| Artist |
TOY |
| Album Title: |
TOY |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Rock: Psychedelic Rock |
| Format |
Vinyl (2), CD (1) |
| Released |
09/10/2012 |
| Label |
Heavenly |
| Catalog No |
HVNLP94 |
| Bar Code No |
6 02537 10074 3 |
| Packaging |
Gatefold LP Sleeve |
| Tracks |
| TOY (LP 1) |
| A1.
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Colours Running Out (3:54)
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| A2.
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The Reasons Why (3:55)
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| A3.
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Dead & Gone (7:40)
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| B1.
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Lose My Way (4:26)
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| B2.
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Drifting Deeper (4:55)
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| B3.
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Motoring (4:34)
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| TOY (LP 2) |
| A1.
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Heart Skips A Beat (4:24)
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| A2.
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Strange (4:54)
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| A3.
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Make It Mine (3:54)
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| A4.
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Omni (1:28)
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| B1.
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Walk Up To Me (4:07)
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| B2.
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Kopter (9:51)
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| TOY (CD) |
| A1.
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Colours Running Out (3:54)
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| A2.
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The Reasons Why (3:55)
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| A3.
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Dead & Gone (7:40)
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| A4.
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Lose My Way (4:26)
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| A5.
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Drifting Deeper (4:55)
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| A6.
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Motoring (4:34)
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| A7.
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Heart Skips A Beat (4:24)
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| A8.
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Strange (4:54)
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| A9.
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Make It Mine (3:54)
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| A10.
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Omni (1:28)
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| A11.
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Walk Up To Me (4:07)
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| A12.
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Kopter (9:51)
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| Date Acquired |
02/07/2018 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
Vancouversouthpaw (Discogs) |
| Purchase Price |
28.75 |
Web Links |
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Notes |
Released in gatefold sleeve with large clear 'TOY' logo sticker on cellophane. Includes free CD housed in clear PVC sleeve.
℗ & © 2012 Heavenly Recordings, under exclusive license to V2 Records International Ltd. T/A Cooperative Music.
Artwork [Cover] – Leif Podhansky
Artwork, Design – Sean Gallagher
Bass, Vocals – Maxim Barron
Drums, Vocals – Charlie Salvidge
Engineer – Alexis Smith, Oli Bayston
Guitar – Dominic O'Dair
Keyboards [Synths] – Alejandra Diez
Mastered By [Vinyl] – JONZ
Photography By – Steve Gullick
Producer, Mixed By – Ant Theaker (tracks: B3, CD6), Dan Carey
Vocals, Guitar – Tom Dougall
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Heavenly Recordings
Copyright (c) – Heavenly Recordings
Licensed To – V2 Records International Ltd.
Licensed To – Cooperative Music
Mastered At – Loud Mastering
Manufactured By – www.gzvinyl.com
Pressed By – GZ Digital Media – 101340E
Pressed By – GZ Digital Media – Y80858
Matrix / Runout (LP A-Side): www.gzvinyl.com – HVNLP94–A 101340E1/A JONZ LOUD
Matrix / Runout (LP B-Side): HVNLP94–B 101340E2/A JONZ LOUD
Matrix / Runout (LP C-Side): www.gzvinyl.com – HVNLP94–C 101340E3/A JONZ LOUD
Matrix / Runout (LP D-Side): HVNLP94–D 101340E4/A JONZ LOUD
Matrix / Runout (CD): 3710074 CD Y80858
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Analyzed Folder: TOY - TOY [LP RIP]
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DR Peak RMS Filename
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DR9 -0.49 dB -11.80 dB 01 - Colours Running Out.flac
DR8 -1.46 dB -11.56 dB 02 - The Reasons Why.flac
DR8 -1.17 dB -11.23 dB 03 - Dead & Gone.flac
DR9 -1.37 dB -11.72 dB 04 - Lose My Way.flac
DR7 -1.67 dB -11.22 dB 05 - Drifting Deeper.flac
DR9 -1.33 dB -12.23 dB 06 - Motoring.flac
DR8 -1.11 dB -11.87 dB 07 - Heart Skips A Beat.flac
DR9 -1.66 dB -13.13 dB 08 - Strange.flac
DR8 -1.59 dB -12.08 dB 09 - Make It Mine.flac
DR12 -3.30 dB -20.27 dB 10 - Omni.flac
DR8 -1.70 dB -12.98 dB 11 - Walk Up To Me.flac
DR9 -1.38 dB -11.44 dB 12 - Kopter.flac
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Number of Files: 12
Official DR Value: DR9
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Analyzed Folder: TOY - TOY (CD RIP)
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DR Peak RMS Filename
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DR7 0.00 dB -8.59 dB 01 - Colours Running Out.flac
DR6 0.00 dB -8.06 dB 02 - Reasons Why.flac
DR6 0.00 dB -7.93 dB 03 - Dead & Gone.flac
DR7 0.00 dB -8.34 dB 04 - Lose My Way.flac
DR6 0.00 dB -7.88 dB 05 - Drifting Deeper.flac
DR7 0.00 dB -8.64 dB 06 - Motoring.flac
DR6 0.00 dB -8.46 dB 07 - My Heart Skips a Beat.flac
DR8 0.00 dB -9.67 dB 08 - Strange.flac
DR7 0.00 dB -8.65 dB 09 - Make It Mine.flac
DR12 0.02 dB -16.46 dB 10 - Omni.flac
DR7 0.00 dB -9.60 dB 11 - Walk Up to Me.flac
DR7 0.00 dB -8.07 dB 12 - Kopter.flac
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Number of Files: 12
Official DR Value: DR7
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| Reviews |
AllMusic Review by Heather Phares:
After hearing TOY's self-titled debut, it's not surprising that the band has ties to S.C.U.M. and especially the Horrors, since at several points this album sounds like a rougher version of that band's breakthrough, Primary Colours. All three of these groups mix shoegaze, Krautrock, and psych-rock in a hypnotically swirled blend, but TOY sounds like the scrappier kid brothers and sisters to those more established bands -- in a good way, mostly. At their best, TOY churn out trippy yet aerodynamic rock like the previous single "Colours Running Out," which, with its zooming guitars and putdown lyrics like "I'm all you ever talk about," has the kind of snotty attitude that launched many a garage/psych-punk hit back in the '60s. "Dead & Gone" is another too-cool-for-school winner that chugs along on a subtle motorik groove before heading for the stratosphere. Interestingly, unlike many of their contemporaries, TOY do expansive jams like the ten-minute album closer, "Kopter," really well, and perhaps even better than their attempts at concise pop songs. Too often on TOY, it feels like the band is trying to fit into a more straightforward mold than catering to their strengths: softer songs such as "My Heart Skips a Beat" show that they're not as convincing at vulnerability as they are at being cool, although "The Reasons Why" does capture the more languorous, going blank again side of shoegaze. The meandering "Walk Up to Me" and "Drifting Deeper" aren't as immediate as TOY's driving songs or as interesting as their more experimental ones, like the aptly named "Strange," a bit of dark, post-punk trippiness that suggests Chairs Missing-era Wire with an emphasis on the whammy bar. Several of TOY's best moments happen when the band manages to balance all its conflicting impulses, as on the equally weird and catchy "Make It Mine" or "Motoring," another previous single that captures the energy of the group's more expansive tracks in a more traditional structure without feeling too constrained. Ultimately, TOY is a portrait of a band at a crossroads: TOY can either pursue the more accessible but less interesting direction of their ballads, or dive deeper into the wilder fringes of their music. While they need to focus more, there's enough potential here to ensure that there's plenty to choose from.
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