St. Valentine's Day Massacre EP
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| St. Valentine's Day Massacre | ||
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| EP by Motörhead | ||
| Released | February 21, 1981 | |
| Recorded | 1980 | |
| Genre | Heavy metal | |
| Length | 9:33 | |
| Label | Bronze Records | |
| Producer(s) | Vic Maile | |
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| Motörhead chronology | ||
| Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers (1981) |
St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1981) |
Stand By Your Man (1982) |
| Girlschool chronology | ||
| Demolition (1980) |
St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1981) |
Hit and Run (1981) |
St. Valentine's Day Massacre EP is a single credited to motörheadgirlschool, recorded by members of Motörhead and Girlschool. It reached number five in UK Singles Charts in 1981.[1]
The EP was recorded while Motörhead's drummer Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor was recovering from a neck injury sustained playing "who can lift each other up the highest" with a large Irishman. Girlschool happened to be recording in Rickmansworth with Vic Maile, who had the idea that the two bands (Motörhead and Girlschool) record a single together.[1] The result was this three-track EP. Each of the bands did a cover of each other's tracks (Motörhead chose "Emergency" and Girlschool did "Bomber"). Both bands duetted on a cover of Johnny Kidd & The Pirates' "Please Don't Touch".
Released in 1981 in 7" and 10" vinyl formats (both had the same cover and tracks), the EP reached #5 in the UK Singles Charts.[2]
On February 19, 1981 the band played "Please Don't Touch" under the name Headgirl on the BBC TV Top of the Pops show, to support the release of the EP.[2]
A bootleg St. Valentine's Day Massacre exists, a double 12" vinyl album with white labels. It contains recordings of Motörhead and Girlschool's sets from a 1981 Rockstage TV Special from The Theatre Royal, Nottingham.[2]
[edit] Track listing
- "Please Don't Touch" (Heath, Robinson)
- "Emergency" (Kim McAuliffe, Kelly Johnson, Enid Williams, Denise Dufort)
- "Bomber" (Lemmy Kilmister, Phil Taylor, Eddie Clarke)
[edit] Credits
A Side
Please Don't Touch
- Drums: Denise
- Rhythm Guitar: Kim
- Lead Guitars: Kelly & Eddie
- Bass: Enid & Lemmy
- Vocals: Kelly & Lemmy
B Side
Emergency
- Drums: Denise
- Guitar: Eddie
- Bass: Lemmy
- Vocals: Eddie
- Vocal Backing: Lemmy
Bomber
- Kelly, Denise, Enid & Kim
[edit] References
- ^ a b Kilmister, Ian and Garza, Janiss White Line Fever (2002) — Simon & Schuster pp. 142-144 ISBN 0-684-85868-1.
- ^ a b c Burridge, Alan Illustrated Collector's Guide to Motörhead Published: 1995, Collector's Guide Publishing ISBN 0-9695736-2-6.
