Late Motörhead guitarist Fast Eddie Clarke is the subject of a forthcoming 320-page biography and a 4-CD box set, both arriving September 6th via BMG.
Make My Day: The Rock ‘n’ Roll Story of Fast Eddie Clarke was penned by rock journalist Kris Needs with Clarke’s widow Mariko Fujiwara. The book follows Clarke’s life and career from his formative years in the burgeoning UK rock scene, through his legendary run with Motörhead from 1976 to 1982 and his subsequent hard rock/AOR band Fastway and beyond.
“Mariko and Eddie’s closest friends provide detailed insights into Eddie’s life, including growing up in Twickenham, topping charts with Motörhead, overcoming personal problems, finding happiness with Mariko and becoming the smitten co-owner of Cookie the Maltese-Shihtzu cross,” reads the book’s press release.
As for the author, Kris Needs served as the editor of one of the UK’s earliest music zines, Zigzag, and was among the first to champion Motörhead in the press, spending five years in close proximity to the band during its most successful era. Needs also interviewed other associated bands from the era, such as Girlschool and Saxon, for the upcoming biography.
Coinciding with the book release is a four-disc CD box set of the same name. Each CD contains a different era of Clarke’s career to build a chronological retrospective: Disc 1 (“The Early Years” featuring his first bands Zeus, Continuous Performance, and Muggers); Disc 2 (selected Motörhead classics from Clarke’s era of the band); Disc 3 (Fastway selected cuts, demos, and remixes); and Disc 4 (“The Solo Years”).
You can pre-order the CD box set via this location. Below you can listen to the bluesy solo track “Over and Out,” included on the fourth disc of the collection, and see the book/box set cover and full tracklist.
Make My Day: The Rock ‘n’ Roll Story of Fast Eddie Clarke Artwork:
Make My Day: The Rock ‘n’ Roll Story of Fast Eddie Clarke Tracklist:
CD1: The Early Years
01. Intro – Fast Eddie Clarke
02. Cloud – Curtis Knight Zeus
03. The Confession – Curtis Knight Zeus
04. People Places And Things – Curtis Knight Zeus
05. Takin’ It Easy – Continuous Performance
06. In The Morning – Continuous Performance
07. White Lightning – The Muggers
08. (Just 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. Dead Men Tell No Tales (Bomber demo)
06. Emergency (Eddie vocals)
07. Motörhead (Live)
08. Stone Dead Forever (Eddie vocals)
09. Iron Fist
10. Bomber
11. The Chase Is Better Than The Catch
12. The Hammer
13. Overkill
CD3: Fastway
01. All I Need Is Your Love (Pete Way Demo)
02. Say What You Will
03. Feel Me, Touch Me (Pete Way Demo)
04. Easy Livin’ (Live, Loudpark 07)
05. Trick Or Treat
06. Heft
07. All Fired Up
08. Change Of Heart
09. Deliver Me (Remix)
10. Fade Out (Remix)
11. Leave The Light On (Remix)
12. Lovin’ Fool (Remix)
13. Sick As A Dog (Remix)
CD4: The Solo Years
01. Snakebite (New Version)
02. Laugh At The Devil (New Version)
03. All Over Bar The Shouting
04. No Satisfaction
05. Make My Day (feat Bill Sharpe)
06. Heavy Load (feat Bill Sharpe)
07. Walking Too Slow (feat Bill Sharpe)
08. Ethereal Blue (feat Bill Sharpe)
09. Mountains To The Sea (feat Bill Sharpe)
10. My New Life (feat Bill Sharpe)
11. Over And Out
12. 21st Century (Alternative Mix) – Black Electric