Demolition [Bonus Tracks]

• Artist: Girlschool
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• Release Date: 1980
• Genre: Rock

Review

The debut from Girlschool arrived in the U.K. in 1980, smack in the middle of punk frenzy and on the cusp of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. Demolition never feels like it's a part of either, a lone dog that has the bravura of punk with the same timeless hard rock boogie of Motörhead and the edgy femme attitude of the Queens of Noise themselves, the Runaways. This reissue is everything a fan could hope for with the addition of nine bonus tracks rounding out the original Spartan ten album tracks. Single versions of "Take It All Away" and "It Could Be Better" are for completists only, but the "Emergency" single B-side, "Furniture Fire," and two demos, "Nothing to Lose" and "Not for Sale" are the kind additions that make good reissues great. The all-time Girlschool classic "Demolition Man" makes a return in a live set from a BBC radio appearance that also includes "Take It All Away," "Breakdown" and "Nothing to Lose." ~ Wade Kergan, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Demolition Boys	Kelly Johnson, Kim McAuliffe	Girlschool	(3:39)
Not for Sale	Kelly Johnson, Kim McAuliffe	Girlschool	(3:31)
Race With the Devil	Adrian Gurvitz	Girlschool	(2:51)
Take It All Away	Kim McAuliffe	Girlschool	(3:43)
Nothing to Lose	Kelly Johnson, Kim McAuliffe	Girlschool	(4:30)
Breakdown	Kelly Johnson, Kim McAuliffe	Girlschool	(3:05)
Midnight Ride	Kelly Johnson, Kim McAuliffe, Enid Williams	Girlschool	(3:16)
Emergency	Girlschool	Girlschool	(2:50)
Baby Doll	Girlschool	Girlschool	(4:13)
Deadline	Kelly Johnson, Kim McAuliffe	Girlschool	(2:54)
Tale It All Away [Single Version][*]	Kim McAuliffe	Girlschool	(3:12)
It Could Be Better [Single Version][*]	Kim McAuliffe	Girlschool	(2:55)
Nothing to Lose [*][Demo Version]	Kelly Johnson, Kim McAuliffe	Girlschool	(3:47)
Not for Sale [*][Demo Version]	Kelly Johnson, Kim McAuliffe	Girlschool	(3:30)
Furniture Fire [*]	Kelly Johnson, Kim McAuliffe	Girlschool	(3:00)
Take It All Away [*]	Kim McAuliffe	Girlschool	(3:32)
Breakdown [*]	Kelly Johnson, Kim McAuliffe	Girlschool	(3:24)
Demolition Boys [*]	Kelly Johnson, Kim McAuliffe	Girlschool	(3:02)
Nothing to Lose [*]	Kelly Johnson, Kim McAuliffe	Girlschool	(4:23)

Credits

Mark Brennan (Project Coordinator), Vic Maile (Producer), Enid Williams (Bass), Denise Dufort (Drums), Kelly Johnson (Guitar), Enid Williams (Vocals), Steve Hammonds (Project Coordinator), Kim McAuliffe (Vocals), Kim McAuliffe (Guitar (Rhythm)), Joseph Geesin (Liner Notes), Tony Wilson (Producer), Tim Smith (Reissue Design), Kelly Johnson (Vocals)