Motorhead

No Sleep `Til Hammersmith

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Genre

Rock & Pop

Catalogue Number

BVCM37963

Number of Discs

Label

BMG Japan

Release Country

Japan

Format

Other

Limited (First Edition), 24 Bit, Paper Sleeve, Remaster

Product Description

Released in 1981, the live album No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith recaps the highlights from the legendary run of albums Motörhead released during the prior few years, namely Overkill, Bomber, and Ace of Spades. The band's lesser self-titled debut album is also accounted for here with two inclusions ("Motörhead" and "Iron Horse"), but by and large, the focus is on the standout songs from the aforementioned trio of classics. This alone makes No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith noteworthy, for it plays like a greatest-hits set, opening perfectly with "Ace of Spades." But what makes it all the more noteworthy — and more than simply a run-of-the-mill, gap-filling live album — is the performance: in a word, it's breakneck. The trio of Lemmy (bass and vocals), "Fast" Eddie Clarke (guitar), and "Philthy Animal" Taylor (drums) absolutely rips loose through this 11-song set, upping the intensity and speed of the already intense and speedy studio recordings. Yes, believe it or not, these performances are even more crazed than their studio-recorded counterparts. Of course, the fidelity isn't as clear and the instruments aren't nearly as in relief, since this is a live recording (and while it's of high quality for live recordings of its day, it's relatively lo-fi by today's standards). Still, the breakneck nature of this performance distinguishes No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith from its studio predecessors, making it an excellent, recommended complement to those essentials. Moreover, it's an important release because it captures Motörhead live during the peak of the classic lineup's rise to fame. Motörhead could do no wrong at this point in time, as they were laying the foundation for the coming thrash movement, in a way, and their winning streak continues here on No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith, one of the best live metal albums of all time ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide

Other Editions

No Sleep Till Hammersmith (List of All Editions)

CD

No Sleep Till Hammersmith

¥2,750 CAN Edition Import 21 Aug 2001
CD

[USED:Cond.B] No Sleep Till Hammersmith

¥660 Japan Edition 22 Jan 1997
CD

[USED:Cond.B] No Sleep `Til Hammersmith

¥3,080 Japan Edition 26 Mar 2008

Track List

01． Ace of Spades (03:01)
02． Stay Clean (02:50)
03． Metropolis (03:31)
04． Hammer (03:05)
05． Iron Horse (03:58)
06． No Class (02:34)
07． Overkill (05:13)
08． (We Are) The Road Crew (03:31)
09． Capricorn (04:40)
10． Bomber (03:24)
11． Motorhead (04:47)

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