Product Code: 2907 603
Artist: Toyah ‎
Origin: Australia
Label: Safari (1982)
Format: LP
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Condition:
Cover: VG
Record: VG+
Genre: Pop U

The Changeling

Very smart clean vinyl with a good cover and 4 page lyric sheet.

The Changeling is a 1982 album by Toyah. Released in June 1982,[2] the album peaked at number 6 on the UK Albums Chart[3] and was certified Silver in 1982 for selling more than 60,000 copies in the UK.[4] It included the Top 30 single "Brave New World".[3

Original vinyl issues of the album came complete with a lyric insert, the background of which featured drawings of circuit boards. Around the lyrics of each song were sections of poetry written by Toyah Willcox, which were not included on the album.

The album was produced by legendary record producer Steve Lillywhite (CBE) using early digital studio recording equipment. Some overseas editions, such as the Dutch release, featured an additional 'Digital Recording' logo on the cover sleeve.

A completed out-take from the sessions for The Changeling named "Warrior Rock" appeared as the B-side of the LP's only single release "Brave New World" and on the later CD reissue. Another out-take entitled "Paradise Child", later surfaced on the Safari Records collectors album Mayhem. A rarer version entitled "Silly Little Girls" using a similar music track but with alternative lyrics (featuring Toyah Willcox improvising 'mild obscenities'), appeared on preparatory demos for the album which have since surfaced on bootleg releases. Several other instrumental tracks from the same demo sessions have never been commercially used.