The Essential

~ Release by Motörhead (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Iron Horse/Born to Lose
engineer:
John Burns (engineer/producer for Genesis) (from 1977-04-27 until 1977-05)
producer:
Speedy Keen (“Speedy”) (from 1977-04-27 until 1977-05)
drums (drum set):
Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor (former Motörhead drummer) (from 1977-04-27 until 1977-04-29)
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (from 1977-04-27 until 1977-04-29)
electric guitar:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist) (from 1977-04-27 until 1977-04-29)
recorded at:
Escape Studios in Kent, England, United Kingdom (from 1977-04-27 until 1977-04-29) and Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1977-05)
mixed at:
Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1977-05)
recording of:
Ironhorse (from 1977-04-27 until 1977-05)
lyricist:
Derek Brown (Motörhead) (in 1975)
composer:
Guy Lawrence (Disclosure) (in 1975) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer) (in 1975)
publisher:
Acton Green Music Ltd. and Motor Music Ltd. (Motörhead publisher)
Motörhead45:22
2Louie Louie
cover recording of:
Louie Louie (in 1978)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Berry (US singer/songwriter, composed “Louie Louie”)
publisher:
EMI Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Windswept Pacific Music Ltd. and World Wide Music
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
Motörhead22:53
3Overkill (long version)
engineer:
Trevor Hallesy (from 1978-12 until 1979-01) and Ashley Howe (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
producer:
Jimmy Miller (producer for Rolling Stones/Nirvana etc) (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
drums (drum set):
Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor (former Motörhead drummer) (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
electric guitar:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist) (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1979), Union Square Music Ltd. (for copyright use only, holding company of Union Square Music) (in 2018) and Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2018)
recorded at:
Roundhouse Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1978-12 until 1979-01) and Sound Development Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
music videos:
Overkill by Motörhead
recording of:
Overkill (Motörhead song) (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
writer:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
publisher:
Motor Music Ltd. (Motörhead publisher)
Motörhead4.155:13
4Too Late, Too Late
producer:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist) (from 1980-02-07 until 1980-04-20), Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (from 1980-02-07 until 1980-04-20), Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer) (from 1980-02-07 until 1980-04-20) and Nicholas Raymonde (from 1980-02-07 until 1980-04-20)
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead)
drums (drum set):
Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
guitar:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist)
live recording of:
Too Late, Too Late (from 1980-02-07 until 1980-04-20)
writer:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
Motörhead23:24
5Damage Case
engineer:
Trevor Hallesy (from 1978-12 until 1979-01) and Ashley Howe (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
producer:
Jimmy Miller (producer for Rolling Stones/Nirvana etc) (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
drums (drum set):
Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor (former Motörhead drummer) (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
electric guitar:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist) (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
recorded at:
Roundhouse Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1978-12 until 1979-01) and Sound Development Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
recording of:
Damage Case (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
writer:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist), Mick Farren (UK punk rock musician/journalist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
Motörhead3.63:02
6Tear Ya Down
engineer and producer:
Neil Richmond (in 1978)
drums (drum set):
Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor (former Motörhead drummer) (in 1978)
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (in 1978)
electric guitar:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist) (in 1978)
remixer:
Jimmy Miller (producer for Rolling Stones/Nirvana etc) (in 1979)
recorded at:
Wessex Sound Studios in Highbury, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1978)
remixed at:
Roundhouse Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1979)
remix of:
Tear Ya Down (original single version) by Motörhead
recording of:
Tear Ya Down (in 1978)
writer:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
Motörhead42:41
7Bomber
engineer:
Trevor Hallesy (from 1979-07-07 until 1979-08-31)
producer:
Jimmy Miller (producer for Rolling Stones/Nirvana etc) (from 1979-07-07 until 1979-08-31)
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (from 1979-07-07 until 1979-08-31)
drums (drum set):
Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor (former Motörhead drummer) (from 1979-07-07 until 1979-08-31)
guitar:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist) (from 1979-07-07 until 1979-08-31)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1979), Union Square Music Ltd. (for copyright use only, holding company of Union Square Music) (in 2018) and Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2018)
recorded at:
Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1979-07-07 until 1979-08-31) and Roundhouse Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1979-07-07 until 1979-08-31)
music videos:
Bomber by Motörhead
recording of:
Bomber (from 1979-07-07 until 1979-08-31)
writer:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
publisher:
Motor Music Ltd. (Motörhead publisher)
Motörhead4.33:44
8All the Aces
engineer:
Trevor Hallesy (from 1979-07-07 until 1979-08-31)
producer:
Jimmy Miller (producer for Rolling Stones/Nirvana etc) (from 1979-07-07 until 1979-08-31)
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (from 1979-07-07 until 1979-08-31)
drums (drum set):
Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor (former Motörhead drummer) (from 1979-07-07 until 1979-08-31)
guitar:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist) (from 1979-07-07 until 1979-08-31)
recorded at:
Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1979-07-07 until 1979-08-31) and Roundhouse Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1979-07-07 until 1979-08-31)
recording of:
All the Aces (from 1979-07-07 until 1979-08-31)
writer:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
publisher:
Motor Music Ltd. (Motörhead publisher)
Motörhead33:25
9Stone Dead Forever
engineer:
Trevor Hallesy (from 1979-07-07 until 1979-08-31)
producer:
Jimmy Miller (producer for Rolling Stones/Nirvana etc) (from 1979-07-07 until 1979-08-31)
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (from 1979-07-07 until 1979-08-31)
drums (drum set):
Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor (former Motörhead drummer) (from 1979-07-07 until 1979-08-31)
guitar:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist) (from 1979-07-07 until 1979-08-31)
recorded at:
Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1979-07-07 until 1979-08-31) and Roundhouse Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1979-07-07 until 1979-08-31)
recording of:
Stone Dead Forever (from 1979-07-07 until 1979-08-31)
writer:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
publisher:
Motor Music Ltd. (Motörhead publisher)
Motörhead3.54:54
10Ace of Spades
producer:
Vic Maile (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
drums (drum set):
Phil 'Philthy Animal' Taylor (former Motörhead drummer) (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
electric guitar:
'Fast' Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist) (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1980), Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1980) and Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) (in 1980)
recorded at:
Jackson’s Studios in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
music videos:
Ace of Spades by Motörhead
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 3), VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 10), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 33), TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 41) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 442)
recording of:
Ace of Spades (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
writer:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
publisher:
Motor Music Ltd. (Motörhead publisher)
Motörhead4.252:48
11(We Are) The Road Crew
recording of:
(We Are) the Road Crew (in 1980)
lyricist:
Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead)
composer:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
Motörhead3:25
12The Chase Is Better Than the Catch
producer:
Vic Maile (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
drums (drum set):
Phil 'Philthy Animal' Taylor (former Motörhead drummer) (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
electric guitar:
'Fast' Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist) (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
recorded at:
Jackson’s Studios in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
music videos:
The Chase Is Better Than the Catch by Motörhead
recording of:
The Chase Is Better Than the Catch (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
lyricist:
Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead)
composer:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
Motörhead3.54:18
13Live to Win
producer:
Vic Maile (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
drums (drum set):
Phil 'Philthy Animal' Taylor (former Motörhead drummer) (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
electric guitar:
'Fast' Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist) (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
recorded at:
Jackson’s Studios in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
recording of:
Live to Win (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
writer:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
Motörhead3.353:37
14The Hammer
recording of:
The Hammer (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
writer:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
Motörhead3:13
15Please Don’t Touch
producer:
Vic Maile
bass guitar:
Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (in 1980-12) and Enid Williams (in 1980-12)
drums (drum set):
Denise Dufort (in 1980-12)
guitar [Lead Guitar]:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist) (in 1980-12) and Kelly Johnson (in 1980-12)
guitar [Rhythm Guitar]:
Kim McAuliffe (in 1980-12)
lead vocals:
Kelly Johnson (in 1980-12) and Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (in 1980-12)
cover recording of:
Please Don’t Touch (in 1980-12)
composer:
Frederick Heath and Guy Robinson (UK songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
Headgirl32:50
16Stay Clean
engineer:
Trevor Hallesy (from 1978-12 until 1979-01) and Ashley Howe (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
producer:
Jimmy Miller (producer for Rolling Stones/Nirvana etc) (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
drums (drum set):
Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor (former Motörhead drummer) (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
electric guitar:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist) (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
recorded at:
Roundhouse Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1978-12 until 1979-01) and Sound Development Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
music videos:
Stay Clean by Motörhead
recording of:
Stay Clean (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
writer:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
publisher:
Motor Music Ltd. (Motörhead publisher)
Motörhead42:43
17Metropolis
engineer:
Trevor Hallesy (from 1978-12 until 1979-01) and Ashley Howe (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
producer:
Jimmy Miller (producer for Rolling Stones/Nirvana etc) (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
drums (drum set):
Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor (former Motörhead drummer) (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
electric guitar:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist) (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
recorded at:
Roundhouse Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1978-12 until 1979-01) and Sound Development Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
recording of:
Metropolis (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
lyricist:
Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead)
composer:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
Motörhead43:35
18Capricorn
engineer:
Trevor Hallesy (from 1978-12 until 1979-01) and Ashley Howe (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
producer:
Jimmy Miller (producer for Rolling Stones/Nirvana etc) (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
drums (drum set):
Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor (former Motörhead drummer) (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
electric guitar:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist) (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
recorded at:
Roundhouse Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1978-12 until 1979-01) and Sound Development Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
music videos:
Capricorn by Motörhead
recording of:
Capricorn (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
writer:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
Motörhead44:11
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