylor, Mick Brown, Guy “Tramp” Lawrence
  5. White Line Fever – Ian Kilmister, Eddie Clarke, Phil Taylor
  6. Keep Us on the Road – Ian Kilmister, Eddie Clarke, Phil Taylor, Michael Farren
  7. The Watcher – Ian Kilmister
  8. Train Kept A – Rollin’ – Myron Bradshaw, Howard Kay, Lois Mann

Headgirl: St. Valentine’s Day Masacre

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On February 13, 1981, “Bronze” label released “St. Valentine’s Day Massacre”, an an EP recorded by members of Motörhead and Girlschool, under the moniker Headgirl. It was recorded in December 1980, at “Jacksons Studios” in London, and was produced by Vic Maile.

Personnel:

  • Lemmy (Ian Kilmister) – lead and backing vocals, bass
  • “Fast” Eddie Clarke – lead vocals, lead guitar
  • Kelly Johnson – co-lead vocals, co-lead guitar
  • Kim McAuliffe – rhythm guitar
  • Enid Williams – bass
  • Denise Dufort – drums
  • Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor – insults, inspiration

Track listing:

  1. Please Don’t Touch – Johnny Kidd, Guy Robinson
  2. Bomber – Ian Kilmister, Phil Taylor
  3. Emergency – Denise Dufort, Kelly Johnson, Kim McAuliffe, Enid Williams

Lemmy

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On December 28, 2015, Ian Fraser Kilmister aka Lemmy died aged 70. He was musician (bass), singer, and songwriter, was member and worked with Hawkwind, The Rockin’ Vickers, Opal Butterfly, The Damned, The Head Cat, Girlschool, and Sam Gopal, but was best known as founder, leader, singer, primary songwriter, and bass player of Motörhead.

Motörhead: Bastards

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On November 29, 1993, “ZYX Music” label released “Bastards”, the eleventh Motörhead studio album. It was recorded in 1993, at “A&M Studios” and “Prime Time Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Howard Benson.

Personnel:

  • Lemmy (Ian Kilmister) – lead vocals, bass, acoustic guitar
  • Phil “Zööm” Campbell – rhythm and lead guitar
  • Michael “Würzel” Burston – rhythm and lead guitar
  • Mikkey Dee – drums
  • Howard Benson – keyboards, mixing
  • Ryan Dorn – engineer, mixing
  • John Aguto – engineer assistant
  • Randy Wine – engineer assistant
  • Darrin Mann – engineer assistant
  • John Gaudesi – engineer assistant
  • Gregg Barrett – engineer assistant
  • Devin Foutz – engineer assistant
  • Eddy Schreyer – mastering
  • Lisa Lake – art design, layout
  • Connie Williamson – art design, layout
  • Joe Petagno Snaggletooth – design
  • Henri Clausei – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Ian Kilmister, Phil Campbell, Michael Burston, Mikkey Dee except where noted.

  1. On Your Feet or on Your Knees
  2. Burner
  3. Death of Glory
  4. I Am the Sword
  5. Born to raise hell – Ian Kilmister
  6. Don’t Let Daddy Kiss Me – Ian Kilmister
  7. Bad Woman
  8. Liar
  9. Lost in the Ozone
  10. I’m Your Man
  11. We Bring the Shake
  12. Devils

Motörhead: Bomber

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On October 27, 1979, “Bronze” label released “Bomber”, the third Motörhead, studio album. It was recorded July – August 1979, at “Roundhouse Studios”, “Olympic Studios” in London, and was produced by Jimmy Miller.

Personnel:

  • Lemmy (Ian Kilmister) – lead vocals, bass guitar
  • “Fast” Eddie Clarke – lead and backing vocals, guitar
  • Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor – drums
  • Trevor Hallesy – engineer
  • Darren Burn – mastering
  • Nigel Brooke-Hartz – mastering
  • Adrian Chesterman – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Ian Kilmister, Eddie Clarke, Phil Taylor except where noted.

  1. Dead Man Tell No Tales
  2. Lawman
  3. Poison
  4. Sweet Revenge
  5. Sharpshooter
  6. Stone Dead Forever
  7. All the Aces
  8. Step Down
  9. Talking Head
  10. Bomber