Album
Bastards
Bastards is Motörhead's eleventh studio album, released through ZYX Music in October 1993. It was the band's only record on that label, and it follows March ör Die from the previous year and comes before Sacrifice in 1995.
The record is the first studio album to feature Mikkey Dee as the band's drummer. He had already played as a guest on the album before, so his arrival here made a working relationship official. For anyone tracing Motörhead's story through the 1990s, it is a useful place to hear the band settle into a new line-up.
Bastards: tracklist, credits and charts
12 tracks · 48:02Tracklist
- 1On Your Feet or on Your KneesCampbell, Dee, Kilmister, Würzel2:34
- 2BurnerCampbell, Dee, Kilmister, Würzel2:53
- 3Death or GloryCampbell, Dee, Kilmister, Macintosh, Würzel4:50
- 4I Am the SwordCampbell, Dee, Kilmister, Würzel4:28
- 5Born to Raise HellLemmy Kilmister4:59
- 6Don’t Let Daddy Kiss MeLemmy Kilmister4:05
- 7Bad WomanCampbell, Dee, Kilmister, Würzel3:17
- 8LiarCampbell, Dee, Kilmister, Würzel4:12
- 9Lost in the OzoneCampbell, Dee, Kilmister, Würzel3:28
- 10I’m Your ManCampbell, Dee, Kilmister, Würzel3:28
- 11We Bring the ShakeCampbell, Dee, Kilmister, Würzel3:48
- 12DevilsCampbell, Dee, Kilmister, Würzel5:59
- Produced by
- Howard Benson
- Recorded at
- A&M Studios, A&M Studios and Prime Time Studios, Hollywood, California
- Recorded
- 1993
- Mixed by
- Howard Benson, Ryan Dorn
- Engineered by
- Ryan Dorn
- Label
- ZYX Music
- Length
- 48:02
Line-up
- Phil Campbell · electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Mikkey Dee · drums (drum set)
- Lemmy Kilmister · electric bass guitar, lead vocals, acoustic guitar
- Würzel · electric guitar
- Howard Benson · keyboard · guest
Singles
- “Don't Let Daddy Kiss Me” · 1993
- “Born to Raise Hell” · October 1994
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| German Albums · 1993 | 28 |
| Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) · 1993 | 37 |
| Swedish Albums · 1993 | 48 |
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia 1993-10-11 vs 1993-10-10 (musicbrainz), 1993-11-29 (wikidata)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 10 October 1993 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 11 October 1993 | |
| Wikidata | 29 November 1993 |
11 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | FR | ZYX Music | 9020404360921 | other |
| 10 October 1993 | DE | ZYX Music | 090204102440 | original |
| 10 October 1993 | DE | ZYX Music | 090204102761 | original |
| 21 January 1994 | JP | Metal Mania | 4988004050909 | other |
| 8 October 2001 | XE | Steamhammer | 4001617726426 | other |
| 9 October 2001 | US | Steamhammer | 693723726427 | other |
| 2004 | SE | Vinyl Maniacs | 7350006761430 | other |
| 5 January 2007 | XW | Golden Core | other | |
| 5 January 2007 | XE | ZYX Records | 090204684380 | other |
| 15 September 2007 | DE | Golden Core | 090204684410 | other |
| 27 June 2013 | NL | Vinyl Passion | 8712177062249 | other |
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