Read ‘Em and Weep: Motörhead Plan Collector’s Mega-Box in the U.K. (UPDATED 2/21)

February 21, 2012 By Mike Duquette — No Comments

Add another name to the super-deluxe-box set pile in 2012: Motörhead. London’s biggest badasses, through Sanctuary Records in the U.K., are prepping a 16-disc collector’s set – one that’s heavy on artifice, if not necessarily revelatory in terms of content.

The Complete Early Years features CDs of all the band’s major releases from 1977 to 1984, from their iconic albums (Motörhead (1977), Overkill (1979), Bomber (1979), Ace of Spades (1980), the live No Sleep ‘Til Hammersmith (1981), Iron Fist (1982) and Another Perfect Day (1983)) to a handful of non-LP singles and EPs and 1984’s No Remorse double-disc compilation. All reports have touted the set as a CD and vinyl box set, and while it’s unclear as to what will be featured on the latter format, the package photo shows what looks like a 7″ single amid the CDs (in wallet-style slipcases) and extra swag. The icing on the cake for fans is likely the package itself: a massive replica of the band’s iconic “War-Pig” logo.

Unfortunately, it seems the only audience the set exists for are new, extremely curious fans with deep pockets. All of these albums have been previously reissued with not only all the non-LP content contained herein but additional B-sides and live and studio vault material, making the set far from complete. And with a jaw-dropping price tag – $617.41 on Amazon, with no sign of the set on Amazon’s U.K. pages – one could argue you’d have to be as crazy as band frontman Lemmy Kilmister to snap up a copy.

Whatever your take, the box is to be released on February 21, and you can view its contents after the jump.

UPDATE: Much like Elvis Costello, Motörhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister has spoken out against the price of the box. “Unfortunately greed once again rears its yapping head,” the singer said in a statement. “I would advise against it even for the most rabid completists!”

Motörhead, The Complete Early Years (Sanctuary (U.K.), 2012)

Disc 1: Motörhead (originally released as Chiswick WIK-2, 1977)

  1. Motörhead
  2. Vibrator
  3. Lost Johnny
  4. Iron Horse/Born to Lose
  5. White Line Fever
  6. Keep Us on the Road
  7. The Watcher
  8. The Train Kept A-Rollin’

Disc 2: Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers EP (recorded 1977, originally released as Big Beat NS-61, 1980)

  1. Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers
  2. On Parole
  3. Instro
  4. I’m Your Witch Doctor

Disc 3: Overkill (originally released as Bronze Records BRON 515, 1979)

  1. Overkill
  2. Stay Clean
  3. (I Won’t) Pay Your Price
  4. I’ll Be Your Sister
  5. Capricorn
  6. No Class
  7. Damage Case
  8. Tear Ya Down
  9. Metropolis
  10. Limb from Limb

Disc 4: “Louie Louie” single (originally released as Bronze Records BRO 60, 1978)

  1. Louie Louie
  2. Tear Ya Down

Disc 5: Bomber (originally released as Bronze Records BRON 523, 1979)

  1. Dead Men Tell No Tales
  2. Lawman
  3. Sweet Revenge
  4. Sharpshooter
  5. Poison
  6. Stone Dead Forever
  7. All the Aces
  8. Step Down
  9. Talking Head
  10. Bomber

Disc 6: Golden Years EP (originally released as Bronze Records BRO 92, 1980)

  1. Leaving Here (Live)
  2. Stone Dead Forever (Live)
  3. Dead Men Tell No Tales (Live)
  4. Too Late Too Late (Live)

Disc 7: Ace of Spades (originally released as Bronze Records BRON 531, 1980)

  1. Ace of Spades
  2. Love Me Like a Reptile
  3. Shoot You in the Back
  4. Live to Win
  5. Fast and Loose
  6. (We Are) the Road Crew
  7. Fire Fire
  8. Jailbait
  9. Dance
  10. Bite the Bullet
  11. The Chase is Better Than the Catch
  12. The Hammer

Disc 8: St. Valentine’s Day Massacre EP (originally released as Bronze Records BRO 116, 1980)

  1. Please Don’t Touch – Motörhead and Girlschool
  2. Emergency – Motörhead and Denise Duford
  3. Bomber – Girlschool

Disc 9: No Sleep ‘Til Hammersmith (originally released as Bronze Records BRON 535, 1981)

  1. Ace of Spades (Live)
  2. Stay Clean (Live)
  3. Metropolis (Live)
  4. The Hammer (Live)
  5. Iron Horse/Born to Lose (Live)
  6. No Class (Live)
  7. Overkill (Live)
  8. (We Are) the Road Crew (Live)
  9. Capricorn (Live)
  10. Bomber (Live)
  11. Motörhead (Live)

Disc 10: Iron Fist (originally released as Bronze Records BRNA 539, 1982)

  1. Iron Fist
  2. Heart of Stone
  3. I’m the Doctor
  4. Go to Hell
  5. Loser
  6. Sex and Outrage
  7. America
  8. Shut It Down
  9. Speedfreak
  10. (Don’t Let ‘Em) Grind You Down
  11. (Don’t Need) No Religion
  12. Bang To Rights

Disc 11: Wendy O. Williams and Lemmy, Stand by Your Man EP (originally released as Bronze Records BRO 151, 1982)

  1. Stand by Your Man – Wendy & Lemmy
  2. No Class – Wendy & Lemmy
  3. Masterplan – Wendy & Lemmy

Disc 12: Another Perfect Day (originally released as Bronze Records BRON 546, 1983)

  1. Back At the Funny Farm
  2. Shine
  3. Dancing on Your Grave
  4. Rock It
  5. One Track Mind
  6. Another Perfect Day
  7. Marching Off to War
  8. I Got Mine
  9. Tales of Glory
  10. Die You Bastard!

Disc 13: “Shine” single (originally released as Bronze BROX 167, 1983)

  1. Shine
  2. (I’m Your) Hoochie Coochie Man (Live @ Sheffield University – 6/9/1983)
  3. (Don’t Need) Religion (Live @ The Apollo, Manchester – 6/10/1983)

Disc 14-15: No Remorse (originally released as Bronze Records PROLP 5, 1984)

  1. Ace of Spades
  2. Motörhead
  3. Jailbait
  4. Stay Clean
  5. Too Late, Too Late
  6. Killed by Death *
  7. Bomber
  8. Iron Fist
  9. Shine
  10. Dancing on Your Grave
  11. Metropolis
  12. Snaggletooth *
  1. Overkill
  2. Please Don’t Touch
  3. Stone Dead Forever
  4. Like a Nightmare
  5. Emergency
  6. Steal Your Face *
  7. Louie Louie
  8. No Class
  9. Iron Horse
  10. (We Are) the Road Crew
  11. Leaving Here (Live)
  12. Locomotive *

* denotes new tracks first released on this compilation

Disc 16: “Killed by Death” single (originally released as Bronze Records BROX 185, 1984)

  1. Killed by Death
  2. Under the Knife
  3. Under the Knife
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Mike Duquette (Founder) was fascinated with catalog music ever since he was a teenager. A 2009 graduate of Seton Hall University with a B.A. in journalism, Mike paired his profession with his passion through The Second Disc, one of the first sites to focus on all reissue labels great and small. His passion for reissues turned into a career, having written at and worked for all three major catalogue music labels and contributing to Allmusic, Billboard, Discogs, City Pages and Ultimate Classic Rock. He's penned liner notes for Verve, Chess, Mondo and Soul Music Records.

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  1. motorsmell

    Not worth it at all you could buy all the original vinyl and cds sold here a lot cheaper and still have enough cash left to get most of the later motordiscog…….its a con to buy a plastic snaggletooth that looks (if the picture is accurate) shit…….

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