Demolition (Girlschool album)

Demolition
Studio album by Girlschool
Released June 30, 1980
Recorded Jackson's Studios, Rickmansworth, England, April – May, 1980
Genre Heavy metal
Length 34:32
65:17 (re-issue)
Label Bronze
Producer Vic Maile
Girlschool chronology
Demolition
(1980)		 St. Valentine's Day Massacre
(1981)
Singles from Demolition
  1. "Emergency / Furniture Fire"
    Released: January 1980
  2. "Nothing to Lose / Baby Doll"
    Released: May 1980
  3. "Race with the Devil / Take It All Away"
    Released: July 1980
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic [1]
Allmusic [2]
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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.

Contents

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 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".[3]

Track listing

  1. "Demolition Boys" (K. McAuliffe, K. Johnson) – 3:39
  2. "Not for Sale" (Girlschool) – 3:31
  3. "Race with the Devil" (A. Gurvitz) – 2:51
  4. "Take It All Away" (K. McAuliffe) – 3:43
  5. "Nothing to Lose" (K. McAuliffe, K. Johnson) – 4:30
  6. "Breakdown" (K. McAuliffe, K. Johnson) – 3:05
  7. "Midnight Ride" (K. McAuliffe, K. Johnson, E. Williams) – 3:16
  8. "Emergency" (Girlschool) – 2:50
  9. "Baby Doll" (Girlschool) – 4:13
  10. "Deadline" (K. McAuliffe, K. Johnson) – 2:54

Bonus tracks

The 2004 remastered CD added bonus tracks and extensive sleevenotes:

  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

Credits

References

  1. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Girlschool Demolition review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/demolition-r38938/review. Retrieved 2011-07-10. 
  2. ^ Kergan, Wade. "Girlschool Demolition (Bonus tracks) review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/demolition-bonus-tracks-r703183/review. Retrieved 2011-07-10. 
  3. ^ "Girlschool - Demolition". Encyclopaedia Metallum. http://www.metal-archives.com/release.php?id=9411. Retrieved 2010-06-21. 

External links

Girlschool
Kim McAuliffe · Enid Williams · Jackie Chambers · Denise Dufort
Former members
Kelly Johnson · Gil Weston-Jones · Tracey Lamb · Jackie Carrera · Cris Bonacci · Jackie Bodimead
Studio albums
EPs
Live albums
Compilations
Cheers You Lot! · C'mon Let's Go · The Collection · The Best of Girlschool · From the Vaults · Emergency · The Collection (2 CD) · Can't Keep a Good Girl Down · The Very Best of Girlschool · Wild at Heart · The Singles
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