No Sleep 'til Hammersmith

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No Sleep 'til Hammersmith was Motörhead's first live album. The recordings were made at three shows: (Leeds, March 28, 1981 and Newcastle March 29 and March 30, 1981). The album was issued following the success of their St. Valentine's Day Massacre EP It went straight to Number One on the UK charts, marking the band's most successful period. A single, using the album's final track, "Motörhead", was released, reaching number 6 in the UK charts. Although it is their most successful live album, lead singer Lemmy Kilmister didn't like it at first, because it was released without the band's permission, while they were on their first US tour.

The band's second live album is designated the brother of No Sleep 'til Hammersmith and is called No Sleep At All.

This album was famously parodied by the Beastie Boys on the Licensed to Ill album for the track "No Sleep Till Brooklyn".

Track listing

All songs by Lemmy Kilmister, Eddie Clarke, Phil Taylor except where stated.

"Ace Of Spades" - 3:01
"Stay Clean" - 2:50
"Metropolis" - 3:31
"The Hammer" - 3:05
"Iron Horse/Born To Lose" (Brown, Lawrence, Taylor) - 3:58
"No Class" - 2:34
"Overkill" - 5:13
"(We Are) The Road Crew" - 3:31
"Capricorn" - 4:40
"Bomber" - 3:24
"Motörhead" (Kilmister) - 4:47

The tracklist of the first CD reissue (Castle CLACDCD 179) matched that of the original vinyl album, the second CD re-issue (Essential ESMCD313) added three bonus tracks;

12. "Over The Top" - 3:04

13. "Capricorn" (Alternate Version) - 4:54

14. "Train Kept-a-Rollin'" (Bradshaw, Kay, Mann) - 2:44

A double CD "Complete Edition" (Sanctuary SMEDD 043) is now available, fully extended and remastered. This version of the album features the original tracklist plus out-takes from the various concerts used on the original:

Disc 1:

Ace Of Spades
Stay Clean
Metropolis
The Hammer
Iron Horse/Born To Lose
No Class
Overkill
We Are The Road Crew
Capricorn
Bomber
Motorhead
Over The Top
Jailbait
Leaving Here
Fire Fire
Too Late Too Late
Bite The Bullet/The Chase Is Better Than The Catch

Disc 2:

Ace Of Spades
Stay Clean
Metropolis
The Hammer
Capricorn
No Class
We Are The Roadcrew
Bite The Bullet/The Chase Is Better Than The Catch
Overkill
Bomber
Motorhead

Personnel

External links

[No Sleep 'til Hammersmith on Amazon.com]

Members
Motörhead
Lemmy Kilmister - Phil Campbell - Mikkey Dee
Former members: Larry Wallis - Fast Eddie Clarke - Brian Robertson - Wurzel
Lucas Fox - Philthy Animal Taylor - Pete Gill
Discography
Albums: On Parole - Motörhead - Overkill - Bomber - Ace of Spades - No Sleep 'til Hammersmith - Iron Fist - Another Perfect Day - No Remorse - Orgasmatron - Rock 'n' Roll - No Sleep at All - 1916 - March ör Die - Bastards - Sacrifice - Overnight Sensation - Snake Bite Love - Everything Louder Than Everyone Else - We Are Motörhead - The Best Of - Hammered - Live at Brixton Academy - Inferno - BBC Live & In-Session - Kiss of Death
EPs - Singles - DVDs

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