The Chase Is Better Than the Catch: The Singles A's & B's

~ Release by Motörhead (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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1CD
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1Louie Louie
cover recording of:
Louie Louie (in 1978)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Berry (US singer/songwriter, composed “Louie Louie”)
publisher:
EMI Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Windswept Pacific Music Ltd. and World Wide Music
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
3.252:46
2Overkill
producer:
Jimmy Miller (producer for Rolling Stones/Nirvana etc)
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
drums (drum set):
Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor (former Motörhead drummer) (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
guitar:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist) (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1979), Union Square Music Ltd. (for copyright use only, holding company of Union Square Music) (in 2018) and Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2018)
music videos:
Overkill by Motörhead
recording of:
Overkill (Motörhead song) (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
writer:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
publisher:
Motor Music Ltd. (Motörhead publisher)
4.25:12
3No Class
producer:
Jimmy Miller (producer for Rolling Stones/Nirvana etc)
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
drums (drum set):
Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor (former Motörhead drummer) (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
guitar:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist) (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
music videos:
No Class by Motörhead
instrumental versions:
No Class - Instrumental by Motörhead
recording of:
No Class (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
writer:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
52:40
4Bomber
engineer:
Trevor Hallesy
producer:
Jimmy Miller (producer for Rolling Stones/Nirvana etc)
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (from 1979-07-07 until 1979-08-31)
drums (drum set):
Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor (former Motörhead drummer) (from 1979-07-07 until 1979-08-31)
guitar:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist) (from 1979-07-07 until 1979-08-31)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1979), Union Square Music Ltd. (for copyright use only, holding company of Union Square Music) (in 2018) and Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2018)
music videos:
Bomber by Motörhead
recording of:
Bomber (from 1979-07-07 until 1979-08-31)
writer:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
publisher:
Motor Music Ltd. (Motörhead publisher)
4.63:41
5Leaving Here (Golden Years EP) (live)
producer:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist) (from 1980-02-07 until 1980-04-20), Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (from 1980-02-07 until 1980-04-20), Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer) (from 1980-02-07 until 1980-04-20) and Nicholas Raymonde (from 1980-02-07 until 1980-04-20)
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead)
drums (drum set):
Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
guitar:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist)
live cover recording of:
Leaving Here (from 1980-02-07 until 1980-04-20)
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
writer:
Holland–Dozier–Holland
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Music Ltd., Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.) and Jobete Music (UK) Ltd.
3:03
6Stone Dead Forever (Golden Years EP) (live)
producer:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist) (from 1980-02-07 until 1980-04-20), Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (from 1980-02-07 until 1980-04-20), Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer) (from 1980-02-07 until 1980-04-20) and Nicholas Raymonde (from 1980-02-07 until 1980-04-20)
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead)
drums (drum set):
Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
guitar:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist)
live recording of:
Stone Dead Forever (from 1980-02-07 until 1980-04-20)
writer:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
publisher:
Motor Music Ltd. (Motörhead publisher)
5:20
7Ace of Spades
producer:
Vic Maile (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
bass:
Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
drums (drum set):
Phil 'Philthy Animal' Taylor (former Motörhead drummer) (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
guitar:
'Fast' Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist) (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
vocals:
'Fast' Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist) (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15) and Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
performer:
Motörhead (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1980), Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1980) and Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) (in 1980)
music videos:
Ace of Spades by Motörhead
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 3), VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 10), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 33), TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 41) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 442)
recording of:
Ace of Spades (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
writer:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
publisher:
Motor Music Ltd. (Motörhead publisher)
4.252:47
8Motörhead (live)
producer:
Vic Maile (on 1981-03-29)
recorded at:
O₂ City Hall Newcastle in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom (on 1981-03-29)
live recording of:
Motorhead (on 1981-03-29)
lyricist and composer:
Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead)
publisher:
United Artists Music Ltd.
54:49
9Iron Fist
recording engineer:
Charles Harrowell
co-producer:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist)
producer:
Will Reid-Dick
drums (drum set):
Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor (former Motörhead drummer) (from 1982-01-26 until 1982-01-28)
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (from 1982-01-26 until 1982-01-28)
electric guitar:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist) (from 1982-01-26 until 1982-01-28)
recorded at:
Ramport Studios in Battersea, Wandsworth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1982-01-26 until 1982-01-28)
music videos:
Iron Fist by Motörhead
recording of:
Iron Fist (from 1982-01-26 until 1982-01-28)
writer:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
32:51
10I Got Mine
producer and mixer:
Tony Platt (UK engineer and producer)
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (from 1983-02 until 1983-03)
drums (drum set):
Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor (former Motörhead drummer) (from 1983-02 until 1983-03)
guitar:
Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy & Motörhead) (from 1983-02 until 1983-03)
recording of:
I Got Mine (from 1983-02 until 1983-03)
writer:
Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead), Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer) and Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy & Motörhead)
publisher:
EMI Intertrax Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated)
5:23
11Shine
producer and mixer:
Tony Platt (UK engineer and producer)
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (from 1983-02 until 1983-03)
drums (drum set):
Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor (former Motörhead drummer) (from 1983-02 until 1983-03)
guitar:
Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy & Motörhead) (from 1983-02 until 1983-03)
music videos:
Shine by Motörhead
recording of:
Shine (from 1983-02 until 1983-03)
writer:
Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead), Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer) and Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy & Motörhead)
publisher:
Motor Music Ltd. (Motörhead publisher)
version of:
Climber
33:10
12Killed by Death
recording of:
Killed by Death (from 1984-05-19 until 1984-05-25)
writer:
Phil Campbell (Welsh metal guitarist for Motörhead & Persian Risk), Pete Gill, Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Michael Burston (Motörhead guitarist)
44:41
2CD
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1Tear Ya Down
producer:
Neil Richmond
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (in 1978)
drums (drum set):
Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor (former Motörhead drummer) (in 1978)
guitar:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist) (in 1978)
remixer:
Jimmy Miller (producer for Rolling Stones/Nirvana etc)
remix of:
Tear Ya Down (original single version) by Motörhead
recording of:
Tear Ya Down (in 1978)
writer:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
42:41
2Too Late Too Late
recording of:
Too Late, Too Late (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
writer:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
4.253:24
3Like a Nightmare
recording of:
Like a Nightmare (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
writer:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
publisher:
Motor Music Ltd. (Motörhead publisher)
34:27
4Over the Top
engineer:
Trevor Hallesy
producer:
Jimmy Miller (producer for Rolling Stones/Nirvana etc)
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead)
drums (drum set):
Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
guitar:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist)
recording of:
Over the Top (from 1979-07-07 until 1979-08-31)
writer:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
33:20
5Dead Men Tell No Tales (Golden Years EP) (live)
producer:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist) (from 1980-02-07 until 1980-04-20), Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (from 1980-02-07 until 1980-04-20), Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer) (from 1980-02-07 until 1980-04-20) and Nicholas Raymonde (from 1980-02-07 until 1980-04-20)
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead)
drums (drum set):
Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
guitar:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist)
live recording of:
Dead Men Tell No Tales (from 1980-02-07 until 1980-04-20)
writer:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
publisher:
Motor Music Ltd. (Motörhead publisher)
2:59
6Too Late Too Late (Golden Years EP) (live)
producer:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist) (from 1980-02-07 until 1980-04-20), Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (from 1980-02-07 until 1980-04-20), Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer) (from 1980-02-07 until 1980-04-20) and Nicholas Raymonde (from 1980-02-07 until 1980-04-20)
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead)
drums (drum set):
Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
guitar:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist)
live recording of:
Too Late, Too Late (from 1980-02-07 until 1980-04-20)
writer:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
23:20
7Dirty Love
producer:
Vic Maile (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
recording of:
Dirty Love (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
writer:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
52:54
8Over the Top (live)
producer:
Vic Maile
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 2021)
recorded at:
O₂ City Hall Newcastle in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom (on 1981-03-30)
live recording of:
Over the Top (on 1981-03-30)
writer:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
53:03
9Remember Me I'm Gone
producer:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist) and Will Reid-Dick
recorded at:
Morgan Studios (Morgan Sound Studios) in Willesden, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1982-02-01 until 1982-02-28)
recording of:
Remember Me, I’m Gone (from 1982-02-01 until 1982-03-01)
writer:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
2:17
10Turn You Round Again
recording of:
Turn You Round Again (from 1983-02 until 1983-03)
writer:
Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead), Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer) and Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy & Motörhead)
3:56
11Hoochie Coochie Man (live)
recorded at:
O₂ Apollo Manchester in Ardwick, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (on 1983-06-10)
live cover recording of:
I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man (on 1983-06-10)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Bug Music Ltd., Campbell Connelly, Hello Mr. Wilson, Hoochie Coochie Music, Jewel Music Pub Co Ltd (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Willie Dixon Music
46:29
12Under the Knife
recording of:
Under the Knife (fast version) (from 1984-05-19 until 1984-05-25)
writer:
Phil Campbell (Welsh metal guitarist for Motörhead & Persian Risk), Pete Gill, Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Michael Burston (Motörhead guitarist)
4:35