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Over the Top: The Rarities
Over the Top: The Rarities is a compilation from Motörhead, released on 26 September 2000. It gathers rare alternative recordings of songs from across the band's history, rather than offering a straightforward run of the familiar versions.
It arrived in the same year as the studio album We Are Motörhead, and it suits listeners who already know the main records and want to hear how some of these songs sounded in other forms. Castle Music handled the release, and it sits among the band's compilations as a collector's companion to their regular catalogue.
Over the Top: The Rarities: tracklist and credits
12 tracks · 36:46Tracklist
- 1Tear Ya Down (instrumental version)Clarke, Kilmister, Taylor2:39
- 2Louie Louie (alternate version)Richard Berry2:54
- 3Over the TopClarke, Kilmister, Taylor3:21
- 4Please Don’t TouchFrederick Heath and Guy Robinson2:49
- 5EmergencyDufort, Johnson, McAuliffe, Williams3:00
- 6Over the Top (alternate version)Clarke, Kilmister, Taylor3:04
- 7CapricornClarke, Kilmister, Taylor4:54
- 8Train Kept‐A‐Rollin’Bradshaw, Kay, Mann2:44
- 9(Don’t Let ’Em) Grind Ya Down (alternate version)Clarke, Kilmister, Taylor3:08
- 10Lemmy Goes to the Pub (alt version of Heart of Stone)Clarke, Kilmister, Taylor3:01
- 11Same Old Song I’m Gone (alt version of Remember Me, I’m Gone)Clarke, Kilmister, Taylor2:20
- 12Don’t Need ReligionClarke, Kilmister, Taylor2:52
- Produced by
- Neil Richmond, Jimmy Miller, Vic Maile
- Recorded at
- Wessex Sound Studios, Olympic Studios, Roundhouse Studios, O₂ City Hall Newcastle, O2 Apollo Manchester
- Recorded
- 1978 – June 1983
- Engineered by
- Neil Richmond, Trevor Hallesy
- Label
- Castle Music
- Length
- 36:46
Line-up
- Eddie Clarke · electric guitar, guitar, lead vocals
- Lemmy Kilmister · electric bass guitar, bass guitar, lead vocals, background vocals
- Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor · drums (drum set) · guest
- Denise Dufort · drums (drum set) · guest
- Kelly Johnson · guitar, lead vocals · guest
- Kim McAuliffe · guitar · guest
- Enid Williams · bass guitar · guest
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| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 26 September 2000 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 26 September 2000 | |
| Wikidata | 2000 | |
| US release | 26 September 2000 | earliest US date |
2 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2000 | US | Castle Music | 602923668529 | original |
| 26 September 2000 | US | Castle Music | 5050159117628 | original |
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| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| itunes ✓ | 3000×3000 | native: native 3000x3000 |
| coverartarchive | 1677×1661 | cropped |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |