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Toyah: The Changeling

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

The Doors: L.A. Woman

The Doors - LA Woman

On April 19, 1971, “Elektra” label released “L.A. Woman”, the sixth Doors studio album.  It was recorded December 1970 – January 1971, at “The Doors Workshop” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Bruce Botnick, Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger and John Densmore. This was band’s last album to feature Jim Morrison, who died three months after the album’s release. In 2012, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “L.A. Woman” at number 364 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Jim Morrison – lead vocals, piano, percussion
  • Ray Manzarek – vocals, Hammond organ, tack piano, Vox Continental, rhythm guitar, Gibson G-101, Wurlitzer electric piano , Rhodes piano
  • Robby Krieger– guitar
  • John Densmore– drums
  • Jerry Scheff– bass guitar
  • Marc Benno– rhythm guitar
  • Bruce Botnick– production engineer
  • Doug Sax– mastering
  • Carl Cossick – sleeve art concept, design
  • Wendell Hamick – photography, visual effects

Track listing:

  1. The Changeling – Jim Morrison
  2. Love Her Madly – Robby Krieger
  3. Been Down So Long – Jim Morrison
  4. Cars Hiss by My Window – Jim Morrison
  5. L.A. Woman – Jim Morrison
  6. L’America – Jim Morrison
  7. Hyacinth House – Ray Manzarek, Jim Morrison
  8. Crawling King Size – anon. arr. John Lee Hooker
  9. The WASP – Jim Morrison
  10. Riders on the Storm – Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger,John Densmore