
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.
Explore eil.com & 991.com sister – the world’s best online store for rare, collectable & out of print Vinyl Records, CDs & Music memorabilia since 1987.
EIL.COM Favourite Music Update Rare CDs, CD Singles, Rare Records, Vinyl Records, Albums and Music
- Motorhead - Motorhead - Live - UK - 7" vinyl - £8.99, $12.23, €10.07 (New Item) (arrived 11-Feb-2021 10:27)on February 27, 2021 at 4:38 am
MOTORHEAD Motorhead (1981 UK solid centre 7" vinyl single also including Over The Top, both recorded live on their 1981 UK tour. The vinyl remains in excellent condition within a die-cut paper sleeve BRO124)
- Motorhead - Another Perfect Day - UK - vinyl LP - £25.00, $34.00, €28.00 (New Item) (arrived 19-Jan-2021 15:59)on February 27, 2021 at 4:38 am
MOTORHEAD Another Perfect Day (1983 UK 10-track LP, which saw the aptly named 'Fast' Eddie Clarke replaced by ex-Thin Lizzy guitarist Brian Robertson, glossy picture sleeve with lyric insert. The sleeve [VG] displays a little light wear with asmall point of paper loss to the front & the vinyl remains in Excellent condition with light signs of play BRON546)
- Motorhead - Ace Of Spades - 1st - UK - vinyl LP - £75.00, $102.00, €84.00 (New Item) (arrived 18-Jan-2021 15:53)on February 27, 2021 at 4:38 am
MOTORHEAD Ace Of Spades (1980 UK first issue 12-track vinyl LP with A2/B1 matrices, the proverbial classic Motorhead record with the institutionalised title track, housed in a glossy picture sleeve with the classic playing card logo & leathertassles aplenty! The sleeve displays light ringwear, whilst the vinyl has a light scuff to the last two tracks on Side B with few other signs of play leaving it a nice Excellent - increasingly hard to find nice copies of this classic! BRON531)
- Motorhead - Bomber - UK - picture disc LP - £75.00, $102.00, €84.00 (New Item) (arrived 11-Jan-2021 09:50)on February 27, 2021 at 4:38 am
MOTORHEAD Bomber (2004 UK strictly limited edition 10-track vinyl LP Picture Disc, originally released in 1979 and including the Motorhead milestones 'Sweet Revenge' and 'Stone Dead Forever', stickered PVC sleeve)
- Motorhead - Over Kill - 180gm - UK - vinyl LP - £19.99, $27.19, €22.39 (Back In Stock) (arrived 16-Dec-2020 10:53)on February 27, 2021 at 4:38 am
MOTORHEAD Over Kill (2015 UK limited edition 10-track LP pressed on 180gram Vinyl including No Class & the classic title track. The picture sleeve is graded Excellent as there is very small scuff/split to the top edge, the vinyl is Near Mint BMGRM022LP)
Be the first to comment