''Nö Sleep at All'' is the third live album by English rock band

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. Released in October 1988 by

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, it was their only live album and last release with the label as legal matters continued between the parties.

Background

Motörhead and their record label GWR disagreed over the choice of a single from the album; the band wanted to release "Traitor," which had appeared on their most recent LP ''Rock 'N' Roll'', while the label argued for the Motörhead classic "

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". This led to a lawsuit and a parting of the ways. In the book ''Overkill: The Untold Story of Motörhead'', author Joel McIver sums up the band's perilous situation: Guitarist

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is quoted in the insert of the re-mastered CD release, saying; To promote the album, the band engaged in a tour of

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, opening for

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. Lemmy admits that the album was a mistake and failed sales-wise, but considers it to be "all right" and believes it was the mix that let them down, Kilmister, Ian and Garza, Janiss ''White Line Fever'' (2002) –

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p. 211. . explaining:

Release

EMI Greece pressed a

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called "Live in Athens", featuring "Acropolis (Metropolis)" on the A-side and "Orgasmatron" on the B-side; it was shrinkwrapped to the first 1,000 copies of the album. The songs had been taped for the Greek ''Antenna Metal Show'', for which Lemmy retitled "Metropolis" to suit the occasion.

Track listing

NOTE: "Metropolis" was recorded on 23 December in 1987 at the Brixton Academy which was later released on '' Live at Brixton '87''

Personnel

Motörhead

Lemmy Ian Fraser Kilmister (24 December 1945 – 28 December 2015), better known as Lemmy Kilmister or simply Lemmy, was a British musician. He was the founder, lead vocalist, bassist and primary songwriter of the metal band Motörhead, of which he ...

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* Phil "Wizzö" Campbell –

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* Michael "Würzel" Burston – guitars *

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Production

*Guy Bidmead - producer *Richard Dowling -

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*Steve Orchard - engineer *PRT Studios, London - mixing *Motörhead -

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s *John F McGill - design *Ray Palmer - photography *

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Charts

References

External links

Motörhead official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:No Sleep At All Motörhead live albums 1988 live albums Castle Communications live albums