OUT TODAY! | Toyah’s Anthem, UK Subs and Abrasive Wheels…
TRACK LISTING
DISC ONE: CD
1 I WANT TO BE FREE
2 OBSOLETE
3 POP STAR
4 ELOCUTION LESSON
5 JUNGLES OF JUPITER
6 I AM
7 IT’S A MYSTERY (ALBUM MIX)
8 MASAI BOY
9 MARIONETTE
10 DEMOLITION MEN
11 WE ARE BONUS TRACKS
12 IT’S A MYSTERY
13 REVELATIONS
14 WAR BOYS
15 ANGELS & DEMONS
16 WALKIE TALKIE
17 ALIEN
18 SPHINX
19 FOR YOU (UNFADED VERSION)*
20 I WANT TO BE FREE (INSTRUMENTAL)*
DISC TWO: CD
THUNDER IN THE MOUNTAINS
2 STREET ADDICT
3 VOODOO DOLL
4 WAR BOYS (LIVE AT PARIS THEATRE LONDON APRIL 1981*
5 NEON WOMB (LIVE AT PARIS THEATRE LONDON APRIL 1981*
6 DANCED (LIVE AT PARIS THEATRE LONDON APRIL 1981*
7 ANGELS & DEMONS (LIVE AT PARIS THEATRE LONDON APRIL 1981*
8 IT’S A MYSTERY (LIVE AT PARIS THEATRE LONDON APRIL 1981*
9 IEYA (LIVE AT PARIS THEATRE LONDON APRIL 1981*
10 IT’S A MYSTERY (EXTENDED INSTRUMENTAL)*
11 I AM (INSTRUMENTAL)*
12 POP STAR (INSTRUMENTAL)*
13 JUNGLES OF JUPITER (INSTRUMENTAL)*
14 JOEL & PHIL (INSTRUMENTAL OUTTAKE)*
15 TURKISH DELIGHT (INSTRUMENTAL OUTTAKE)*
16 TELEVISION (INSTRUMENTAL OUTTAKE)*
* PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
DISC THREE: DVD
1 THE STORY BEHIND THE ALBUM
2 TRACK BY TRACK COMMENTARY
3 I WANT TO BE FREE: ELECTRO/ACOUSTIC SESSION 2021
4 IT’S A MYSTERY: ELECTRO/ACOUSTIC SESSION 2021
5 WE ARE: ELECTRO/ACOUSTIC SESSION 2021
6 I WANT TO BE FREE: PROMO VIDEO
7 THUNDER IN THE MOUNTAINS: PROMO VIDEO
8 IT’S A MYSTERY: TOP OF THE POPS 19/02/1981
9 IT’S A MYSTERY: TOP OF THE POPS 19/03/1981
10 I WANT TO BE FREE: TOP OF THE POPS 21/05/1981
11 THUNDER IN THE MOUNTAINS: TOP OF THE POPS 01/10/1981
12 I WANT TO BE FREE: CHEGGERS PLAYS POP 18/05/1981
13 IT’S A MYSTERY: SWAP SHOP 10/10/1881
14 IEYA: SOMETHING ELSE 30/10/1981
15 THUNDER IN THE MOUNTAINS: SOMETHING ELSE 30/10/1981
DISC FOUR:CD
1. IT’S A MYSTERY RE-RECORDED TV VERSION
2. REVELATIONS ALTERNATE VOCAL
3. WAR BOYS ALTERNATE MIX
4. I WANT TO BE FREE ALTERNATE VOCAL
5. I AM ACOUSTIC
6. POP STAR ROUGH MIX
7. MARIONETTE ROUGH MIX
8. DEMOLITION MEN ROUGH MIX
9. THUNDER IN THE MOUNTAINS ALTERNATE VOCAL
10. WALKIE TALKIE INSTRUMENTAL
11. JAPAN INSTRUMENTAL OUTTAKE
12. THE DOOR IS A WHORE INSTRUMENTAL
13. FOR YOU INSTRUMENTAL
14. MASAI BOY INSTRUMENTAL
15. ALIEN INSTRUMENTAL
16. THUNDER IN THE MOUNTAINS ORIGINAL INSTRUMENTAL
17. STREET ADDICT INSTRUMENTAL
18. VOODOO DOLL INSTRUMENTAL
19. CLAPHAM JUNCTION ORIGINAL INSTRUMENTAL
20. DROPPED EARRING INSTRUMENTAL
ALL PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
VINYL ONE:
ANTHEM PICTURE DISC
SIDE ONE (ONCE UPON A TIME)
1 I WANT TO BE FREE
2 OBSOLETE
3 POP STAR
4 ELOCUTION LESSON
5 JUNGLES OF JUPITER
6 I AM
SIDE TWO (HAPPY EVER AFTER?)
7 IT’S A MYSTERY (ALBUM MIX)
8 MASAI BOY
9 MARIONETTE
10 DEMOLITION MEN
11 WE ARE
VINYL TWO:
THUNDER IN THE MOUNTAINS SIDE ONE (THUNDER SIDE)
1 THUNDER IN THE MOUNTAINS
2 STREET ADDICT
3 VOODOO DOLL
4 CLAPHAM JUNCTION
SIDE TWO (LIGHTNING SIDE)
1 THUNDER IN THE MOUNTAINS ORIGINAL INSTRUMENTAL
2 STREET ADDICT INSTRUMENTAL
3 VOODOO DOLL INSTRUMENTAL
4 CLAPHAM JUNCTION ORIGINAL INSTRUMENTAL
VINYL THREE:
SPHINX/FOR YOU
SIDE ONE
1 SPHINX
2 FOR YOU
SIDE TWO
1 SPHINX INSTRUMENTAL DEMO
2 FOR YOU INSTRUMENTAL
Toyah: Anthem – Multiple formats
‘Anthem’ was a big commercial success, reaching number two in the UK Top 40 album chart in May 1981. It spent 46 weeks on the album chart and was awarded a Gold album sales certification. The album followed two Top Ten hit singles, ‘It’s A Mystery’ (#4) and ‘I Want To Be Free’ (#8) both of which feature on ‘Anthem’ entering the public mainstream through radio play and appearances on BBC’s legendary weekly music TV programme Top Of The Pops. ‘It’s A Mystery’ and ‘I Want To Be Free’ have become iconic and well-loved hit singles of the 1980s.
Super Deluxe Box Set Edition 3CD/1DVD/2LP/7”
This strictly limited edition box set is the ultimate celebration of the smash hit album and brings together:
The expanded deluxe and remastered 2CD+DVD edition featuring 25 bonus tracks (15 previously unreleased) + archive footage on DVD (NTSC region free)
A bonus CD of 20 previously unreleased and remastered tracks
‘Anthem’ 12” picture disc LP featuring original album artwork
‘Thunder In The Mountains’ 12” splatter coloured vinyl mini-LP
‘Sphinx’/‘For You’ transparent orange vinyl 7” single
44-PAGE BOOK of ‘Anthem’ anecdotes and lyrics by Toyah Willcox with rare and unseen imagery
12”x12” album artwork print, signed by Toyah Willcox
4 colour postcards
Gold Vinyl LP
Remastered by Nick Watson from the original master tapes and approved by Joel Bogen.
Strictly limited-edition Egyptian Gold coloured vinyl, also honouring the Gold-selling status of the album.
2CD/1DVD Edition
Remastered by Nick Watson from the original master tapes and approved by Joel Bogen.
With a brand-new introduction by Toyah Willcox in the 24-page booklet which contains stunning classic and rare images plus previously unseen out-takes from photo shoots.
UK Subs: XXIV, Purple Vinyl Edition
First time on vinyl for the 12 acoustic tracks which originally featured as a bonus on the original CD pressing of the 2013’s “XXIV” CD.
‘XXIV – ACOUSTIC’ now features as a bonus track the previously unreleased studio out-take ‘Hard Times Café’.
Limited to 1000 copies pressed on 12” purple vinyl.
Abrasive Wheels: 1981-1984
Long overdue round up of everything released by UK 82 Punk legends Abrasive Wheels in their original incarnation.
With a booklet featuring in-depth liner notes by Viva La Rock’s Phil Singleton in conversation with guitarist Dave Ryan plus pictures of all relevant singles and clippings from the era along with previously unseen pictures of the band from Dave’s own archive.