Girl - Sheer Greed (1980) [2016 Rock Candy Remastered]

Posted By: JET 1

Date: Nov. 3, 2025

Girl exploded into the UK scene in the early ’80s, a scene that was almost exclusively primed for down and dirty hard rock, but these guys were a completely different beast.
Hard rock bands during the very early ’80s complied with a strict in-vogue youth uniform of denim, leather and greasy long hair. The NWOBHM, as it was labelled, may have been a force for good but it certainly wasn’t tolerant of aesthetic deviation… something that Girl found to be a major stumbling block.
Sheer Greed crackles with the riotous swagger you'd expect from glam metal merchants on the make, and that's only fair: Girl dedicated itself to equal opportunity plundering from the New York Dolls and UFO, as "Hollywood Tease"'s buzzing guitars and leering Phil Lewis vocal make plain ("When I've broken your heart/I'll quickly depart"). These guys knew what they had and weren't afraid to let everyone know it (as Lewis did when he recut the song after joining L.A. Guns). Judging by the creamy vocal backups spicing "Little Miss Ann," the Faces' rooster-topped mops loom large as an influence, too (along with their penchant for archly humorous cock rock). "Do You Love Me" is one of the earliest Kiss covers, which brims with Paul Stanley's near-statutory trademark: a chorus that's shouted into infinity. The song became an encore, though serendipity likely had little bearing on its inclusion (since Girl also supported some of Kiss' May 1980 U.K. tour dates). "Passing Clouds" and "The Things You Say" delve into reggae, which few bands of the era – hard-rocking or not – touched. "Heartbreak America" closes on the same strongly confident note on which the album started, serving up the same ambivalence and snarkiness ("My cards are named and numbered/And my love life is vile") that infused many British bands' views of the country (such as Mott the Hoople's "All the Way From Memphis"). Chris Tsangarides' crisp, coherent production style kept Girl poised toward mainstream success without watering down the group's personality quotient. Lewis and his mob rose to the occasion while they hoped for a stronger riff to insure the breakout hit that only seemed three chords away. The task would prove more elusive than the boys imagined, but Sheer Greed marks a promising start.

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Tracklist :::
1. Hollywood Tease
2. The Things You Say
3. Lovely Lorraine
4. Strawberries
5. Little Miss Ann
6. Doctor Doctor
7. Do You Love Me
8. Take Me Dancing
9. What's Up?
10. Passing Clouds
11. My Number
12. Heartbreak America
13. You Really Got Me (Bonus track)
14. Love Is A Game (Bonus track)

Players :::
Phil Lewis – lead vocals
Phil Collen – lead guitar, backing vocals
Gerry Laffy – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Simon Laffy – bass guitar, backing vocals
Dave Gaynor – drums, backing vocals

CD Info.:::
Girl – Sheer Greed (1980) [2016]

Label: Rock Candy
Catalog#: CANDY307
Barcode: 5055300389978
Format: CD
Country: Europe
Copyright © 2016 Rock Candy
Released: ℗ © 2016 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.
Genre: Rock
Style: Glam

Additional info:
Originally released in 1980.
Track 13 originally released as single B-side of " Hollywood Tease " in 1980.
Track 14 originally released as single A-side in 1980.

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