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Toyah! Toyah! Toyah! (compilation)

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Released
  
1984

Toyah! Toyah! Toyah! (1984)
  
Mayhem (1985)

Release date
  
1984

Genres
  
Punk rock, New wave

Recorded
  
c. 1979-1983

Artist
  
Toyah

Label
  
K-tel

Producers
  
Nick Tauber, Steve Lillywhite, Keith Hale, Toyah Willcox

Similar
  
Toyah albums, Punk rock albums

Toyah! Toyah! Toyah! (sometimes known as Toyah! Toyah! Toyah! All The Hits by including the cover slogan to differentiate it from the earlier live album Toyah! Toyah! Toyah!) is a compilation of tracks by Toyah, mostly from singles and EPs. One track, "Sphinx", was previously only available as a flexidisc included with issue nº 8 of Flexipop magazine.

Contents

It was the band's first compilation album to date and covered material from the Sheep Farming In Barnet era through to 1983's Love Is The Law. A companion VHS videocassette was also released containing four music videos and a live performance.

Side one

  1. "I Want to Be Free" (Willcox/Bogen)
  2. "Good Morning Universe" (Willcox/Bogen) †
  3. "Rebel Run" (Willcox/Darlow)
  4. "Angels and Demons" (Willcox/Hale)
  5. "We Are" (Willcox/Bogen)
  6. "Race Through Space" (Willcox/Bogen/Bush)
  7. "The Angel and Me" (Willcox/Bogen)
  8. "Thunder in the Mountains" (Willcox/Lee/Glockler) †

Side two

  1. "It's a Mystery" (Hale)
  2. "Brave New World" (Willcox/Bogen)
  3. "Neon Womb" (Willcox/Bogen/Bush)
  4. "Sphinx" (Willcox/Bogen) †
  5. "Be Proud Be Loud (Be Heard)" (Willcox/Bogen) †
  6. "The Vow" (Willcox/Bogen/Spalding)
  7. "Danced" (Willcox/Bogen/Bush)
  8. "Ieya (New version - single edit)" (Willcox/Bogen/Bush)

† first inclusion on an album

Personnel

  • Toyah Willcox - vocals
  • Joel Bogen - guitar
  • Phil Spalding - bass
  • Brad Lang - bass
  • Mark Henry - bass
  • Peter Bush - keyboards
  • Adrian Lee - keyboards
  • Simon Darlow - keyboards
  • Steve Bray - drums
  • Nigel Glockler - drums
  • Simon Phillips - drums
  • Andy Duncan - drums

    • Songs

    1I Want to Be Free3:07
    2Good Morning Universe3:29
    3Rebel Run3:12

    References

    Toyah! Toyah! Toyah! (compilation) Wikipedia
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