Motörhead - Selftitled (1977)

When Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister was arrested and exiled from his old band, Hawkwind, he wasn't about ready to stop making music. After getting back on track, he formed a new trio called Motorhead, named for a song he originally performed back in his Hawkwind days. Over the years they would rise to fame as the founding fathers of thrash/speed metal, but in their early days the band was pretty much unrecognized. The band's early recording sessions didn't gain any attention. But once Kilmister had recruited classic band members "Fast" Eddie Clark and Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor, he got the opportunity to record an album. In just two days, the band recorded what got released as their debut album…


Motohead's 1977 self-titled debut includes the same buzz-saw punk metal that the trio would soon take to the top of the U.K. charts, and which would make them one of rock's most influential outfits. Included are such classic cuts as the title track, "Iron Horse/Born To Lose", "Lost Johnny", and "The Watcher".

Tracklist:

01. Motorhead
02. Vibrator
03. Lost Johnny
04. Iron Horse/Born To Lose
05. White Line Fever
06. Keep Us On The Road
07. The Watcher
08. The Train Kept A-Rollin'
09. City Kids (B-side of the "Motorhead" single, bonus track)
10. Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers (bonus track)
11. On Parole (bonus track)
12. Instro (bonus track)
13. I'm Your Witch Doctor (bonus track)

Tracks 10-13 were originally released as the "Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers" EP in 1980.

Produced by Speedy Keen
Recorded at Escape Studios, Kent, England (1977).

• Lemmy Kilmister - vocals, bass guitar
• "Fast" Eddie Clarke - guitar
• Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor - drums

Original Release Date: September 1977 (Chiswick Records)
Release Date: 1988
Label: Ace Records Ltd