The Best of

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Tracklist

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1Ace 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)
Motörhead4.252:51
2Overkill (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)
Motörhead4.155:14
3Bomber
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
4Please 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.
Headgirl32:53
5Motörhead
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)
music videos:
Motörhead by Motörhead
recording of:
Motorhead (from 1977-04-27 until 1977-05)
lyricist and composer:
Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher) and United Artists Music Ltd.
Motörhead4.753:14
6No Class
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:
No Class by Motörhead
instrumental versions:
No Class - Instrumental by Motörhead
recording of:
No Class (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
writer:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
Motörhead4.352:42
7Louie 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)
Motörhead22:55
8Damage 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)
Motörhead3.63:06
9Too 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)
Motörhead23:26
10Dead Men Tell No Tales
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)
music videos:
Dead Men Tell No Tales by Motörhead
recording of:
Dead Men Tell No Tales (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)
Motörhead3.353:08
11Killed by Death
edit of:
Killed by Death by Motörhead
music videos:
Killed by Death by Motörhead
recording of:
Killed by Death (from 1984-05-19 until 1984-05-25)
writer:
Phil Campbell (Welsh metal guitarist for Motörhead & Persian Risk), Pete Gill, Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Michael Burston (Motörhead guitarist)
Motörhead33:57
12Metropolis
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)
Motörhead43:37
13Emergency
producer:
Vic Maile
bass guitar and background vocals:
Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead)
drums (drum set):
Denise Dufort
guitar and lead vocals:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist)
cover recording of:
Emergency (in 1980-12)
writer:
Denise Dufort, Kelly Johnson, Kim McAuliffe and Enid Williams
publisher:
Action Green Music Ltd. and EMI Intertrax Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated)
Motörhead33:02
14Tear 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)
Motörhead42:43
15White Line Fever
recording of:
White Line Fever (in 1976-12)
writer:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
Motörhead2:47
16Iron 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)
Motörhead45:23
17City Kids
engineer:
Dave Edmunds (from 1975-09 until 1975-12) and Fritz Fryer (from 1975-12 until 1976-02)
additional producer:
Fritz Fryer (from 1975-12 until 1976-02)
producer:
Dave Edmunds (from 1975-09 until 1975-12)
additional drums (drum set):
Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor (former Motörhead drummer) (from 1975-12 until 1976-02)
drums (drum set):
Lucas Fox (from 1975-09 until 1975-12)
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (from 1975-09 until 1976-02)
electric guitar:
Larry Wallis (from 1975-09 until 1976-02)
recorded at:
Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom (from 1975-09 until 1976-02)
recording of:
City Kids (from 1975-09 until 1976-02)
writer:
Duncan Sanderson and Larry Wallis
Motörhead3:46
18Motörhead
producer:
Hawkwind
bass guitar:
Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Allane Powell (UK drummer) and Simon King (drummer)
flute, soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Nik Turner
guitar:
Dave Brock (UK guitarist/synthesizer singer/songwriter, member of Hawkwind)
mellotron, Moog, piano and violin:
Simon House
synthesizer:
Dave Brock (UK guitarist/synthesizer singer/songwriter, member of Hawkwind) and Simon House
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
United Artists (in 1975)
produced at:
Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1975-01)
recording of:
Motorhead (in 1975-01)
lyricist and composer:
Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher) and United Artists Music Ltd.
Hawkwind53:06
19Fire Fire (live)
live recording of:
Fire, Fire (in 1981)
writer:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
Motörhead22:47
20Bite the Bullet / The Chase Is Better Than the Catch (live)
live recording of:
Bite the Bullet (in 1981)
writer:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
live recording of:
The Chase Is Better Than the Catch (in 1981)
lyricist:
Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead)
composer:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
Motörhead26:57
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