Demolition (Girlschool album)

1980 studio album by Girlschool

Demolition

Studio album by

Girlschool

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

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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 ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal| 6/10[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 song has also been covered by Judas Priest.

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

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Side oneNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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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 twoNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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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 tracksNo.| Title| Length

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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

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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

## Charts

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Chart (1980)  | Peak
position

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UK Albums (OCC)[6] | 28

## Release history

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Date  | Region  | Label  | Catalogue  | Format  | Notes

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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

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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

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* Official Girlschool discography

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Girlschool

* Kim McAuliffe
* Tracey Lamb
* Denise Dufort
* Jackie Chambers

* Kelly Johnson
* Gil Weston-Jones
* Enid Williams
* Jackie Carrera
* Cris Bonacci
* Jackie Bodimead

Studio albums|

* Demolition
* Hit and Run
* Screaming Blue Murder
* Play Dirty
* Running Wild
* Nightmare at Maple Cross
* Take a Bite
* Girlschool
* 21st Anniversary: Not That Innocent
* Believe
* Legacy
* Hit and Run – Revisited
* Guilty as Sin

EPs|

* St. Valentine's Day Massacre
* Live and More
* Wildlife
* 1-2-3-4 Rock and Roll

Live albums|

* Girlschool Live
* King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Girlschool
* Race with the Devil Live
* Race with the Devil

Compilations|

* The Collection (2 CD)

Video albums|

* Play Dirty Live
* Live from London
* Around the World

Related articles|

* List of Girlschool band members
* Girlschool discography
* Motörhead
* Headgirl
* Rock Goddess
* Toyah Willcox
* New wave of British heavy metal
* The Second Wave: 25 Years of NWOBHM

* Portal:Biography

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* MusicBrainz release group

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