Hit And Run

The rampant hooks of their debut a year earlier aren’t as plentiful on the sophomore Girlschool effort Hit & Run, but it’s a solid record that still delivers, as the opening singalong salvo “C’Mon Let’s Go” proves. Hit & Run makes up for its weak points with sheer energy carried over from the success of Demolition and the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre collaboration EP with Motörhead. This reissue fittingly adds that odd EP’s Girlschool/Motörhead duet “Please Don’t Touch,” and Girlschool’s cover of “Bomber,” although you’ll have to look elsewhere to hear Motörhead burn through “Emergency.” Like the reissue of Demolition there are plenty of other bonus track goodies including a B-side, “Tonight,” which makes two rounds here with both studio and live versions. A live-in-the-studio BBC radio set is included too, with “Yeah Right,” “The Hunter,” “Kick It Down” and “Watch Your Step.” – Wade Kergan