71: Kris Needs - The Manticore Tapes special

As Motӧrhead celebrate their 50th anniversary an old tape from 1976 has surfaced that documents the first ever studio recordings of Lemmy, Fast Eddie Clarke & Phil Taylor, entitled The Manticore Tapes. This recording has been sat on tape for 49 years and is finally seeing the light of day. Journalist Kris Needs wrote the liner notes and on this episode tells the full story of this incredible discovery. Hosted by Howard H Smith . See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice at .

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71: Kris Needs - The Manticore Tapes special is an episode from The Motörcast by Motörhead Official.

This episode is 00:40:44 long.

This episode was published on Jun 28, 2025.

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