Wildlife (Girlschool EP)

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Wildlife
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EP by Girlschool
Released 29 March 1982
Recorded February-March 1982
Studio Surrey Sound Studios, England
Genre Heavy metal
Length8:10
Label Bronze
Producer Nigel Gray
Girlschool chronology
Live and More EP
(1982)		Wildlife
(1982)		 Screaming Blue Murder
(1982)
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Wildlife is an EP produced by British heavy metal band, Girlschool and published only in Europe. It was released in 1982 by Bronze Records as a launch for the album Screaming Blue Murder . During the recording sessions for the album, bassist and singer Enid Williams left the band and this EP is the last production made by the original formation. The songs "Don't Call It Love" and "Wildlife" were recorded again for the album with new bass player Ghislaine 'Gil' Weston and new vocal tracks. The EP was also available in a red vinyl edition. [2]

Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom. With roots in blues rock, psychedelic rock, and acid rock, the bands that created heavy metal developed a thick, massive sound, characterized by highly amplified distortion, extended guitar solos, emphatic beats, and overall loudness. The genre's lyrics and performance styles are sometimes associated with aggression and machismo.

Girlschool British heavy metal band

Girlschool are a British rock band that formed in the new wave of British heavy metal scene in 1978, frequently associated with contemporaries Motörhead. They are the longest-running all-female rock band, still active after almost 40 years. Formed from a school band called Painted Lady, Girlschool enjoyed strong media exposure and commercial success in the UK in the early 1980s with three albums of 'punk-tinged metal' and a few singles, but lost their momentum in the following years.

<i>Screaming Blue Murder</i> (Girlschool album) 1982 studio album by Girlschool

Screaming Blue Murder is the third studio album by British heavy metal band, Girlschool. It was released on Bronze Records in 1982, and featured one line-up change in bassist Ghislaine 'Gil' Weston, formerly of The Killjoys, replacing the recently departed founding-member Enid Williams. Nigel Gray, who had previously worked with The Police, produced the album.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Don't Call It Love" (Kim McAuliffe, Kelly Johnson) – 3:08
  2. "Wildlife" (Johnson, McAuliffe, Enid Williams) – 2:18
  3. "Don't Stop" (McAuliffe, Johnson, Williams, Denise Dufort) - 2:44

Credits

Kelly Johnson (guitarist) Rock musician

Bernadette Jean "Kelly" Johnson was an English guitarist, widely known in the UK in the early 1980s as the lead guitarist of the all-female British heavy metal band Girlschool.

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References

  1. ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Girlschool Wildlife review". AllMusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved 2011-07-10.
  2. ↑ "Girlschool - Wildlife". Encyclopaedia Metallum . Retrieved 2010-05-25.
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