Motorheadgirlschool - St Valentines' Day Massacre 10"

Label: Earmark; Year: 2003; Format: 33 RPM 10" EP

In hindsight it's clear to see that the collaboration between Motorhead and Girlschool was one of the best in Rock'N'Roll history, period. As a matter of fact the St Valentines' Day Massacre EP reached Number 5 in the UK Singles chart, the highest either band has ever been able to climb in the charts. Back in 1979 when Lemmy discovered Girlschool through their "Take it all away" single he fell in love with the band and thought rightfully so that Girlschool kicked just as much ass as any other band consisting of guys only. Lemmy went even further and invited Girlschool as a support act on their first big tour in support of the "Overkill" album. The friendship between the two bands resulted in the release of St Valentines' Day Massacre, released originally on Valentines' Day of 1981. The concept of the EP is very simple, Motorhead covers a Girlschool song, "Emergency", while Girlschool cover a Motorhead song, "Bomber", and last but not least together they cover the outstanding Johnny Kid & the Pirates classic "Please Don't Touch", which landed the band(s) as Headgirl a TV appearance on Top Of the Pops and definitely played a role in chart success. Personally I like the "Bomber" version with Kelly of Girlschool singing better than the original Motorhead version, and I think that says it all. This is truly one of those records that will never age and be a favorite for many of us for the rest of our lives. Say what you want about Lemmy, but back in the late '70s and early '80s he made sure that an all-female band was offered the same opportunities as every other band and Girlschool went on to have a fine career, deservedly so. It is sad to think that Lemmy, Philthy Animal, Eddie and Kelly are no longer with us, hence I raise a glass to them and this fine record. 

Motorhead - Pussies & Beer - Rock N Roll Tour LP

Label: Fan Club; Year: 199?; Format: Vinyl LP

So, ladies and gentlemen here is the fiftieth entry on this blogspot, and my intention was to celebrate that with an entry of Motorhead, my favorite band. I didn't want to bore you with an entry of one of their regular albums though, and believe me those will follow in the future, but instead I opted for something more special for your amusement. What we've got here is a bootleg LP of a show Motorhead played in November 1987 (Line-Up: Lemmy-Wurzel-Phil Campbell-Phil 'Animal' Taylor) at the Fryshuset in Stockholm/Sweden. If anyone can fill me in who came up with the outstanding artwork for this LP, I would be very grateful. I have tried finding information pertaining to this particular bootleg online, but to no avail. Judging by the fact that the LP was not included in 1994's Collector's Guide to Motorhead, I would assume that the record came out no sooner than the mid '1990s. Anyway, that's all collector scum talk, let's get to the bare basics here. Eleven songs are to be found on this platter, and if one looks at the song titles it just seems weird to not see certain song titles, but considering this was taken from their 1987 tour let's not forget that they of course had a far smaller repertoire to chose from. Still, all their classic albums were out by that point and so it should come as no surprise to find certain all time classics on this live recording, which for a bootleg actually boasts very decent sound quality including great comments by Lemmy between the songs. Hey, you can't go wrong with the artwork, Motorhead's timeless classics, and drunken Swedes shouting "Lemmy, Lemmy, Lemmy.." on top of their lungs.