Length 36:40 Label Castle Music | Release date 26 September 2000 | |
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Released 26 September 2000 (2000-09-26) Producer Steve Hammonds, Julian Wall Similar Motörhead albums, Heavy metal albums | ||
Over The Top: The Rarities is a compilation album by the band Motörhead, released in 2000 on the Sanctuary Records label. It features rare alternative recordings of several songs throughout the band's history.
Contents
Recording
Most of the included tracks are alternative versions of well-known early Motörhead songs such as "Capricorn," as well as two songs under new unofficial titles; "Lemmy Goes To The Pub" (alternate version of "Heart Of Stone") and "Same Old Song, I'm Gone" (alternative of "Remember Me, I'm Gone"). Also included is a collaboration with Girlschool, a recording of "Please Don't Touch" under the combined band name of Headgirl.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Eddie Clarke, Ian Kilmister and Phil Taylor, unless otherwise stated.
- "Tear Ya Down" [instrumental version] – 2:39
- "Louie, Louie" (Richard Berry) – 2:54
- "Over The Top" – 3:20
- "Please Don't Touch" (Heath Robinson) (performed by MotörHeadGirlSchool) – 2:48
- "Emergency" (Denise Dufort / Kelly Johnson / Kim McAuliffe / Tony Williams) – 2:59
- "Over The Top" [alternate version] – 3:04
- "Capricorn" – 4:54
- "Train Kept A-Rollin'" (Tiny Bradshaw / Howard Kay / Lois Mann) – 2:44
- "(Don't Let 'Em) Grind You Down" [alternative version] – 3:07
- "Lemmy Goes To The Pub" [alternative version of "Heart Of Stone"] – 3:01
- "Same Old Song, I'm Gone" [alternative version of "Remember Me, I'm Gone"] – 2:19
- "(Don't Need) Religion" – 2:51
Personnel
Songs
1Tear Ya Down (instrumental version)2:39
2Louie Louie (alternate version)2:55
3Over the Top3:21