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Motorhead, with Wallis on guitar, had also recorded a version of both songs for shelved 1975 album On Parole. The single was produced by Speedy Keen and engineered by John Burns. The sleeve photographs are attributed to Motorcycle Irene. Motörhead recorded a live version, which was released as a 7" vinyl single on 3 July 1981. [10]
The Best Of includes 36 Motörhead tracks spanning the band's career from 1977 to 2000, including four previously unreleased live tracks recorded in 1981. It also includes three non-Motörhead tracks: Girlschool's cover version of Motörhead's "Bomber", a cover version of Johnny Kidd & The Pirates' "Please Don't Touch" performed by the Motörhead/Girlschool collaboration Headgirl, and Hawkwind ...
It includes 20 of their most popular songs. Track listing. No. Title Original release Length; 1. ... "Over the Top" Bomber: 3:14: 20. "Orgasmatron" Orgasmatron: 5:25 ...
The albums reached 24 and 12 respectively in the UK, and both spawned UK top 40 singles in "Overkill" and "Bomber". [2] Motörhead improved further on their chart success with their next two studio albums, Ace of Spades and Iron Fist, which reached 4 and 6 respectively on the UK Albums Chart. [2]
[10] In 2012, Loudwire ranked the song number one on their list of the top 10 Motörhead songs, [11] and in 2021, Louder Sound ranked the song number two on their list of the top 50 Motörhead songs. [12] In 2014, NME ranked it number 155 in a list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. [13]
The album compilation contains a modest amount of their more well-known Motörhead songs, while instead showcasing the more obscure fan-favorite songs. [3] Also included is the Headgirl collaboration, a cover of "Please Don't Touch" by Johnny Kidd & the Pirates.
"Overkill" is widely considered one of Motörhead's best songs. In 2012, Loudwire ranked the song number three on their list of the top 10 Motörhead songs, [5] and in 2021, Louder Sound ranked the song number one on their list of the top 50 Motörhead songs. [6]
Motörhead is the debut studio album by English rock band Motörhead.It was released on 12 August 1977 by pub rock and early punk rock label Chiswick Records, one of the first for the label, and the band's only release under Chiswick.