The Blue Meaning

The Blue Meaning

Infobox Album
Name = The Blue Meaning
Type = Album
Artist = Toyah


Released = 6 June, 1980
Recorded = Park Gate Studios
Genre = New Wave, Punk rock
Length =
Label = Safari Records
Producer = Steve James, Toyah Willcox
Reviews =
Last album = "Sheep Farming In Barnet" (1979)
This album = "The Blue Meaning" (1980)
Next album = "Toyah! Toyah! Toyah!" (1980)

"The Blue Meaning" is the second album by Toyah, released in 1980 by Safari Records. Although not the first full-length release, this is often considered to be the band's first "proper" album.

It saw its first release on CD in 1990 on the Great Expectations label, and was reissued in a double-CD package with "Sheep Farming In Barnet" in 2002. The latter release was remastered and included two bonus tracks.

The track 'Spaced Walking' was recorded as Toyah inhaled helium gas to give her vocals a "squeaky" demeanor (she can be heard inhaling between lines). 'The Helium Song', a b-side from this period, was simply an extended version of 'Spaced Walking' with a longer introduction, and a proper ending - the album version simply fading out.

Track listing

Original LP and CD

# "Ieya" (Willcox/Bogen/Bush)
# "Spaced Walking" (Willcox/Bush)
# "Ghosts" (Willcox/Bogen/Bush/Francis)
# "Mummies" (Willcox/Bogen/Bush/Francis)
# "Blue Meanings" (Willcox/Bogen/Bush)
# "Tiger! Tiger!" (Willcox/Bray/Bogen/Francis/Bush)
# "Vision" (Willcox/Bogen/Bush)
# "Insects" (Willcox/Bogen/Bush)
# "Love Me" (Willcox/Bogen/Bush)
# "She" (Willcox/Bray/Bogen/Francis/Bush)

2002 reissue bonus tracks

  1. "Sphinx" (Willcox/Bogen)
  2. "Street Addict" (Willcox/Bogen/Spalding)

Personnel

* Toyah Willcox - verbals + unusual sounds
* Joel Bogen - guitar
* Pete Bush - keyboards, trumpet
* Charlie Francis - bass guitar
* Steve Bray - drums

Production

* Arrangements: Steve James, Toyah Willcox, Pete Bush, Joel Bogen, Charlie Francis, Steve Bray
* Producers: Steve James, Toyah Willcox
* Assistant engineer: Perry Morgan


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