Rock 'n' Roll (Motörhead album)

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The album Rock 'n' Roll is the first appearance of the four-piece Motörhead line up of Lemmy, Philthy Animal Taylor, Wurzel and Philip Campbell, which lasted from 1987 until 1992. Reaching only 34 in the UK charts, it was, in that respect, the worst performing of all of Motörhead's Top 40 chart hits.

The song Eat The Rich was used in Peter Richardson's 1987 Eat the Rich which starred the regular cast of The Comic Strip and Lemmy himself in a bit part as "Spider." Track five, The Wolf, features a recitation by Michael Palin.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Michael Burston, Phil Campbell, Pete Gill and Lemmy Kilmister

"Rock 'n' Roll" - 3:49
"Eat the Rich" - 4:34
"Blackheart" - 4:03
"Stone Deaf In The U.S.A." - 3:40
"The Wolf" - 3:28
"Traitor" - 3:17
"Dogs" - 3:48
"All For You" - 4:10
"Boogeyman" - 3:07

The CD re-issues have added tracks;

10. "Cradle To The Grave - (Eat The Rich 12" Single B-Side, bonus track)" - 4:05

11. "Just 'Cos You Got The Power - (Eat The Rich 12" Single B-Side, bonus track)" - 7:30

Except on the 2000 Castle Communication release which has;

10. "Cradle To the Grave (Bonus Track)"

11. "Just 'Cos You Got the Power (Bonus Track)"

12. "Untitled"

In 2006, the album was re-issued with a bonus CD, containing Motörhead's performance on the Monsters of Rock festival, recorded on August 16, 1986:

"Iron Fist"
"Stay Clean"
"Nothing Up My Sleeve"
"Metropolis"
"Doctor Rock"
"Killed by Death"
"Ace of Spades"
"Steal Your Face"
"Bite the Bullet"
"Built for Speed"
"Orgasmatron"
"No Class"
"Motörhead"

Personnel

Lemmy Kilmister - bass, vocals
Phil Campbell - guitar
Wurzel - guitar
Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor - drums
Joe Petagno - sleeve artwork
Produced by Motörhead and Guy Bigmead (who was also the engineer).
Assistant engineers; Roland Herrington, Arabella Rodriguez, Caroline Orme and Phil Dane with Bill Laswell and Jason Corsaro.
Mixed at Britannia Row, Eden Studios and The Roundhouse, London.
Mastered at CBS Studios, London.

External links

[Rock 'n' Roll 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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