Band Name: Motörhead
Music Album: Beer Drinkers
Album Release Date: December 1982
Music Genre: Punk Rock Heavy Metal
Record Label: Milan
Album Release Country: France
Music Record Type: 10 Tracks Vinyl LP
Motörhead were an English rock band formed in June 1975 by bassist, singer, and songwriter Ian Fraser Kilmister (1945–2015), professionally known by his stage name Lemmy, who had remained the sole constant member. The band are often considered a precursor to, or one of the earliest members of, the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, which re-energised heavy metal in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Despite this, Lemmy had always dubbed their music as simply "rock and roll".
To its end, Motörhead had released twenty-three studio albums, ten live recordings, twelve compilation albums and five EPs. Usually a power trio, they had particular success in the early 1980s with several successful singles in the UK Top 40 chart. The albums Overkill, Bomber, Ace of Spades, and particularly No Sleep 'til Hammersmith, cemented Motörhead's reputation as a top-tier rock band. As of 2012, Motörhead have sold more than 15 million albums worldwide.
Motörhead are typically classified as Rock N Roll by Lemmy and band members, and their fusion of punk rock into the genre helped to pioneer speed metal and thrash metal. Their lyrics typically covered such topics as war, good versus evil, abuse of power, promiscuous sex, substance abuse, and, most famously, gambling. The name "Motörhead" is a reference to users of the drug amphetamine. The band's distinctive fanged-face logo, with its oversized boar's tusks, chains, and spikes, was created by artist Joe Petag (...)
A1 | Beer Drinkers (And Hell Raisers) | 3:15 |
A2 | On Parole | 5:40 |
A3 | Vibrator | 3:25 |
A4 | White Line Fever | 2:35 |
A5 | City Kids | 3:12 |
B1 | Instro | 2:20 |
B2 | I'm Your Witch Doctor | 2:45 |
B3 | Keep Us On The Road | 5:35 |
B4 | Lost Johnny | 4:00 |
B5 | Motorhead | 3:00 |
Tracks A3, A4 and B3-B5 were originally released on the "Motörhead - Motörhead" LP in 1977.
Track A5 originally released as the b-side of the "Motörhead - Motörhead" single in 1977.
Tracks A1, A2, B1, B2 were originally released on the "Motörhead - Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers" 12" in 1980.
White inner sleeve.
Made in France (on labels).
Made in France
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