The Best of

~ Release by Motörhead (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Ace of Spades
producer:
Vic Maile
bass:
Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead)
drums (drum set):
Phil 'Philthy Animal' Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
guitar:
'Fast' Eddie Clarke (Motorhead guitarist)
vocals:
'Fast' Eddie Clarke (Motorhead guitarist) and Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead)
performer:
Motörhead
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) (in 1980)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 3), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 33), TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 41) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 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 (Motorhead guitarist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
publisher:
Motor Music Ltd. (Motörhead publisher)
Motörhead4.152:51
2Overkill (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 (Motorhead guitarist) (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
recording of:
Overkill (Motörhead song) (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
writer:
Eddie Clarke (Motorhead guitarist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
Motörhead45:14
3Bomber
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 (Motorhead guitarist) (from 1979-07-07 until 1979-08-31)
recording of:
Bomber (from 1979-07-07 until 1979-08-31)
writer:
Eddie Clarke (Motorhead guitarist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
publisher:
Motor Music Ltd. (Motörhead publisher)
Motörhead4.753:44
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 (Motorhead 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. (1989-07-24–present)
Headgirl3.52:53
5Motörhead
engineer:
John Burns (engineer/producer for Genesis)
producer:
Speedy Keen ("Speedy")
recorded at:
Escape Studios in Kent, England, United Kingdom (from 1977-04-27 until 1977-04-29)
recording of:
Motorhead (from 1977-04-27 until 1977-04-29)
lyricist and composer:
Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead)
publisher:
United Artists Music Ltd.
Motörhead53:14
6No Class
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 (Motorhead guitarist) (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
recording of:
No Class (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
writer:
Eddie Clarke (Motorhead guitarist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
Motörhead52:42
7Louie Louie
cover recording of:
Louie Louie (in 1978)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Berry (US singer/songwriter, composed Louie Louie)
publisher:
EMI Music Ltd., Windswept Pacific Music Ltd. and World Wide Music
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
Motörhead2:55
8Damage 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 (Motorhead guitarist) (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
recording of:
Damage Case (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
writer:
Eddie Clarke (Motorhead guitarist), Mick Farren (UK punk rock musician/journalist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
Motörhead43:06
9Too Late, Too Late
producer:
Eddie Clarke (Motorhead 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 (Motorhead guitarist)
live recording of:
Too Late, Too Late (from 1980-02-07 until 1980-04-20)
writer:
Eddie Clarke (Motorhead guitarist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
Motörhead23:26
10Dead Men Tell No Tales
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 (Motorhead guitarist) (from 1979-07-07 until 1979-08-31)
recording of:
Dead Men Tell No Tales (from 1979-07-07 until 1979-08-31)
writer:
Eddie Clarke (Motorhead guitarist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
publisher:
Motor Music Ltd. (Motörhead publisher)
Motörhead43:08
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)
Motörhead3:57
12Metropolis
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 (Motorhead 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 (Motorhead guitarist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
Motörhead3:37
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 (Motorhead guitarist)
cover recording of:
Emergency (in 1980-12)
writer:
Denise Dufort, Kelly Johnson, Kim McAuliffe and Enid Williams
Motörhead33:02
14Tear 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 (Motorhead 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 (Motorhead guitarist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
Motörhead2:43
15White Line Fever
recording of:
White Line Fever (in 1976-12)
writer:
Eddie Clarke (Motorhead 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)
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)
Motörhead5:23
17City Kids
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:
United Artists Music Ltd.
Hawkwind53:06
19Fire Fire (live)
live recording of:
Fire, Fire (in 1981)
writer:
Eddie Clarke (Motorhead guitarist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
Motörhead2:47
20Bite the Bullet / The Chase Is Better Than the Catch (live)
live recording of:
Bite the Bullet (in 1981)
writer:
Eddie Clarke (Motorhead 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 (Motorhead guitarist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
Motörhead6:57
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