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1980 studio album by Girlschool
Demolition Released 30 June 1980 Recorded April–May 1980 Studio Jackson's Studios, Rickmansworth , England Genre Heavy metal Length 34 :32 Label Bronze Producer Vic Maile
"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
Demolition is the first studio album by the British heavy metal band Girlschool . It was released in Europe on Bronze Records in 1980.
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.[ 4] The tour supporting the album included high-profile support slots at 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 2004 CD edition issued by Castle , a subsidiary of Sanctuary Records , contains bonus tracks and extensive sleevenotes by Record Collector ' s Joe Geesin.
Track listings
Side one Title Writer(s) 1. "Demolition Boys" Kim McAuliffe, Kelly Johnson 3:39 2. "Not for Sale" Girlschool 3:31 3. "Race with the Devil" (The Gun cover ) Adrian Gurvitz 2:51 4. "Take It All Away" McAuliffe 3:43 5. "Nothing to Lose" McAuliffe, Johnson 4:30
Side two Title Writer(s) 6. "Breakdown" McAuliffe, Johnson 3:05 7. "Midnight Ride" McAuliffe, Johnson, Enid Williams 3:16 8. "Emergency" Girlschool 2:50 9. "Baby Doll" Girlschool 4:13 10. "Deadline" McAuliffe, Johnson 2:54
2004 remastered CD release bonus tracks Title 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" (B-side of "Emergency" single) 3:00 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 1 August 1980. These tracks had not previously been commercially available.
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".[ 5]
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
Charts
Release history
Date
Region
Label
Catalogue
Format
Notes
30 June 1980
UK
Bronze
BRON 525
vinyl
[ 7]
1980
Germany
Bronze
202,426-320
vinyl
1980
Italy
Bronze
BROL 34526
vinyl
1980
Japan
Victor
VIP-6738
vinyl
1991
UK
Dojo/Castle
LOMA CD1
CD
published in a double album compilation with Hit and Run
2004
Worldwide
Castle/Sanctuary
CMRCD949
CD
References
External links
Kim McAuliffe
Tracey Lamb
Denise Dufort
Jackie Chambers
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