Cat No:
HNEBOX126
Release Date: 31 January 2020
Label: Hne / Cherry Red
Packaging Type: Box Set
No of Units: 6
Barcode: 5013929922600
Genres: Hard Rock & Metal
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Description
- A band slightly out of time, Girl formed in 1979, coming to prominence with their debut LP “Sheer Greed” in January 1980. Featuring singer Phil Lewis, guitarists Gerry Laffy and Phil Collen, and joined by Gerry's brother Simon on bass, they rocked hard enough to capitalise on the burgeoning New Wave Of British Heavy Metal movement that was sweeping across the UK, a scene led by Iron Maiden, Saxon and Def Leppard. Though it’s fair to say that with their pretty boy good looks and make-up, their glam leaning roots would make them a big influence on the “hair-metal” bands of the mid-1980s, but not necessarily with the then more prevalent denim & leather brigade of the NWOBHM crowd.
- Signing to Jet Records, home of ELO, Girl’s debut LP "Sheer Greed" broke into the UK Top 40, helped along by major tours with UFO and Pat Travers, and by lead single 'Hollywood Tease', a track that would be re-recorded later in the decade by singer Phil Lewis with LA Guns. With their raw-edged hard rock, their solid debut demonstrated all of the power and energy of one of their raucous live club shows, all captured here with subsequent recordings contained in this six disc collection.
- Produced by Nigel Thomas with the band, second album “Wasted Youth” was released at the beginning of 1982, by which time Bryson Graham had been replaced on drums by Pete Barnacle. This 10 track album features the singles ‘Thru’ The Twilite’ and ‘Old Dogs’.
- The wealth of bonus material included on this anthology kicks off with the 20 track “Killing Time” album on CD2, a collection of outtakes from their two studio albums. Among the originals are covers of Russ Ballard’s ‘Juliet, Ike & Tina Turner’s ‘Nutbush City Limits’ (soon to become a live staple) and the Kinks’ ‘You Really Got Me’.
- London’s Marquee Club was an important stepping stone for any live rock band to prove its (heavy) mettle, having hosted shows for everyone from The Who, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and David Bowie in the 1970s to Iron Maiden, Guns N’ Roses and Metallica in the 1980s. Girl was popular enough with the Marquee to enjoy a residency at the venue during their short career, thankfully captured for posterity here. This 1981 gig, recorded on 23rd October, feature plenty of material from the as yet unreleased second LP, included the aforementioned ‘Old Dogs’ and ‘Thru’ The Twilite’ singles, as well as ‘Ice In The Blood’ and self-explanatory ‘Nice ‘N’ Nasty’.
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Tracklisting
- 1. Thru’ The Twilite
- 2. Old Dogs
- 3. Ice In The Blood
- 4. Wasted Youth
- 5. Standard Romance
- 6. Nice ’n’ Nasty
- 7. McKitty’s Back
- 8. 19
- 9. Overnight Angels
- 10. Sweet Kids
- 1. Juliet
- 2. Nutbush City Limits
- 3. Mad For It
- 4. White Prophet
- 5. Green Light
- 6. This Town
- 7. Aeroplane Food
- 8. Make It Medical
- 9. Nothing But The Night
- 10. Big Night Out
- 11. I Got Love
- 12. Lucky
- 13. Killing Time
- 14. Naughty Boy
- 15. King Rat
- 16. Mogal
- 17. Love Is A Game
- 18. Black Max
- 19. The Sound Of Cars
- 20. You Really Got Me
- 1. Ice In The Blood
- 2. Icey Blue
- 3. Mad For It
- 4. Overnight Angels
- 5. Old Dogs
- 6. Big Night
- 7. Sweet Kids
- 8. Wasted Youth
- 9. Nice ’n’ Nasty
- 10. My Number
- 11. Standard Romance
- 12. Thru’ The Twilite
- 1. Wasted Youth
- 2. Heartbreak America
- 3. Nice ‘n’ Nasty
- 4. Black Mack’s
- 5. Little Miss Ann
- 6. White Prophet
- 7. Old Dogs
- 8. Passing Clouds
- 9. Strawberries
- 10. Doctor Doctor
- 11. Lovely Lorraine
- 12. My Number
- 13. 19
- 14. Hollywood Tease
- 15. Born To Be Wild
- 16. Overnight Angels
- 1. Big Night Out
- 2. Overnight Angels
- 3. Ice In The Blood
- 4. My Number
- 5. Naughty Boy
- 6. Little Miss Ann
- 7. Standard Romance
- 8. Wasted Youth
- 9. The Sound Of Cars
- 10. Killing Time
- 11. Icey Blue
- 12. 19
- 13. Nutbush City Limits
- 14. Hollywood Tease
- 1. Big Night (Live)
- 2. Overnight Angels (Live)
- 3. My Number (Live)
- 4. Standard Romance (Live)
- 5. Wasted Youth (Live)
- 6. Sweet Kids (Live)
- 7. The Sound Of Cars (Live)
- 8. Killing Time (Live)
- 9. Doctor Doctor (Live)
- 10. Nutbush City Limits (Live)
- 11. Nutbush City Limits (Live)
- 12. Killing Time (Live)
- 13. Madame Karone (Demo)
- 14. Make It Medical (Demo)
Disc 1
Side 1
Disc 2
Disc 3
Disc 4
Disc 5
Disc 6
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