Motörhead’s 50th anniversary will be celebrated with a fascinating find: the premiere release of the first studio sessions to feature the trio’s classic line-up.
The Manticore Tapes offer the first studio sessions from the late summer of 1976 with the beloved line-up of singer/bassist Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister, guitarist “Fast” Eddie Clarke and drummer Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor. Though cut in a perhaps unusual location well associated with one of progressive rock’s best-known trios, The Manticore Tapes is all of the rough-and-tumble power fans came to expect as the band gained popularity over the ’70s and ’80s: a blistering heavy metal sound played at breathless punk tempos. The set, featuring versions of five songs that…

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