Description
LABEL: Sanctuary Records
CD RELEASE DATE: 9/23/2022
ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: 1982
VARIANT: Limited Deluxe 40th Anniversary Edition 2CD
Iron Fist is repositioned as a vital snapshot of Motörhead at a crucial period when they found themselves caught in the tornado ignited by success and, in true Motörhead style, careered into their next phase at such velocity it transcended logic or reason to become this trio's final kamikaze joyride. Forty years later, with fall-out long dissipated and a proper mastering job that avoided it at the time, Iron Fist sounds like prime Motörhead with the gloves and seat-belts off. For sheer velocity, it could be fastest of them all, the ferocious title track earning such an accolade in Kerrang! In it's tribute spread to Lemmy after he passed away. By 1982, punk had been and gone, the new wave of heavy metal sounded squeaky and cliched next to it's grubby godfathers and, while still trouncing all opposition, Motörhead retained that essential ability to laugh at everything, including themselves as they made lightning raids on every sense and orifice with everything cranked to overload. The Iron Fist album; brand new remaster created from the original tapes, deluxe 24 page, 2CD mediabook. Includes a full live show from Glasgow Apollo released for the first time, plus previously unreleased album demos.
Tracklist
Disc 1
1 Iron Fist (40th Anniversary Master)
2 Heart of Stone (40th Anniversary Master)
3 I'm the Doctor (40th Anniversary Master)
4 Go to Hell (40th Anniversary Master)
5 Loser (40th Anniversary Master)
6 Sex and Outrage (40th Anniversary Master)
7 America (40th Anniversary Master)
8 Shut It Down (40th Anniversary Master)
9 Speedfreak (40th Anniversary Master)
10 (Don't Let 'Em) Grind Ya Down [40th Anniversary Master]
11 (Don't Need) Religion [40th Anniversary Master]
12 Bang to Rights (40th Anniversary Master)
13 Remember Me, I'm Gone
14 The Doctor (Jacksons Studio Demos - October 1981)
15 Young & Crazy (Alternative Version of Sex and Outrage) [Jacksons Studio Demos - October 1981]
16 Loser (Jacksons Studio Demos - October 1981)
17 Iron Fist (Jacksons Studio Demos - October 1981)
18 Go to Hell (Jacksons Studio Demos - October 1981)
19 Lemmy Goes to the Pub (Alternate Version of 'Heart of Stone')
20 Same Old Song, I'm Gone (Alternate Version of 'Remember Me, I'm Gone')
21 (Don't Let 'Em) Grind You Down [Alternate Version]
22 Shut It Down (Jacksons Studio Demos - October 1981)
23 Sponge Cake (Instrumental) [Jacksons Studio Demos - October 1981]
24 Ripsaw Teardown (Instrumental) [Jacksons Studio Demos - October 1981]
25 Peter Gunn (Instrumental) [Jacksons Studio Demos - October 1981]
Disc 2
1 Iron Fist (Live at Glasgow Apollo, 18th March 1982)
2 Heart of Stone (Live at Glasgow Apollo, 18th March 1982)
3 Shoot You in the Back (Live at Glasgow Apollo, 18th March 1982)
4 The Hammer (Live at Glasgow Apollo, 18th March 1982)
5 Loser (Live at Glasgow Apollo, 18th March 1982)
6 Jailbait (Live at Glasgow Apollo, 18th March 1982)
7 America (Live at Glasgow Apollo, 18th March 1982)
8 White Line Fever (Live at Glasgow Apollo, 18th March 1982)
9 (Don't Need) Religion [Live at Glasgow Apollo, 18th March 1982]
10 Go to Hell (Live at Glasgow Apollo, 18th March 1982)
11 Capricorn (Live at Glasgow Apollo, 18th March 1982)
12 (Don't Let 'Em) Grind Ya Down [Live at Glasgow Apollo, 18th March 1982]
13 (We Are the) Road Crew [Live at Glasgow Apollo, 18th March 1982]
14 Ace of Spades (Live at Glasgow Apollo, 18th March 1982)
15 Bite the Bullet (Live at Glasgow Apollo, 18th March 1982)
16 The Chase Is Better Than the Catch (Live at Glasgow Apollo, 18th March 1982)
17 Overkill (Live at Glasgow Apollo, 18th March 1982)
18 Bomber (Live at Glasgow Apollo, 18th March 1982)
19 Motörhead (Live at Glasgow Apollo, 18th March 1982)