Ace of Spades
Studio album by Motörhead
Released	November 8, 1980
Recorded	4 August – 15 September 1980 Jackson's Studios, Rickmansworth, UK
Genre	Heavy metal Speed metal
Length	45:27
Label	Bronze Records GWR (1986 re-issue)
Producer	Vic Maile
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (B) link
Motörhead chronology
Bomber (1979) Ace of Spades (1980) No Sleep 'til Hammersmith (1981)
DVD cover
2005 DVD release

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Recording and releases

In August and September 1980, the band were recording at Jackson's Studios in Rickmansworth with producer Vic Maile for the "Ace of Spades" sessions for Bronze Records. As a preview of the forthcoming album and tour, the "Ace of Spades" single was released on October 27, 1980 and by early November had reached #15.^[1] The album was released on November 8, 1980 and sailed to #4 in the UK album charts,^[2] prompting Bronze to press a limited number of albums in gold vinyl, changing the catalogue number from BRON to BRONG for the edition.^[1] The 'Arizona desert-style' pictures used on the album sleeve and tour booklet cover were taken during a photosession at a sandpit in Barnet.^[3] Vic Maile was a British record producer who was responsible for the legendary Motörhead album, Ace of Spades. ... Alternate cover Christmas picture sleeve edition For the 1988 live single, see Ace of Spades (live) Ace of Spades is a song by the heavy metal band Motörhead. ... is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see Quarry (disambiguation). ... High Barnet or Chipping Barnet is a town in the London Borough of Barnet. ...

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On January 28, 2003, Silverline released a DVD-Audio version of the album.^[5] On March 28, 2005 the documentary about the album (a part of the Classic Albums series) was released on DVD by Eagle Vision. The in-depth look at the making of the album includes interviews with Lemmy, Phil Taylor and Eddie Clarke.^[6] is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... DVD-Audio also known as DVDA is a digital format for delivering very high-fidelity audio content on a DVD. The first discs entered the marketplace in 2000. ... is the 87th day of the year (88th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Eagle Rock Entertainment Limited was founded in April 1997 by three former colleagues at Castle Communications (Terry Shand, Geoff Kempin and Julian Paul) and is based in Aldershot in Hampshire with offices in Hamburg, Paris, and New York. ...

Legacy

The album has been described as "one of the best metal albums by any band, ever, period",^[7] and has become a significantly influential 'hard rock classic'.^[8] Despite the band always referring to their music as rock 'n roll in the same vein as their heroes Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix, the album, and particularly its title track have been considered amongst the most influential in the development of thrash metal.^[9] The title track is, for many, the definitive Motörhead anthem.^[10] The album is listed in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. Eric Patrick Clapton CBE (born 30 March 1945), nicknamed Slowhand, is a Grammy Award winning English guitarist, singer, songwriter and composer. ... Jimi Hendrix (November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American guitar virtuoso, singer and songwriter. ... A title track is the name for a song which shares its name with the album its from. ... Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music, one of the extreme metal subgenres that is characterised by the high speed and aggression. ... This article is about the band. ... An anthem is a composition to an English religious text sung in the context of an Anglican service. ... 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die is a musical reference book edited by Robert Dimery. ...

Track listing

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Original track listing

1. "Ace of Spades" – 2:49
2. "Love Me Like a Reptile" – 3:23
3. "Shoot You in the Back" – 2:39
4. "Live to Win" – 3:37
5. "Fast and Loose" – 3:23
6. "(We Are) The Road Crew" – 3:12
7. "Fire Fire" – 2:44
8. "Jailbait" – 3:33
9. "Dance" – 2:38
10. "Bite the Bullet" – 1:38
11. "The Chase Is Better Than the Catch" – 4:18
12. "The Hammer" – 2:48

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Bonus tracks

1. "Dirty Love" (B-side of Ace Of Spades)
2. "Please Don't Touch" (Johnny Kidd, Guy Robinson)
3. "Emergency" (Kim McAuliffe, Kelly Johnson, Enid Williams, Denise Dufort)

• Tracks 2 and 3 were taken from the St. Valentine's Day Massacre EP.

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Deluxe Edition

Disc 1

1. "Ace of Spades" – 2:49
2. "Love Me Like a Reptile" – 3:23
3. "Shoot You in the Back" – 2:39
4. "Live to Win" – 3:37
5. "Fast and Loose" – 3:23
6. "(We Are) The Road Crew" – 3:12
7. "Fire Fire" – 2:44
8. "Jailbait" – 3:33
9. "Dance" – 2:38
10. "Bite the Bullet" – 1:38
11. "The Chase Is Better Than the Catch" – 4:18
12. "The Hammer" – 2:48

Disc 2

1. "Dirty Love" - 2:55
2. "Ace of Spades" (alternate version) - 3:03
3. "Love Me Like a Reptile" (alternate version) - 4:16
4. "Love Me Like a Reptile" (alternate version) - 3:31
5. "Shoot You in the Back" (alternate version) - 3:11
6. "Fast and Loose" (alternate version) - 3:06
7. "(We Are) The Roadcrew" (alternate version) - 3:24
8. "Fire Fire" (alternate version) - 2:41
9. "Jailbait" (alternate version) - 3:33
10. "The Hammer" (alternate version) - 3:11
11. "Dirty Love" (alternate version) - 1:02
12. "Dirty Love" (alternate version) - 2:51
13. "Fast and Loose" (BBC Session) - 4:18
14. "Live to Win" (BBC Session) - 3:33
15. "Bite the Bullet/The Chase Is Better Than the Catch" (BBC Session) - 6:05

1999 Castle Pie compilation edition

1. "Ace of Spades"
2. "Iron Fist
3. "Dead Men Tell No Tales"
4. "Bomber (with Girlschool)

• Even though this song is stated to be the version with Girlschool, it is actually the original version of the song, without Girlschool.

1. "Over the Top"
2. "Too Late Too Late" (Live)
3. "Capricorn"
4. "Metropolis"
5. "Steal Your Face" (Live)
6. "Speedfreak"
7. "Tales of Glory"
8. "Doctor Rock"
9. "Killed by Death" (Live)
10. "Louie Louie"
11. "No Class

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Miscellanea

• The U.S. pressing has the tracks in a different running order and some German pressings have side 'A' both sides.
• On the 1986 GWR re-issue, the designers were obviously confused. They insisted on having a label which just had the GWR logo and "A" on one side. On the other side, it claimed to be Side Two (not B) and it had the tracks in the wrong running order – it has "Ace of Spades" commencing Side Two and puts "The Chase Is Better Than the Catch" at the head of Side One.

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Credits

• Lemmy - bass, lead vocals
• "Fast" Eddie Clarke - guitar, lead vocals on "Emergency"
• Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor - drums

• Recorded August 4 – September 15, 1980 at Jackson's Studios, Rickmansworth, UK
• Produced by Vic Maile
• Sleeve photography by Alan Ballard
• Design by Martin Poole

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External links

• Ace of Spades review on Yahoo Music
• Motorhead official website