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Motorhead - No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (1981)
Quality: 320 Kbps
1. "Ace of Spades" � 3:01
2. "Stay Clean" � 2:50
3. "Metropolis" � 3:31
4. "The Hammer" � 3:05
5. "Iron Horse/Born to Lose" (Taylor, Mick Brown, Guy "Tramp" Lawrence) � 3:58
6. "No Class" � 2:34
7. "Overkill" � 5:13
8. "(We Are) the Road Crew" � 3:31
9. "Capricorn" � 4:40
10. "Bomber" � 3:24
11. "Motorhead" (Kilmister) � 4:47
12. "Over the Top" [B-side] � 3:04
13. "Capricorn" [alternate] � 4:54
14. "Train Kept A-Rollin'" (Tiny Bradshaw, Howard Kay, Lois Mann) � 2:44
No Sleep �til Hammersmith is the first live album by the English heavy metal band Mot�rhead. Released on 27 June 1981, it peaked at #1 on the UK album charts. It was followed by the release of the single "Motorhead" (coupled with the non-album track "Over the Top") on 11 July, which peaked in the UK singles chart at #6.
With the exception of "Iron Horse / Born To Lose" which was from a 1980 show, it was recorded at the Leeds and Newcastle shows during the Short, Sharp Pain In The Neck five-date tour in 1981. The name of the tour was a reference to the injury sustained by Phil Taylor when he was dropped on his head during some after-show horseplay. Despite the title of the album, the London venue the Hammersmith Odeon was not played on the tour, the shows being:
27 March, 1981 � West Runton Pavilion, Norfolk, England
28 March, 1981 - Queens Hall, Leeds, England
29 March, 1981 - City Hall, Newcastle, England
30 March, 1981 - City Hall, Newcastle, England
03 April, 1981 - Maysfield Leisure Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Backstage at the Leeds and Newcastle shows the band were presented with silver record and gold record for sales of Ace of Spades, a silver record for Overkill and a silver record for "Please Don't Touch".
Lemmy has stated that originally they intended it to be a double album but they only had enough material for three sides. At time of the album's release, the band were in the middle of their first North America tour, supporting Ozzy Osbourne.
The US 1996 CD version added detail to the effect that the bonus tracks were recorded "live in the studio at about the same time as the Hammersmith shows". Presumably this means at about the same time as the shows for the live album, since the Hammersmith Odeon wasn't played on the tour. One of the Newcastle dates was most certainly used on the record for the song "(We Are) The Roadcrew," as evidenced by a roadie saying "Hello Newcastle! Let's hear it for the road crew!"
It is the band's most successful is terms of chart positioning, peaking at #1 on the UK charts, having capitalised on the preceding success of the St. Valentine's Day Massacre EP and Ace of Spades album and single. Lemmy believes its success was due to a building anticipation from their fan base for a live album, due to the band having toured so heavily in the past, but also considered it "our downfall" due to the difficulty in following up its success.
The album is listed in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
Quality: 320 Kbps
1. "Ace of Spades" � 3:01
2. "Stay Clean" � 2:50
3. "Metropolis" � 3:31
4. "The Hammer" � 3:05
5. "Iron Horse/Born to Lose" (Taylor, Mick Brown, Guy "Tramp" Lawrence) � 3:58
6. "No Class" � 2:34
7. "Overkill" � 5:13
8. "(We Are) the Road Crew" � 3:31
9. "Capricorn" � 4:40
10. "Bomber" � 3:24
11. "Motorhead" (Kilmister) � 4:47
12. "Over the Top" [B-side] � 3:04
13. "Capricorn" [alternate] � 4:54
14. "Train Kept A-Rollin'" (Tiny Bradshaw, Howard Kay, Lois Mann) � 2:44
No Sleep �til Hammersmith is the first live album by the English heavy metal band Mot�rhead. Released on 27 June 1981, it peaked at #1 on the UK album charts. It was followed by the release of the single "Motorhead" (coupled with the non-album track "Over the Top") on 11 July, which peaked in the UK singles chart at #6.
With the exception of "Iron Horse / Born To Lose" which was from a 1980 show, it was recorded at the Leeds and Newcastle shows during the Short, Sharp Pain In The Neck five-date tour in 1981. The name of the tour was a reference to the injury sustained by Phil Taylor when he was dropped on his head during some after-show horseplay. Despite the title of the album, the London venue the Hammersmith Odeon was not played on the tour, the shows being:
27 March, 1981 � West Runton Pavilion, Norfolk, England
28 March, 1981 - Queens Hall, Leeds, England
29 March, 1981 - City Hall, Newcastle, England
30 March, 1981 - City Hall, Newcastle, England
03 April, 1981 - Maysfield Leisure Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Backstage at the Leeds and Newcastle shows the band were presented with silver record and gold record for sales of Ace of Spades, a silver record for Overkill and a silver record for "Please Don't Touch".
Lemmy has stated that originally they intended it to be a double album but they only had enough material for three sides. At time of the album's release, the band were in the middle of their first North America tour, supporting Ozzy Osbourne.
The US 1996 CD version added detail to the effect that the bonus tracks were recorded "live in the studio at about the same time as the Hammersmith shows". Presumably this means at about the same time as the shows for the live album, since the Hammersmith Odeon wasn't played on the tour. One of the Newcastle dates was most certainly used on the record for the song "(We Are) The Roadcrew," as evidenced by a roadie saying "Hello Newcastle! Let's hear it for the road crew!"
It is the band's most successful is terms of chart positioning, peaking at #1 on the UK charts, having capitalised on the preceding success of the St. Valentine's Day Massacre EP and Ace of Spades album and single. Lemmy believes its success was due to a building anticipation from their fan base for a live album, due to the band having toured so heavily in the past, but also considered it "our downfall" due to the difficulty in following up its success.
The album is listed in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
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