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Motorhead to Release ‘Lost’ Album ‘The Manticore Tapes’ Capturing Classic Lineup’s First Session
Motorhead will release 'The Manticore Tapes,' an early rehearsal recorded in 1976, this summer.
You can practically hear Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor sweat all over his snare, and of course Kilmister’s sandpapery wheeze still sounds like he needs a sip of water. The sessions document Motörhead coming into their own after the departures of guitarist Larry Wallis and drummer Lucas Fox in March 1976; that lineup, with Taylor drumming variously, recorded an LP, On Parole, that was shelved until 1976. The band was rehearsing at Manticore — Emerson, Lake, and Palmer’s headquarters — at the time; they recorded their live set using the Small Faces bassist Ronnie Lane’s mobile studio with engineer Ron Faucus.
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