Editing Motörhead (section)

===1982–1985: Departures, ''Another Perfect Day'' and ''No Remorse''===
[[File:Motorhead Port Talbot 1982.jpg|thumb|left|Motorhead playing at Port Talbot in 1982]]
Clarke left as a consequence of the band recording ''[[Stand by Your Man (EP)|Stand By Your Man]]'', a [[cover version]] of the [[Tammy Wynette]] classic, in collaboration with [[Wendy O. Williams]] and the [[Plasmatics]]. Clarke felt that the song compromised the band's principles, refused to play on the recording and resigned, later forming his own band, [[Fastway (band)|Fastway]]. Lemmy and Taylor made numerous telephone calls to find a guitarist, including one to [[Brian Robertson (guitarist)|Brian Robertson]], formerly with [[Thin Lizzy]], who was recording a [[solo album]] in Canada. He agreed to help out and complete the tour with them. Robertson signed a one-album deal resulting in 1983's ''[[Another Perfect Day]]'' and the two singles from it, "[[Shine (Motörhead song)|Shine]]" and "[[I Got Mine (Motörhead song)|I Got Mine]]".<ref name="RC1"/>

In June and July the band played five dates in Japan, and from mid-October until mid-November they toured Europe. From late May until early July, the band conducted the "Another Perfect Tour", followed by an American tour between July and August, and another European tour in October and November.<ref name="ICGM"/> Robertson began to cause friction in the band as a result of his on-stage attire, consisting of shorts and ballet shoes, and with his refusal to play old standards that Motörhead audiences expected to hear. Robertson left the band soon after their concert at the Berlin Metropol on 11 November 1983.<ref name="ICGM"/><ref name="RC1"/><ref>[http://www.imotorhead.com/mhspeaks/99jun20.htm Q & A Session with Lemmy] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320055124/http://www.imotorhead.com/mhspeaks/99jun20.htm |date=20 March 2012 }}. ''Motörhead official website''. Retrieved 11 February 2007</ref>

After Robertson's departure, the band received tapes from guitarists from all over the world who wished to be considered for a place in Motörhead. The group returned to the concept of dual lead guitars by hiring unknowns [[Würzel]] and [[Phil Campbell (musician)|Phil Campbell]] (formerly of [[Persian Risk]]).<ref name="RC1"/> In February 1984, the Lemmy, Campbell, Würzel, and Taylor line-up recorded "Ace of Spades" for the "[[Bambi (Young Ones episode)|Bambi]]" episode in the [[British television]] series, ''[[The Young Ones (TV series)|The Young Ones]]''. Scenes of the band playing are interspersed with the characters' antics as they rush to the railway station, in a parody of [[the Beatles]]' comedy film ''[[A Hard Day's Night (film)|A Hard Day's Night]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fortunecity.com/lavendar/hawkslane/231/yo21.html |title=The Young Ones – Bambi |access-date=10 February 2007 |work=Transcription of the "Young Ones" episode "Bambi" as it aired on American MTV in the mid-'80s |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070309155934/http://www.fortunecity.com/lavendar/hawkslane/231/yo21.html |archive-date=9 March 2007 }}</ref> Taylor quit the band after that recording, causing Lemmy to quip: "Did I leave them or did they leave me?". Before joining Motörhead, Phil Campbell had met former [[Saxon (band)|Saxon]] drummer [[Pete Gill]], and the trio decided to call him to see if he would like to visit London. The try-outs went well and Gill was hired.<ref name="RC1"/>

Bronze Records thought the new line-up would not make the grade and decided to "nail down the lid" on the group with a compilation album. When Lemmy found out, he took over the project, selecting tracks, providing [[Liner notes|sleeve notes]] and insisted that Motörhead record four brand new tracks to go at the end of each side of the album.<ref name="RC1"/> During the sessions between 19 and 25 May 1984 at Britannia Row Studios, London, the band recorded six tracks for the single's B-side and the album. The single "[[Killed by Death (single)|Killed by Death]]" was released on 1 September and reached No. 51 in the UK Singles Chart, the double album ''[[No Remorse (Motörhead album)|No Remorse]]'' was released on 15 September and reached silver disc status, attaining the position of No. 14 in the UK Album charts.<ref name="ICGM"/><ref name="Mhcharts" />

The band were involved in a court case with Bronze over the next two years, believing that their releases were not being promoted properly, and the record company banned them from the recording studio.<ref name="RC1"/> The band looked to more touring for income; [[Australasia|Australia and New Zealand]] in late July to late August, a brief tour of Hungary in September, and the ''No Remorse'' "Death on the Road" tour between 24 October and 7 November. They kicked off their tour in the UK by making a live appearance on the early morning children's TV show ''The Saturday Starship''.<ref>{{YouTube|gAki3zOMWqc|Motörhead - "The Saturday Starship" (5 October 1984)}}</ref> Their set, which included "Iron Fist", "Ace of Spades", and "Overkill", was performed in the car park of the [[Alpha Tower|Central TV studios]], Birmingham, prompting complaints about the noise from local residents.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kilmister |first1=Lemmy |last2=Garza |first2=Janiss |title=White Line Fever |date=2003 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-0-671-03331-6 |page=183 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gyrI-4cXAj4C&q=saturday+starship&pg=PA184 |access-date=7 November 2022 |archive-date=7 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221107084603/https://books.google.com/books?id=gyrI-4cXAj4C&q=saturday+starship&pg=PA184 |url-status=live }}</ref>
On 26 October the band made a live appearance on the British [[Channel 4]] music programme ''The Tube'', performing "Killed By Death", "Steal Your Face" (over which the programme's end-credits were played) and the unbroadcast "Overkill", before going on to their next engagement that evening. From 19 November to 15 December the band toured America with Canadian [[speed metal]] band [[Exciter (band)|Exciter]] and Danish [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Mercyful Fate]] and from 26 to 30 December performed five shows in West Germany.<ref name="ICGM"/>

On 5 April 1985, ITV broadcast four songs that were recorded after the band went off air on their earlier appearance on ''The Tube'' programme. A week later the band, dressed in tuxedos, played four songs on the live Channel 4 music show ''ECT'' (Extra-Celestial Transmission). To celebrate the band's 10th anniversary, two shows were arranged at [[Hammersmith Odeon]] on 28 and 29 June, a video of the second show was taken and later released as ''[[The Birthday Party (video)|The Birthday Party]]''. From early June until early August the band were on their 'It Never Gets Dark' tour of Sweden and Norway, an American tour followed in mid-November until late December.<ref name="ICGM"/>