Toyah - The Blue Meaning

The Blue Meaning is the second album by Toyah, released in 1980 by Safari Records. Although not the first full-length release, this is often considered to be the band’s first “proper” album. The album saw a band line-up change and was supported by a tour which was documented in the 1980 profile documentary ‘Toyah’ for the ATV network. The album contains one of Toyah’s most infamous songs, ‘’Ieya’’ which was released as a single in shorter edited faded form and later re-recorded in 1982. The Blue Meaning was recorded during April 1980 at Parkgate Studios in Battle, East Sussex and mixed at Marquee Studios, London: The band line-up was Toyah Willcox – Verbals & Unusual Sounds, Joel Bogen – Guitar, Pete Bush – Keyboards, Trumpet, Charlie Francis – Bass Guitar, Steve Bray – Drums. The album was released while the band travelled the UK on the Ieya Tour. Promotion for The Blue Meaning was “multi-media”, an idea that was a fairly new concept in 1980. Aside from the month-long UK tour there were television appearances by Toyah and the band – mostly regional – including Granada Reports in the North West, and Straight Talk in the Midlands. Press ads ran in most of the major music press and Toyah was interviewed by NME, Sounds, Zig Zag, Record Mirror …etc. The Blue Meaning, a pop-punk-gothy mix of mayhem and magic.

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Toyah; The Blue Meaning

1.      Ieya

2.      Spaced walking

3.      Ghosts

4.      Mummies

5.      Blue meanings

6.      Tiger! Tiger!

7.      Vision

8.      Insects

9.      Love me

10.   She

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