CUDDLY TOYS "GUILLOTINE THEATRE" 1981 FRESH RECORDS UK EX/NM OOP "BOWIE-ESQUE"LP

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THREE YEARS AGO I LOST ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS TO CANCER, HE WAS A COOL MUSICIAN A DRUMMER BY TRADE, ORIGINALLY FROM SEATTLE, BUT RELOCATED TO L.A. IN 1985, HE AMASSED A VERY LARGE MUSIC COLLECTION, AND HAD KILLER TASTE FOR ROCK & ROLL, SADLY I AM SELLING OFF A LOT OF HIS COLLECTION ON BEHALF OF HIS WIDOW TO HELP PAY OFF DEBTS INCLUDING BILLS, TAXES AND STORAGE UNIT FEES. I AM NOT TAKING ANYTHING FOR THIS SERVICE, DOING IT FOR MY FRIEND (MISS YOU DAVE!). THIS ITEM IS FROM HIS COLLECTION.

THE PHOTO'S MAY BE A LITTLE BLURRY, HAVE A LITTLE GLARE, SOME REFLECTIONS OR IN SOME CASES YOU MAY SEE SPECKS OF DUST. BUT THE PHOTO'S ARE OF THE ACTUAL ITEM YOU ARE BIDDING ON. I DO COMBINE SHIPPING. BUT I DO NOT ACCEPT “BEST OFFERS”, THE MONIES GO TO MY FRIENDS WIDOW.

THESE ARE VISUALLY & PLAY GRADED.

ARTISTS: CUDDLY TOYS

TITLE: “GUILLOTINE THEATRE”

TRACK LISTING (SEE PHOTOS & BELOW):

A1

Introvenus

1:43

A2

Brain Saviour

3:08

A3

Join The Girls

3:52

A4

Wolf

2:49

A5

Madman

3:04

A6

Universe

3:24

B1

Astral Joe

2:26

B2

My Commando

1:57

B3

Full Circle

4:46

B4

Alien

4:34

B5

Guillotine Theatre

3:51

B6

Time Warp

2:55

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Fresh Records (14)

• Copyright (c) – Fresh Records (14)

• Produced For – Parole Records

• Engineered At – Kingsway Recorders

• Published By – Campbell Connelly

• Published By – Chrysalis Music Ltd.

• Published By – Sparta Florida Music Group Ltd.

• Published By – Wizard (Bahamas) Ltd.

Credits

• Bass – Tony Baggett

• Design – John Gordon (9)

• Drums – Paddy Phield

• Engineer – Bob Broglia

• Guitar – Faebhean Kwest

• Keyboards – Alig 'Fodder'* (tracks: A1, A6, B2, B3, B5 & B6), Billy Surgeoner, Nick Brockway (tracks: A2, B1 & B4)

• Photography By – Dee Conway

• Photography By [Video Stills] – Mike Brady (4), Rupert Style

• Producer – Cuddly Toys

• Remix – Sean* (tracks: A1, A2 & A4-B3), Tony* (tracks: A1, A2 & A4-B3)

• Vocals – Sean Purcell

• Written-By – Purcell* (tracks: A1, A2, A3, A6 & B1-B6 ), Baggett* (tracks: A2, A6, B1, B2, B3, B4 & B6)

Notes

"Tracks 1, 6, 8, 9, 11 & 12 recorded in March '79.
Tracks 2, 7 & 10 in Dec '78. Tracks 3, 4 & 5 recorded July '79."

Tracks A1, A2, A4, A6 & B1-B6 published by Campbell Connely
Track A3 published by Chrysalis Music Ltd.
Track A5 published by Sparta Florida Music Group Ltd. / Wizard (Bahamas) Ltd.

Black & white label.
Record made in France.
Comes in UK textured sleeve with full colour printed inner.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (A-Side, hand-etched): [lyre symbol] JEFF FRESH LP 1 - A1 SNA

• Matrix / Runout (B-Side, hand-etched): [lyre symbol] JEFF FRESH 1 . B1 SNA
  

LABEL: FRESH RECORDS U.K.

CAT. #: FRESH LP 1

YEAR: 1981

RECORD CONDITION: THE RECORD IS IN EX CONDITION, NICE SHINEY BLACK LUSTER. NO MARKS OR SCRATCHES, LINES, ETC. BOTH LABELS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.NICE SHINEY LUSTER TO THE VINYL. NO AUDIO NOISE BETWEEN THE TRACKS, SONGS PLAY SUPER CLEAN. THERE IS SOME VERY VERY LIGHT AUDIO ON THE LEAD IN GROOVE ON SIDE 1, THE SONGS TRACK SUPER CLEAN.

SLEEVE CONDITION: THE JACKET IS IN NM/MINT CONDITION THERE'S NO WRITING ON THE JACKET. STRAIGHT EDGES, NO WRITING, TEARS, WRINKLES OR SEAM SPLITS, ETC.ETC.

MORE INFO: THIS RECORD IS CURRENTLY OUT OF PRINT. U.K. IMPORT. 1st PRESSING. TEXTURED JACKET. INCLUDES ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE WITH PHOTOS & LYRICS. (SEE PHOTOS). JUST TRACKING THIS A LITTLE I NOTICED A HEAVY, BUT COOL DAVID BOWIE FEEL, IN FACT THERE'S A BOWIE SONG ON HERE...

MORE ON THE ARTIST & RELEASE:

Raped.

History

The punk band Raped formed in 1976 with a line-up of Sean Purcell (vocals), Faebhean Kwest (guitar), Tony Baggett (bass), and Paddy Phield (drums). They released the Pretty Paedophiles EP and the "Cheap Night Out" single in 1978 on Parole Records. Their last gig as 'Raped' was in Belfast with the punk band Rudi at Christmas 1978. In January 1979 they changed their name to 'Cuddly Toys'.

On the first recording sessions as Cuddly Toys (that later were to appear on the album "Guillotine Theatre"}, they were augmented by Alig Fodder and Nicky Brockway (piano). Then Billy Surgeoner joined the band for further album sessions as well as live appearances, playing keyboard synthesisers. The band's first release was the single "Madman", a song written by David Bowie and Marc Bolan shortly before Bolan's death, which reached No. 3 in the UK Indie Chart. They next released the Guillotine Theatre album in 1979 on Japanese label Teichiku, and a remixed version issued in the UK in 1980 on Fresh Records, which reached No. 1 in the indie album chart and 8 in the main billboard charts. The album was described by Dave Thompson, in a review for Allmusic, as "one of the underrated classics of the late 1970s, as delivered by one of the most underrated bands". The band continued with various personnel changels through until 1987.

Fodder went on to form Family Fodder Sean Purcell released a single together with Phil Pickering of Webcore under the name Goat. The line-up of Cuddly Toys started evolving at the time of the sessions for the "Someone's Crying" 7" & 12" EP. They then recorded the "Trials and Crosses" album, initially still with original bassist Tony Baggett, but he left almost immediately being replaced by Paul Wilson on bass, completing the full line-up change. Sean who was half Irish died in Ireland in 1996 from a brain tumour.

"Guillotine Theatre" has been reissued on CD with extra tracks together with a DVD including video promos. "Trials and Crosses" has been reissued on CD together with an extra disc of previously unreleased recordings. Both releases are on Jungle Records. 

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