Late Motörhead guitarist Quick Eddie Clarke is the topic of a forthcoming 320-page biography and a 4-CD field set, each arriving September sixth through BMG.
Make My Day: The Rock ‘n’ Roll Story of Quick Eddie Clarke was penned by rock journalist Kris Wants with Clarke’s widow Mariko Fujiwara. The ebook follows Clarke’s life and profession from his youth within the burgeoning UK rock scene, by means of his legendary run with Motörhead from 1976 to 1982 and his subsequent arduous rock/AOR band Fastway and past.
“Mariko and Eddie’s closest buddies present detailed insights into Eddie’s life, together with rising up in Twickenham, topping charts with Motörhead, overcoming private issues, discovering happiness with Mariko and turning into the smitten co-owner of Cookie the Maltese-Shihtzu cross,” reads the ebook’s press launch.
As for the creator, Kris Wants served because the editor of one of many UK’s earliest music zines, Zigzag, and was among the many first to champion Motörhead within the press, spending 5 years in shut proximity to the band throughout its most profitable period. Wants additionally interviewed different related bands from the period, corresponding to Girlschool and Saxon, for the upcoming biography.
Coinciding with the ebook launch is a four-disc CD field set of the identical identify. Every CD incorporates a unique period of Clarke’s profession to construct a chronological retrospective: Disc 1 (“The Early Years” that includes his first bands Zeus, Steady Efficiency, and Muggers); Disc 2 (chosen Motörhead classics from Clarke’s period of the band); Disc 3 (Fastway chosen cuts, demos, and remixes); and Disc 4 (“The Solo Years”).
You possibly can pre-order the CD field set through this location. Beneath you may take heed to the bluesy solo observe “Over and Out,” included on the fourth disc of the gathering, and see the ebook/field set cowl and full tracklist.
Make My Day: The Rock ‘n’ Roll Story of Quick Eddie Clarke Paintings:
Make My Day: The Rock ‘n’ Roll Story of Quick Eddie Clarke Tracklist:
CD1: The Early Years
01. Intro – Quick Eddie Clarke
02. Cloud – Curtis Knight Zeus
03. The Confession – Curtis Knight Zeus
04. Individuals Locations And Issues – Curtis Knight Zeus
05. Takin’ It Straightforward – Steady Efficiency
06. In The Morning – Steady Efficiency
07. White Lightning – The Muggers
08. (Simply A) Nightmare – The Muggers
09. Summertime Blues – The Muggers
CD2: Motörhead
01. Ace Of Spades
02. Step Down (Eddie vocals)
03. Lawman (Bomber demo)
04. Alligator (Bomber demo)
05. Useless Males Inform No Tales (Bomber demo)
06. Emergency (Eddie vocals)
07. Motörhead (Dwell)
08. Stone Useless Ceaselessly (Eddie vocals)
09. Iron Fist
10. Bomber
11. The Chase Is Higher Than The Catch
12. The Hammer
13. Overkill
CD3: Fastway
01. All I Want Is Your Love (Pete Means Demo)
02. Say What You Will
03. Really feel Me, Contact Me (Pete Means Demo)
04. Straightforward Livin’ (Dwell, Loudpark 07)
05. Trick Or Deal with
06. Heft
07. All Fired Up
08. Change Of Coronary heart
09. Ship Me (Remix)
10. Fade Out (Remix)
11. Go away The Mild On (Remix)
12. Lovin’ Idiot (Remix)
13. Sick As A Canine (Remix)
CD4: The Solo Years
01. Snakebite (New Model)
02. Snort At The Satan (New Model)
03. All Over Bar The Shouting
04. No Satisfaction
05. Make My Day (feat Invoice Sharpe)
06. Heavy Load (feat Invoice Sharpe)
07. Strolling Too Gradual (feat Invoice Sharpe)
08. Ethereal Blue (feat Invoice Sharpe)
09. Mountains To The Sea (feat Invoice Sharpe)
10. My New Life (feat Invoice Sharpe)
11. Over And Out
12. twenty first Century (Different Combine) – Black Electrical