What's Wordsworth?
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| What's Wordsworth? | ||
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| Live album by Motörhead | ||
| Released | 5 March 1983 | |
| Recorded | 18 February 1978 | |
| Genre | Heavy Metal | |
| Length | 35:24 | |
| Label | Big Beat Records | |
What's Wordsworth? is a Motörhead live album recorded in 1978 but not released until 1983.
Wilko Johnson organised a charity event on 18 February 1978 at The Roundhouse to raise money to help preserve some William Wordsworth manuscripts. The Count Bishops and Motörhead were also on the bill, but for contractual reasons Motörhead needed to perform under another name. Lemmy came up with the name Iron Fist and the Hordes from Hell, which would later be used for the name of a studio album. During this performance Mick Farren joined them onstage for a version of "Lost Johnny".[1]
Chiswick Records boss Ted Carroll organised the Rolling Stones mobile truck to record the event and later released the album through his Big Beat Records label in 1983 (NED 2).[2]
[edit] Track listing
- "The Watcher" (Lemmy Kilmister)
- "Iron Horse/Born to Lose" (Phil Taylor, Mick Brown, Guy Lawrence)
- "On Parole" (Larry Wallis)
- "White Line Fever" (Eddie Clarke, Kilmister, Taylor)
- "Keep Us on the Road" (Clarke, Kilmister, Taylor, Mick Farren)
- "Leaving Here" (Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, Edward Holland)
- "I'm Your Witch Doctor" (John Mayall)
- "Train Kept a-Rollin'" (Tiny Bradshaw, Howard Kay, Lois Mann)
- "City Kids" (Wallis, Duncan Sanderson)
[edit] Personnel
- Lemmy - bass, vocals
- "Fast" Eddie Clarke - guitar
- Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor - drums
[edit] References
- ^ Funtopia - Motörheadbangers interview with Mick Farren. Alan Burridge
- ^ Ace Records
