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Limited 180gm red vinyl LP pressing in gatefold jacket. Play Dirty is the fourth studio album by British heavy metal band Girlschool originally released on Bronze Records in 1983 and produced by Noddy Holder and Jim Lea from the hard rock band Slade. Featuring Kelly Johnson Kim McAuliffe Denise Dufort and Gil Weston and showcasing hits such as 20th Century Boy Burning In The Heat and Play Dirty. Remastered in 2020. During the torrent of new wave of British heavy metal (NWOBHM) Girlschool were somewhere in the middle. They weren t mentioned in the same breath as the giants of the time but they were better known than other bands like Diamond Head and Raven. True their music didn t get the airplay it deserved but most metalheads in 1983 knew who they were. I was fortunate on one occasion in the year to catch one of the few times the title track from the album Play Dirty got played on MTV. Play Dirty marked a change in direction for Girlschool towards a more softer rock sound. Some would c