Six CD set. Includes the classic Wasted Youth album plus five CDs of rarities and live recordings. 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 capitalize 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. Produced by Nigel Thomas with the band, second album Wasted Youth was released at the beginning of 1982. 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. London's Marquee Club was an important stepping stone for any live rock band to prove it's (heavy) mettle. Girl was popular enough with the Marquee to enjoy a residency at the venue during their short career, thankfully captured for posterity here.
01 Thru The Twilite 02 Old Dogs 03 Ice In The Blood 04 Wasted Youth 05 Standard Romance 06 Nice 'n' Nasty 07 Mckitty's Back 08 19 09 Overnight Angels 10 Sweet Kids
Disc 2
01 Killing Time 02 Juliet
03 Nut Bush City Limits 04 Mad For It 05 White Prophet 06 Green Light 07 This Town 08 Aeroplane Food 09 Make It Medical 10 Nothing But The Night 11 Big Night Out 12 I Got Love 13 Lucky 14 Killing Time 15 Naughty Boy 16 King Rat 17 Mogal 18 Love Is A Game 19 Black Max 20 The Sound Of Cars 21 You Really Got Me
Disc 3
01 Ice In The Blood 02 Icey Blue 03 Mad For It 04 Overnight Angels 05 Old Dogs 06 Big Night 07 Sweet Kids 08 Wasted Youth 09 Nice 'n' Nasty 10 My Number 11 Standard Romance 12 Thru The Twilite
Disc 4
01 Wasted Youth 02 Heartbreak America 03 Nice 'n' Nasty 04 Black Mack's 05 Little Miss Ann 06 White Prophet 07 Old Dogs 08 Passing Clouds 09 Strawberries 10 Doctor Doctor 11 Lovely Lorraine 12 My Number 13 19 14 Hollywood Tease 15 Born To Be Wild 16 Overnight Angels
Disc 5
01 Big Night Out 02 Overnight Angels 03 Ice In The Blood 04 My Number 05 Naughty Boy 06 Little Miss Ann 07 Standard Romance 08 Wasted Youth 09 The Sound Of Cars 10 Killing Time 11 Icey Blue 12 19 13 Nutbush City Limits 14 Hollywood Tease
Disc 6
01 Live At The Birmingham Odeon 1982 02 Big Night 03 Overnight Angels 04 My Number 05 Standard Romance 06 Live At The Hammersmith Odeon 1982 07 Wasted Youth 08 Sweet Kids 09 The Sound Of Cars 10 Killing Time 11 Doctor Doctor 12 Nutbush City Limits 13 Live At The Birmingham Odeon 1982 14 Nutbush City Limits 15 Killing Time 16 Bonus Tracks 17 Madame Karone (demo) 18 Make It Medical (demo)