- Victims of the Riddle
Infobox Single
Name = "Victims Of The Riddle"
Artist = Toyah
B-side=Victims Of The Riddle (Vivisection)
from Album =Sheep Farming In Barnet
Released =1979
Format = 7"
[ Recorded = ]
Genre = New Wave
Length =
Label =Safari
Writer = [Willcox/Hales/James/Bogen/Bush]
Producer =Steve James ,Keith Hales
Chart position =
[ Reviews = ]
Last single =
This single = "Victims Of The Riddle"
(1979)
Next single =Sheep Farming In Barnet EP
(1979)"Victims Of The Riddle" was the debut single from the post-punk band Toyah, fronted by
Toyah Willcox , and was released in 1979.The single courted controversy due to its intentionally disturbing front cover image - a photograph of one of the
mummies of Guanajuato in Mexico (from a book byRay Bradbury entitled "The Mummies of Guanajuato "), holding a note which asked "Is there a heaven? Is there a hell? Do both exist? Who can tell?". This was drawn over the original inscription, which bore the name of the actual mummy - Magdalena Aguilar, and her date of burial which was the 8th of September, 1897. Her mummified body was exhumed on the 27th of December, 1909.The single, and its b-side were eventually featured on the LP version of
Sheep Farming In Barnet , which was itself an extended reissue of the band's next single. They also featured on the 2005 compilation album .Tracklisting
7" Vinyl
- A: Victims Of The Riddle [Willcox/Hale/James/Bogen/Bush]
- B: Victims Of The Riddle (Vivisection) [Willcox/Hale/James/Bogen/Bush]
Catalogue Number: SAFE 15
Produced by Steve James/Keith Hales.Published by Sweet 'n' Sour Songs/MCPS.
Side A ran at 45RPM, while the lengthier Side B ran at 33RPM.
Personnel
* Toyah Willcox - vocals
* Joel Bogen - guitar
* Mark Henry - bass
* Steve Bray - drums
* Peter Bush - keyboards
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