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Remastered Super Deluxe Edition of Toyah s 1982 silver certifiedselling album The Changeling that peaked at no. six in UK Top 40 Album Chart in June 1982. bull Produced by the acclaimed Steve Lillywhite , the album features a lineup of Toyah Willcox vocals, Joel Bogen guitar, the late Phil Spalding bass and the revered Simon Phillips drums. The album also features guest synthesizerskeyboards from Andy Clark David Bowie s Scary Monsters And Super Creeps, member of BeBop Deluxe and Simon Darlow . The brass section from Haircut 100 also feature on Street Creature. bull For the tenth overall release of the Toyah Safari Records catalogue on Cherry Red, Toyahs archivist Craig Astley has dug deep to expand the album with a treasure trove of previously unheard bonus tracks, previously unseen footage and unseen, previously thoughtlost, imagery. bull This limited edition box set is the ultimate celebration of the hit album and brings together The expanded deluxe amp remastered 2CDDVD featuring 31 bonus tracks 20 previously unreleased and a further three previously unavailable on any CD archive footage on DVD NTSC region free A bonus CD of a further 18 previously unreleased and remastered tracks THE CHANGELING album on 12 PICTURE DISC LP first ever picture disc version with rare outtake artwork THE CHANGELINGWORKS IN PROGRESS on 12 PinkBlue Splatter Coloured Vinyl LP 44PAGE BOOK of Changeling anecdotes, lyrics amp poetry by Toyah Willcox with rare amp unseen imagery 12 x 12 ARTWORK PRINT 4 COLOUR POSTCARDS The album features the Top 20 single Brave New World, released in May 1982, and this edition also includes the hit track Good Morning Universe from the Top 20 charting EP Four More From Toyah, released in November 1981. This album is presented in a new remaster by Nick Watson from the original mastertapes, approved by Joel Bogen, and further endorsed by Steve Lillywhite. Curated and compiled by Craig Astley, Toyahs official archivist, the lavish, super deluxe edition of The Changeling comes in a 12 x12 outsize box with lift off lid matching 2022s Anthem Super Deluxe Edition and includes The Expanded 2CDDVD set presents the album in a new remaster by Nick Watson from the original mastertapes, approved by Joel Bogen, and further endorsed by Steve Lillywhite. 31 bonus tracks are distributed across the two audio discs, including 20 previously unreleased tracks, and a further three previously unavailable on any CD.CD1 includes two finished outtakes from the album sessions, BSide Warrior Rock and the unused Paradise Child. The longsought after rerecording of Dawn Chorus, previously only available on a BBC television appearance makes its CD debut after appearing in March 2023 on Cherry Reds 10 vinyl EP of Brave New World which sold out in minutes. The eight remastered tracks that featured on Cherry Reds expanded vinyl release of the November 1981 EP Four More From Toyah also make their CD debut. This includes the previously unreleased tour intro Go Berserk and a re recording of I Want To Be Free, a tryout for the digital recording equipment subsequently used for The Changeling. CD2 contains a alternate runthrough of the full album sequence all in revealing work in progress variations courtesy of archive mastertapes and Joel Bogens cassette archive. These includes significantly alternate vocals on Brave New World, Creepy Room and Castaways, the latter with an entirely different lyric. Many tracks feature placeholder keyboards from Joel Bogen before Andy Clark and Simon Darlow joined the album sessions. Plus a completely unused instrumental outtake. Joel Bogens previously unheard home Portastudio demos that include Phil Spalding on bass. In the 24page booklet , Toyah Willcox provides a brandnew introduction alongside a special dedication to the late Phil Spalding by Toyah band cofounderguitarist Joel Bogen and an extensive sleevenote from Craig Astley. The artwork package is packed with rare and unseen imagery created for the album, including outtakes from the album cover session, and further unseen photographs taken for the Brave New World front and back covers. The accompanying DVD NTSCRegion Free includes two brand new indepth featurelength interviews with Toyah Willcox. Creating The Changeling sees Willcox looking back to the period running up to the album sessions, its recording and release. Previously unseen footage from the making of the Brave New World video has been specially unearthed to provide a revealing insight into the creative process. The iconic 1982 promo video for Brave New World is included alongside a full song playthrough of completely unused and unseen performance footage from the Brave New World shoot . 11 archive BBC clips span the Four More From Toyah and The Changeling eras including Good Morning Universe on Top Of The Pops, Its A Mystery from the yearend TOTP Christmas Party. A band performance of I Want To Be Free from the British Rock amp Pop Awards 1981, at which Toyah collected the award for Best British Female Singer appears alongside TV performances of Brave New World, Street Creature, Castaways, Dawn Chorus and Ieya 1982. Theres also rare rehearsal clips of The Changeling summer tour from a Nationwide TV report. The Pebble Mill 6.55 Special from August 1982 includes Toyahs performance of the reworked Dawn Chorus and Ieya. This special inclusion includes a full unbroadcast minute of the Ieya performance, not seen due to running over the allocated programming schedule. Acoustic versions of the classics Angel amp Me, Brave New World and Good Morning Universe feature from an intimate Toyah concert at Trading Boundaries in 2018. EXCLUSIVE TO THE SUPER DELUXE BOX SET Bonus CD More Rare amp Archive Material contains a further 18 previously unreleased tracks from the archives, newly unearthed and remastered. The full colour artwork picture CD disc includes 13 tracks from the Roundhouse sessions featuring never before heard vocal takes of Angel amp Me, Castaways, Paradise Child and Brave New World. A further 5 of Joel Bogens Portastudio demo recordings include the earliest instrumental demos of what became Brave New World, Castaways, Street Creature, Run Wild, Run Free and Paradise Child. Album Picture Disc The 10track The Changeling album is presented on a 12 picture disc for the first time featuring an outtake shot from the album cover shoot. An iconic shot of Toyah in the Brave New World pink hair birds makeup features on the picture disc reverse. The Changeling Works In Progress Splatter Vinyl A specially curated 10track album presents the album in running order but in Work in Progress Mix versions. The pinkblueclear splatter vinyl echoes the iconic pinkblue hair from the Brave New World look created by Toyah, Carolyn Cowan and Robert Lobetta for the iconic promo videosingle sleeve. Another exclusive and previously unseen outtake shot provides a variant full colour sleeve LP jacket in addition to an inner bag with rare images and track details. A 44page perfect bound book This exclusive book contains stunning rare and unseen images from The Changeling archives, alongside anecdotes and insights from Toyah Willcox about all 10 songs on The Changeling. The full album lyrics plus the poetry that appeared throughout the original lyric booklet feature plus lyrics for a further nine B Sidesbonus tracks. A 12x12inch colour art print of a previously unseen album cover outtake and Four exclusive colour postcards celebrating The Changeling imagery. Toyah Boxset is available for home delivery from Vinyl Records London, only £150 +P&P