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The song was re-recorded by Lemmy's subsequent band [[Motörhead]] and released on their 1977 debut album, ''[[Motörhead (album)|Motörhead]]''. It was also chosen for release as a 7" vinyl single in June 1977, although it failed to chart. Recorded at Escape Studios, Kent, it was initially issued with the 'Map of Chiswick' label, later it was switched to the 'Big Beat' label and pressed in other formats.<ref name="ICGM">Burridge, Alan. ''Illustrated Collector's Guide to Motorhead''. Published: 1995. Collector's Guide Publishing. {{ISBN|0-9695736-2-6}}.</ref> Chiswick also released a special 12" vinyl edition which was limited to 12,500 copies.<ref name="RC1">{{cite journal |last=Burridge |first=Alan |authorlink=Alan Burridge (writer) |date=April 1991 |title=Motorhead |journal=[[Record Collector]] |issue=140 |pages=17–18 and 21}}</ref> In September 1979 Chiswick released a 7" vinyl picture disc in two pressings, black & white, and blue & white as well as single colour pressings in black, blue, pink, orange and white vinyl.<ref name="RC1"/>
The band members on the recording were [[Eddie Clarke (musician)|"Fast" Eddie Clarke]] on guitars and vocals, [[Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor]] on drums, and Lemmy on bass and lead vocals. The track "Motorhead" is credited to Lemmy, the B-side, "City Kids", to [[Duncan Sanderson]] and [[Larry Wallis]], who had originally recorded the song with their band the [[Pink Fairies]] for their album ''[[Kings of Oblivion]]''. Motorhead, with Wallis on guitar, had also recorded a version of both songs for shelved 1975
Motörhead recorded a live version, which was released as a 7" vinyl single on 11 July 1981. It fared much better than the original single and reached number six in the [[UK Singles Charts]]. Whereas the previous recording plays in [[E major]], this recording plays in E♭.<ref name="UGA"/> The single uses recordings made in March 1981 while the band were on their four-day "The Short, Sharp, Pain in the Neck Tour", as were the other tracks on the parent album, ''[[No Sleep 'til Hammersmith]]''.<ref name="ICGM"/> Bronze Records released a 7" picture disc, the A-side has the same picture as the cover and the B-side has a white [[Motörhead#Snaggletooth|Motörhead logo]] on black. A promotional 12" vinyl single was released in the [[United States|USA]], with the album's "No Class" track as its B-side. This track has also been featured on unofficial releases, such as the 1993 [[Castle Communications]] double album [[compilation album|compilation]], ''All the Aces'', and Deadline Music's 1999 ''Golden Years - The Alternate Versions'', which was released under licence from Receiver Records.
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