Demolition (Girlschool album)
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Demolition is the first studio album by British heavy metal
band, Girlschool
.
It was released in Europe on Bronze Records
in 1980, with the catalogue number Bronze BRON 534. Vic Maile
produced.
The tour included high-profile support slots to Black Sabbath
and Uriah Heep
.
"Race with the Devil" is a cover song originally performed by a band called The Gun
.
The definitive CD version is considered to be that issued by Castle
subsidiary Sanctuary Records
in 2004, with bonus tracks. It had previously been issued on a 2-on-1 CD in the UK, coupled with Hit and Run
.
The album as such did not get a US release, but in 1982 Stiff Records
released an album titled Hit and Run that was actually a compilation of Demolition and the band's second album, Hit and Run
. The track-listing for this US-only release was "Hit and Run"/ "Watch Your Step"/ "Race with the Devil"/ "Yeah Right"/ "Not for Sale"/ "Future Flash"/ "C'mon Let's Go"/ "The Hunter"/ "Kick It Down"/ "Take It All Away".
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band, Girlschool
Girlschool
Girlschool are a British heavy metal band originating out of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal scene in 1978 and frequently associated with contemporaries Motörhead. They are the longest running all-female rock band, still active after more than 30 years...
.
It was released in Europe on Bronze Records
Bronze Records
Bronze Records is an independent English record label set up in 1971 by record producer Gerry Bron, and based in Chalk Farm, London.Bron had been producing Uriah Heep for Vertigo Records, and he set up this new label for future Uriah Heep releases, along with Juicy Lucy, Richard Barnes and Colosseum...
in 1980, with the catalogue number Bronze BRON 534. Vic Maile
Vic Maile
Vic Maile was a British record producer. After starting his career as sound engineer with Pye mobile studios for The Animals on their song, "We Gotta Get out of This Place", Maile worked with some of the biggest names in the music industry, such as Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Eric Clapton, The...
produced.
The tour included high-profile support slots to Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath are an English heavy metal band, formed in Aston, Birmingham in 1969 by Ozzy Osbourne , Tony Iommi , Geezer Butler , and Bill Ward . The band has since experienced multiple line-up changes, with Tony Iommi the only constant presence in the band through the years. A total of 22...
and Uriah Heep
Uriah Heep (band)
Uriah Heep are an English rock band formed in London in 1969 and regarded as a seminal classic hard rock act of the 1970s. Uriah Heep's progressive/art rock/heavy metal fusion's distinctive features have always been massive keyboards sound, strong vocal harmonies and David Byron's operatic vocals...
.
History
Singles lifted from the album were "Emergency"/ "Furniture Fire" (non-album track), "Nothing to Lose"/ "Baby Doll" and "Race with the Devil"/ "Take It All Away"."Race with the Devil" is a cover song originally performed by a band called The Gun
The Gun (band)
The Gun was a late 1960s British rock guitar trio who had a single British Top Ten hit, "Race With The Devil" and recorded two albums before disbanding...
.
The definitive CD version is considered to be that issued by Castle
Castle Communications
Castle Communications was a British independent record label founded in 1983 by Terry Shand, Cliff Dane and Jon Beecher. The company was acquired by the American music distributor Alliance Entertainment in 1994 and in 2000 it was absorbed into Sanctuary Records Group...
subsidiary Sanctuary Records
Sanctuary Records
Sanctuary Records Group Limited was a record label based in the United Kingdom and a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. Until June 2007, it was the largest independent record label in the UK and the largest independent music management company in the world...
in 2004, with bonus tracks. It had previously been issued on a 2-on-1 CD in the UK, coupled with Hit and Run
Hit and Run (album)
Hit and Run is the second studio album by British heavy metal band, Girlschool.It was originally released on Bronze Records in 1981, UK catalogue number BRON 534, having been recorded at Jackson's Studios, England, in December 1980 and January 1981. There was a limited pressing in red vinyl...
.
The album as such did not get a US release, but in 1982 Stiff Records
Stiff Records
Stiff Records is a record label created in London in 1976, by entrepreneurs Dave Robinson and Andrew Jakeman , and active until 1985. It was reactivated in 2007....
released an album titled Hit and Run that was actually a compilation of Demolition and the band's second album, Hit and Run
Hit and Run (album)
Hit and Run is the second studio album by British heavy metal band, Girlschool.It was originally released on Bronze Records in 1981, UK catalogue number BRON 534, having been recorded at Jackson's Studios, England, in December 1980 and January 1981. There was a limited pressing in red vinyl...
. The track-listing for this US-only release was "Hit and Run"/ "Watch Your Step"/ "Race with the Devil"/ "Yeah Right"/ "Not for Sale"/ "Future Flash"/ "C'mon Let's Go"/ "The Hunter"/ "Kick It Down"/ "Take It All Away".
Track listing
- "Demolition Boys" (K. McAuliffe, K. Johnson) – 3:39
- "Not for Sale" (Girlschool) – 3:31
- "Race with the Devil" (A. GurvitzAdrian GurvitzAdrian Gurvitz is an English singer, musician and songwriter.-Career:...
) – 2:51 - "Take It All Away" (K. McAuliffe) – 3:43
- "Nothing to Lose" (K. McAuliffe, K. Johnson) – 4:30
- "Breakdown" (K. McAuliffe, K. Johnson) – 3:05
- "Midnight Ride" (K. McAuliffe, K. Johnson, E. Williams) – 3:16
- "Emergency" (Girlschool) – 2:50
- "Baby Doll" (Girlschool) – 4:13
- "Deadline" (K. McAuliffe, K. Johnson) – 2:54
Bonus tracks
The 2004 remastered CD added bonus tracks and extensive sleevenotes:- "Take It All Away" (single version) – 3:12
- "It Could Be Better" (single version) – 2:55
- "Nothing to Lose" (demo version) – 3:47
- "Not for Sale" (demo version) – 3:30
- "Furniture Fire" – 3:00 (B-side to "Emergency" single)
- "Take It All Away" – 3:32
- "Breakdown" – 3:24
- "Demolition Boys" – 3:02
- "Nothing to Lose" – 4:23
- Tracks 16–19 are a BBC radio session, broadcast on The Friday Rock ShowFriday Rock ShowThe Friday Rock Show was a radio show in the United Kingdom that was broadcast on BBC Radio 1 from 10pm to midnight on Friday nights from 1978 to 1993. Throughout most of its run it was hosted by Tommy Vance. Ostensibly for the genre of rock in general, it was most closely associated with heavy metal...
on August 1st 1980. These tracks had not been available commercially before.
Credits
- Kim McAuliffe – rhythm guitar, vocals on tracks 1, 5, 10
- Kelly JohnsonKelly Johnson (guitarist)Bernadette Jean "Kelly" Johnson was an English guitarist, widely known in the UK in the early 1980s as the lead guitarist of the all-female British heavy metal band Girlschool.-Biography:...
– lead guitar, vocals on tracks 6, 15 - Enid Williams – bass, vocals on tracks 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12
- Denise Dufort – drums
- Recorded April – May, 1980
- Produced by Vic MaileVic MaileVic Maile was a British record producer. After starting his career as sound engineer with Pye mobile studios for The Animals on their song, "We Gotta Get out of This Place", Maile worked with some of the biggest names in the music industry, such as Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Eric Clapton, The...