Valentine's Day Massacre EP and Ace of Spades album and single, it entered the UK chart at number one. No Sleep 'til Hammersmith is the band's peak in terms of chart positions. Reception Professional ratings Review scores "When 'No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith' came out", Lemmy told James McNair of Mojo in 2011, "it made a difference financially, but a lot of it went back into the show." I think I overdubbed a couple of lines of vocals on Hammersmith, but there's no false songs.Īt the time of the album's release, the band were in the middle of their first tour of North America, supporting Ozzy Osbourne. Life ain't perfect, and I'm no different. There are always mistakes on a live album… that's life. We were tight, and you can hear that on the record… There are mistakes on there. It still sounds good to me… We were in the middle of a 53-show tour, so by that time we were on automatic. Vocalist and bassist Lemmy stated that originally they intended No Sleep 'til Hammersmith to be a double album but they only had enough material for three sides. The sound at Leeds Queens hall was not good and most of the original album is taken from Newcastle. 3 April 1981: Maysfield Leisure Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland īackstage at Leeds and Newcastle, the band were presented with silver and gold records for sales of Ace of Spades, silver for Overkill and silver for " Please Don't Touch".
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