The Essential

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

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Iron Horse/Born to Lose
engineer:
John Burns (engineer/producer for Genesis)
producer:
Speedy Keen ("Speedy")
drums (drum set):
Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor (former Motörhead drummer) (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)
recording of:
Ironhorse (from 1977-04-27 until 1977-04-29)
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 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)
producer:
Jimmy Miller (producer for Rolling Stones/Nirvana etc)
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
drums (drum set):
Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor (former Motörhead drummer) (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
guitar:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist) (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
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)
Motörhead4.25:13
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
producer:
Jimmy Miller (producer for Rolling Stones/Nirvana etc)
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
drums (drum set):
Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor (former Motörhead drummer) (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
guitar:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist) (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)
Motörhead3.753:02
6Tear Ya Down
producer:
Neil Richmond
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (in 1978)
drums (drum set):
Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor (former Motörhead drummer) (in 1978)
guitar:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist) (in 1978)
remixer:
Jimmy Miller (producer for Rolling Stones/Nirvana etc)
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
producer:
Jimmy Miller (producer for Rolling Stones/Nirvana etc)
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)
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)
Motörhead4.63:44
8All the Aces
engineer:
Trevor Hallesy
producer:
Jimmy Miller (producer for Rolling Stones/Nirvana etc)
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)
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)
Motörhead43:25
9Stone Dead Forever
engineer:
Trevor Hallesy
producer:
Jimmy Miller (producer for Rolling Stones/Nirvana etc)
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)
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)
Motörhead54:54
10Ace of Spades
producer:
Vic Maile (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
bass:
Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (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)
guitar:
'Fast' Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist) (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
vocals:
'Fast' Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist) (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15) and Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
performer:
Motörhead (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1980) and Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) (in 1980)
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)
recording of:
(We Are) the Road Crew (until 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)
bass:
Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead)
drums (drum set):
Phil 'Philthy Animal' Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
guitar:
'Fast' Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist)
vocals:
'Fast' Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist) and Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead)
performer:
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)
Motörhead3.654:18
13Live to Win
producer:
Vic Maile (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
bass:
Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead)
drums (drum set):
Phil 'Philthy Animal' Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
guitar:
'Fast' Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist)
vocals:
'Fast' Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist) and Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead)
performer:
Motörhead
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)
Motörhead53:37
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.
Headgirl3.52:50
16Stay Clean
producer:
Jimmy Miller (producer for Rolling Stones/Nirvana etc)
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
drums (drum set):
Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor (former Motörhead drummer) (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
guitar:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist) (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
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)
Motörhead52:43
17Metropolis
producer:
Jimmy Miller (producer for Rolling Stones/Nirvana etc)
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
drums (drum set):
Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor (former Motörhead drummer) (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
guitar:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist) (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
producer:
Jimmy Miller (producer for Rolling Stones/Nirvana etc)
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
drums (drum set):
Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor (former Motörhead drummer) (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
guitar:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist) (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
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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