Orgasmatron (album)
Encyclopedia
Orgasmatron is the seventh album by the British band Motörhead, released in 1986. It is the only full Motörhead album
to feature Pete Gill
on the drums
, although he also played on the four new tracks recorded for the 1984 No Remorse compilation album
.
was Ridin' with the Driver and later changed to Orgasmatron, it was too late for Joe Petagno
to change the cover art
and the train design was used.
It features some of Motörhead's heaviest songs ("Orgasmatron
" and "Deaf Forever
") and it is the album (along with No Remorse) that got Motörhead back on track after the critically acclaimed but commercially unsuccessful 1983 album Another Perfect Day
. The album reached number 21 in the UK
charts.
The song "Orgasmatron"
was re-recorded in 2000 and was available as an Internet download under the name "Orgasmatron 2000". It was later included on the band's 2003 five-disc box-set
Stone Deaf Forever!
also commented on the concept behind the album cover:
The preliminary sketch had the Orgasmatron train going in the opposite direction, but Petagno "decided to turn it so it was going out of the picture rather than coming into it."
, Phil Campbell
, Pete Gill
, Lemmy except where noted
Wooargh Weekender (Caister, Great Yarmouth - October 13, 1984):
Tracks 4-14 are the BBC Radio One recording and had been broadcast on the The Friday Rock Show
: it had not been commercially available until this 2CD 'Expanded' edition.
band Sepultura
did a cover version
of the song "Orgasmatron", which was released on the B-Side of their 1991 single "Under Siege (Regnum Irae)" This song was also covered by the Norwegian
black metal
band Satyricon
, the Mexican thrash metal
band Transmetal
, the Tuva
n band Yat-Kha
, with throat-singing frontsman Albert Kuvezin
, the Swedish
band Hellsongs
and German
black metal
band Bluttaufe.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
to feature Pete Gill
Pete Gill
Pete Gill is a heavy metal drummer, formerly a member of The Glitter Band, Saxon and Motörhead.Gill was one of the two drummers in The Glitter Band, then formed part of the original line up Saxon in 1978. He stayed with them until 1981 when he injured his hand...
on the drums
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, although he also played on the four new tracks recorded for the 1984 No Remorse compilation album
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
.
History
The album's working titleWorking title
A working title, sometimes called a production title, is the temporary name of a product or project used during its development, usually used in filmmaking, television production, novel, video game, or music album.-Purpose:...
was Ridin' with the Driver and later changed to Orgasmatron, it was too late for Joe Petagno
Joe Petagno
Joe Petagno is an artist known principally for creating images used on rock album covers, for bands such as Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Nazareth, Motörhead, Roy Harper, Marduk, Nightshade, and Illdisposed....
to change the cover art
Cover art
Cover art is the illustration or photograph on the outside of a published product such as a book , magazine, comic book, video game , DVD, CD, videotape, or music album. The art has a primarily commercial function, i.e...
and the train design was used.
It features some of Motörhead's heaviest songs ("Orgasmatron
Orgasmatron (song)
"Orgasmatron" is the title song of British metal band Motörhead's 1986 album of the same name. One of Motörhead's heaviest songs, "Orgasmatron" is a dark apocalyptic tale of turmoil and pain mixed with religious and political themes...
" and "Deaf Forever
Deaf Forever
"Deaf Forever" is a song by the heavy metal band Motörhead, released in 1986 in 7" and 12" vinyl pressings. It is covered with B-sides, "On the Road ", and on the 12" vinyl, a bonus track, "Steal Your Face ". The title song is taken from the Orgasmatron album and the sleeve artwork was created by...
") and it is the album (along with No Remorse) that got Motörhead back on track after the critically acclaimed but commercially unsuccessful 1983 album Another Perfect Day
Another Perfect Day
- Deluxe Edition :In 2006, the album was re-issued with a bonus CD, featuring a live performance, recorded in Manchester on June 10, 1983. The writing credits for the songs on the deluxe edition differed from those on the original, credited all the original songs to Robertson, Lemmy, and...
. The album reached number 21 in the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
charts.
The song "Orgasmatron"
Orgasmatron (song)
"Orgasmatron" is the title song of British metal band Motörhead's 1986 album of the same name. One of Motörhead's heaviest songs, "Orgasmatron" is a dark apocalyptic tale of turmoil and pain mixed with religious and political themes...
was re-recorded in 2000 and was available as an Internet download under the name "Orgasmatron 2000". It was later included on the band's 2003 five-disc box-set
Boxed set
A box set is a compilation of various musical recordings, films, television programs, or other collection of related items that are contained in a box.-Music box sets:...
Stone Deaf Forever!
Stone Deaf Forever!
Stone Deaf Forever!, released in 2003, is the first fully comprehensive box set collection covering the British band Motörhead's career from 1975–2002 and is the first box set to be issued with full band approval: the track listing was compiled in association with the band and its fan club.The...
Sleeve artwork
As well as alluding to the original name of the album, Joe PetagnoJoe Petagno
Joe Petagno is an artist known principally for creating images used on rock album covers, for bands such as Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Nazareth, Motörhead, Roy Harper, Marduk, Nightshade, and Illdisposed....
also commented on the concept behind the album cover:
[Lemmy] was living on a houseboat then, and collecting train models. He said, "You know, Joseph, I want a fucking train." It seemed weird to me... [laughs] but, yet again it worked.
The preliminary sketch had the Orgasmatron train going in the opposite direction, but Petagno "decided to turn it so it was going out of the picture rather than coming into it."
It gave me a lot of trouble, because [of] trying to fit the head in front of the train with this cow scoop. But it worked in the end.
Track listing
All tracks composed by WürzelWürzel
Michael Burston commonly known by the stage name Würzel, was an English musician and formerly a guitarist in the British heavy metal band, Motörhead....
, Phil Campbell
Phil Campbell (musician)
Philip Anthony Campbell has been the lead guitarist of the British heavy metal band Motörhead since 1984. He is also the former guitarist of Persian Risk.-Early life and career:...
, Pete Gill
Pete Gill
Pete Gill is a heavy metal drummer, formerly a member of The Glitter Band, Saxon and Motörhead.Gill was one of the two drummers in The Glitter Band, then formed part of the original line up Saxon in 1978. He stayed with them until 1981 when he injured his hand...
, Lemmy except where noted
Original version
- "Deaf ForeverDeaf Forever"Deaf Forever" is a song by the heavy metal band Motörhead, released in 1986 in 7" and 12" vinyl pressings. It is covered with B-sides, "On the Road ", and on the 12" vinyl, a bonus track, "Steal Your Face ". The title song is taken from the Orgasmatron album and the sleeve artwork was created by...
" – 4:25 - "Nothing Up My Sleeve" – 3:11
- "Ain't My Crime" – 3:42
- "ClawClaw (song)Claw is a song by British metal band Motörhead from their 1986 album Orgasmatron.-Structure:The song starts out with a mini-drum solo by drummer Pete Gill before the drums are joined by the other instruments and the backing vocals...
" – 3:31 - "Mean Machine" – 2:57
- "Built for Speed" – 4:56
- "Ridin' with the Driver" – 3:47
- "Doctor Rock" – 3:37
- "OrgasmatronOrgasmatron (song)"Orgasmatron" is the title song of British metal band Motörhead's 1986 album of the same name. One of Motörhead's heaviest songs, "Orgasmatron" is a dark apocalyptic tale of turmoil and pain mixed with religious and political themes...
" – 5:27
Bonus tracks
- "On the Road" [Live] – 4:59
- "Steal Your Face" [Live] – 4:15
- Tracks 10 and 11 originally released as B-sides of Deaf ForeverDeaf Forever"Deaf Forever" is a song by the heavy metal band Motörhead, released in 1986 in 7" and 12" vinyl pressings. It is covered with B-sides, "On the Road ", and on the 12" vinyl, a bonus track, "Steal Your Face ". The title song is taken from the Orgasmatron album and the sleeve artwork was created by...
.
- Tracks 10 and 11 originally released as B-sides of Deaf Forever
- "Claw" [Alternative Version] – 3:31
Deluxe edition
In 2006, the album was re-issued with a bonus CD, featuring the BBC Radio 1 broadcast of the band's performance at the Kerrang!Kerrang!
Kerrang! is a UK-based magazine devoted to rock music published by Bauer Media Group. It was first published on June 6, 1981 as a one-off supplement in the Sounds newspaper...
Wooargh Weekender (Caister, Great Yarmouth - October 13, 1984):
Disc 1
- "Deaf Forever" – 4:25
- "Nothing Up My Sleeve" – 3:11
- "Ain't My Crime" – 3:42
- "Claw" – 3:31
- "Mean Machine" – 2:57
- "Built for Speed" – 4:56
- "Ridin' with the Driver" – 3:47
- "Doctor Rock" – 3:37
- "Orgasmatron" – 5:27
Disc 2
- "On the Road" [live] – 4:59
- "Steal Your Face" [live] – 4:15
- "Claw" [Alternative Version] – 3:31
- "Stay Clean" [live] (Eddie ClarkeEddie ClarkeEdward Allan Clarke better known as "Fast" Eddie Clarke, is a guitarist who was a member of British heavy metal bands Fastway and Motörhead.-Early days:...
, Lemmy, Phil Taylor) - 2:33 - "Heart of Stone" [live] (Eddie Clarke, Lemmy, Phil Taylor) - 2:56
- "Nothing Up My Sleeve" [live] - 3:35
- "Metropolis" [live] (Eddie Clarke, Lemmy, Phil Taylor) - 3:35
- "Killed by Death" [live] - 3:39
- "Ace of SpadesAce of Spades (song)"Ace of Spades" is a song by the English band Motörhead, released in 1980 as a single and the title track to the album Ace of Spades. The song spent 12 weeks in the United Kingdom Singles Chart, peaking at #15.-Overview:...
" [live] (Eddie Clarke, Lemmy, Phil Taylor) - 5:34 - "Steal Your Face" [live] - 4:33
- "(We Are) The Road Crew" [live] (Eddie Clarke, Lemmy, Phil Taylor) - 2:34
- "MotorheadMotorhead (Motörhead song)"Motorhead" was recorded and released by Motörhead as a 7" vinyl single in June 1977, initially issued with the 'Map Of Chiswick' label, later it was switched to the 'Big Beat' label and pressed in other formats. The reverse cover is taken up almost entirely with the song's lyrics, printed in a...
" [live] (Lemmy) - 2:45 - "BomberBomber (song)"Bomber" is a song by the English heavy metal band Motörhead, recorded and released in 1979 . It is the title track to their album Bomber and was released as a single peaking at 34 on the UK singles chart....
" [live] (Eddie Clarke, Lemmy, Phil Taylor) - 3:45 - "OverkillOverkill (song)"Overkill" is a song by the band Motörhead. It was released in 7" and 12" vinyl pressings in 1979. It is backed with B-side "Too Late Too Late" which appears on the CD re-issues of the Overkill album. Early copies came with a free "Overkill" badge...
" [live] (Eddie Clarke, Lemmy, Phil Taylor) - 5:28
Tracks 4-14 are the BBC Radio One recording and had been broadcast on the The Friday Rock Show
Friday Rock Show
The Friday Rock Show was a radio show in the United Kingdom that was broadcast on BBC Radio 1 from 10pm to midnight on Friday nights from 1978 to 1993. Throughout most of its run it was hosted by Tommy Vance. Ostensibly for the genre of rock in general, it was most closely associated with heavy metal...
: it had not been commercially available until this 2CD 'Expanded' edition.
Credits
- Lemmy – bass, vocals
- Phil CampbellPhil Campbell (musician)Philip Anthony Campbell has been the lead guitarist of the British heavy metal band Motörhead since 1984. He is also the former guitarist of Persian Risk.-Early life and career:...
– guitar - WürzelWürzelMichael Burston commonly known by the stage name Würzel, was an English musician and formerly a guitarist in the British heavy metal band, Motörhead....
– guitar - Pete GillPete GillPete Gill is a heavy metal drummer, formerly a member of The Glitter Band, Saxon and Motörhead.Gill was one of the two drummers in The Glitter Band, then formed part of the original line up Saxon in 1978. He stayed with them until 1981 when he injured his hand...
– drums
- Recorded at Master Rock Studios, LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, UK - Produced and engineered by Bill LaswellBill LaswellBill Laswell is an American bassist, producer and record label owner....
and Jason Corsaro
Covers
Brazilian thrash metalThrash metal
Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized usually by its fast tempo and aggression. Songs of the genre typically use fast percussive and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work...
band Sepultura
Sepultura
Sepultura is a Brazilian heavy metal band from Belo Horizonte, formed in 1984. The band was a major force in the death metal, thrash metal and ultimately groove metal realms during the late 1980s and early 1990s, with their later experiments melding nu metal, hardcore punk and industrial.Sepultura...
did a cover version
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
of the song "Orgasmatron", which was released on the B-Side of their 1991 single "Under Siege (Regnum Irae)" This song was also covered by the Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
black metal
Black metal
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....
band Satyricon
Satyricon (band)
Satyricon is a Norwegian black metal band, and the first one in the genre to join a multi-national record label .-Biography:Satyricon was formed in 1990 by Czral and Wargod. Ulver and Satyr soon joined them...
, the Mexican thrash metal
Thrash metal
Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized usually by its fast tempo and aggression. Songs of the genre typically use fast percussive and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work...
band Transmetal
Transmetal (band)
Transmetal is a thrash metal/death metal band formed in Yurécuaro, Michoacán, México in 1987 by Javier and Juan Partida. Transmetal have been one of the most important bands in Latin America....
, the Tuva
Tuva
The Tyva Republic , or Tuva , is a federal subject of Russia . It lies in the geographical center of Asia, in southern Siberia. The republic borders with the Altai Republic, the Republic of Khakassia, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Irkutsk Oblast, and the Republic of Buryatia in Russia and with Mongolia to the...
n band Yat-Kha
Yat-Kha
Yat-Kha is a band from Tuva, led by vocalist/guitarist Albert Kuvezin. Their music is a mixture of Tuvan traditional music and rock, featuring Kuvezin's distinctive kargyraa throat singing style, the kanzat kargyraa.-Biography:...
, with throat-singing frontsman Albert Kuvezin
Albert Kuvezin
Albert Kuvezin is a Tuvan guitarist and throat singer.Kuvezin was one of the founding members of the Tuvan folk ensemble Huun-Huur-Tu, and is the leader of the Tuvan folk/rock/electro/post punk band Yat-Kha...
, the Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
band Hellsongs
Hellsongs
Hellsongs were a three piece acoustic band from Sweden who produced covers of famous rock and metal songs in a very different style that they called 'lounge rock'...
and German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
black metal
Black metal
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....
band Bluttaufe.