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Ophelia's Shadow

Toyah

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Format: LP

Cat No: DEMREC591

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Format Details: Heavyweight Translucent Aqua Vinyl / Aqua Vinyl

Format Details: Picture Disc / Picture Disc

Release Date:  13 March 2020

Label:  Demon Records

Packaging Type:  Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  5014797901537

Genres:  Rock  

Release Date:  21 November 2025

Label:  Edsel

Packaging Type:  Custom Packaging

No of Units:  2

Barcode:  740155745837

Genres:  Rock  

Release Date:  21 November 2025

Label:  Demon Records

Packaging Type:  Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  5014797912830

Genres:  Rock  

  • Description

    Toyah's personal favourite album of her catalogue, "Ophelia's Shadow" (1991), features a band line-up including Trey Gunn on stick, Paul Beavis on drums and Tony Geballe on guitar. Two tracks, "Brilliant Day" and "Lords Of The Never Known" feature Robert Fripp and were originally played live by the band Sunday All Over The World (which featured Toyah, Fripp, Beavis and Gunn).
    Issued on vinyl for the first time since 1991, with a new inner sleeve, the album is pressed on 180 gram translucent aqua vinyl.

    Description

    Toyah's 1991 solo album Ophelia's Shadow is released as an expanded Deluxe 2CD Edition for the first time ever. Packaged in deluxe 7"-sized gatefold packaging, it continue the series of expanded solo Toyah albums released by Edsel.

    Alongside the studio album that features Robert Fripp playing guitar on two tracks, CD1 adds six tracks Toyah recorded in 1993 with Kiss Of Reality, previously available on a very rare CD released only in Germany.

    CD2 adds a full 1992 concert recording of Toyah and Kiss Of Reality in Warsaw, Poland. All 10 live tracks are previously unreleased with highlights being the otherwise unrecorded vocals for Amazon, Daydreaming and Shirt Of The Muse plus a rendition of Toyah's 1987 album track Revive The World.

    A selection of 1992 demos Toyah recorded with Kiss Of Reality in Berlin also feature including Dan The Man plus three demos (previously available only on a strictly limited self-released cassette) making this a treasure trove of Toyah rarities.

    The booklet contains rare and previously unseen colour photography from the original album shoot. A new sleevenote by Toyah archivist Craig Astley chronicles the making of the album with reflections from Toyah herself on why this album is a personal favourite and so important to her.

    Description

    Toyah's 1991 solo album Ophelia's Shadow is issued on limited edition picture disc vinyl for the first time ever.

    The picture disc features colour images on each side of the vinyl and is housed in special die-cut vinyl outer sleeves containing previously unseen colour photography from the album shoot.

    A personal favourite album of her catalogue, Toyah confirms: "Above all, this is the one album I have made that truly represents me. I'm fiercely proud of it. Ophelia's Shadow is not just a record, it's a reflection of who I was, who I am, and who I continue to become. It's the sound of resilience, reinvention, and raw truth."

    The album features a band line-up including Trey Gunn on stick, Paul Beavis on drums and Tony Geballe on guitar. Two tracks, Brilliant Day and Lords Of The Never Known feature Robert Fripp on guitar and were originally played live by Sunday All Over The World, the band Toyah & Robert Fripp toured and recorded with in the late 1980s.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Ophelia’s Shadow
      • 2. The Shaman Says
      • 3. Brilliant Day
      • 4. Prospect
      • 5. Turning Tide

      Side 2

      • 1. Take What You Will
      • 2. Ghost Light
      • 3. The Woman Who Had An Affair With Herself
      • 4. Homeward
      • 5. Lords Of The Never Known

    Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Ophelia’s Shadow
      • 2. The Shaman Says
      • 3. Brilliant Day
      • 4. Prospect
      • 5. Turning Tide
      • 6. Take What You Will
      • 7. Ghost Light
      • 8. The Woman Who Had An Affair With Herself
      • 9. Homeward
      • 10. Lords Of The Never Known
      • 11. Harlequin (Holy Day)
      • 12. Hicksville (3D)
      • 13. Broken Special (The Island)
      • 14. Robert’s Night
      • 15. Fret + Tap
      • 16. Space Hopping

      Disc 2

      • 1. Daydreaming (Live In Warsaw 26/06/1992)
      • 2. Shirt Of The Muse (Live In Warsaw 26/06/1992)
      • 3. Amazon (Live In Warsaw 26/06/1992)
      • 4. Robert’s Night (Live In Warsaw 26/06/1992)
      • 5. Broken Special (Live In Warsaw 26/06/1992)
      • 6. Harlequin (Holy Day) (Live In Warsaw 26/06/1992)
      • 7. Face The Space (Live In Warsaw 26/06/1992)
      • 8. Revive The World (Live In Warsaw 26/06/1992)
      • 9. Dan The Man (Live In Warsaw 26/06/1992)
      • 10. Hicksville (3D) (Live In Warsaw 26/06/1992)
      • 11. Amazon (Demo)
      • 12. Dan The Man (Demo)
      • 13. Broken Special (Demo)
      • 14. Hicksville (Demo)
      • 15. Face The Space (Demo)

    Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Ophelia’s Shadow
      • 2. The Shaman Says
      • 3. Brilliant Day
      • 4. Prospect
      • 5. Turning Tide

      Side 2

      • 1. Take What You Will
      • 2. Ghost Light
      • 3. The Woman Who Had An Affair With Herself
      • 4. Homeward
      • 5. Lords Of The Never Known