Desire

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Released by Edsel, Toyah's 1987 studio album Desire receives its first ever standalone CD reissue in a new expanded edition, in deluxe 7" sized gatefold packaging. Originally issued on the EG label, the album was produced by Mike Hedges (Siouxise & The Banshees) and recorded at the legendary Abbey Road Studios in the autumn of 1986.
This deluxe 2cd edition includes a second disc of 18 rare and 'desirable' bonus tracks including the 12" mix of lead single Echo Beach plus outtakes and B-Sides from the album sessions. Excitingly six previously unreleased tracks feature including the long-awaited release of the post-Desire rarity We Play Machines.
Rare live concert recordings of Desire songs have been unearthed especially for this release; Revive The World performed at The Orange Club, Kensington with Kiss Of Reality in 1992, Desire and Moonlight Dancing from 1994 plus Echo Beach from Toyah & Robert Fripp's summer 2024 Rock Party Tour.
The Desire album recording sessions ran concurrent to Toyah starring in the Strand Theatre revival of celebrated musical Cabaret. Toyah appeared as the lead Sally Bowles, alongside Wayne Sleep in the Gillian Lynne-directed production. Although a cast recording was made of the Strand production it was before Toyah took over the role of Bowles. Ten years later, Toyah revisited Cabaret with a recording of four songs, one of which is a duet with British actor Nigel Planer. This marks the first time these tracks have ever been included on a Toyah release. The Desire album includes an eclectic set of musicians across the 11 tracks with guest guitar spots from Ronnie Wood, Robert Fripp, and The League of Crafty Guitarists. Engineered by Haydn Bendall (Hounds of Love), the album's lead single was a sparkling cover of the 1980 Martha & The Muffins' new wave hit "Echo Beach".

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"Desire" was Toyah's first album for the EG label , and features her hit single cover version of "Echo Beach" as well as a cover of Donna Summer's "Love's Unkind". Produced by Mike Hedges, the album features Robert Fripp (who co wrote the title track) and Ronnie Wood.

The LP is pressed on 180 gram white vinyl and the inner sleeve features the lyrics.

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Toyah's 1987's solo album "Desire" is issued for the first time ever as a picture disc vinyl in a carefully curated Director's Cut.

Desire was Toyah's first LP for the EG label and was produced by Mike Hedges (Siouxsie & The Banshees) and engineered by Haydn Bendall (Hounds of Love). The album includes an eclectic set of musicians with guest guitar spots
from Ronnie Wood, Robert Fripp, and The League of Crafty Guitarists. The album's lead single was a sparkling cover of the 1980 Martha & The Muffins' new wave hit "Echo Beach" featuring Steve Sidelnyk on drums.

This special Director's Cut version presents the album resequenced as the artist envisioned and features Re-Entry Into Dance, Sun Up and Mesmerised, all originally intended for the album's track list. This collector's edition is housed in an outer jacket with die-cut window featuring striking Toyah photographs on either side of the vinyl disc and rare Toyah imagery from the period across the package.