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TOYAH | Sheep Farming In Barnet & The Blue Meaning – Limited Edition 12” Picture Discs coming soon

• 45th anniversary release of Toyah’s 1979 album

• Limited-edition picture disc featuring four stunning unseen colour photographs from the album photography shot at RAF Fylingdales in West Yorkshire. The photos picture Toyah in front of the iconic white "golf balls" that were part of the early warning system for ballistic missiles to the UK and US governments.

• Pressed with the 2020 album remaster by Nick Watson, the vinyl comes protected in a PVC sleeve and is housed in a special die-cut outer jacket that carries a further two unseen images unearthed from the archives.

• Produced by Steve James and Keith Hale, the album reached number 1 on the UK Independent Albums Chart in February 1980.

The six-track mini-album ‘Sheep Farming In Barnet’ contained three tracks per-side on a 33 1/3 playing 7” vinyl. This mini- album was then expanded to a full length 11-track album (originally for the German market only) in early 1980 by adding the ‘Victims’ 7” A-Side/B-Sides and some further tracks also recorded at Chappell Studios, London.

This album contains the fan favourites ‘Race Through Space’ ‘Neon Womb’ and ‘Danced’, all of which went on to become signature songs for the band.

PRE-ORDER PICTURE DISC VINYL

SIDE ONE

1. NEON WOMB

2. INDECISION

3. WAITING

4. COMPUTER

5. VICTIMS OF THE RIDDLE

6. ELUSIVE STRANGER

SIDE TWO

1. OUR MOVIE

2. DANCED

3. LAST GOODBYE

4. VICTIMS OF THE RIDDLE (VIVISECTION)

5. RACE THROUGH SPACE

• 45th anniversary release of Toyah’s 1980 album ‘The Blue Meaning’.

• Limited-edition picture disc features four stunning colour photographs from the album photography shot at gothic mansion, Wykehurst Place in Sussex.

• In addition to the full colour picture disc, pressed with the 2021 album remaster by Nick Watson, the vinyl come protected in a PVC sleeve and is housed in a special die-cut outer jacket that carries a further rare and unseen images unearthed from the archives.

Produced by Steve James and ‘Toyah’ the band - Joel Bogen, Pete Bush, Toyah Willcox, Steve Bray and Charlie Francis, the album reached number 1 on the UK Independent Album Chart and charted in the main UK Top 40 album chart in June 1980.

The album includes the ultimate fan favourite ‘Ieya’ considered a signature song by the band, which was also released as a single. It also includes ‘Blue Meanings’, ‘Mummies’ and the psychedelic ‘Spaced Walking’ for which Toyah’s vocals were recorded after inhaling helium.