Motorhead will mark the 40th anniversary of their 1980 album, “Ace Of Spades”, with the release of a collectors’ vinyl box set and a series of expanded editions on October 30.
The band’s commercial breakthrough and best-selling record featured the iconic title track, which peaked at No. 15 on the UK singles chart during the set’s original run.
The project will also be issued in multiple deluxe editions, including hardback book-packs in two CD and triple LP formats and the massive vinyl box set: packed in a Wild West dynamite box, it includes the original record, two double-live albums, a collection of unreleased demos, outtakes and rarities, a DVD compilation of rare TV appearances from the era, a 40-page book, a 1980 tour program, the Motorhead Rock Commando comic, a set of 5 poker dice that can be played on the game board inside the box set lid, and a limited edition 7" reproduction of the Dutch single for “Ace Of Spades” that includes a previously unreleased instrumental version.
The 40th anniversary series will also be available in expanded 2CD and 3LP deluxe editions.
The project is is being previewed with a previously-unreleased live version of “Ace Of Spades” from a December 1981 concert at Whitla Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
The era featured the lineup of founder and bassist Lemmy Kilmister, guitarist “Fast” Eddie Clarke and drummer Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor.
Taylor passed away in 2015 from liver failure at the age of 61; Kilmister died a month later at the age of 70 from prostate cancer, a cardiac arrhythmia, and congestive heart failure, and Clarke passed away in 2018 at 67 following a battle with pneumonia.
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“Ace Of Spades” 40th anniversary box set
Release date: October 30
LP One: Ace of Spades (original album)
Side One
“Ace of Spades”
“Love Me Like a Reptile”
“Shoot You in the Back”
“Live to Win”
“Fast and Loose”
“(We Are) the Road Crew”
Side Two
“Fire Fire”
“Jailbait”
“Dance”
“Bite the Bullet”
“The Chase Is Better Than the Catch”
“The Hammer”
LP Two: A Fistful Of Instrumentals
Side One
“Ace of Spades” (demo)
“Hump on Your Back” (demo)
“Shoot You in the Back” (demo)
“Fast and Loose” (demo)
Side Two
“Dirty Love” (demo)
“Love Me Like a Reptile” (demo)
“Dance” (demo)
LP Three: Riders Wearing Black: Live at Whitla Hall, Belfast, December 23rd, 1981
Side One
“Ace of Spades”
“Stay Clean”
“Over the Top”
“The Hammer”
“Shoot You in the Back”
“Metropolis”
Side Two
“(We Are) the Road Crew”
“No Class”
“Bite the Bullet”
“The Chase Is Better Than the Catch”
Side Three
“Jailbait”
“Leaving Here”
“Capricorn”
“Too Late, Too Late”
Side Four
“Overkill”
“Bomber”
“Motörhead”
LP Four: Dead Man’s Hand, Live at Parc Expo, Orleans, March 5th, 1981
Side One
“Ace of Spades”
“Stay Clean”
“Over the Top”
“Metropolis”
“Shoot You in the Back”
Side Two
“The Hammer”
“Jailbait”
“Leaving Here”
“Fire Fire”
“Love Me Like a Reptile”
Side Three
“Capricorn”
“Too Late, Too Late”
“(We Are) the Road Crew”
“No Class”
Side Four
“Bite the Bullet”
“The Chase Is Better Than the Catch”
“Overkill”
“Bomber”
LP Five: the Good, the Broke & the Ugly
Side One
“Ace of Spades” (Alternative Version)
“Dirty Love”
“Love Me Like a Reptile” (Alternative Long Version)
“Shoot You in the Back” (Alternative Version)
Side Two
“Hump on Your Back”
“Fast and Loose” (Alternative Version)
“(We Are) the Road Crew” (Alternative Version)
“Fire Fire” (Alternative Version)
“Jailbait” (Alternative Version)
Side Three
“Waltz of the Vampire”
“The Hammer” (Alternative Version)
“Dirty Love” (Alternative Long Version)
“Bastard”
“Godzilla Akimbo”
Side Four
“Love Me Like a Reptile” (Alternative Version)
“Dirty Love” (Alternative Version)
“Please Don’t Touch” (Performed by Headgirl)
“Bomber” (Performed by Girlschool)
“Emergency”
DVD: Ace on Your Screens
Part 1: Motörhead on TV 1980-1981
Part 2: BBC in the City; Live in Belfast ’81
Part 3: 5.1 audio mix of Ace of Spades
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