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Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor
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Phil Taylor in 1982
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Birth name
| Phil Taylor
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Also known as
| "Philthy Animal", "Philthy Phil"
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Born
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1954-09-21
)
21 September 1954
Hasland
,
Chesterfield
,
England
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Died
| 11 November 2015
(2015-11-11)
(aged 61)
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Genres
| Heavy metal
,
speed metal
,
hard rock
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Instruments
| Drums
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Years active
| 1975?2015
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Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor
(21 September 1954 ? 11 November 2015) was a
English
rock
drummer
in the British
heavy metal
band
Motorhead
from 1975?1984 and 1987-1992 recording ten studio albums and the live album
No Sleep 'til Hammersmith
. The classic mark IV Motorhead line-up consisted of
Lemmy
, Philthy Animal Taylor and
Fast Eddie Clarke
.
Taylor died in
London
of
liver failure
on 11 November 2015 at the age of 61.
[1]
- The Muggers
(album)
The Muggers Tapes
Live recording from a brief spell of about 4 gigs Phil drummed with Fast Eddie Clarke on guitar, John 'Speedy' Keen, also on guitar, and Billy Wrath on bass. The album was released as a 'bonus' to a 'Best of Motorhead' release.
- Philthy Phil & Fast Eddie
(album)
Naughty Old Santa's Christmas Classics
(1989)
- GMT One By One
12" single (1989)
- GMT War Games
CD release of same tracks + one other (1991)
- The Deviants Have Left The Planet
(album) drummed with Ladbroke Grove pals Mick Farren on vocals, Larry Wallis on guitar, etc. (1999)
- Sheep In Wolves' Clothing
Motorheadbangers fan club tribute CD. The Deviants
Mick Farren
vocals, Andy Colquhoun, guitar, David Ito, bass and Philthy, drums; re-recorded the Motorhead / Farren song 'Lost Johnny' for the CD - released 7 April 2008.
- Taylor appears, dressed in drag, part way through the
Girlschool
promotional video for their song "
Yeah, Right
".
[2]
- Classic Albums - Ace Of Spades
DVD. Taylor is in interview and playing drums on several of the
Ace Of Spades
albums classic tracks.