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Official Charts: Warrior Rock – Toyah On Tour

May 29th, 2024

Warrior Rock – remastered, expanded & reissued – has placed in a number of this week’s Official Charts.

Toyah said: “Thanks to all for supporting the WARRIOR ROCK release with the new remastered / deluxe editions. The album went back into various LP charts last Friday, so thank you. Toyah xx

This continues a fantastic run of recent charting for Toyah on the Official Charts, dating back to April 2019, when In The Court Of The Crimson Queen charted.

#12 – Official Independent Albums Chart
#18 – Official Physical Chart
#20 – Official Sales Chart
#22 – Official Scottish Chart
#30 – Official Vinyl Album Chart
#56 – Official Update/Midweek Album Chart

• Browse Toyah’s Official Charts history – dating back to June 1980, with the first chart entry for The Blue Meaning – including numerous releases from recent years on a variety of Official Album Charts, here. Order the Remastered reissue of Warrior Rock here. Browse Dreamscape’s Toyah Official Charts archive here. Read Toyah’s comment, alongside a rare Changeling Tour photo, at Facebook.

Warrior Rocking: At Edinburgh Playhouse

May 25th, 2024

Stir it up! Mix it up! Shake it up! Myself and Sharon – both longtime Toyah fans – took the leap to Edinburgh last week for a day of Warrior Rocking. We met up in Scotland’s capital to celebrate the reissue of the magnificent Warrior Rock album and also to mark Toyah’s birthday. It was a brilliant day, a lot of fun, walking, eating and talking Toyah! Toyah! and more Toyah! Watch this space for our next day out!

Trailer: Warrior Rock – Toyah On Tour

May 24th, 2024

Out now! Toyah’s Warrior Rock – Toyah On Tour. A remastered and expanded release of Toyah’s 1982 Top 20 album. Buy Warrior Rock at Cherry Red Records.

Warrior Rock: Street Creature (Outtake)

May 16th, 2024

An exclusive photo montage video of Street Creature live at Hammersmith Odeon. This outtake is taken from the concert in July 1982 that was recorded for the double live album Warrior Rock. The full uncut live album plus 26 bonus tracks including this one is available on the 3CD edition/digital editions released tomorrow.

Let It Rock: Two Expanded Toyah Platters

May 16th, 2024

Two Expanded Toyah Platters Shine A Fresh Light On Her Past

Last years have seen a long-overdue reappraisal of Toyah‘s career: unjustifiably perceived by too many a listener as a quintessential ’80s artiste, Ms. Willcox proved again and again that she still is a queen of intelligent quirk-rock – and not only by cavorting with her husband in the acclaimed YouTube series but also by curating a series of her classic albums’ reissues, which are to be prolonged soon by two more titles. Appearing on May 17th is an expanded version of “Warrior Rock: Toyah On Tour” from 1982, and on July 26th a deluxe version of “Minx” from 1985.

• Continue reading at Let It Rock.

Toyah Unboxes: Warrior Rock Remastered 3CD & 2LP

May 3rd, 2024

Toyah takes a look at the forthcoming remastered and repackaged editions of Warrior Rock, the 1982 live album set for release on Friday 17 May.

• Pre-Order Warrior Rock 3CD + 2LP at Cherry Red Records. See more Toyah Unboxes posts and videos here.

Warrior Rock: Preview: Street Creature

May 1st, 2024

Coming this Friday… Street Creature, a fully mixed and mastered LP outtake from the Hammersmith Odeon concert recording. Download or stream 03.05.2024.

The track previews the remastered and expanded Deluxe Edition of Warrior Rock, out 17.05.2024.

• Pre-order Warrior Rock now from Cherry Red. See: Street Creature digital release previews Warrior Rock at toyahwillcox.com, also: Facebook and Instagram.

The Punk Site: Warrior Rock Expanded Reissue

April 18th, 2024

Toyah’s “Warrior Rock” Double Live Album Gets Expanded Reissue

Toyah‘s 1982 double live album, Warrior Rock, is getting a long overdue remastered and expanded release. Originally released as a double album in October 1982, Warrior Rock was recorded at London’s Hammersmith Odeon across the final two nights of the tour and contained 15 songs centred around material from the band’s Top Ten albums, Anthem and The Changeling.

The album was named after the B-Side of Toyah‘s 1982 single Brave New World and features hit singles It’s A Mystery, I Want To Be Free and Thunder In The Mountains alongside fan favourites Ieya, Danced and War Boys. This expanded reissue now documents The Changeling Tour, Toyah‘s highly successful run of 25 UK concert dates in the Summer of 1982 in a more comprehensive fashion.

• Continue reading at The Punk Site. Pre-order Warrior Rock: Toyah On Tour at Cherry Red Records.

Toyah & Robert’s Weekend: At Home/UM/Sunday Lunch

April 10th, 2024

Toyah At Home: April 2024 – Watch… • Toyah & Robert: UpBeat MomentsWatch… • Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch – Way Down InsideWatch… (Image © Toyah Willcox)

Super Deluxe Edition: Warrior Rock – Toyah On Tour

April 3rd, 2024

Toyah / Warrior Rock: Toyah On Tour

1982 live album • 3CD and 2LP coloured vinyl

Warrior Rock: Toyah on Tour was the second live album by the band Toyah. It was originally released in November 1982 by Safari Records and is the next release in Cherry Red’s comprehensive reissue campaign.

The 15-track double album featured material recorded on 17 and 18 July 1982 at Hammersmith Odeon at the end of The Changeling UK tour. A new 3CD set (compiled by Craig Astley and Joel Bogen) sees the album remastered and expanded to 41 tracks featuring 26 previously unreleased bonus tracks, with a total of 19 different songs from 11 gigs, at nine different locations!

These means that for the first time all four sides of the original vinyl live album are included on CD – unabridged and uncut. The first CD offers 12 of the 15 tracks while CD 2 starts with the last three songs from the concert. After that follows ‘Street Creature’ a mixed and mastered outtake from Hammersmith, soundcheck recordings, and rehearsals from Brixton Fair Deal (now known as Brixton Academy).

• Continue reading at Super Deluxe Edition. Pre-order Warrior Rock – Toyah On Tour at Cherry Red.

Toyah & Robert’s Weekend: Toyah At Home/UM/Sunday Lunch

March 27th, 2024

Toyah At Home: Warrior Rock Announcement – Watch… • Toyah & Robert: UpBeat MomentsWatch… • Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch – Cake Time – Watch… (Image © Toyah Willcox)

Toyah Fanzine: Warrior Rock – Toyah On Tour +

March 27th, 2024

The new issue(s) of Dreamscape’s Toyah Fanzine are available to pre-order. Celebrating the reissue of the glorious Warrior Rock: Toyah On Tour live album, as well as 60 issues of the fanzine. This bundle is also the start of a three-part celebration of Toyah’s album discography, via a flyers/postcards collection. Further info/pre-order by clicking below.

Releases: Warrior Rock 3CD/Green Double Vinyl

March 24th, 2024

On 17 May 2024, Cherry Red Records is delighted to issue the remastered and expanded editions of Toyah’s 1982 Top 20 album “Warrior Rock -Toyah On Tour”. Originally released as live double album in October 1982, Warrior Rock was recorded at Hammersmith Odeon (Now Hammersmith Apollo), London across the final two nights of the tour.

The album presents 15 songs centred around material from the band’s top 10 albums Anthem and The Changeling. The album is named after Warrior Rock, the B-Side of Toyah’s 1982 single Brave New World. The band’s hit singles It’s A Mystery, I Want To Be Free and Thunder In The Mountains all feature on the album alongside fan favourites Ieya, Danced and War Boys.

This expanded reissue now documents The Changeling Tour, Toyah’s highly successful run of 25 UK concert dates in June/July 1982 in a more comprehensive fashion. The 3CD set was compiled by Craig Astley and Joel Bogen and presents 41 remastered tracks from master tapes/archive sources featuring 26 previously unreleased bonus tracks. A total of 19 different songs feature from 11 different gigs, recorded at 9 different locations.

For the first time ever, the ’four sides’ of the original live double album are included on CD – unabridged and uncut. Nick Watson/Fluid Mastering has remastered the package from the original mastertapes and archive sources, overseen by Joel Bogen.

A wealth of bonus tracks have been unearthed from the archives to provide both a glimpse backstage at concert preparations, and act as a definitive souvenir of the tour’s journey across the UK.

• Pre-order Warrior Rock on 3CD and translucent green double vinyl from tomorrow at 10am at Cherry Red’s new website. Read the full news/press release at toyahwillcox.com. See the full tracklist and release images in the Music section at Toyah’s official website. Watch Toyah announce the release at You Tube.

Toyah At Home: Warrior Rock Announcement

March 23rd, 2024

We’re ready… to Warrior Rock!

Toyah is back with a bonus Saturday morning broadcast with all of the details on the forthcoming reissue of the classic 1982 live album Warrior Rock.

Releases: Warrior Rock – 2024 Reissue

March 22nd, 2024

Tune into Toyah’s official You Tube or Facebook tomorrow at 10am (UK time) for the announcement of the Cherry Red deluxe reissue of Toyah’s legendary 1982 live album, Warrior Rock – Toyah On Tour. A very exciting release for one of the finest live albums…

Official Toyah: Toyah LP Countdown

January 30th, 2019

A great new Official Toyah 40th Music Anniversary feature on social media, with entries so far for Sheep Farming in Barnet, The Blue Meaning, Toyah! Toyah! Toyah!, Anthem, The Changeling, and Warrior Rock – Toyah On Tour… with lots more still to come!

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Vintage TV/HMV Digital: Warrior Rocking!

March 2nd, 2015

vintage15bTwo live Toyah classics, Thunder In The Mountains and I Want To Be Free, both from the 1982 Safari Records album Warrior Rock, are included in the new Vintage TV/HMV Digital link-up. Toyah played acoustic versions of both on The Vintage TV Sessions (Episode 4) in early 2014. That show is airing again soon.

Vintage TV is delighted to announce an exciting new relationship with HMV Digital!

Vintage TV music-lovers, you can now listen to all your favourite tracks from The Vintage TV Sessions, courtesy of HMV Digital. From Steve Harley to Lulu, Marc Almond to Lisa Stansfield, simply head over to HMV Digital to download your top songs and listen to them over and over again! There are over a 100 songs for you to add to your music library, so what are you waiting for?

• Continue reading at Vintage TV. Visit Vintage at HMV Digital.

Phil Spalding Talks Warrior Rock & Love Is The Law

October 6th, 2014

Phil Spalding’s Official Website has recently been updated with more content, including his memories of working on Warrior Rock and Love Is The Law. Read by clicking below.

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Warrior Rocking in Albert Square

March 7th, 2013

Over a decade ago Dreamscape reported that Toyah was regularly appearing in Eastenders.

Eagle-eyed viewers of one of Britain’s favourite (and most depressing!) soaps spotted the classic Quadrophenia poster showing up regularly onscreen on Billy Mitchell’s wall.

In January 2012 Damon King sent us photos of the Toyah! Toyah! Toyah! (K-Tel) album he had spotted on one of the market stalls and now, the ultimate… one of the greatest live albums… Warrior Rock hits Elstree/Walford!!! Click on the photos to zoom. (Thanks again to Damon and also to Larwi)