On Parole

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On Parole
United Artists 1979 release
Studio album by Motörhead
Released	2 November 1979[1]
Recorded	September & December 1975 January & February 1976[2]
Studio	Rockfield (Rockfield, Wales)[2]
Genre	Rock and roll hard rock
Length	36:59
Label	United Artists
Producer	Fritz Fryer, Dave Edmunds[2]
Motörhead chronology
Bomber (1979) On Parole (1979) The Golden Years (EP) (1980)
1981 LP
Liberty Records vinyl LP reissue. This cover is also used for the 2020 Expanded & Remastered reissue by Parlophone.
1991 CD
Cleopatra Records First CD reissue. This CD cover has the original line-up of Lemmy, Larry Wallis and Lucas Fox.
1997 CD
EMI CD remastered reissue with bonus tracks

On Parole is a studio recording released by British rock band Motörhead. It was intended as their first album and left unreleased at the time of its completion in 1976, and it was not released until over three years later, in November 1979, after the commercial success of Overkill and Bomber that same year. It was released without the band's permission, and they consequently distanced themselves from it.^[3] As a result, it was not considered an official release by the band at the time and they did not want it released, as they had moved on, since then, first to Chiswick Records and then to Bronze Records.^[2] The LP entered the UK charts on 8 December, where it peaked at No. 65.^[4]

With the addition of lead guitarist "Fast" Eddie Clarke, On Parole was re-recorded almost in its entirety in 1977 during the sessions for the album Motörhead, largely due to having very limited studio time available.