A previously unreleased instrumental demo of Motörhead‘s “Ripsaw Teardown” accompanies a new upload of the band’s 1982 concert intro film. The group shot that short film with director Nick Mead and screened it prior to taking to the stage amid their “Iron Fist” touring.
An official press release said of the short:
‘Once upon a time the loudest, nastiest, speed-freaked trio in the land – the mighty Motörhead – decided that they needed an intro-film to come on stage to, so they could tour their brand-new album Iron Fist. Not for them some gentle promo video, for this was Motörhead in 1982 comprising the seminal three amigos line-up of Lemmy, Fast Eddie Clarke and Phil ‘Philthy Animal’ Taylor.
What they produced has been buried in the mists of time, confined to dodgy bootleg VHS’s, but it’s a gory, brutal, hilariously OTT short movie directed by Nick Mead where knights are murdered and maidens are in distress. Shot in a Hertfordshire forest it features a medieval, battle-hardened band stomping around a darkened forest, fueled by vodka and brandishing weapons, wearing horned helmets and looking fierce whilst punching the air with their Iron Fist!
Imagine a recklessly non-health-and-safety, amphetamine-nightmare, super low budget take on Monty Python and the Holy Grail and you’re halfway there.’
That album’s 40th anniversary will be celebrated this year with an expanded edition, the track listing for which can be found below:
“Iron Fist“:
01 – “Iron Fist”
02 – “Heart Of Stone”
03 – “I’m The Doctor”
04 – “Go To Hell”
05 – “Loser”
06 – “Sex And Outrage”
07 – “America”
08 – “Shut It Down”
09 – “Speedfreak”
10 – “(Don’t Need) Religion”
11 – “Bang To Rights”
Jackson’s Studio Demos October 1981:
01 – “Remember Me, I’m Gone”
02 – “The Doctor”
03 – “Young & Crazy”
04 – “Loser”
05 – “Iron Fist”
06 – “Go To Hell”
CD & Digital Bonus Tracks:
01 – “Lemmy Goes To The Pub”
02 – “Some Old Song, I’m Gone”
03 – “(Don’t Let ‘em) Grind Ya Down” (alternate version)
04 – “Shut It Down”
05 – “Sponge Cake” (instrumental)
06 – “Ripsaw Teardown” (instrumental)
07 – “Peter Gunn” (instrumental)
Live At Glasgow Apollo 18/3/82 (previously unreleased):
01 – “Iron Fist”
02 – “Heart Of Stone”
03 – “Shoot You In The Back”
04 – “The Hammer”
05 – “Loser”
06 – “Jailbait”
07 – “America”
08 – “White Line”
09 – “(Don’t Need) Religion”
10 – “Go To Hell”
11 – “Capricorn”
12 – “(Don’t Let ‘em) Grind Ya Down”
13 – “(We Are The) Road Crew”
14 – “Ace Of Spades”
15 – “Bite The Bullet”
16 – “The Chase Is Better Than The Catch”
17 – “Overkill”
18 – “Bomber”
19 – “Motörhead”
Look for it out on September 23rd with pre-orders available here.
