- Girl (band)
Infobox musical artist
Name = Girl
Img_capt = (L-R)Phil Collen ,Bruno,Phil Lewis ,Gerry Laffy ,Simon Laffy
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Background = group_or_band
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Origin =England
Genre =Hard rock
Years_active = 1978 - 1987
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Past_members =Phil Lewis Phil Collen Simon Laffy Gerry Laffy Dave Gaynor Pete Barnacle Bryson Graham
Notable_instruments =:"The band Girl should not be confused with
girl bands ."Girl was an English
Glam metal band. Their lead vocalist wasPhil Lewis , who later sang forL.A. Guns ,New Torpedos ,Torme ,Filthy Lucre , The Liberators, and several other bands.Phil Collen , who later joinedDef Leppard , and had previously been in the bands Lucy, Tush, andDumb Blondes , was one of Girl's guitarists, except for a brief time near the end of the group's career.Gerry Laffy was the other guitarist in the band. Girl were first discovered by journalist Jon Lindsay who was seeking out potential recording projects for legendary The Who manager Kit Lambert. Lindsay secured a publishing deal for the band with Simon Napier-Bell and after seeing him perform at London's Blitz club, persuaded guitarist Phil Collen to join the band. Girl decided not to sign with Napier-Bell's company and joined Jet Records instead.Girl recorded several studio albums including "
Sheer Greed ", "Wasted Youth", and "Killing Time". Sheer Greed is also the name of a band Gerry Laffy,Simon Laffy , andPete Barnacle played in, and Phil Lewis and Phil Collen guested with, after Girl. Gerry Laffy's brother Simon Laffy was Girl's bassist on their albums, though Mark Megary played for the band briefly before then. According to Simon Laffy, Mark Megary played on a single version of "My Number". Girl went through several drummers, includingDave Gaynor , Pete Barnacle, andBryson Graham .Despite being equally adored and despised at the time, Girl still has 6 albums available throughSanctuary Records (previously released byDon Arden 'sJet Records ). "Sheer Greed", "Wasted Youth", "Killing Time", "Live At The Marquee", "Live At The Exposition Hall, Osaka, Japan ", 37 track anthology "", "Bootleg - Live in Toyko 1980" and "Girl-Sheer Greed-Gerry Laffy - The Rare DVD collection".Girl recorded a pre-L.A. Guns version of the song "Hollywood Tease". Gerry Laffy, Simon Laffy, and Pete Barnacle's post-Girl band Sheer Greed, who Phil Lewis and Phil Collen also guested with, also recorded two versions of "Hollywood Tease", a studio one on "
Sublime To The Ridiculous " and a live one on "Live In London ".Pete Bonus replaced Phil Collen in Girl, though the band broke up soon after.Former Girl bandmates
Phil Collen andSimon Laffy are currently in a band calledMan-Raze , thoughPhil Collen is still also inDef Leppard .Discography
* "
Sheer Greed " (1980)
* "Wasted Youth" (1982)
* "Killing Time" (1987)
* "Live At The Marquee" (2001)
* "Live At The Exposition Hall, Osaka, Japan " (2001)
* ""
* "Live in Tokyo 1980" (Bootleg)Videography
* "GIRL - The Rare DVD Collection" (2006)
External links
* [http://www.myspace.com/gerrylaffy Gerry Laffy's MySpace page]
Sources
* [http://www.nwobhm.com/girl.htm http://www.nwobhm.com/girl.htm]
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