Motorhead-MotorHead Vinyl LP 1st press 1979 Greek edt
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In May 1975, bassist Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister was fired from Hawkwind after he was arrested at the Canadian/US border in Windsor, Ontario on drug possession charges. Lemmy later explained to Classic Albums that he had been at odds with the band because:

"..[I] did the wrong drugs, you know, I didn't do the designer drugs...I did the street stuff, so I was massively unpopular for that.."

After he got back to England, he put together a new band, which he wanted to, and temporary did, call Bastard; recruiting guitarist Larry Wallis (former member of the Pink Fairies, Steve Took's Shagrat and UFO) and drummer Lucas Fox to his side. The (at the time) manager Doug Smith stated to the band, that:

"..they wouldn't get on Top of the Pops with a name like Bastard.."

So he suggested Motorhead, as it was the last song Lemmy wrote with Hawkwind, which seemed fitting, so it became the name and history was written.
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Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Motorhead" Ian Kilmister 3:13 2. "Vibrator" Larry Wallis, Des Brown 3:39 3. "Lost Johnny" Kilmister, Michael Farren 4:15 4. "Iron Horse / Born to Lose" Taylor, Mick Brown, Guy "Tramp" Lawrence 5:21 Side B No. Title Writer(s) Length 5. "White Line Fever" Kilmister, Clarke, Taylor 2:38 6. "Keep Us on the Road" Kilmister, Clarke, Taylor, Farren 5:57 7. "The Watcher" Kilmister 4:30 8. "The Train Kept A-Rollin'" Myron Bradshaw, Howard Kay, Lois Mann 3:19 Total length: 32:52

Motörhead is the self-titled debut studio album by the band Motörhead, released on 21 August 1977, on Chiswick Records, one of the first for the label. It is considered the band's first album, as the recordings they did with United Artists were shelved until 1979, when the band had some commercial success after their next two albums.

This would be the first album with the 'classic' line up of Kilmister, Clarke, Taylor – their only release under Chiswick – as due to the success of this album they were signed to Bronze Records by early 1978.


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