MOTÖRHEAD, arguably the hardest working, hardest touring band in the world, loves when fans buy their records, but not this time. A new box set, called the Complete Early Years Box Set, has been issued by the company who has the rights to the band’s early recordings, and they are charging over $600 for it.

“Unfortunately greed once again rears its yapping head,” says iconic frontman Lemmy Kilmister. “I would advise against it even for the most rabid completists!”

Motörhead have no control over what’s done with these early songs, and don’t want fans to think they are involved in putting out such a costly box set.

Motörhead do have a ne album and DVD out - The Wörld Is Yours on CD, and The Wörld Is Ours-Vol 1: Everywhere Further Than Everyplace Else on DVD - and the band "hopes fans will choose these new releases over this outrageously expensive box set."

For fans that do want to spend the money, the Complete Early Years 15 CD And Vinyl Box Set was released today (February 21st). The set features all eight of the band’s early albums in five-inch Japanese miniature wallets. It also includes the band’s early singles, a Collector's Guide To Motörhead book, a limited edition Justin Hampton Motörhead print, concert programmes, and a collection of badges.

Tracklisting is as follows:

Disc 1 - Motörhead (1977)

‘Motörhead’

‘Vibrator’

‘Lost Johnny’

‘Iron Horse / Born To Lose’

‘White Line Fever’

‘Keep Us On The Road’

‘The Watcher’

‘The Train Kept A-Rollin'’

Disc 2 - Beer Drinkers And Hellraisers (1977)

‘Beer Drinkers And Hellraisers’

‘On Parole’

‘Instro’

‘I'm Your Witchdoctor’

Disc 3 - Overkill (1979)

‘Overkill’

‘Stay Clean’

‘(I Won't) Pay Your Price’

‘I'll Be Your Sister’

‘Capricorn’

‘No Class’

‘Damage Case’

‘Tear Ya Down’

‘Metropolis’

‘Limb From Limb’

Disc 4 - Louie Louie (1978)

‘Louie Louie’

‘Tear Ya Down’

Disc 5 - Bomber (1979)

‘Dead Men Tell No Tales’

‘Lawman’

‘Sweet Revenge’

‘Sharpshooter’

‘Poison’

‘Stone Dead Forever’

‘All The Aces’

‘Step Down’

‘Talking Head’

‘Bomber’

Disc 6 - Golden Years EP (1980)

‘Leaving Here’ (Live)

‘Stone Dead Forever’ (Live)

‘Dead Men Tell No Tales’ (Live)

‘Too Late Too Late’ (Live)

Disc 7 - Ace Of Spades (1980)

‘Ace Of Spades’

‘Love Me Like A Reptile’

‘Shoot You In The Back’

‘Live To Win’

‘Fast And Loose’

‘(We Are) The Roadcrew’

‘Fire Fire’

‘Jailbait’

‘Dance’

‘Bite The Bullet’

‘The Chase Is Better Than The Catch’

‘The Hammer’

Disc 8 - St. Valentine's Day Massacre (EP) (1980)

‘Please Don't Touch’

‘Emergency’

‘Bomber’

Disc 9 - No Sleep Till Hammersmith (1981)

‘Ace Of Spades’

‘Stay Clean’

‘Metropolis’

‘The Hammer’

‘Iron Horse - Born To Lose’

‘No Class’

‘Overkill’

‘(We Are) The Roadcrew’

‘Capricorn’

‘Bomber’

‘Motörhead’

Disc 10 - Iron Fist (1982)

‘Iron Fist’

‘Heart Of Stone’

‘I'm The Doctor’

‘Go To Hell’

‘Loser’

‘Sex And Outrage’

‘America’

‘Shut It Down’

‘Speedfreak’

‘(Don't Let 'Em) Grind You Down’

‘(Don't Need) No Religion’

‘Bang To Rights’

Disc 11 - Stand By Your Man EP (1982)

‘Stand By Your Man’

‘No Class’

‘Masterplan’

Disc 12 - Another Perfect Day (1983)

‘Back At The Funny Farm’

‘Shine’

‘Dancing On Your Grave’

‘Rock It’

‘One Track Mind’

‘Another Perfect Day’

‘Marching Off To War’

‘I Got Mine’

‘Tales Of Glory’

‘Die You Bastard!’

Disc 13 - Shine (1983)

‘Shine’

‘(I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man’ (Live)

‘(Don't Need) Religion’ (Live)

Disc 14 - No Remorse (1984): Parts 1 and 2

‘Ace Of Spades’

‘Motörhead’

‘Jailbait’

‘Stay Clean’

‘Too Late, Too Late’

‘Killed By Death’

‘Bomber’

‘Iron Fist’

‘Shine’

‘Dancing On Your Grave’

‘Metropolis’

‘Snaggletooth’

‘Overkill’

‘Please Don't Touch’

‘Stone Dead Forever’

‘Like A Nightmare’

‘Emergency’

‘Steal Your Face’

‘Louie Louie’

‘No Class’

‘Iron Horse’

‘(We Are) The Roadcrew’

‘Leaving Here (Live)’

‘Locomotive’

Disc 15 - Killed By Death (1984)

‘Killed By Death’

‘Under The Knife’

‘Under The Knife’