It’s Toyah Tuesday which means another slice of content related to The Changeling as we move toward the album’s remastered, expanded releases on 29 September from Cherry Red.
This weekend’s Saturday Song was a vintage TV clip of Street Creature filmed for Razzmatazz in 1982. Toyah, Joel Bogen and the late Phil Spalding took a break from album recording sessions for The Changeling and flew to the Tyne Tees television studios in Newcastle Upon Tyne to film this and a version of Brave New World.
On Friday, Street Creature, the final preview of The Changeling remaster, will be released on digital platforms. The 2–track digital single also includes the Work In Progress Mix. Pre-save now by clicking below.
Welcome to September! This month sees The Changeling reissued in all the glory it deserves!! Tomorrow’s Toyah At Home is a Changeling Special, airing at 11am (BST) at You Tube and Facebook.
Official Toyah say: Be sure to set your alarms for Toyah At Home this coming Saturday, 11am. It’s a Changeling special with fan questions + new lyric video for Angel & Me featuring never before seen 1982 footage!
It’s Toyah Tuesday and as The Changeling release approaches Official Toyah are revisiting some vintage footage. This 1982 interview is from Pebble Mill 6.55 Special. Premieres at 6pm today, at You Tube and Facebook.
It’s Toyah Tuesday and as The Changeling deluxe releases approach Official Toyah are revisiting songs and footage related to the album from then and now. This 2021 performance is an intimate rendition of the classic single Brave New World.
To celebrate the upcoming expanded & remastered reissue of The Changeling, Deezer have curated their very own ‘100% Toyah’ playlist, filled with hits and highlights from Toyah’s music career. Deezer users can stream by clicking below.
Preview track time! The 2023 remaster of the classic Dawn Chorus is available digitally this Friday. The 2-track release also includes the fan favourite 6:55 Special Mix, available digitally for the first time.
Pre-save the track now by clicking below on the digital sleeve, featuring another previously unseen photo of Toyah from The Changeling.
Get some of the inside track on the song tonight at 6pm in an exclusive clip from the forthcoming 2CD+DVD of The Changeling at Facebook and You Tube.
Preview track time! The 2023 remaster of the classic and fan favourite Angel & Me is available digitally this Friday. It’s digital B-Side is the previously unreleased Work In Progress Mix from CD2 of the 2CD+DVD edition.
Pre-save the track now by clicking below on the digital sleeve, featuring a previously unseen photo of Toyah from The Changeling.
Get some of the inside track on the song tonight at 6pm in an exclusive clip from the 2023 Toyah interview at Facebook.
Last weekend’s Saturday Song is a specially filmed concert performance of the classic Angel & Me, a song from the 1982 album The Changeling. Filmed at the o2 Academy Islington, November 2018.
The Janice Long Review Show “The Changeling” (2013)
This programme excerpt from 2013 sees Toyah discuss the album The Changeling, and its then recent celebration Resurrection Tour, with the late Janice Long for her Album Review Show. Also discussing are Paul Sexton and Trevor Horn.
• Pre-order The Changeling, on 2CD+DVD, neon pink 12″ vinyl LP, Super Deluxe Limited box set, at Cherry Red.
This exclusive interview excerpt – for Toyah Tuesday – (from the DVD of the 2CD+DVD) sees Toyah reflecting on the experience of making The Changeling, and using digital recording equipment for the first time.
Check back on Tuesdays and Saturdays across Toyah’s socials for more Changeling-themed surprises.
A trio of previously unseen photos of Toyah – taken during the recording of The Changeling in 1982 – are included in the preview excerpt of the DVD interview (see post above) with Toyah that is included on the forthcoming 2CD+DVD reissue of the album.
Beyond Awesome! It’s a summer of The Changeling – recalling a similar summer back in 1982, but bringing one of Toyah’s most iconic eras, and studio albums, bang up to date. The remastered and expanded album is reissued on three wonderful formats at the end of Summer 2023 – on 29th September.
• See all editions and comprehensive contents by clicking below. Pre-order The Changeling, on 2CD+DVD, neon pink 12″ vinyl LP, Super Deluxe Limited box set, at Cherry Red.
Official Toyah are getting set for a summer of music and a trip back to 1982 with The Changeling Resurrection. Each Tuesday they’re counting down to the remastered, deluxe releases of Toyah’s classic 1982 album The Changeling, released 29 September on Cherry Red.
Today’s Saturday Song is a vintage 1982 performance of the classic single Brave New World, live in Germany. Check back on Tuesdays and Saturdays here and across Toyah’s socials for more Changeling-themed surprises.
Cherry Red continue to work through Toyah’s Safari Records output and, in September, will reissue the band’s 1982 album, The Changeling, across a number of formats.
The album was produced by Steve Lillywhite and featured just the one single, ‘Brave New World’, which peaked at No 21 in the UK. The album has been newly remastered for this archive release.
Like Anthem, The Changeling is being made available as a big super deluxe edition box set, in addition to a 2CD+DVD package and a coloured vinyl LP version.
The 2CD+DVD version probably offers the best bang for your buck, with a whopping 31 bonus tracks including work-in-progress mixes, instrumental outtakes and demos. 20 of these are previously unreleased and three are new-to-CD. The NTSC, region-free DVD offers a 2023 interview with Toyah Willcox and her track-by-track commentary along with loads of TV appearances from back in the day.
The forthcoming Deluxe Box Set of The Changeling includes CDs, DVD, bonus CD, splatter vinyl, book, postcards, print and this gorgeous 12″ Picture Disc, featuring Changeling and Brave New World imagery – another first for The Changeling.
• Pre-order The Changeling in three formats – 2CD+DVD, 12″ neon pink vinyl, Deluxe Box Set – at Cherry Red.
