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Toyah: Love Is The Law

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On October 24, 1983, “Safari” label released “Love Is the Law”, the fifth studio Toyah studio album. It was recorded in 1983, at “Marquee Studios” in London, and was produced by Nick Tauber. It was the last album to be released by the band before singer Toyah Willcox embarked on a solo career and retained ‘Toyah’ as her stage name.

Personnel:

  • Toyah Willcox – vocals
  • Joel Bogen – guitar
  • Simon Darlow – keyboards
  • Adrian Lee – keyboards
  • Phil Spalding – bass
  • Brad Lang – bass
  • Andy Duncan – drums, percussion
  • Preston Heyman – drums
  • Denys Darlow – string arrangements, conductor
  • Simon Darlow, Joel Bogen – arrangements
  • Simon Hanhart, Phil Harding, Mark Wade – engineer
  • Andy Lovell, Mike Higgs, Mike Duffy, Rob Waldron – engineer assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Toyah Willcox and Joel Bogen, except where noted.

  1. Broken Diamonds
  2. I Explode
  3. Rebel of Love
  4. Rebel Run – Toyah Willcox, Simon Darlow
  5. Martian Cowboy – Toyah Willcox, Joel Bogen, Simon Darlow, Phil Spalding
  6. Dreamscape
  7. Time Is Ours
  8. Love Is the Law – Toyah Willcox, Joel Bogen, Simon Darlow, Phil Spalding
  9. Remember – Toyah Willcox, Joel Bogen, Simon Darlow
  10. The Vow – Toyah Willcox, Joel Bogen, Phil Spalding

Spyro Gyro: Catching the Sun

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In February 1980, “MCA” label released “Catching the Sun”, the third Spyro Gyra studio album. It was recorded in 1979, at “Secret Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Jay Beckenstein and Richard Calandra.

Personnel:

  • Jay Beckenstein – soprano, alto and tenor saxophone, Fender Rhodes, percussion
  • Tom Schuman – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, synthesizers, synthesizers programming, effects
  • Jeremy Wall – synthesizers, synthesizer programming, percussion, effects, horn arrangements, assistant producer
  • Hiram Bullock – acoustic and electric guitars
  • Chet Catallo – electric guitar
  • John Tropea – acoustic and electric rhythm guitar
  • Will Lee – bass
  • Jim Kurzdorfer – bass guitar
  • Eli Konikoff – drums
  • Gerardo Velez – percussion, bongos
  • Richard Calandra – tambourine, percussion
  • Dave Samuels – marimba, vibraphone, steel drums
  • Rubens Bassini – congas, percussion
  • Randy Brecker – trumpet
  • Barry Rogers – trombone
  • Tom Malone – trombone
  • Bob Malache – tenor saxophone
  • Steve Nathan – clavinet, synthesizer programming
  • Jeremy Wall – string arrangements, conductor
  • Harry Lookofsky – concertmaster
  • Charles McCracken, Jesse Levy, Alan Shulman – cello
  • Peter Dimitriades, Lewis Eley, Harold Kohon, Charles Libove, Harry Lookofsky, David Nadien, Matthew Raimondim Richard Sortomme – violin
  • Michael Barry – engineer
  • Jack Malken – engineer
  • Jason Corsaro – assistant engineer
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Peter Corriston – art direction, design
  • David Heffernan – illustration

Track listing:

  1. Catching the Sun – Jay Beckenstein
  2. Cockatoo – Jay Beckenstein, Tom Schuman, Jeremy Wall, Chet Catallo, Jim Kurzdorfer, Eli Konikoff
  3. Autumn of Our Love – Jeremy Wall
  4. Laser Material – Tom Schuman
  5. Percolator – Jay Beckenstein
  6. Philly – Jim Kurzdorfer
  7. Lovin’ You/Lovin’ You (for Christine) – Chet Catallo
  8. Here Again – Jay Beckenstein
  9. Safari – Jeremy Wall

Toyah: The Changeling

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On June 7, 1982, “Safari” label released “The Changeling”, the fourth Toyah album. It was recorded 1981 – 1982, and was produced by Steve Lillywhite.

Personnel:

  • Toyah Willcox – vocals, noises
  • Joel Bogen – vocals, guitar, additional keyboards
  • Andy Clark – keyboards
  • Phil Spalding – vocals, bass
  • Simon Phillips – drums, percussion
  • Simon Darlow – additional keyboards
  • Nigel Bennett – backing vocals
  • Phil Smith, Vince Sullavan, Dave Lord – brass
  • Mark Dearnley – engineer
  • Ashley Howe – additional engineering
  • Neil Hutchinson – assistant engineer, tape operator

Track listing:

All tracks by Toyah Willcox and Joel Bogen, except where noted.

  1. Creepy Room
  2. Street Creature
  3. Castaways
  4. The Druids
  5. Angel & Me
  6. The Packt
  7. Life in the Trees
  8. Dawn Chorus – Toyah Willcox, Joel Bogen, Phil Spalding
  9. Run Wild, Run Free
  10. Brave New World

Roland Kirk: Slightly Latin

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In December 1965, “limelight” label released “Slightly Latin”, the eleventh Roland Kirk album. It was recorded in November 1965, in New York City, and was produced by Hal Mooney.

Personnel:

  • Roland Kirk – tenor and baritone saxophone, flute, bagpipes, picollo, stritch, clarinet
  • Virgil Jones – trumpet
  • Martin Banks – flugelhorn
  • Garnett Brown – trombone, arranger
  • Horace Parlan – piano, celeste, vibraphone
  • Eddie Mathias – double bass
  • Sonny Brown – drums, nagoya harp
  • Montego Joe – conga
  • Manuel Ramos – percussion
  • Coleridge Perkinson – conductor
  • Unidentified choir
  • Daniel Czubak – design, photography
  • Leonard Feather – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Roland Kirk except where noted.

  1. Walk On By – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
  2. Raouf
  3. It’s All in the Game – Charles Dawes, Carl Sigman
  4. Juarez
  5. Shaky Money
  6. Nothing But the Truth
  7. Safari – Eddie Mathias
  8. And I Love Her – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  9. Ebrauqs

Horace Silver: New Faces, New Sounds

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In December 1952, “Blue Note” label released “New Faces New Sounds (Introducing the Horace Silver Trio)”, the debut Horace Silver album. It was recorded in October 1952, at “WOR Studios” in New York City.

Personnel:

  • Horace Silver – piano
  • Art Blakey– drums
  • Curly Russell– bass
  • Gene Ramey– bass
  • Leonard Feather– liner note
  • John Hermansader – design

Track listing:

  1. Safari – Horace Silver
  2. Ecaroh – Horace Silver
  3. Prelude to a Kiss – Duke Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills
  4. Thou Swell – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  5. Quicksilver – Horace Silver
  6. Horoscope – Horace Silver
  7. Yeah – Horace Silver
  8. Knowledge Box – Horace Silver

 

Toyah: Sheep Farming in Barnet

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On February 22, 1980, “Safari” label released “Sheep Farming in Barnet”, the Toyah debut album. It was recorded in 1978, and was produced by Steve James and Keith Hale. The album was originally released as a 6-track extended EP, dubbed an ‘Alternate Play’ record by “Safari”, and was later expanded into full-album status.

Personnel:

  • Toyah Willcox– vocals
  • Joel Bogen– guitar
  • Peter Bush – keyboards
  • Keith Hale– keyboards
  • Mark Henry – bass
  • Steve Bray – drums

Track listing:

Original EP

  1. Neon Womb – Toyah Willcox, Joel Bogen, Peter Bush
  2. Indecision – Toyah Willcox, Joel Bogen, Peter Bush, Mark Henry
  3. Waiting – Toyah Willcox, Steve Bray
  4. Our Movie – Toyah Willcox, Joel Bogen, Peter Bush
  5. Danced – Toyah Willcox, Joel Bogen, Peter Bush
  6. Last Goodbye – Toyah Willcox, Joel Bogen, Peter Bush

LP vesrion

  1. Neon Womb – Toyah Willcox, Joel Bogen, Peter Bush
  2. Indecision – Toyah Willcox, Joel Bogen, Peter Bush, Mark Henry
  3. Waiting – Toyah Willcox , Steve Bray
  4. Computer – Toyah Willcox, Joel Bogen, Peter Bush
  5. Victims of the Riddle – Toyah Willcox, Keith Hale, James, Joel Bogen, Peter Bush
  6. Elusive Stranger – Toyah Willcox, Joel Bogen, Peter Bush
  7. Our Movie – Toyah Willcox, Joel Bogen, Peter Bush
  8. Danced – Toyah Willcox, Joel Bogen, Peter Bush
  9. Last Goodbye – Toyah Willcox, Joel Bogen, Peter Bush
  10. Victims of the Riddle – Toyah Willcox, Keith Hale, James, Joel Bogen, Peter Bush
  11. Race Through Space – Toyah Willcox, Joel Bogen, Peter Bush