Ace of Spades ( Rus. Ace of Spades ) - the fourth studio album of the British heavy metal band Motörhead , released on November 8, 1980.
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| Motörhead Studio Album | ||||
| Date of issue | November 8, 1980 | |||
| Recorded by | August 4 - September 15, 1980 Jackson's Studios, Rickmansworth , England | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal , speed metal , hard rock | |||
| Duration | 36:42 | |||
| Producer | Vic Mile | |||
| Label | Bronze  Mercury   | |||
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The album took 29th place in the ranking of "100 Best Rock Albums of All Time" according to Classic Rock magazine [1] .
Content
History
The album took 4th place in the UK Albums Chart and received the status of "gold" in March 1981 [2] . It was preceded by the single of the same name , released on October 27, which reached the 15th line in the UK Singles Chart [3] .
The disc was recorded in August-September 1980 and produced by Vic Mile . The musicians were very pleased with the work of the producer, who, in addition, took a place at the sound control desk (previously this duty was performed by the musicians themselves).
In one interview, Lemmy said: “Vic made me sing instead of screaming,” and Taylor added: “and made me play drums more effectively” [4] .
List of Songs
Words and music of all songs: Ian Fraser Lemmy Kilmister , Phil Taylor and Eddie Clark.
LP
Party A
| No. | Title | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| one. | " Ace of Spades " | 2:49 |
| 2. | Love Me Like a Reptile | 3:23 |
| 3. | “Shoot You in the Back” | 2:39 |
| four. | "Live to Win" | 3:37 |
| five. | "Fast and Loose" | 3:23 |
| 6. | "(We Are) The Road Crew" | 3:13 |
Side B
| No. | Title | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| one. | "Fire, Fire" | 2:44 |
| 2. | Jailbait | 3:33 |
| 3. | "Dance" | 2:38 |
| four. | "Bite the Bullet" | 1:38 |
| five. | "The Chase Is Better Than the Catch" | 4:18 |
| 6. | "The Hammer" | 2:48 |
CD Bonus Tracks
- Dirty Love 2:57
- Originally released as the B-side of the Ace of Spades single
- “ Please Don't Touch ” ( Johnny Kidd , Guy Robinson) - 2:49
- Emergency (Kim McAuliffe, Kelly Johnson , Enid Williams, Denise Dufort) - 3:00
Gift Edition: Disc 2
- Dirty Love - 2:55
- Ace of Spades (alternate version) - 3:03
- Love Me Like a Reptile (alternate version) - 4:16
- Love Me Like a Reptile (alternate version) - 3:31
- “Shoot You in the Back” (alternate version) - 3:11
- Fast and Loose (alternate version) - 3:06
- “(We Are) The Roadcrew” (alternate version) - 3:24
- “Fire Fire” (alternate version) - 2:41
- Jailbait (alternate version) - 3:33
- “The Hammer” (alternate version) - 3:11
- Dirty Love (alternate version) - 1:02
- Dirty Love (alternate version) - 3:51
- “Fast and Loose” (BBC Session) - 4:18
- Live to Win (BBC Session) - 3:33
- “Bite the Bullet / The Chase Is Better Than the Catch” (BBC Session) - 6:05
Record Members
- Ian Fraser "Lemmy" Kilmister - vocals, bass
- Eddie Clark - guitar, vocals on "Step Down"
- Phil Taylor - Drums
Notes
- ↑ 100 Greatest Rock Albums Ever. Classic Rock No. 8 (January-February 2002)
- ↑ Burridge, Alan Illustrated Collector's Guide to Motörhead Published: 1995, Collector's Guide Publishing p70. ISBN 0-9695736-2-6 .
- ↑ Burridge, Alan . Motörhead (Eng.) // Record Collector . - Diamond Publishing, 1991 .-- April ( no. 140 ). - P. 18-19 .
- ↑ Ace of Spades official tour program. Motorhead interviewed by Giovanni Dadomo