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Title: Girlschool - Play Dirty
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1983, Metal, New Wave Of British Heavy Metal, London, England 5/26
Matrix #: BRON 548
Condition: VG+ (LM) | Members: Kim M (59' - Alive), Kelly J (58' - 07'), Denise D (58' - Alive), Gil W (59' - Alive)
Cultural Facts:

1. Personal Struggle: Kelly Johnson later died from spinal cancer, adding real weight to Girlschool’s reputation as survivors in a scene that rarely made room for women.
2. Scene Ecology: Girlschool came up beside Motörhead and the NWOBHM circuit, proving heavy bands did not have to follow the boys-only clubhouse model.
3. Media Narrative: Play Dirty pushed the band toward a glossier hard-rock market, creating tension between commercial reach and their tougher club-built identity.

5/13/26 LM