Vinyl Record

Motörhead - Another Perfect Day

Motörhead - Another Perfect Day on LP vinyl. A 1983 Metal record available from Kilmorna Collection in Listowel, Ireland.

LP · Metal · 1983

Available from Kilmorna Collection in Listowel.

Buyer notes: 1983 LP, currently available from the Kilmorna Collection Metal shelf. Pay for pickup in Listowel or ship within Ireland for EUR 5.50.

Another Perfect Day is the 1983 Motörhead album that long carried the burden of being the strange one, then gradually became one of the catalogue's most fascinating arguments. Fast Eddie Clarke had left, and Brian Robertson, known for his Thin Lizzy work, stepped into a band whose identity seemed built on directness, dirt and speed. Instead of copying Clarke's role, Robertson brought a more melodic, decorated guitar language, which immediately changed the grain of the music. Back At The Funny Farm still comes out swinging, but Shine, One Track Mind, Dancing On Your Grave, I Got Mine and the title track stretch the familiar Motörhead attack into brighter leads, longer lines and unexpected colour. Lemmy and Philthy Animal Taylor remain unmistakable, so the album never becomes polite; the tension comes from hearing their blunt force pushed against Robertson's more lyrical instincts. In 1983, after the peak visibility of Ace Of Spades and No Sleep 'til Hammersmith, that shift confused some listeners. Heard later, it feels less like a detour and more like a rare moment when Motörhead's armour briefly reflected a different light.

Another Perfect Day matters because it proves Motörhead could alter the guitar vocabulary without losing the band's core personality. Its one-album Robertson lineup makes it historically distinct, and its reassessment shows how a once-divisive record can become vital precisely because it challenged expectations in 1983.

For collectors, this is the essential outlier in the classic-era Motörhead run. It follows the better-known early triumphs but offers a unique blend of Lemmy's momentum, Taylor's swing and Robertson's melodic lead work, making it more than a curiosity and much richer than its old reputation suggests.

Motörhead speed and grit sharpened by melodic lead guitar, hard-rock swagger, bruising drums, overdriven bass, brighter solos and a tense mix of blunt force and Thin Lizzy-shaped colour.

Recommended for: Motörhead fans ready for the catalogue's most distinctive classic-era turn; Collectors interested in Brian Robertson's one-album role with the band; Listeners who like hard rock where melody and aggression pull against each other.

What year was Another Perfect Day released? Another Perfect Day was released in 1983 as Motörhead's sixth studio album. Why does Another Perfect Day sound different? Brian Robertson plays guitar on the album, bringing a more melodic and ornamented style than the band usually used. Which songs best show the album's character? Back At The Funny Farm, Shine, One Track Mind, I Got Mine and Another Perfect Day show the mix of classic Motörhead force and brighter guitar detail.