Larry Wallis, known for his pivotal role in shaping the sound of Motörhead as their original guitarist, will soon have a posthumous album, Police Car: The Anthology. Wallis’s influence extended across the rock spectrum, including his early work with legendary bands UFO and the Pink Fairies. The new album is set to be released on August 02nd, via Cleopatra Records. As a preview, from July 17th the label will share a new single from the collection, a 2023 mix of “Old Enuff To Know Better” from Wallis’s 2017 album Death In The Guitarfternoon. Keep reading below for more details.
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Police Car: The Anthology collects newly revamped and remixed versions of Wallis’s songs from his prestigious yet underappreciated solo career, including his classic Stiff Records era single “Police Car.” Several of the tracks also feature founding Motörhead drummer Lucas Fox as well as bonus tracks with Tyrannosaurus Rex’s Steve Peregrin Took and Paul Rudolph of Pink Fairies plus a smashing live track from Wallis’s tenure with UFO. The vinyl version even includes a collectible Motörhead poster.
Police Car: The Anthology tracklisting:
01 Police Car
02 Leather Forever
03 Old Enuff To Know Better
04 Crying All Night
05 I Think It’s Coming Back Again
06 Seeing Double
07 Story Of My Life feat. Lucas Fox
08 I Can’t See What It’s Got To Do With Me
09 Don’t Fuck With Dimitri feat. Lucas Fox
10 Mrs. Hippy Burning feat. Lucas Fox
11 Where The Freaks Hang Out feat. Lucas Fox
12 R We Having Fun Yet?
CD only tracks:
13 I Love You So You’re Mine feat. Lucas Fox
14 Downtown Jury
15 Meatman feat. Lucas Fox
16 Street Fighting Man – Pink Fairies
17 Amanda – Shagrat
18 Scorpius – Steve Peregrin Took
19 Silver Bird (Live 1972) – UFO