Toy Love (album)
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Toy Love is the self-titled by New Zealand
band, Toy Love
released in 1980.
For many years the vinyl release of this album was regarded as one of New Zealand's major record-collecting rarities. The loss of the original master tapes meant that there were no re-pressing or re-releases of the album after its initial 1980 run; with the increasing iconic status of Toy Love as precursors of the Dunedin Sound
, which gained widespread popularity in the mid to late 1980s, the album became much sought-after.
The album was not released in digital form until the compilation Cuts
in 2005, a compilation which contained the entire Toy Love album along with singles and alternative mixes of several of the album's songs (Toy Love were unhappy with the original album's mix, which blunted the edge of their deliberately raw sound).
Additional Personnel
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
band, Toy Love
Toy Love
Toy Love was a New Zealand New Wave/punk rock band fronted by Chris Knox. Other members were guitarist Alec Bathgate, bass player Paul Kean, drummer Mike Dooley, and keyboard player Jane Walker...
released in 1980.
For many years the vinyl release of this album was regarded as one of New Zealand's major record-collecting rarities. The loss of the original master tapes meant that there were no re-pressing or re-releases of the album after its initial 1980 run; with the increasing iconic status of Toy Love as precursors of the Dunedin Sound
Dunedin Sound
The Dunedin sound was a style of indie pop music created in the southern New Zealand university city of Dunedin in the early 1980s.-Characteristics:...
, which gained widespread popularity in the mid to late 1980s, the album became much sought-after.
The album was not released in digital form until the compilation Cuts
Cuts (album)
Cuts is a greatest hits album by New Zealand band, Toy Love, released in 2005.-Disc one:#"Squeeze"#"Rebel"#"Don't Ask Me"#"Sheep"#"I Don't Mind"#"Swimming Pool"#"Death Rehearsal"#"Bride Of Frankenstein"#"Toy Love Song"...
in 2005, a compilation which contained the entire Toy Love album along with singles and alternative mixes of several of the album's songs (Toy Love were unhappy with the original album's mix, which blunted the edge of their deliberately raw sound).
Track listing
Personnel
Toy Love- Chris KnoxChris KnoxChris Knox is a New Zealand rock and roll musician, cartoonist, and DVD reviewer who emerged during the punk rock era with his bands The Enemy and Toy Love. After Toy Love disbanded in the early 1980s, he formed the group Tall Dwarfs with guitarist Alec Bathgate, much loved for their honest,...
- vocalsLead vocalistThe lead vocalist is the member of a band who sings the main vocal portions of a song. They may also play one or more instruments. Lead vocalists are sometimes referred to as the frontman or frontwoman, and as such, are usually considered to be the "leader" of the groups they perform in, often the... - Alec BathgateAlec BathgateAlec Bathgate is a New Zealand musician who was a key member of The Enemy and Toy Love, as well as being one half of Flying Nun Records act Tall Dwarfs alongside Chris Knox. As well as playing guitar in these bands, he has released two solo albums....
- guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... - Jane Walker - keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
- Paul KeanPaul KeanPaul Kean is a New Zealand musician and music producer. He first played in the Basket Cases .When The Enemy lost Mick Dawson, Paul Kean joined as bass player along with Jane Walker on keyboards to form Toy Love in 1979...
- bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick.... - Mike Dooley - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
Additional Personnel
- Todd HunterTodd HunterTodd Stuart Hunter is a New Zealand musician and composer known for his involvement in the band Dragon. Their best known songs are "April Sun in Cuba", "Are You Old Enough?", "Still in Love With You", and "Rain"...
- production - Christo Curtis - engineeringAudio engineeringAn audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including...
- Jane Walker - cover artCover artCover art is the illustration or photograph on the outside of a published product such as a book , magazine, comic book, video game , DVD, CD, videotape, or music album. The art has a primarily commercial function, i.e...
- Terence Hogan - cover art (back)