Live at The Roundhouse 1978

               

This Live album has gone by a number of titles, "Live 1978". "Live at the Roundhouse", "What's Words Worth" "The First Gig" (which it's not), among others. Some of the releases state that they were incognito, as "Iron Fist and the Hordes From Hell." The date even tends to vary as well.

The truth, It is a gig recorded at the Roundhouse February 18, 1978, on their first tour as support for Hawkwind. Whether or not they were playing as "Iron Fist & The Hordes From Hell", who knows. (why would they? What could they possibly lose by giving themselves the publicity?)

The rights to the recording was owned by Chiswick and the officially released it as a live album in February of 1983 on Big Beat Records. It reached No.71 on the charts. Since then it has been re-released times over, and record labels from all over the globe keep churning these things out like a chicken farm.

 It's been released as "The Watcher" in Canada, "City Kids", "Live Loud & Lewd", and yes, "Iron Fist and the Hordes from Hell." Somewhere, right now, there's another label, another title, another date, their first gig, 2nd, 3rd, under the moniker "Iron Foot and the Boots that Kick You In The Teeth" being discussed, pressed, and so on. So, I've done my best to hunt down all the catalog numbers I could gather, from multiple sources, and I'll bet my first born that there's more out there.

I've givin' up after extensive research, any more would turn my brains to mush, or, if I'm lucky, my whole head would explode, I gave it a go and this is a touch of what we're up against. If there's any completest geeks that want to give it a go, by all means. Mail the results to Lemmy & Co., maybe they could actually retire with all the royalties. I Doubt it though.

Nope. Those rights were sold off years ago.

                      Listed - Title - Country -Label - Cat.# - Year

• What's Words Worth  U.K. - Big Beat NED2 - 1983
• What's Words Worth  U.K. - Big Beat NED2 - 1983 (grey label)
• What's Words Worth  U.K. - Big Beat WIKM49 1988
• What's Words Worth  Swiz. - Astan 20041 - 1983
• What's Words Worth  Swiz. - Astan 20041 - 1983 (red label)
• What's Words Worth  Swiz. - Astan PD 20041 - 1983 (Pic-Disc)
• What's Words Worth  Ger. - Metronome 813 961-1 ME - 1983
• What's Words Worth  Swe. - Big Beat NED2  - 1983
• What's Words Worth  Swe. - Telaeg 6.61 541 - 1983
• What's Words Worth  U.K. - Astan 2041 - 1983
• What's Words Worth  Italy - Dischanti SNIMP 25121 - 1983
• What's Words Worth  Italy - Dischanti SNIMP 25121 - 1983 (Pic-Disc)
• What's Words Worth  Spa. - PDI  C30 632 - 1983
• Live!  NZ - Music World  MUFP-568 - 1983
• What's Words Worth  Spa. - PDI C-30632 1984
• What's Words Worth  Spa. - PDI PDI080.0632 - 1984
• What's Words Worth  Spa. - PDI Astan PDI C-50632 - 50.632 - 1984
• What's Words Worth  Ger. - Astan PD20041 - 1984
• What's Words Worth  U.K. - Big Time 2219015 - 1985
• The Watcher  Can. - Attic LAT 1174 - 1985
• City Kids  Swiz. - Platinum 24044 - 1985
• City Kids  Spa. - Platinum 24044 - 1985
• Roundhouse 18 February 1978   U.S.A. Cleopatra CLP2020 - 2007-08
• What's Words Worth  U.K.  Back on Black BOBV160LP - 2009 (Clear or Red)
• What's Words Worth  U.K.  Back on Black BOBV160LP - 2009
• Iron Fist and the Hordes From Hell  U.K. - Lilith LR304LP - 2010
• Iron Fist and the Hordes From Hell  U.K. - Lilith LR304LP - 2010 (Pic-Disc)
• Roundhouse February 28 1978  U.S.A. - Cleopatra ??? - 2012
• Live and Studio  Swiz. Time Wind DB 500 98 - 1984
• Heavy Metal Vol.1  Swiz. - Time Wind ??? - 1984
• Heavy Metal Vol.1  Spa -  Time Wind 40711 - 1984  
• CD's
• What's Words Worth  U.K. - Big Beat  CDWIKM209 - 2002
• What's Words Worth  U.K. - Big Beat  Club Edition - 2002
• What's Words Worth  Spa. - PDI X80 0632 - ???
• Iron Fist and the Hordes From Hell  U.S.A. - Cleopatra CLEO 9413-2 - 1994
• March or Die/Iron Fist and... -  Rus. Agat Co. LTD **** - 2001
• Live, Loud & Lewd  U.S.A. - Big Ear EAZ 4020 - 1999
• Recorded Live  Fin. - V1-Musiikki-OY  VLCD-1247 - 2009
• Motorhead/The Watcher  Can. - Attic ACD 24117 - 1992
• England 1978  U.S.A. - Cleopatra CLP2108-1 - 2015 (Ltd. White)

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USA 1999

Live in .... 1975? Huh?

HA! I gotta say, this little piece of promo material is priceless!

Hellraiser and other wtg promo's - comp.'s

Legit release of the "Hellraiser" single

Motorhead was just coming out of their court case in mid-1990, they signed with Epic/WTG and spent the rest of the year recording a new album. Just prior to the album sessions, the band's former manager Doug Smith, released the recordings of the band's tenth anniversary show, much against the band's wishes, having previously that they did not want it released, in 1986. They recorded only four songs in the studio with producer Ed Stasium before deciding he had to go. When Lemmy listened to one of the versions of "Going to Brazil"he asked him to turn up four tracks, and on doing so, he heard Claves and Tambourines that Stasium had put there without the band's knowledge. He was fired, and Peter Solly was hired as producer. The story that Stasium tells is quite different. He had said that Lemmy's drug and alcohol intake were too excessive and he quit. The single "The One To Sing The Blues" issued on December 24, 1990 (&' & CD) and the 5th of January, 1991 (12") was followed by the album "1916" on January 21. The single, which was issued on 7", Cassette, shaped disc, 12", and CD reached No.45 on the U.K. Singles charts, and hit No.24 on the Album's Chart. On the 28th of March, 1992, the band played what would turn out to be Phil Taylor's last engagement at Irvine Meadows, CA. More bullshit led to the firing of their manager, and hiring a new one (despite having never managed a band before) in the midst of this, the band was recording "March or Die" in the east part of Hollywood during the 1992 riots. Three drummers ultimately worked on "March or Die" Phil Taylor, who was fired because he never returned the drum tracks for "Hellraiser" Tommy Aldridge who recorded most of the material, and Mikki Dee who played on "I Ain't No Nice Guy". A Song written for Ozzy Osbourne for his "No More Tears album. When Lemmy heard Mikki Dee audition on "Hellraiser" and "Hell on Earth", he was awarded the job. Lemmy had asked him prior to this, but Mikki declined due to his obligation with King Diamond. 

With only two full lengths released for Epic/WTG, it's no wonder why they were flogged to death, with many compilations of songs from the two, as well as 2 album package deals. It can be kind of hard telling the difference between legit, or unofficial releases of these. For the most part, most are all legit, having only been repackaged. 

Epic/WTG  compilation

Legitimate promo release of "Hellraiser"

Promo for "The One To Sing The Blues

Another Epic/WTG compilation

Another obvious unofficial release. 

Front and back of a completely licensed and legit release. (Note: Barcode)

Another completely legitimate release.

Bootlegs, and Bootlegs, and Bootlegs... oh my!

Vienna, Austria, 1982

Luela, Sweden

Vienna, Austria

Fryshuset, Sweden - November 17th, 1987

Bootleg Recorded from the audience

Osaka, Japan 1997

Live at Brixton Acadamy 2xCD/L.P. - Germany 2003, Russia 2004 A.K.A ''Boneshaker"

2 CD, L.P. Steamhammer - SPV089 - 72622 DCD Germany 

Tracklist
We Are Motorhead
No Class
I'm So Bad (Baby I Don't Care)
Over Your Shoulder
Civil War Metropolis
Overnight Sensation
God Save The Queen
Born To Raise Hell
The Chase Is Better than the Catch
Stay Out Of Jail
Dead Men Tell No Tales
You Better Run
Sacrifice
Orgasmatron
Going to Brazil
Broken
Damage Case
Iron Fist
Killed By Death
Encores
Bomber
Ace Of Spades Overkill

2XCD ,L.P. Soyuz Music Steamhammer - SPV089 - 72622 DCD Russia

Promo edition of only 25 MOTORHEAD "Promo bag"

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25 Alive Bonshaker poster

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