When Motörhead released their “Ace Of Spades” album in 1980 it caught the rock world’s attention. Hard. Fast. Loud. And soon, you’ll be able to get your hands on a deluxe version with 2CD and 3LP versions! These will feature a previously unheard concert from the Ace Up Your Sleeve tour, alongside rare and unseen photos!

As you might expect, there’s a bunch of collectibles for the diehard fan.

The “Ace Of Spades” deluxe box set (out October 30th) contains:

* The “Ace Of Spades” album, half-speed mastered and created from the original master tapes.
* Two double live albums of previously unheard concerts from the “Ace Up Your Sleeve” tour.
* “A Fistful Of Instrumentals”: A 10″ EP of previously unreleased, instrumental tracks from 1980.
* “The Good, The Broke & The Ugly”: A double album of B-sides, outtakes and rare tracks. * “Ace On Your Screens”: A DVD compilation of rare TV appearances from 1980-81, a live concert from 1981 and a 5.1 audio mix of the original album. 
* The “Ace Of Spades” story. A 40-page book telling the story of “Ace Of Spades” through previously unpublished interviews with the people that were there. Includes never before seen photos and memorabilia. 
* The “Ace Up Your Sleeve” tour program 
* The MOTÖRHEAD Rock Commando comic. 
* A set of 5 poker dice that can be played on the game board inside the box set lid. 
* All encased in a classic Wild West dynamite box. 
* A limited edition 7″ reproduction of the Dutch “Ace Of Spades”, with a previously unreleased instrumental version on Side B. (while stocks last!)

Here’s the track listing:

“Ace Of Spades”

Side One

01. Ace Of Spades
02. Love Me Like A Reptile
03. Shoot You In The Back
04. Live To Win
05. Fast And Loose
06. (We Are) The Road Crew

Side Two

01. Fire Fire
02. Jailbait
03. Dance
04. Bite The Bullet
05. The Chase Is Better Than The Catch
06. The Hammer

“A Fistful Of Instrumentals”

Side One

01. Ace Of Spades (demo)
02. Hump On Your Back (demo)
03. Shoot You In The Back (demo)
04. Fast And Loose (demo)

Side Two

01. Dirty Love (demo)
02. Love Me Like A Reptile (demo)
03. Dance (demo)

“Riders Wearing Black”
Live At Whitla Hall, Belfast – December 23, 1981

Side One

01. Ace Of Spades
02. Stay Clean
03. Over The Top
04. The Hammer
05. Shoot You In The Back
06. Metropolis

Side Two

01. (We Are) The Road Crew
02. No Class
03. Bite The Bullet
04. The Chase Is Better Than The Catch

Side Three

01. Jailbait
02. Leaving Here
03. Capricorn
04. Too Late, Too Late

Side Four

01. Overkill
02. Bomber
03. Motörhead

“Dead Man’s Hand”

Live At Parc Expo, Orleans – March 5, 1981

Side One

01. Ace Of Spades
02. Stay Clean
03. Over The Top
04. Metropolis
05. Shoot You In The Back

Side Two

01. The Hammer
02. Jailbait
03. Leaving Here
04. Fire Fire
05. Love Me Like A Reptile

Side Three

01. Capricorn
02. Too Late, Too Late
03. (We Are) The Road Crew
04. No Class

Side Four

01. Bite The Bullet
02. The Chase Is Better Than The Catch
03. Overkill
04. Bomber

The Good, The Broke & The Ugly

Side One

01. Ace Of Spades (Alternative Version)
02. Dirty Love
03. Love Me Like A Reptile (Alternative Long Version)
04. Shoot You In The Back (Alternative Version)

Side Two

01. Hump On Your Back
02. Fast And Loose (Alternative Version)
03. (We Are) The Road Crew (Alternative Version)
04. Fire Fire (Alternative Version)
05. Jailbait (Alternative Version)

Side Three

01. Waltz Of The Vampire
02. The Hammer (Alternative Version)
03. Dirty Love (Alternative Long Version)
04. Bastard
05. Godzilla Akimbo

Side Four

01. Love Me Like A Reptile (Alternative Version)
02. Dirty Love (Alternative Version)
03. Please Don’t Touch (Performed by HEADGIRL)
04. Bomber (Performed by GIRLSCHOOL)
05. Emergency

“Ace On Your Screens” DVD

Part 1: Motörhead on TV 1980-1981
Part 2: BBC In The City; Live In Belfast ‘81
Part 3: 5.1 audio mix of Ace Of Spades

Looks like they’ve done it up right! Can’t wait for them to release this deluxe box set!

What’s the best box set you can think of? There’s been so many good ones over the years.

 

Written by Todd Hancock

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