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TOYAH
(voc)

Personal Data:

Born: 18.05.1958 (Birmingham, GB, as Victoria Ann Wilcox)
TOYAH (photo)

Appearances:

7/82 The Man Eaters

Line-Up (1991):

Toyah - voc
Tony Geballe - g
Trey Gunn
Beavis

Former Members:

Joel Bogen (g, cca 1979-cca 1983); Al Hodge (g, cca 1985); Phil Palmer (g, cca 1985)

Mark Henry (bg, cca 1979-1980); Charlie Francis (bg, 1980); Phil Spalding (bg, 1/81-cca 1983); Ian Wherry (bg, cca 1985); Andy Brown (bg, cca 1985)

Pete Bush (kb, cca 1979-1980); Adrian Lee (kb, 1/81-1981, cca 1985); Simon Darlow (kb, 1981-cca 1985); Andrew Clarke (kb, 1981-82); Keith Hale (kb, 1982-cca 1983)

Steve Bray (ds, cca 1979-1980); Nigel Glockler (ds, 1/81-81); Simon Phillips (ds, 1981-83); Andy Duncan (ds, 1983); Peter Van Hooke (ds, cca 1985)

Albums Discography:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Sheep Farming In Barnet12/1979 Safari99
2.The Blue Meaning5/1980 Safari40
3.Toyah! Toyah! Toyah!11/1980 Safari22
4.Anthem22.05.1981Safari2
5.The Changeling6/1982 Safari6
6.Warrior Rock - Toyah On Tour
(2LP)		05.11.1982Safari20
7.Love Is The Law14.10.1983Safari28
8.Toyah! Toyah! Toyah! All The Hits03.02.1984K-Tel43
9.Minx7/1985 Portrait24
10.Mayhem11/1985 Safari
11.Desire6/1987 EG
12.The Lady And The Tiger
& Robert Fripp		1/1987 EG
13.Prostitute11/1988 EG
14.Ophelia's Shadows2/1991 EG
15.Best Of Toyah3/1994 Connoisseur
16.Dreamchild5/1994 Cryptic
17.Phoenix
(re-release)		28.04.1997Receiver
18.Safari Records Singles, Vol. 1: 1979-198112.07.2005Cherry Red
19.Safari Records Singles Collection, Vol. 2: 1981-1925.10.2005Cherry Red
20.In the Court of the Crimson Queen22.06.2010Ais74
21.Posh Pop27.08.2021Demon Music Group22
22.Live At The Rainbow11/2022 Cherry Red100

Singles Discography:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.Victims Of The Riddle / Victims Of The Riddle (Vivesection)6/1979 Safari
2.Is There A Heaven? Is There A Hell? Do Both Exist? Who Can Tell?27.07.1979Safari
3.Sheep Farming In Barnet EP
(Neon Womb / Indecision / Waiting / Our Movie / Vividiction / Danced)		17.08.1979Safari
4.Bird In Flight / Tribal Look01.02.1980Safari
5.Ieya / Space Walking (Helium Song)20.06.1980Safari
6.Danced (live) / Ghosts (live) Neon Womb (live)11/1980 Safari
7.Four From Toyah EP
(It's A Mystery / War Boys / Angels And Demons / Revelations)		13.02.1981Safari2
8.I Want To Be Free / Walkie Talkie / Alien15.05.1981Safari4
9.Thunder In The Mountains / Street Addict18.09.1981Safari4
10.Four More From Toyah EP
(Good Morning Universe / Urban Tribesman / In The Fairground / The Furious Futures)		16.11.1981Safari10
11.Brave New World / Warrior Rock14.05.1982Safari21
12.Ieya / Space Walking (Helium Song)
(reissue)		09.07.1982Safari48
13.Be Proud Be Loud (Be Heard) / Laughing With The Fools01.10.1982Safari30
14.Rebel Run / To The Mountains High
12" + Baptised By Fire		12.09.1983Safari16
15.The Vow / I Explode
12" + Haunted		11/1983 Safari50
16.Don't Fall In Love (I Said) / Snow Covers The Kiss4/1985 Portrait17
17.Soul Passing Through Soul / All In A Rage6/1985 Portrait57
18.World In Action / Soldiers Of Fortune9/1985 Portrait93
19.Tony Banks EP
(Red Wing (instrumental) / You Call This Victory / Line Of Symmetry)
& Jim Diamond & Tony Banks		9/1985 Charisma
20.Echo Beach / Plenty4/1987 E.G., 54
21.Moonlight Dancing / Sun Up
12" + R.E.-N.T.R.Y. - Into Dance		6/1987 E.G.
22.Out Of The Blue (Trancentral mix) / Out Of The Blue (deep ocean mix)
12" + Out Of The Blue (Trancentral radio mix)		01.11.1993Cryptic
23.Now And Then16.05.1994Cryptic
24.Levitate25.06.2021

Videos:

1. Toyah At The Rainbow - 8/1982, BBC Video, live, 55 min
2. Toyah! Toyah! Toyah! - 2/1984, K-Tel, compilation, 20 min

Movies:

1. Jubilee (1977, directed by Derek Jarman)
2. The Corn Is Green (1978)
3. Quadrophenia (8/1979, starring, directed by Franc Roddam)
4. The Tempest (1980)
5. Toyah (12/1980, documentary)
6. Trafford Tanzi (1983)

Awards:

1981 Melody Maker Readers' Poll - Female Singer Of The Year

Various:

16.5.1986 married Robertem Frippem

Press References:

Melody Maker
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19792828.07.197918Singlessingle review
19792828.07.197924Caught In The Actgig review
19793118.08.197922Singlessingle review
19793408.09.197930Caught In The Actgig review
1980502.02.19804News
1980502.02.198024Singlessingle review
19801714.06.198016Albumsalbum review
19801821.06.198018Single Filesingle review
19801928.06.198025interview
19803220.09.198043Caught In The Actgig review
19804229.11.198018Albumsalbum review
1981317.01.19814News
1981714.02.198117Singlessingle review
1981821.02.198117interview
1981928.02.198137Caught In The Actgig review
19811007.03.19814News
19811802.05.198139Datelines
19812016.05.198124Singlessingle review
19812123.05.198124Albumsalbum review
19812123.05.198136Datelines
19812305.06.198133Caught In The Actgig review
19813315.08.19819interview
19813926.09.198114Singlessingle review
19814110.10.19814Fast Forward
19814431.10.19814Fast Forward
19814721.11.198127Singlessingle review
1982927.02.19823Fast Forward
19822015.05.198235Datelines
19822412.06.198217Albumsalbum review
19822626.06.198222Caught In The Actgig review
19822810.07.19823Fast Forward
19823024.07.198222Caught In The Actgig review
19824002.10.19824Fast Forward
19824430.10.198221Albumsalbum review
19824506.11.19824Fast Forward
19824720.11.19823Fast Forward
19825011.12.198229Caught In The Actgig review
19831723.04.198312interview
19833710.09.19833Fast Forward
19833817.09.198322Singlessingle review
19834215.10.19834Fast Forward - Record News
19834322.10.198323Albumsalbum review
19834505.11.198327It's Alive - Tour Dates
19834505.11.198330interview
19834612.11.198322Singlessingle review
1984611.02.19844Fast Forward - Record News
1984825.02.198423Albumsalbum review
1984903.03.19844Fast Forward
19841331.03.198430Video
19934506.11.199329Singlessingle review
19942021.05.199433Singlessingle review
19952708.07.199517Live - Lesbian & Gay Pridegig review
19962920.07.199610Awolprofile, discography
Rock & Pop
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19965 20Galerie