Demolition (Girlschool album) explained

Demolition
Type:	studio
Artist:	Girlschool
Cover:	Girlschool demolition.jpg
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
Next Title:	St. Valentine's Day Massacre
Next Year:	1981

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.^[1] 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 Collectors Joe Geesin.

Track listings

• 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".^[2]

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

• Vic Maile – producer, engineer, mixing

Release history

Date	Region	Label	Catalogue	Format	Notes
30 June 1980	UK	Bronze	BRON 525	vinyl	^[3]
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

External links

• Official Girlschool discography

Notes and References

1. Book: Strong, Martin C. . Martin C. Strong . The Great Rock Discography . registration . . Edinburgh, UK . 1995 . 326 . 0-86241-541-1.
2. Web site: Girlschool – Demolition . . 21 June 2010.
3. Web site: Girlschool Demolition (1980) . Musik Sammler.de . 27 April 2013 . de.