Toy World is the second demo album by the English rock band Cardiacs (including The Obvious Identity, released on cassette the previous year under the band name "Cardiac Arrest"). The cassette is a mixture of older songs by the earlier Cardiac Arrest lineup and newer songs by the then-current Cardiacs lineup. This was the last album to feature keyboard player/backing singer Colvin Mayers, and the first to feature saxophonist/backing singer/occasional keyboard player Sarah Cutts (who on all future releases would be referred to as Sarah Smith).
As with The Obvious Identity, recording was carried out at Crow Studios in Surbiton, Surrey, UK.[3] The tracks were recorded under very low budget circumstances - one member later recalled "Every time the door bell went or the phone rang, it would put a massive crackle on the tapes," - and the final sound quality was quite flat.
Toy World was only made available on cassette, sold at concerts and from the fan club. The cassette features the earliest versions of the songs "Is This The Life?" and "Nurses Whispering Verses", better known in their re-recorded forms on later albums.
Reissues and alternate versions of album tracksedit
Toy World has never been reissued, and is consequently one of the rarest Cardiacs releases. However, many of the pieces from it have either been reissued on other Cardiacs releases or have had live versions appearing on other albums.
"Over (outtake)", "Over + Over + Over + Over", "A BIG NOISE In A Toy World", "Verses" and "A Time For Rejoicing" have never been reissued in any form. The last three of these tracks will never be re-released as the master tape on which they were recorded is no longer available.[citation needed]
"Nurses Whispering Verses" was re-recorded for the 1983 album The Seaside (but left off the CD version until the 2015 remaster). A third version was recorded for the 1995 album Sing to God with altered lyrics.
"Verses" is a section of "Nurses Whispering Verses" played backwards. It has never been reissued, though was sometimes performed live as an intro track when the performance in question ended with "Nurses Whispering Verses".[4]
"Aukamakic", "Icky Qualms", "SCRATCHING CRAWLING SCRAWLING" and "AS COLD AS CAN BE IN AN ENGLISH SEA" were all included on the 1989 Archive Cardiacs compilation.
"TRADEMARK" (under the variant title of "My Trademark") was also included on the 1989 Archive Cardiacs compilation.
Live versions of "Aukamacic", "My Trademark", "SCRATCHING CRAWLING SCRAWLING" and "AS COLD AS CAN BE IN AN ENGLISH SEA" appeared on the 2005 live album The Special Garage Concerts Vol I.
Versions of "Aukamacic", "Icky Qualms", "TRADEMARK" (as "My Trade Mark"), "SCRATCHING CRAWLING SCRAWLING" and "AS COLD AS CAN BE IN AN ENGLISH SEA" appeared on the 2017 DVD Some Fairytales from the Rotten Shed.[5]
The track "Dead Mouse" was originally intended for the band's debut release, "A Bus for a Bus on the Bus", as "Keep Your Dead Mice With You",[6][7] the version on this tape a rerecording.[7] The original recording has never been reissued.[6]
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Toy World news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Toy World is the second demo album by the English rock band Cardiacs including The Obvious Identity released on cassette the previous year under the band name Cardiac Arrest The cassette is a mixture of older songs by the earlier Cardiac Arrest lineup and newer songs by the then current Cardiacs lineup This was the last album to feature keyboard player backing singer Colvin Mayers and the first to feature saxophonist backing singer occasional keyboard player Sarah Cutts who on all future releases would be referred to as Sarah Smith Toy WorldDemo album by CardiacsReleased1981RecordedJune 1980 March 1981StudioCrow Surrey LabelPrivate releaseProducerCardiacsCardiacs chronologyThe Obvious Identity 1980 Toy World 1981 The Seaside 1983 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingEncyclopedia of Popular Music 1 The Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music 2 As with The Obvious Identity recording was carried out at Crow Studios in Surbiton Surrey UK 3 The tracks were recorded under very low budget circumstances one member later recalled Every time the door bell went or the phone rang it would put a massive crackle on the tapes and the final sound quality was quite flat Toy World was only made available on cassette sold at concerts and from the fan club The cassette features the earliest versions of the songs Is This The Life and Nurses Whispering Verses better known in their re recorded forms on later albums Contents 1 Reissues and alternate versions of album tracks 2 Track listing 2 1 Notes 3 Personnel 4 References 5 External linksReissues and alternate versions of album tracks editToy World has never been reissued and is consequently one of the rarest Cardiacs releases However many of the pieces from it have either been reissued on other Cardiacs releases or have had live versions appearing on other albums Over outtake Over Over Over Over A BIG NOISE In A Toy World Verses and A Time For Rejoicing have never been reissued in any form The last three of these tracks will never be re released as the master tape on which they were recorded is no longer available citation needed Nurses Whispering Verses was re recorded for the 1983 album The Seaside but left off the CD version until the 2015 remaster A third version was recorded for the 1995 album Sing to God with altered lyrics Verses is a section of Nurses Whispering Verses played backwards It has never been reissued though was sometimes performed live as an intro track when the performance in question ended with Nurses Whispering Verses 4 Is This The Life was re recorded for the 1983 album The Seaside but left off the 1995 CD reissue A third version was recorded for the 1988 album A Little Man and a House and the Whole World Window Aukamakic Icky Qualms SCRATCHING CRAWLING SCRAWLING and AS COLD AS CAN BE IN AN ENGLISH SEA were all included on the 1989 Archive Cardiacs compilation TRADEMARK under the variant title of My Trademark was also included on the 1989 Archive Cardiacs compilation Live versions of Aukamacic My Trademark SCRATCHING CRAWLING SCRAWLING and AS COLD AS CAN BE IN AN ENGLISH SEA appeared on the 2005 live album The Special Garage Concerts Vol I Live versions of Icky Qualms and Dead Mouse appeared on the 2005 live album The Special Garage Concerts Vol II Versions of Aukamacic Icky Qualms TRADEMARK as My Trade Mark SCRATCHING CRAWLING SCRAWLING and AS COLD AS CAN BE IN AN ENGLISH SEA appeared on the 2017 DVD Some Fairytales from the Rotten Shed 5 The track Dead Mouse was originally intended for the band s debut release A Bus for a Bus on the Bus as Keep Your Dead Mice With You 6 7 the version on this tape a rerecording 7 The original recording has never been reissued 6 Track listing editAll lyrics are written by Tim Smith Mark Cawthra and Jim Smith all music is composed by Tim Smith except where notedSide oneNo TitleMusicLength1 Aukamacic 2 Icky Qualms 3 Over Over Over Over T SmithMax Mayers 4 Dead Mouse 5 A Big Noise in a Toy World T SmithCawthra 6 Trade Mark Side twoNo TitleMusicLength7 Scratching Crawling Scrawling 8 As Cold as Can Be in an English Sea 9 Is This the Life 10 Nurses Whispering Verses 11 A Time for Rejoicing T Smithsomeone else Notes edit Aukamacic includes Over an outtake from Over Over Over Over 8 A Big Noise in a Toy World is stylised as A BIG NOISE In a toy world Trade Mark Scratching Crawling Scrawling and As Cold as Can Be in an English Sea are stylised in all caps Verses Outtake is a backward section of Nurses Whispering Verses that precedes Is This the Life 8 A Time for Rejoicing contains elements of In Heaven Lady in the Radiator Song by Peter Ivers from Eraserhead 9 Personnel editCredits adapted from the sleeve notes of Toy World and according to Eric Benac 10 8 Cardiacs Tim Smith guitar synthesizer keyboards vocals Jim Smith bass guitar vocals Colvin Mayers credited as Max Mayers synthesizer keyboards tracks 3 4 6 8 vocals Sarah Cutts keyboards alto sax clarinet vocals Mark Cawthra drums vocalsTechnical Mark Cawthra engineering Peter Kunzler engineering Cardiacs production mixing Tim Quy live sound and Barclaycard Dominic Luckman lightsReferences edit Larkin Collin 2006 Cardiacs The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Brown Marion Dilated Peoples Muze p 182 ISBN 978 0 19 531373 4 Note Search Own Label 1981 with quotation marks Larkin Collin 1997 1992 Cardiacs The Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music London Virgin Books p 93 ISBN 978 0 7535 0159 7 Note Search Alphabet 1981 with quotation marks History CARDIACS Cardiacs August 2013 Retrieved 17 October 2021 Cardiacs Live Brixton Ace Club 18 3 83 Complete Version YouTube YouTube Retrieved 30 November 2021 SOME FAIRYTALES FROM THE ROTTEN SHED DVD The Consultant s Memorabilia Collection Retrieved 30 November 2021 a b The Cardiacs Museum Cardiacs org 10 April 2009 Archived from the original on 10 April 2009 Retrieved 30 November 2021 a b Tagg Peter 13 September 2005 Peter Tagg s Testimonial Cardiacs com Archived from the original on 15 May 2011 Retrieved 30 November 2021 a b c Benac Eric 27 August 2021 The Cardiacs Every Album Every Song Sonicbond Publishing pp 17 21 ISBN 9781789521313 Cardiacs s A Time for Rejoicing sample of In Heaven Lady in the Radiator Song scene in Eraserhead WhoSampled Retrieved 11 January 2023 Toy World sleeve notes Cardiacs Cherry Red Records 1981 via bak spc org a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link External links editToy World at Discogs list of releases Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Toy World amp oldid 1177332751, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
