‎– Motörhead Label:  ‎– WIK 2 Format: , LP, Album, Silver Print 
Country: Released: Genre: Style: Tracklist  A1MotorheadA2ViboratorA3Lost JohnnyA4Iron Horse/Born To LoseB1White Line FeverB2Keep Us On The RoadB3The WatcherB4Train Kept A Rollin' Notes This is the first edition with silver/black graphics/writing. 
Only 600 copies were pressed. Barcode and Other Identifiers Matrix / Runout (side 1): wik-2 a1  Matrix / Runout (side 2): wik-2 b1

Motörhead () were an English  band formed in June 1975 by bassist, singer, and songwriter , who was the sole constant member, guitarist  and drummer . The band are often considered a precursor to the , which re-energised  in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Though several guitarists and drummers have played in Motörhead, most of their best-selling albums and singles feature the work of  on guitar and  on drums.

Motörhead released 22 studio albums, 10 live recordings, 12 compilation albums, and five EPs over a career spanning 40 years. Usually a , they had particular success in the early 1980s with several successful singles in the . The albums , , , and particularly  cemented Motörhead's reputation as a top-tier rock band. The band are ranked number 26 on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock. As of 2016, they have sold more than 15 million albums worldwide.

Motörhead are typically classified as heavy metal, and their fusion of  into the genre helped to pioneer  and . Their lyrics typically covered such topics as , , , , , and, most famously, , the latter theme being the focus of their hit song "".

Motörhead has been credited with being part of and influencing numerous musical scenes, thrash metal and speed metal especially. From the mid-1970s onward, however, Lemmy insisted that they were a  band. He has said that they had more in common with punk bands, but with their own unique sound, Motörhead is embraced in both punk and metal scenes. 

Lemmy died on 28 December 2015 after being initially diagnosed with an undisclosed aggressive form of cancer, which was later revealed as , and heart failure, after which drummer  and guitarist  both confirmed that Motörhead would not continue as a band.

History[] Formation and early years, 1975–1977[] Motörhead War-Pig 'Snaggletooth' belt buckle by Alchemy England 1977. MENU 0:00 Released in 1977 as a single from  Problems playing this file? See .

Lemmy was dismissed from  in May 1975 after being arrested in Canada for drug possession; he said himself the band dismissed him for "doing the wrong drugs". Now on his own, Lemmy decided to form a new band called Motörhead, inspired by the final song he had written for Hawkwind.

Lemmy wanted the music to be "fast and vicious, just like the ". His stated aim was to "concentrate on very basic music: loud, fast, city, raucous, arrogant, paranoid, speedfreak rock n roll ... it will be so loud that if we move in next door to you, your lawn will die". , He recruited Larry Wallis (formerly of ) on electric guitar (on the recommendation of , based on Wallis' work with 's band ) and Lucas Fox on drums. According to Lemmy, the band's first practice was at the now defunct Sound Management rehearsal studios, located on Kings Road,  in 1975 (Sound Management leased the basement area of furniture store "The Furniture Cave", located in adjacent Lots Road). Kilmister has said they used to steal equipment, as the band was short on gear. Their first engagement was supporting  at , London on 20 July 1975. On 19 October, having played 10 gigs, they became the supporting act to  at the .

The band were contracted to  by , the  man for the band Lemmy was previously in, Hawkwind. They recorded sessions at  in  with producer , during which Fox proved to be unreliable and was replaced by drummer , a casual acquaintance of Lemmy's. Their record label was dissatisfied with the material and refused to release it, although it was subsequently issued as  in 1979 after the band had established some success.

In March 1976, deciding that two guitarists were required, the band auditioned . Wallis, who was continuing to tour with a reformed Pink Fairies, quit immediately after the auditions and Clarke remained as the sole guitarist. This  of Lemmy/Clarke/Taylor is today regarded as the "classic" Motörhead line-up. In December, the band recorded the "" single for , but United Artists intervened to prevent its general release as the band were still under contract to them, despite their refusal to issue their debut album. Initial reactions to the band had been unfavourable; they won a poll for "the best worst band in the world" in the music magazine .

By April 1977, living in squats and with little recognition, Taylor and Clarke decided to quit the band, and after some debate, they agreed to do a farewell show at the  in London. Lemmy had become acquainted with Ted Carroll from  and asked him to bring a mobile studio to the show to record it for posterity. Carroll was unable to get the mobile unit to the Marquee Club, but showed up backstage after the engagement and offered them two days at Escape Studios with producer  to record a single. The band took the chance, and instead of recording a single they laid down 11 unfinished tracks. Carroll gave them a few more days at  to finish the vocals and the band completed 13 tracks for release as an album. Chiswick issued the single "" in June, followed by the album  in August, which spent one week in the  at number 43. The band toured the UK supporting Hawkwind in June, then from late July they commenced the "Beyond the Threshold of Pain" tour with .

In August,  took over the management of the band, and their cohesiveness became so unstable that by March 1978, Clarke and Taylor had formed and were performing as The Muggers with Speedy Keen and .

On 13-Mar-18 at 16:25:05 GMT, seller added the following information:

Sorry posted a couple of photos from Mott the Hoople album which cannot be deleted now as someone has made a bid on Moorhead.  The faulty photos are of the sheep.  So sorry to cause confusion.