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Warrior Rock: Toyah on Tour is a live album by the English new wave band Toyah, fronted by Toyah Willcox, released in 1982 by Safari Records.

Warrior Rock: Toyah on Tour
Live album by Toyah
Released	November 1982
Recorded	17–18 July 1982
Venue	Hammersmith Odeon, London
Genre	New wave gothic rock
Length	89:16 (original release) 79:32 (CD re-release)
Label	Safari
Producer	Nick Tauber
Toyah chronology
The Changeling (1982) Warrior Rock: Toyah on Tour (1982) Love Is the Law (1983)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Melody Maker	(favourable)[1]

Background

The material was recorded on 17 and 18 July 1982 at London's Hammersmith Odeon at the end of the band's The Changeling UK tour. "Neon Womb" and "Street Creature", although performed during those shows, do not feature on the final album.[2] There is no video counterpart to the audio recording as none of the concerts has been camera taped.[3] The album was produced by Nick Tauber and the mixing took place at the Marquee Studios in London in August and September 1982.

The original double LP release of this album was the only Toyah record to be issued in a gatefold sleeve. It additionally contained an insert with Toyah's biographical discography. The album was released in early November 1982 and subsequently debuted and peaked at number 20 on the UK Albums Chart. It also reached number 1 on the UK Independent Albums Chart. Warrior Rock: Toyah on Tour was re-released in CD format in 2005.

Track listing

Side one

1. "Good Morning Universe" (Toyah Willcox, Joel Bogen) – 5:03
2. "Warrior Rock" (Willcox, Bogen, Phil Spalding) – 3:55
3. "Danced" (Willcox, Bogen, Peter Bush) – 7:18
4. "Jungles of Jupiter" (Willcox, Bogen, Spalding) – 6:23

Side two

5. "It's a Mystery" (Keith Hale) – 5:23
6. "Castaways" (Willcox, Bogen) – 5:20
7. "Angel & Me" (Willcox, Bogen) – 5:52
8. "Brave New World" (Willcox, Bogen) – 6:39

Side three

1. "The Packt" (Willcox, Bogen) – 7:05
2. "Thunder in the Mountains" (Willcox, Adrian Lee, Nigel Glockler) – 4:33
3. "We Are" (Willcox, Bogen) – 3:37
4. "I Want to Be Free" (Willcox, Bogen) – 6:38

Side four

5. "Dawn Chorus" (Willcox, Bogen, Spalding) – 5:13
6. "War Boys" (Willcox) – 6:04
7. "Ieya" (Willcox, Bogen, Bush) – 10:13

2005 CD edition contains abridged versions "War Boys" and "Ieya".

Personnel

• Toyah Willcox – vocals
• Joel Bogen – guitar, guitar synth, backing vocals
• Keith Hale – keyboards, backing vocals
• Phil Spalding – bass, backing vocals
• Simon Phillips – drums

Production

• Nick Tauber – producer
• Simon Hanhart – engineer
• Barry Ainsworth, Andy Rose, Tim Wybrow – engineers
• Phil Harding, John Eden – additional mixing
• Mike Higgs, Andy Lovell, Mark Wade, Mike Duffy – mixing assistants

Charts

Chart (1982)	Peak position
UK Albums (Official Charts Company)[4]	20
UK Independent Albums[5]	1

References

External links

• Warrior Rock: Toyah on Tour – official audio stream on YouTube
• The official Toyah website

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