Album
Bomber
Bomber is the third studio album by the English band Motörhead, released in October 1979 on Bronze Records, their second record for the label. It came out the same year as Overkill and just before Ace of Spades, so it sits in a busy stretch for the band, as their blend of heavy metal, hard rock and rock and roll headed into the 1980s.
Bomber: tracklist, credits and charts
10 tracks · 36:57Tracklist
- 1Dead Men Tell No TalesClarke, Kilmister, Taylor3:05
- 2LawmanClarke, Kilmister, Taylor3:56
- 3Sweet RevengeClarke, Kilmister, Taylor4:14
- 4SharpshooterClarke, Kilmister, Taylor3:18
- 5PoisonClarke, Kilmister, Taylor2:54
- 6Stone Dead ForeverClarke, Kilmister, Taylor4:57
- 7All the AcesClarke, Kilmister, Taylor3:26
- 8Step DownClarke, Kilmister, Taylor3:43
- 9Talking HeadClarke, Kilmister, Taylor3:43
- 10BomberClarke, Kilmister, Taylor3:41
- Produced by
- Jimmy Miller
- Recorded at
- Olympic Studios, Roundhouse Studios, Roundhouse, London, Olympic, London
- Recorded
- 7 July – 31 August 1979
- Engineered by
- Trevor Hallesy
- Label
- Bronze
- Length
- 36:57
Line-up
- Eddie Clarke · guitar, lead vocals
- Lemmy Kilmister · bass guitar, lead vocals
- Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor · drums (drum set)
Singles
- “Bomber” · November 1979
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 1979–80 | 12 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums · 2019–21 | 8 |
| UK Independent Albums · 2019–21 | 23 |
| Scottish Albums · 2019–21 | 65 |
| German Albums · 2025 | 97 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom · 1980 | Silver |
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1977
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1979
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1979
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1980
Ace of Spades
1980
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1980
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1981
Stay Clean
1981
St Valentines Day Massacre
1981
No Sleep ’Til Hammersmith
1981
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1982
Iron Fist
1982
Another Perfect Day
1983
No Remorse
1984
The Birthday Party
1985
Orgasmatron
1986
Rock ’n’ Roll
1987
Nö Sleep at All
1988
Lock Up Your Daughters
1990
1916
1991
March ör Die
1992
'92 Tour EP
1992
The Best of Motörhead
1993
Bastards
1993
The Best of Motörhead: All the Aces
1993
Sacrifice
1995
Overnight Sensation
1996
Snake Bite Love
1998
Everything Louder Than Everyone Else
1999
We Are Motörhead
2000
The Best of
2000
Over the Top: The Rarities
2000
Live at Brixton Academy
2001
25 & Alive: Boneshaker
2001
Hammered
2002
Tear Ya Down: The Rarities
2002
Extended Versions
2002
Hellraiser: Best of the Epic Years
2003
Stone Deaf Forever!
2003
Inferno
2004
Stage Fright
2005
BBC Live & In-Session
2005
Kiss of Death
2006
The Essential
2007
Better Motörhead Than Dead: Live at Hammersmith
2007
Motörizer
2008
The Wörld Is Yours
2010
The Wörld Is Ours, Vol 1: Everywhere Further Than Everyplace Else
2011
The Wörld Is Ours, Vol 2: Anyplace Crazy as Anywhere Else
2012
Aftershock
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Bad Magic
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Clean Your Clock
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Enter Sandman
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The Manticore Tapes
2025
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Motörhead · 1979
Iron Fist
Motörhead · 1982
"The Golden Years" Live EP
Motörhead · 1980
Motörhead The Complete Motörhead Kit 1982
The Complete Motörhead Kit
Motörhead · 1982
Motörhead Great Pleasure 1981
Great Pleasure
Motörhead · 1981
No Sleep ’Til Hammersmith
Motörhead · 1981
No Remorse
Motörhead · 1984
St Valentines Day Massacre
Motörhead · 1981
Stay Clean
Motörhead · 1981
Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia 1979-10-12; musicbrainz + wikidata 1979-10-27 (15 days apart, likely another territory)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 27 October 1979 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 12 October 1979 | |
| Wikidata | 27 October 1979 | |
| UK / Europe release | 27 October 1979 | earliest UK or European date |
29 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | XE | Essential! Records | 5017615831122 | other |
| 1979 | NL | Bronze | other | |
| 1979 | DE | Bronze | other | |
| 27 October 1979 | GB | Bronze | original | |
| 1987 | DE | Bronze | 4007192510139 | other |
| July 1987 | GB | Legacy Records | 5013858301224 | other |
| 1988 | US | Profile | 015151324219 | other |
| 1988 | US | Profile | other | |
| 21 November 1989 | JP | Teichiku Records | 4988004015571 | other |
| 1991 | US | Roadracer Records | 016861922825 | other |
| 1991 | GB | Castle Classics | 5017615622720 | other |
| 1992 | DE | Castle Communications | 4010946508825 | other |
| 1996 | US | Dojo Records | 600234303122 | other |
| 12 August 1996 | GB | Essential! Records | 5017615831122 | other |
| 1999 | US | Castle Music | 602923650920 | other |
| 2000 | XE | Castle Music | 5050159110827 | other |
| 11 September 2001 | US | Metal-is Records | 060768521025 | other |
| 2004 | GB | Sanctuary Midline | 5050749204028 | other |
| 2005 | XE | Sanctuary Records | 602517855427 | deluxe |
| 13 June 2005 | GB | Sanctuary Midline | other | |
| 27 September 2005 | US | Sanctuary Records | 060768640221 | deluxe |
| 25 July 2007 | JP | BMG Japan | 4988017650165 | other |
| 29 September 2008 | GB | Back on Black | 803341233768 | other |
| 8 August 2013 | XW | Sanctuary Records | 5414939542671 | other |
| 7 September 2013 | — | BMG | deluxe | |
| 2015 | XE | Sanctuary Records | 5414939641015 | other |
| 12 May 2018 | XW | Sanctuary Records | 5414939491276 | deluxe |
| 25 October 2019 | XE | BMG | 4050538462388 | other |
| 2022 | XW | Sanctuary Records | 4050538788938 | deluxe |
Cover art sources
itunes · native: native 3000x3000
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| itunes ✓ | 3000×3000 | native: native 3000x3000 |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 500×497 | upscaled |