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No Sleep 'til Hammersmith




  Type Live Album
  Artist Motörhead
  Cover No Sleep 'til Hammersmithjpg
  Background Darkturquoise
  Released June 27 , 1981
  Recorded March 28 to March 30 , 1981
  Genre Heavy Metal
  Length 49:09
  Label Bronze Records
  Producer Vic Maile
  Last Album '' Ace Of Spades ''<br />( 1980 )''
  This Album '''''No Sleep 'til Hammersmith'''''<br />( 1981 )
  Next Album '' Iron Fist ''<br />( 1982 )


''No Sleep 'til Hammersmith'' was , 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


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