Hawkwind Versions
The song first appeared on the B-side of Hawkwind's 1975 single "Kings of Speed" single, released on United Artists.
The original backing tracks for "Kings of Speed" were taken by Dave Brock from that Olympic Studio session, and he later added overdubs and released them through independent record companies. In July 1981 "Motorhead" was released as the A-side to a 7" and 12" single on the Flicknife label, this time having a Brock vocal and synthesizer overdubs, the B-side being "Valium Ten". Flicknife re-released the single as a 12" vinyl in October 1982.
"Motorhead" was also used by Hawkwind on their 1986 single "Motorhead"/"Hurry on Sundown", released on Flicknife Records.
In 1992 the song was added to the Dojo CD re-issues of Hawkwind's Warrior on the Edge of Time album, as did Griffin in 1994. The song is used in various compilation albums, such as British Tribal Music, The Hawkwind Collection and The Hawkwind Anthology Vol. II.
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