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
"Emergency / Furniture Fire" Released: January 1980 "Nothing to Lose / Baby Doll" Released: May 1980 "Race with the Devil / Take It All Away" Released: July 1980

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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.

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:

11. "Take It All Away" (single version) – 3:12
12. "It Could Be Better" (single version) – 2:55
13. "Nothing to Lose" (demo version) – 3:47
14. "Not for Sale" (demo version) – 3:30
15. "Furniture Fire" – 3:00 (B-side to "Emergency" single)
16. "Take It All Away" – 3:32
17. "Breakdown" – 3:24
18. "Demolition Boys" – 3:02
19. "Nothing to Lose" – 4:23

• Tracks 16–19 are a BBC radio session, broadcast on The Friday Rock Show on August 1st 1980. These tracks had not been available commercially before.

Credits

• 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

• Recorded April – May, 1980
• Produced by Vic Maile

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

• Official Girlschool discography