Motörhead’s lost 1976 album The Manticore Tapes is finally set to be released.
The record, set to drop on June 27, features the classic lineup of the late Lemmy Kilmister, Fast Eddie Clarke, and Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor.
It’s named after Emerson, Lake and Palmer’s famous Manticore Studio in Fulham, where the album was made.
The unreleased songs will be available as an LP and CD, with alternate takes, instrumentals and early recordings of songs from their self-titled debut album and their 1979 album On Parole.
Fans can get their hands on a deluxe edition boasting a second disc with the live set Blitzkrieg on Birmingham ’77, as well as a previously unreleased 7-inch containing two live performances.
The tapes were restored by Motörhead collaborator Cameron Webb at Maple Studios in California and mastered by Andrew Alekel at Bolskine House in Los Angeles.
The lost album is part of Motörhead’s 50th anniversary celebrations.
Late frontman Lemmy Kilmister is set to receive a statue in his hometown of Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent as part of the milestone celebrations and to mark the 10th anniversary of his passing on December 28, 2015, aged 70.
