THE RUNAWAYS "FLAMING SCHOOLGIRLS" 1980 CHERRY RED UK NM-/EX- OOP COMPILATION LP

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ARTISTS: THE RUNAWAYS

TITLE: “FLAMING SCHOOLGIRLS”

TRACK LISTING (SEE PHOTOS & BELOW):

A1

Intro

Producer – Kent J. Smythe, The Runaways

0:21

A2

Strawberry Fields

Producer – Kim FowleyWritten-By – John Lennon, Paul McCartney

3:19

A3

C'mon (Studio Version)

Producer – Earle Mankey, Kim FowleyWritten-By – Joan Jett

3:58

A4

Hollywood Cruisin'

Producer – Earle Mankey, Kim FowleyWritten-By – Jackie Fox, Joan Jett, Kim Fowley

2:42

A5

Blackmail

Producer – Kent J. Smythe, The RunawaysWritten-By – Joan Jett, Kim Fowley

2:47

A6

Is It Day Or Night? (Live Version)

Producer – Kent J. Smythe, The RunawaysWritten-By – Kim Fowley

2:32

B1

Here Comes The Sun

Producer – Kim FowleyWritten-By – George Harrison

3:02

B2

Hollywood Dream

Producer – Earle Mankey, Kim FowleyWritten-By – Kim Fowley, Steven T.

3:53

B3

Don't Abuse Me

Producer – Earle Mankey, Kim FowleyWritten-By – Joan Jett

3:27

B4

I Love Playin' With Fire (Live Version)

Producer – Kent J. Smythe, The RunawaysWritten-By – Joan Jett

3:47

B4

Secrets (Live Version)

Producer – Kent J. Smythe, The RunawaysWritten-By – Cherie Currie, Kari Krome, Kim Fowley, Sandy West

3:15

Companies, etc.

• Distributed By – Spartan Records

• Copyright (c) – Cherry Red Records (2)

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Cherry Red Records (2)

• Lacquer Cut At – Utopia Studios

• Mastered At – Allied Records Ltd.

• Pressed By – SNA

• Printed By – Aude

Credits

• Concept By, Compiled By – Kim Fowley

• Coordinator [Production] – Michele Myer, Scott Goddard

UK first pressing with black label and white writing.

LABEL: CHERRY RED RECORDS UK

CAT. #: B RED 9

YEAR: 1980

RECORD CONDITION:THE RECORD IS IN NM/MINT- CONDITION. NO VISIBLE WEAR,SCRATCHES, LINES ETC. NICE SHINEY LUSTER TO THE VINYL. THE LABELS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. NO BACKGROUND AUDIO BETWEEN THE TRACKS.THE SONGS SOUND & PLAY SUPER CLEAN.

JACKET CONDITION: THE JACKET IS IN VG/VG+ CONDITION. STRAIGHT EDGES, NO TEARS, WRINKLES, NO WRITING OR MARKS, OR SEAM SPLITS, ETC.ETC...THERE'S A LIGHT “WARPING” OF THE THIN JACKET,NOTHING I COULD REALLY TAKE A PICTURE OF, JUST AN FYI

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The Runaways were an all-female teenage American rock band that recorded and performed in the second half of the 1970s. The band released four studio albums and one live 

set during its run. Among their best-known songs are "Cherry Bomb", "Hollywood", "Queens of Noise" and a cover version of the Velvet Underground’s "Rock & Roll". Never a 

major success in the United States, the Runaways became a sensation overseas, especially in Japan, thanks to the hit single "Cherry Bomb".

History

Early years

The Runaways were formed in late 1975 by drummer Sandy West and guitarist Joan Jett after they had both introduced themselves to producer Kim Fowley, who gave Jett's phone number to West. The two met on their own at West's home and later called Fowley to let him hear the outcome. Fowley then helped the girls find other members. Two decades later he said, "I didn't put the Runaways together, I had an idea, they had ideas, we all met, there was combustion and out of five different versions of that group came the five girls who were the ones that people liked."

Starting as a power trio with singer/bassist Micki Steele, the Runaways began the party and club circuit around Los Angeles. They soon added lead guitarist Lita Ford, who had originally auditioned for the bass spot; Jett switched to rhythm guitar. Steele was fired from the group, replaced by local bassist Peggy Foster, who left after just one month. Lead singer Cherie Currie was found and recruited in a local teen nightclub called the Sugar Shack, followed by Jackie Fox (who had originally auditioned for the lead guitar spot) on bass.

Fame

The Runaways were signed to Mercury Records in 1976 and their debut album, The Runaways, was released shortly after. The band toured the U.S. and played numerous sold-out shows. Their opening shows included headlining acts such as Cheap Trick, Van Halen, Talking Heads, and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. The documentary Edgeplay: A Film About the Runaways, directed by former Runaway bassist Vicki Blue revealed each girl patterned herself after an idol: Currie on David Bowie, Jett on Suzi Quatro, Ford a cross between Jeff Beck and Ritchie Blackmore, West on Roger Taylor, and Fox on Gene Simmons.

Their second album, Queens of Noise, was released in 1977, and the band began a world tour. The Runaways quickly became lumped in with the growing punk rock movement. The band (already fixtures on the West Coast punk scene) formed alliances with mostly male punk bands such as the Ramones and the Dead Boys (via New York City's CBGB) as well as the British punk scene by hanging out with the likes of the Damned, Generation X and the Sex Pistols.

In the summer of 1977, their booking agent David Libert sent the group to Japan, where they played a string of sold-out shows. The Runaways were the number four imported music act in Japan at the time, behind ABBA, Kiss and Led Zeppelin in album sales and popularity. They were unprepared for the onslaught of fans that greeted them at the airport. Jett later described the mass hysteria as "like Beatlemania". While in Japan, the Runaways had their own TV special, did numerous television appearances and released the album Live in Japan, which went gold. Also in Japan, Fox left the band shortly before the group was scheduled to appear at the 1977 Tokyo Music Festival. She told the Telegraph her relationship with the band deteriorated after Fowley raped her in front of a roomful of people. Jett temporarily took over bass duties. When the group returned home, they replaced Fox with Vicki Blue.

Currie then left the group after a blow-up with Ford in the fall of 1977. Jett, who had previously shared vocals with Currie, took over lead vocals full-time. The band released their fourth album, Waitin' for the Night, and started a world tour with their friends the Ramones. Currie released a solo LP, Beauty's Only Skin Deep, produced by Fowley, and began a separate U.S. tour, which included her identical twin sister Marie. Mercury Records chose not to release Currie's album in the U.S., although it was available as a pricey import via France. In 1980, billed as Cherie and Marie Currie, the sisters released an album for Capitol, Messin' with the Boys, produced by Jai Winding. Featured on the album was Steve Lukather, who later married Marie Currie. Cherie and Marie's single "Since You Been Gone" peaked at number 95 on U.S. charts.

Dissolution

Due to disagreements over money and the management of the band, the Runaways and Kim Fowley parted ways in 1977. The group quickly hired new management, Toby Mamis, who also worked for Blondie and Suzi Quatro. When the group split with Fowley, they also parted with their record label Mercury/Polygram, to which their deal was tied. In the Edgeplay documentary, members of the group (especially Fox and Currie) as well as the parents of Currie and West, have accused Fowley, and others assigned to look after the band, of broken promises as to schooling and other care, using divide and conquer tactics to keep control of the band, along with the verbal taunting of band members. The band reportedly spent much time enjoying the excesses of the rock 'n' roll lifestyle during this time. They partnered with Thin Lizzy producer John Alcock, after Jett's future partner Kenny Laguna turned down the job, to record their last album And Now... The Runaways.

Blue left the group due to medical problems and was briefly replaced by Laurie McAllister in November 1978. Laurie McAllister was referred to the band by her neighbor, Duane Hitchings, who played keyboards on And Now... The Runaways. Before joining the Runaways, McAllister played with Baby Roulette and the Rave Ons, who had one song released on a Kim Fowley compilation LP called Vampires From Outer Space. McAllister appeared onstage with the Runaways at their final shows in California during the last weeks of December 1978 and she quit soon after in January 1979.

Disagreement between band members included the musical style; Joan Jett wanted the band to take a musical change, shifting towards punk rock/glam rock while Lita Ford and Sandy West wanted to continue playing hard rock/heavy metal music. Neither would accept the other's point of view. Finally, the band played their last concert on New Year's Eve 1978 at the Cow Palace near San Francisco and officially broke up in April 1979.

Flaming Schoolgirls is the all-female rock band The Runaways' fifth and final album, released in 1980, a year after the band had broken up. A compilation of previously 

unreleased recordings, the album consists of one alternate version and three unreleased tracks from the sessions for the 1977 album Queens of Noise, five live tracks left over 

from the 1977 album Live in Japan, and two Cherie Currie demo recordings.

Track listing

Side A

No.

Title

Writer(s)

Length

1.

"Intro" (live)

 

0:21

2.

"Strawberry Fields" (The Beatles cover from Cherie Currie demo)

Lennon–McCartney

3:19

3.

"C'mon"

Joan Jett

3:58

4.

"Hollywood Cruisin" (alternate version of "Hollywood")

Jett, Jackie Fox, Kim Fowley

2:42

5.

"Blackmail" (live)

Jett, Fowley

2:47

6.

"Is It Day or Night?" (live)

Fowley

2:32

Side B

No.

Title

Writer(s)

Length

7.

""Here Comes the Sun" (The Beatles cover from Cherie Currie demo)

George Harrison

3:02

8.

"Hollywood Dream"

Fowley, Steven T.

3:53

9.

"Don't Abuse Me"

Jett

3:27

10.

"I Love Playin' with Fire" (live)

Jett

3:47

11.

"Secrets" (live)

Cherie Currie, Fowley, Sandy West, Kari Krome

3:15

Personnel

• Cherie Currie – lead vocals, keyboards

• Joan Jett – rhythm guitar, vocals

• Lita Ford – lead guitar, backing vocals

• Jackie Fox – bass, backing vocals

• Sandy West – drums, backing vocals

Production

• Kim Fowley – producer of Cherie Currie demo and all studio outtakes

• Earle Mankey – producer of studio outtakes

• Kent J. Smythe – producer with The Runaways of live outtakes

• Alan Wilson – mastering

• Alex Blades – re-issue coordination

• Niva Bringas – liner notes, photography
  

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