Demolition (Girlschool album)

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Demolition
Studio album by
Girlschool
Released30 June 1980
RecordedApril–May 1980
StudioJackson's Studios, Rickmansworth, England
GenreHeavy metal
Length34:32
LabelBronze
ProducerVic 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
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal6/10[2]
Classic Rock[3]

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[edit]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Demolition Boys"Kim McAuliffe, Kelly Johnson3:39
2."Not for Sale"Girlschool3:31
3."Race with the Devil" (The Gun cover)Adrian Gurvitz2:51
4."Take It All Away"McAuliffe3:43
5."Nothing to Lose"McAuliffe, Johnson4:30
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Breakdown"McAuliffe, Johnson3:05
7."Midnight Ride"McAuliffe, Johnson, Enid Williams3:16
8."Emergency"Girlschool2:50
9."Baby Doll"Girlschool4:13
10."Deadline"McAuliffe, Johnson2:54
2004 remastered CD release bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
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[edit]

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[edit]

Chart (1980) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[6] 28

Release history[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Girlschool Demolition review". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
  2. ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, ON: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 133. ISBN 978-1894959315.
  3. ^ Classic Rock (10 December 2018). "Girlschool: Demolition – Album Of The Week Club Review". Loudersound. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  4. ^ Strong, Martin C. (1995). The Great Rock Discography. Edinburgh, UK: Canongate Books. p. 326. ISBN 0-86241-541-1.
  5. ^ "Girlschool – Demolition". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
  6. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Girlschool Demolition (1980)" (in German). Musik Sammler.de. Retrieved 27 April 2013.

External links[edit]

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