
From Planet Rock.
Motörhead’s seminal 1979 albums ‘Overkill’ and ‘Bomber’ are being reissued in deluxe formats on Friday 25th October to celebrate their 40th anniversary.
The metal legends began teasing an announcement on Tuesday (22nd July) when launched the new website Motorhead79.com and posted a video to social media featuring 1979 hit songs by The Bee Gees (‘Too Much Heaven’), ABBA (‘Voulez-Vous’) and Buggles (‘Video Killed The Radio Star’) and a blistering Motörhead performance of ‘Overkill’.
It’s now been confirmed that the ‘Motörhead ‘79’ campaign will see ‘Overkill’ and ‘Bomber’ get re-released in new deluxe editions, both as hardbound bookpacks in two CD and triple LP format.
The releases boast previously unheard concerts from the ’79 tours, interviews and a plethora of unseen photos.
As a taster for the albums, a previously unreleased live performance of ‘Bomber’ was exclusively played on Planet Rock this morning. Watch the video for it here:
For fans with deeper pockets, alongside the ‘Overkill’ and ‘Bomber’ reissues there’s an expansive ‘1979’ Box Set and Super Deluxe Box Set, which both feature a veritable smorgasbord of rarities and extras.
All of the releases have been collated with the full involvement and blessing of the estates of late Motörhead legends Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister, “Fast” Eddie Clarke and Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor.
A statement reads: “By going through Motörhead’s extensive private archives, to receiving the assistance of key people who were part of their ’79 circle of friends, crew, and accomplices – as well as consulting with super fans – all parties are immensely proud to show the level of detail and commitment which has gone into all three of the ’79 releases, and which will continue with future projects.
“It was always Lemmy’s demand to give the fans the very best possible in every respect, we believe we have achieved that with these reissues.”
The brainchild of Motörhead and BMG, the ‘Motörhead ‘79’ campaign is part of extensive release programme spanning the band’s career from the 70s, ‘80’s, 90’s, and beyond.
The Box Set track-listing is as follows:
Overkill
Side One
Overkill
Stay Clean
(I Won’t) Pay Your Price
I’ll Be Your Sister
Capricorn
Side Two
No Class
Damage Case
Tear Ya Down
Metropolis
Limb From Limb
Bomber
Side One
Dead Men Tell No Tales
Lawman
Sweet Revenge
Sharpshooter
Poison
Side Two
Stone Dead Forever
All The Aces
Step Down
Talking Head
Bomber
Good N’Loud
Live At Friars, Aylesbury – 31st March 1979
Side One
Overkill
Stay Clean
Keep Us On The Road
No Class
Leaving Here
Side Two
Iron Horse / Born To Lose
Metropolis
The Watcher
Damage Case
Side Three
(I Won’t) Pay Your Price
Capricorn
Too Late, Too Late
I’ll Be Your Sister
Side Four
I’m Your Witchdoctor
Train Kept A-Rollin’
Limb From Limb
White Line Fever
Motörhead
Sharpshooter
Live At la Rotunde, Le Mans – 3rd Nov 1979
Side One
Overkill
Stay Clean
No Class
Metropolis
Side Two
All The Aces
Dead Men Tell No Tales
I’ll Be Your Sister
Lawman
Too Late, Too Late
Side Three
Poison
(I Won’t) Pay Your Price
Sharpshooter
Capricorn
Train Kept A-Rollin’
Side Four
Bomber
Limb From Limb
White Line Fever
Motörhead
The Rest Of ‘79
Side One
Too Late, Too Late (Overkill 7″ B-Side)
Like A Nightmare (Alternative version of No Class B-Side)
Over The Top (Bomber 7″ B-Side)
Stone Dead Forever (Alternative Version)
Sharpshooter (Alternative Version)
Side Two
Bomber (Alternative Version)
Step Down (Alternative Version)
Fun On The Farm (Bomber Outtake)
Treat Me Nice (Bomber Outtake)
You Ain’t Gonna Live Forever (Bomber Outtake)
No Class 7”
Side One
No Class
Side Two
Like A Nightmare
You can pre-order all three releases here.
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MOTORHEAD Ace Of Spades (Classic 1980 UK 7" vinyl single with green injection moulded labels, also including Dirty Love, plain die-cut paper sleeve BRO106)
- Motorhead - Overkill - 10 Function & 7 Seven Fuction Pleasure Bullets - UK - memorabilia - £85.00, $107.10, €100.30 (New Item) (arrived 04-May-2022 14:52)on May 28, 2022 at 12:47 pm
MOTORHEAD Overkill - 10 Function & 7 Seven Fuction Pleasure Bullets (2015 UK officially licensed pair of bullet and torpedo shaped vibrators available from Lovehoney. Comprising a 10 function silver bullet vibrator with the 'Overkill' cover colour artwork & black artist/title logos and a 7 function silver power classic vibrator featuring a black title logo & small artwork image. Both remain unused and sealed in their original titled packaging. Adults only)
- Motorhead - Bomber - Deluxe Edition - UK - 2-CD album set - £14.99, $18.89, €17.69 (New Item) (arrived 30-Mar-2022 12:28)on May 28, 2022 at 12:47 pm
MOTORHEAD Bomber (2015 UK/EU Deluxe Edition remastered double CD set comprising their 1979 third studio album which features the title track single plus a Bonus CD containing b-sides, alternate versions and live recordings. Complete with a picture booklet, both discs are UNPLAYED issued within the sealed fold-out digipak sleeve)
- Motorhead - Motorhead - Matte - UK - vinyl LP - £50.00, $63.00, €59.00 (New Item) (arrived 01-Apr-2022 12:01)on May 28, 2022 at 12:47 pm
MOTORHEAD Motorhead (1977 UK second issue 8-track LP, featuring the well known title track & other early blazin' rockers, matte picture sleeve that introduced the band's trademark War-Pig image, complete with picture/narrative inner displayingsome great shots of Lemmy & the boys in their youth. The sleeve shows general wear with a small tear to the bottom leaving it VG, whilst the vinyl is Excellent and appears barely played WIK2)
- Motorhead - The Golden Years Live EP - UK - 12" vinyl - £20.00, $25.20, €23.60 (New Item) (arrived 13-Apr-2022 11:00)on May 28, 2022 at 12:47 pm
MOTORHEAD The Golden Years Live (1980 UK 4-track 12" vinyl EP, released after the Bomber album, featuring Leaving Here, Stone Dead Forever, Dead Men Tell No Tales & Too Late Too Late, picture sleeve. The sleeve has some minor general wear mostly to the edges, whilst the vinyl has just a few light surface scuffs 12BRO92)
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