The Essential Motörhead

The Essential Motörhead is a two-disc compilation album by the band Motörhead. It covers hits from the band's debut album Motörhead (1977) until the 10th album March ör Die (1992).

The Essential Motörhead
Compilation album by Motörhead
Released	12 February 2007
Genre	Heavy metal speed metal
Label	Metro Doubles
Motörhead chronology
Kiss of Death (2006) The Essential Motörhead (2007) Better Motörhead than Dead: Live at Hammersmith (2007)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

Track listing

Disc 1

No.	Title	Music	Original album	Length
1.	"Motörhead"	Lemmy Kilmister	1977 ~ Motörhead	3:11
2.	"White Line Fever (Stiff)"	Kilmister Eddie Clarke Phil Taylor	1977 ~ Leaving Here / White Line Fever	2:45
3.	"Iron Horse / Born to Lose"	Taylor Mick Brown Guy "Tramp" Lawrence	1977 ~ Motörhead	5:21
4.	"Louie, Louie" (Alternative Version)	Richard Berry	1979 ~ Overkill (1996 Reissue)	2:53
5.	"Overkill"	Kilmister Clarke Taylor	1979 ~ Overkill	5:13
6.	"Too Late, Too Late"	Kilmister Clarke Taylor	1979 ~ Overkill (Single)	3:24
7.	"Damage Case"	Kilmister Clarke Taylor Mick Farren	1979 ~ Overkill	3:10
8.	"Tear Ya Down"	Kilmister Clarke Taylor	1979 ~ Overkill	2:41
9.	"Bomber"	Kilmister Clarke Taylor	1979 ~ Bomber	3:43
10.	"All the Aces"	Kilmister Clarke Taylor	1979 ~ Bomber	3:24
11.	"Stone Dead Forever"	Kilmister Clarke Taylor	1979 ~ Bomber	4:53
12.	"Ace of Spades"	Kilmister Clarke Taylor	1980 ~ Ace of Spades	2:48
13.	"(We Are) The Road Crew" (Alternative Version)	Kilmister Clarke Taylor	1980 ~ Ace of Spades	3:25
14.	"The Chase Is Better Than the Catch"	Kilmister Clarke Taylor	1980 ~ Ace of Spades	4:17
15.	"Live to Win"	Kilmister Clarke Taylor	1980 ~ Ace of Spades	3:36
16.	"The Hammer"	Kilmister Clarke Taylor	1980 ~ Ace of Spades	3:13
17.	"Please Don't Touch"	Johnny Kidd Guy Robinson	1981 ~ St. Valentine's Day Massacre (EP)	2:50
18.	"Stay Clean"	Kilmister Clarke Taylor	1979 ~ Overkill	2:43
19.	"Metropolis"	Kilmister Clarke Taylor	1979 ~ Overkill	3:34
20.	"Capricorn"	Kilmister Clarke Taylor	1979 ~ Overkill	4:10
Total length:				67:14

Disc two

No.	Title	Music	Original album	Length
1.	"Speedfreak"	Kilmister Clarke Taylor	1982 ~ Iron Fist	3:27
2.	"Iron Fist"	Kilmister Clarke Taylor	1982 ~ Iron Fist	2:53
3.	"(Don't Need) Religion"	Kilmister Clarke Taylor	1982 ~ Iron Fist	2:42
4.	"Another Perfect Day"	Kilmister Taylor Brian Robertson	1983 ~ Another Perfect Day	5:29
5.	"Shine"	Kilmister Taylor Robertson	1983 ~ Another Perfect Day	3:10
6.	"Die You Bastard!"	Kilmister Taylor Robertson	1983 ~ Another Perfect Day	4:24
7.	"Killed by Death"	Kilmister Michael Burston Phil Campbell Pete Gill	1984 ~ No Remorse	3:54
8.	"Deaf Forever"	Kilmister Burston Campbell Gill	1986 ~ Orgasmatron	4:27
9.	"Orgasmatron"	Kilmister Burston Campbell Gill	1986 ~ Orgasmatron	5:23
10.	"Doctor Rock"	Kilmister Burston Campbell Gill	1986 ~ Orgasmatron	3:39
11.	"Ain't My Crime"	Kilmister Burston Campbell Gill	1986 ~ Orgasmatron	3:44
12.	"Rock 'N' Roll"	Kilmister Burston Campbell Taylor	1987 ~ Rock 'N' Roll	3:49
13.	"Dogs"	Kilmister Burston Campbell Taylor	1987 ~ Rock 'N' Roll	3:50
14.	"R.A.M.O.N.E.S."	Kilmister Burston Campbell Taylor	1991 ~ 1916	1:28
15.	"1916"	Kilmister	1991 ~ 1916	3:47
16.	"March ör Die"	Kilmister	1992 ~ March ör Die	5:41
17.	"I Ain't No Nice Guy" (Feat. Ozzy Osbourne & Slash)	Kilmister	1992 ~ March ör Die	4:18
18.	"Name in Vain"	Kilmister Burston Campbell	1992 ~ March ör Die	4:00
Total length:				66:05

Motörhead

• Lemmy – lead vocals, bass
• "Fast" Eddie Clarke – guitars, backing vocals (disc one: tracks 1 – 20, disc two: tracks 1–3)
• Brian Robertson – guitars (disc two: tracks 4–6)
• Phil Campbell – guitars (disc two: tracks 7–18)
• Michael "Würzel" Burston – guitars (disc two: tracks 7–18)
• Phil "Philty Animal" Taylor – drums (disc one: track 1 – 20, disc two: tracks 1–6, 12–15 & 17)
• Pete Gill – drums (disc two: tracks 7–11)

Additional musician

• Tommy Aldridge – drums (disc 2: tracks 16 & 18)