CoronaVinyl Day 95 (10-Inch Record, Non-78): St. Valentine's Day Massacre by Motör Headgirl School

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Before we get to the music, I just wanted to let you know that I'm going on vacation next week, so this will the last post until a week from Monday.  If you are looking for things to read on this blog in my absence, feel free to check out the prior 94 CoronaVinyl posts.

Today's CoronaVinyl category is a 10-inch record that does not play at 78 rpm.  The reason for the latter qualification is that, while I have a handful of 10-inch 78s, my record player only plays at 33 1/3 and 45 rpm.  After the 78 went out of fashion in the late '40s, 10-inch records have generally been used for EPs and singles, albeit 45s are more often used for singles.

I'm going with the 1981 St. Valentine's Day EP collaboration between Motörhead and Girlschool -- who recorded the EP under the moniker Motör Headgirl School.  It is a 3-song EP on which the bands played one song together (a cover of Johnny Kidd & The Pirates' "Please Don't Touch"), Girlschool covered a Motörhead song ("Bomber"), and Motörhead covered a Girlschool song ("Emergency"), with guitarist "Fast" Eddie Clark on lead vocals instead of Lemmy.  Girlschool drummer Denise Dufort plays drums on all three tracks, as Motörhead drummer Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor was recovering from a neck injury when the EP was recorded.

That EP hit #5 on the UK singles chart.  All three songs are great, and "Please Don't Touch" is my personal favorite of the bunch.

Since there are only three songs, I'll just embed all three for you.  The version of "Please Don't Touch" in the video below is one they filmed on German TV -- though I believe they are all just lip synching to the recorded version.  Taylor -- who was still recovering from his neck injury -- is just kind of hanging out on the side, singing backing vocals, and dancing like a weirdo on painkillers.