Toyah

Toyah Ann Willcox was born in Birmingham, England on May 18, 1958, and trained as an actress at the Old Rep Drama School. She was launched as an anti-establishment figure when she appeared in two cutting-edge films in the late '70s: Jubilee, the Punk Rock movie directed by Derek Jarman in which she played a character named Mad, and the Who's mod film version of their early '70s Rock opera album Quadrophenia, in which she played the equally bizarrely named character Monkey. She moved on to front a Punk Rock band named Toyah, which featured Joel Bogen on guitar, Mark Henry on bass, Steve Bray on drums, Peter Bush on keyboards, and Toyah herself on vocals, cutting a very striking visual image at this time with bright orange hair with pink tips. They signed to the independent label Safari Records (a route that many Punk bands in the late '70s took as they found the major record companies reluctant to take chances) and released their debut album, "Sheep Farming in Barnet", produced by Steve James and Keith Hale.

Sheep Farming In Barnet (1979)

01 - Neon Womb
02 - Indecision
03 - Waiting
04 - Computer
05 - Victims Of The Riddle
06 - Elusive Stranger
07 - Our Movie
08 - Danced
09 - The Last Goodbye
10 - Victims Of The Riddle (Vivisection)
11 - Race Through Space
12 - Bird In Flight (Bonus)
13 - Tribal Look (Bonus)

The Blue Meaning (1980)

01 - Ieya
02 - Spaced Walking
03 - Ghosts
04 - Mummies
05 - Blue Meanings
06 - Tiger! Tiger!
07 - Insects
08 - Vision
09 - Love Me
10 - She

Sheep Farming In Barnet / The Blue Meaning (1980)

01 - Neon Womb
02 - Indecision
03 - Waiting
04 - Computer
05 - Victims Of The Riddle
06 - Elusive Stranger
07 - Our Movie
08 - Danced
09 - The Last Goodbye
10 - Victims Of The Riddle (Vivisection)
11 - Race Through Space
12 - Ieya
13 - Spaced Walking
14 - Ghosts
15 - Mummies
16 - Blue Meanings
17 - Tiger! Tiger!
18 - Vision
19 - Insects
20 - Love Me
21 - She

Mayhem (1980)

01 - Clapham Junction
02 - Change Of Scenery
03 - Problem Child
04 - You're My Hero
05 - Cotton Vest
06 - Gaoler
07 - Guilty
08 - Three-Sided Face
09 - Paradise Child
10 - Israel
11 - Christmas Carol
12 - The Merchant And The Nubile
13 - Danced
14 - I Believe In Father Christmas
15 - Island Race
16 - Love Me
17 - Tribal Look
18 - It's A Mystery
19 - Run Wild, Run Free
20 - Rinaphobia

Toyah! Toyah! Toyah! (1981)

01 - Victims Of The Riddle
02 - Indecision
03 - Love Me
04 - Vision
05 - Tribal Look
06 - Bird In Flight
07 - Danced
08 - Insects
09 - Race Through Space
10 - Ieya
11 - Ghosts
12 - Neon Womb
13 - She
14 - Danced

Anthem (1981)

01 - I Want To Be Free
02 - Obsolete
03 - Pop Star
04 - Elocution Lesson
05 - Jungles Of Jupiter
06 - I Am
07 - It's A Mystery
08 - Masai Boy
09 - Marionette
10 - Demolition Men
11 - We Are
12 - Walkie Talkie (Bonus)
13 - Alien (Bonus)
14 - Revelations (Bonus)
15 - For You (Bonus)
16 - War Boys (Bonus)
17 - Angels & Demons (Bonus)

Warrior Rock (Toyah On Tour) (1982)

01 - Good Morning Universe
02 - Warrior Rock
03 - Danced
04 - Jungles Of Jupiter
05 - It's A Mystery
06 - Castaways
07 - Angel And Me
08 - Brave New World
09 - The Packt
10 - Thunder In The Mountains
11 - We Are
12 - I Want To Be Free
13 - Dawn Chorus
14 - War Boys
15 - Ieya

The Changeling (1982)

01 - Creepy Room
02 - Street Creature
03 - Castaways
04 - The Druids
05 - Angel & Me
06 - The Packt
07 - Life In The Trees
08 - Dawn Chorus
09 - Run Wild, Run Free
10 - Brave New World
11 - Warrior Rock
12 - Thunder In The Mountains
13 - Voodoo Doll
14 - Good Morning Universe
15 - In The Fairground
16 - Ieya 1982

Proud, Loud & Heard: The Best Of Toyah (1982)

01 - Be Proud, Be Loud, Be Heard
02 - It's A Mystery
03 - I Want To Be Free
04 - Neon Womb
05 - Ieya
06 - War Boys
07 - Angels And Demons
08 - Thunder In The Mountains
09 - Good Morning Universe
10 - Rebel Run
11 - Furious Futures
12 - Run Wild, Run Free
13 - Brave New World
14 - The Vow
15 - I Explode
16 - Sphinx
17 - Stand Proud
18 - Danced (Live)

Love Is The Law (1983)

01 - Broken Diamonds
02 - I Explode
03 - Rebel Of Love
04 - Rebel Run
05 - Martian Cowboy
06 - Dreamscape
07 - Time Is Ours
08 - Love Is The Law
09 - Remember
10 - The Vow

Best Of Toyah (1995)

01 - It's a Mystery
02 - Good Morning Universe
03 - I Want To Be Free
04 - Neon Womb
05 - Be Proud, Be Loud (Be Heard)
06 - Bird In Flight
07 - Rebel Run
08 - Brave New World
09 - Dawn Chorus
10 - Victims Of The Riddle
11 - The Vow
12 - Tribal Look
13 - Thunder In The Mountains
14 - The Angel & Me
15 - Danced
16 - Ieya

The Safari Records Singles Collection, Pt. 1 (1979-1981) (2005)

01 - Victims Of The Riddle
02 - Victims Of The Riddle, Pt. 2 (Vivisection)
03 - Neon Womb
04 - Indecision
05 - Waiting
06 - Our Movie
07 - Danced
08 - Last Goodbye
09 - Bird In Flight
10 - Tribal Look
11 - Ieya (Single Edit)
12 - The Helium Song
13 - Danced (Live)
14 - Ghosts (Live)
15 - Neon Womb (Live)
16 - It's A Mystery
17 - Revelations
18 - War Boys
19 - Angels And Demons
20 - Sphinx (Bonus)
21 - For You (Bonus)

The Safari Records Singles Collection, Pt. 2 (1981-1983) (2005)

01 - I Want To Be Free
02 - Walkie Talkie
03 - Alien
04 - Thunder In The Mountains
05 - Street Addict
06 - Voodoo Doll
07 - Good Morning Universe
08 - Urban Tribesmen
09 - In The Fairground
10 - The Furious Futures
11 - Brave New World
12 - Warrior Rock
13 - Ieya '82
14 - Be Proud, Be Loud (Be Heard)
15 - Laughing with The Fools
16 - Rebel Run
17 - To The Mountains High
18 - Baptised In Fire
19 - The Vow
20 - I Explode (Bonus)
21 - Haunted (Bonus)
22 - Stand Proud (Bonus)

Live & More (Live Favourites And Rarities) (2013)

01 - Good Morning Universe
02 - Warrior Rock
03 - Jungles Of Jupiter
04 - It's A Mystery
05 - Neon Womb
06 - Victims Of The Riddle
07 - Angel And Me
08 - Brave New World
09 - Urban Tribesmen
10 - To The Mountains High
11 - Danced
12 - Thunder In The Mountains
13 - We Are
14 - I Want To Be Free
15 - I Believe In Father Christmas
16 - Ieya

The Blue Meaning (Deluxe Edition) (2021)

CD 01:
01 - Ieya
02 - Spaced Walking
03 - Ghosts
04 - Mummies
05 - Blue Meanings
06 - Tiger! Tiger!
07 - Vision
08 - Insects
09 - Love Me
10 - She
11 - Silence Won't Do
12 - Jack And Jill
13 - Cotton Vest
14 - The Merchant And The Nubile
15 - Danced (Session Version)
16 - Last Goodbye (Session Version)
17 - Love Me (Session Version)
18 - Ieya (Single Version)
19 - Helium Song (Spaced Walking)

CD 02:
01 - Love Me (Live, ICA, London, September 1980)
02 - Waiting (Live, ICA, London, September 1980)
03 - Ieya (Live, ICA, London, September 1980)
04 - Blue Meanings (Alternate Vocal)
05 - She (Alternate Vocal)
06 - Spaced Walking (Helium Acapella)
07 - Ghosts (Instrumental)
08 - Mummies (Instrumental)
09 - Vision (Instrumental)
10 - Silence Won't Do (Alternate Vocal)
11 - Jack And Jill (Alternate Vocal)
12 - The Merchant And The Nubile (Alternate Vocal)
13 - It's A Mystery (Original Version) (Feat. Blood Donor)
14 - Angels And Demons (Demo)
15 - You're My Hero (Demo)
16 - Sphinx (Instrumental Demo)
17 - Walkie Talkie (Instrumental Demo)
18 - Anthem (Instrumental Demo)

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