The Early Years

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Also released as Power & Glory

Annotation last modified on 2018-03-23 13:39 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Instro
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:
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:
Instro (from 1977-04-27 until 1977-05)
composer:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
22:20
2The Train Kept A-Rollin'
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)
cover recording of:
The Train Kept A‐Rollin’ (from 1977-04-27 until 1977-05)
writer:
Tiny Bradshaw, Howard Kay and Lois Mann
publisher:
Bienstock Publishing Company (ASCAP affiliated), Fort Knox Music Co, Quartet Music Inc. and Trio Music, Inc. (publisher)
part of:
Twins (1988)
53:17
3Lost Johnny
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:
Lost Johnnie (from 1977-04-27 until 1977-05)
writer:
Mick Farren (UK punk rock musician/journalist) and Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead)
34:13
4Iron Horse
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)
45:19
5Beer Drinkers & Hellraisers
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)
cover recording of:
Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers (from 1977-04-27 until 1977-05)
writer:
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer), Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill
publisher:
Music of Stage Three and Songs of Mosaic
33:15
6I'm Your Witchdoctor
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)
cover recording of:
I'm Your Witchdoctor (from 1977-04-27 until 1977-05)
lyricist and composer:
John Mayall
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp
sub-publisher:
Warner Chappell Music France
32:45
7Bomber
producer:
Vic Maile (on 1981-03-28)
recorded at:
Queens Hall in Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom (on 1981-03-28)
live recording of:
Bomber (on 1981-03-28)
writer:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
publisher:
Motor Music Ltd. (Motörhead publisher)
3.53:43
8Ace 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)
4.252:49
9Motörhead
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.
4.753:11
10Keep Us on the Road
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:
Keep Us on the Road (from 1977-04-27 until 1977-05)
writer:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist), Mick Farren (UK punk rock musician/journalist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
35:35
11On Parole
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:
On Parole (from 1977-04-27 until 1977-05)
lyricist and composer:
Lawrence Wallis (in 1975)
publisher:
Concord Copyrights London Limited
45:40
12White Line Fever
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:
White Line Fever (from 1977-04-27 until 1977-05)
writer:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
32:37