Running Wild

Digitally remastered edition of the British all-girl Hard Rock band's fifth album, originally released in 1985. Girlschool originally formed in 1978 as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement that also gave US Iron Maiden, Def Leppard and Saxon. After being taken under the collective wings of Motorhead on the latter's 1979 'Bomber' tour, the all-girl hard rockers were signed to Bronze Records for four albums of punk-tinged heavy metal, making regular appearances on BBC TV's Top of the Pops and in the pages of Sounds and Kerrang! Magazine. RUNNING WILD was their first LP to be released without original guitarist and singer Kelly Johnson. Founder members Kim McAulliffe (guitar, lead vocals) and Denise Dufort (drums) were joined by Gil Weston-Jones (bass) Jackie Bodimead (lead vocals, keyboards) and Cris Bonacci (guitar).