Motörhead – ‘The Löst Tapes’ The Collection Volumes 1-5 – CD Box Review

29th January 2024 0 By Jon Deaux

A Cassette

The millennials won’t understand the joy of tape trading. Either by snail mail or in person. They probably don’t even know what a cassette tape is to be fair.

I digress.

By popular demand, this collection of live recordings is finally now on CD after a brief stint as digital files only and a limited number of L.Ps. The encompasses shows from 1984 (with Wurzel and Pete Gill) to 2008 with the now legendary Download set.

Overall there are 8 discs of INCREDIBLE Motörhead music where the band was absolutely on fire. These are just as good as the mighty No Sleep ’til Hammersmith live album and much better than the Clean Your Clock record.

Lemmy is on fine form with his banter at the crowd for not buying records (very tongue in cheek) on all shows, the incredible We Are The Road Crew on Volume 4 is blistering. One of my all-time favorite Motorhead tracks and a very good recording from 1984.

And then you have an impeccable version of Killed By Death from 1995, again another of my faves.

There is no bad track on these albums. Of course, you have the classics of Overkill and Ace Of Spades, but there’s also a rare performance of the track Shine from the album Another Perfect Day.

There is no bad concert in this box but for me, it’s the Live In Heilbronn disc with Motörhead performing as a 4 piece, this makes the set a worthy purchase.

Each album is housed in a gatefold sleeve which don’t give you much information but the cardboard sleeve that the CDs are stored in is fairly substantial.

The only negative I have is the lack of liner notes/booklet for each album but you are getting a sticker, so I guess it cancels out the negative. (NOT)

Let’s be honest tho, we’re not buying this collection for that, we’re buying it for the music and the joy of not just hearing Lemmy live again, but Motörhead firing on all cylinders, and dear reader, they are.
Score 9/10

TRACKLISTING
Volume 1 : Live at Sala Aqualung, Madrid, 1st June 1995

Ace of Spades
Sex and Death
Over Your Shoulder
I’m so Bad (Baby I Don’t Care)
Metropolis
On Your Feet or On Your Knees
Liar
Stay Clean
Burner
Orgasmatron
Dog Face Boy
Born to Raise Hell
Nothing Up My Sleeve
Lost in the Ozone
The One to Sing the Blues
You Better Run
Sacrifice
Going to Brazil
Killed by Death
Silver Machine
Iron Fist
Overkill
Volume 2 : Live at University of East Anglia, Norwich, 18th October 1998
Bomber
No Class
I’m so Bad (Baby I Don’t Care)
Over Your Shoulder
Civil War
Take the Blame
The Chase Is Better Than the Catch
Nothing Up My Sleeve
Born to Raise Hell
Shine
Love for Sale
Dead Men Tell No Tales
Sacrifice
Too Late Too Late
Orgasmatron
Stone Dead Forever
Going to Brazil
Killed by Death
Iron Fist
Ace of Spades
Overkill
Volume 3 : Live at KB Hallen, Malmö, 17th November 2000
We Are Motörhead
Bomber
No Class
I’m so Bad (Baby I Don’t Care)
Over Your Shoulder
Civil War
Metropolis
Shoot You in the Back
God Save the Queen
Born to Raise Hell
Stay Out of Jail
Damage Case
Sacrifice
Orgasmatron
Lemmy Bass Solo
Going to Brazil
Broken
Iron Fist
Killed by Death
Ace of Spades
Overkill
We Are Motörhead
Volume 4 : Live at Sporthalle, Heilbronn, 29th December 1984
Iron Fist
Stay Clean
Heart of Stone
The Hammer
Metropolis
Shoot You in the Back
Jailbait
Killed by Death
Ace of Spades
Steal Your Face
Nothing Up My Sleeve
Road Crew Introduction – Adrian
(We Are) The Road Crew
Bite the Bullet
The Chase Is Better Than the Catch
No Class
Motörhead
Bomber
Overkill
Iron Fist
Stay Clean
Volume 5 : Live at Download Festival, Donington, England, June 13, 2008 (Also released on double LP)
Doctor Rock
Stay Clean
Be My Baby
Killers
Metropolis
Over the Top
One Night Stand
Rosalie
In the Name of Tragedy
Just ‘Cos You Got the Power
Going to Brazil
Killed by Death
Ace of Spades
Overkill