| Artist |
Yello |
| Album Title: |
Toy |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Electronic |
| Format |
Vinyl 180 gm (2) |
| Released |
09/30/2016 |
| Label |
Polydor |
| Catalog No |
00602547602619 |
| Bar Code No |
0 602547 602619 |
| Packaging |
Gatefold LP Sleeve |
| Tracks |
| Toy (Disc 1) |
| A1.
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Frautonium Intro (1:09)
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| A2.
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Limbo (3:17)
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| A3.
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30'000 Days (4:05)
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| A4.
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Electrified II (2:49)
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| A5.
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Cold Flame (4:02)
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| B1.
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Kiss The Cloud (3:13)
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| B2.
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Starlight Scene (3:16)
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| B3.
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Tool Of Love (3:12)
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| B4.
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Give You The World (3:32)
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| B5.
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Dialectical Kid (3:18)
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| Toy (Disc 2) |
| A1.
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Dark Side (4:15)
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| A2.
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Pacific AM (3:22)
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| A3.
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Blue Biscuit (3:35)
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| A4.
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Lost in Motion (3:32)
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| B1.
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Magma (6:26)
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| B2.
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Toy Square (3:08)
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| B3.
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Frautonium (4:20)
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| Date Acquired |
09/01/2020 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
Amazon |
| Purchase Price |
35.00 |
Web Links |
All Music Guide Entry:
Discogs entry:
https://musicbrainz.org/release/007e06b0-a1d6-41c9-8a88-044c41bc6a22 |
Notes |
Gatefold cover.
Back cover:
Universal International Music B.V. Gerrit Van Der Veenlaan 4, 3743 DN, Baarn, Netherlands.
Made in Germany.
All Songs published by Warner/Chappell Music GmbH
℗ + © 2016 YELLO, under exclusive license to Polydor/Island, a division of Universal Music GmbH.
Disc label:
Made in Germany. ℗&© 2016 Yello, under exclusive licence to Polydor/Island, a division of Universal Music GmbH
The song 'Limbo' on the vinyl is slightly shorter than the one on CD. The final refrain of "I'm in limbo" is missing from the end of the song on vinyl.
Artwork – Martin Wanner
Backing Vocals – Malia (tracks: A2, B3)
Composed By, Arranged By, Engineer – Boris Blank
Guitar – Jeremy Baer (tracks: A3, B2)
Lacquer Cut By [Vinyl Cut] – A.F.
Mastered By – Ursli Weber
Music Consultant – Ian Tregoning
Photography By – Helen Sobiralski
Photography By [Cover] – Andrew Rich
Producer – Yello
Vocals, Lyrics By – Boris Blank (tracks: C3), Dieter Meier, Fifi Rong (tracks: B1, C1, C4), Heidi Happy (tracks: B5), Malia (tracks: A5, A4, B2, B4)
Written-By [Vocal Melodies] – Boris Blank, Dieter Meier
Record Company – Universal Music Group
Record Company – Universal Music GmbH
Record Company – Universal International Music B.V.
Published By – Warner/Chappell Music GmbH
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Yello
Copyright © – Yello
Licensed To – Polydor/Island
Pressed By – Optimal Media GmbH – BF 13346
Mastered At – Centraldubs
Lacquer Cut At – Centraldubs
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| Reviews |
AllMusic Review by Mark Deming:
Most North Americans seem to believe Yello's career began and ended with "Oh Yeah," the 1985 tune from their album Stella that became unavoidable in movies and television for years afterward. But the truth is, Yello have been a presence in international pop music since 1980, and with their 13th album, 2016's Toy, they've reminded us that they're still making smart, well-crafted, and politely subversive electronic pop more than three decades after their biggest hit. Stylistically, Toy doesn't sound radically different than the work Yello did in the '80s and '90s, though their touch has grown a bit lighter with time. These tunes are pop that exists somewhere between crisp EDM-influenced rhythms and witty ambient music. Boris Blank (who handles the group's music and production) moves back and forth from upbeat numbers with tuneful hooks and dance-friendly percussive effects to low-key soundscapes that, despite their playful edge, communicate a mood far more than a melody. Vocalist and lyricist Dieter Meier was 71 when Toy was released, but his gruff, smoky instrument fits the clean, polished surfaces of this music remarkably well, like Leonard Cohen's eccentric cousin from Switzerland. Toy wisely front-loads the catchier numbers, especially "Limbo," "Cold Flame" (featuring guest vocals from Malia), and "30,000 Days," while the set closes with more abstract and free-flowing tracks such as "Magma" and "Toy Square." Toy doesn't sound especially innovative, but it certainly demonstrates that Yello haven't been resting on their laurels, and at its best, the album applies new thinking in electronic pop with the melodic and production approaches that have always been part of Yello's music, for a set that's fresh but unmistakably their work.
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