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Demolition (Girlschool album)

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Released
  
30 June 1980

Length
  
34:32 65:17 (re-issue)

Release date
  
30 June 1980

Label
  
Bronze Records

Recorded
  
April–May 1980

Artist
  
Girlschool

Producer
  
Vic Maile

Genre
  
Heavy metal

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Studio
  
Jackson's Studios, Rickmansworth, England

Demolition (1980)
  
St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1981)

Similar
  
Girlschool albums, Heavy metal albums

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Demolition is the first studio album by the British heavy metal band, Girlschool. It was released in Europe on Bronze Records in 1980.

Contents

It was produced by experienced sound engineer Vic Maile. Demolition reached No. 28 in the UK Albums Chart, following the rising of the new wave of British heavy metal phenomenon. The tour supporting the album included high-profile support slots to Black Sabbath and Uriah Heep shows.

"Race with the Devil" is a cover of the song originally performed by the British rock band The Gun.

The definitive CD version is considered to be the 2004 CD edition, with bonus tracks and extensive sleevenotes by Record Collector's Joe Geesin, issued by Castle, a subsidiary of Sanctuary Records.

Track listings

Side one
  1. "Demolition Boys" (Kim McAuliffe, Kelly Johnson) – 3:39
  2. "Not for Sale" (Girlschool) – 3:31
  3. "Race with the Devil" (Adrian Gurvitz) – 2:51
  4. "Take It All Away" (McAuliffe) – 3:43
  5. "Nothing to Lose" (McAuliffe, Johnson) – 4:30
Side two
  1. "Breakdown" (McAuliffe, Johnson) – 3:05
  2. "Midnight Ride" (McAuliffe, Johnson, Enid Williams) – 3:16
  3. "Emergency" (Girlschool) – 2:50
  4. "Baby Doll" (Girlschool) – 4:13
  5. "Deadline" (McAuliffe, Johnson) – 2:54
2004 remastered CD edition bonus tracks
  1. "Take It All Away" (single version) – 3:12
  2. "It Could Be Better" (single version) – 2:55
  3. "Nothing to Lose" (demo version) – 3:47
  4. "Not for Sale" (demo version) – 3:30
  5. "Furniture Fire" – 3:00 (B-side to "Emergency" single)
  6. "Take It All Away" – 3:32
  7. "Breakdown" – 3:24
  8. "Demolition Boys" – 3:02
  9. "Nothing to Lose" – 4:23
  • Tracks 16–19 are a BBC radio session, broadcast on The Friday Rock Show on 1 August 1980. These tracks had not been available commercially before.
  • 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".

    • Personnel

    Band members
  • Kim McAuliffe – rhythm guitar, vocals on tracks 1, 5, 10
  • Kelly Johnson – lead guitar, vocals on tracks 6, 15
  • Enid Williams – bass, vocals on tracks 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12
  • Denise Dufort – drums
    • Production
  • Vic Maile – producer, engineer, mixing

    • Songs

    1Demolition Boys3:39
    2Not for Sale3:32
    3Race With the Devil2:52

    References

    Demolition (Girlschool album) Wikipedia
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