Former shock-punks gone glam - extended debut album with extra tracks from their Japanese album. With obi-strip in limited red vinyl 2LP
Cuddly Toys debut album from, first released only in Japan in 1979, a revamped version in the UK not until 1981. An extended, limited edition in red vinyl, with an obi-strip as had the import copies of the Japanese album. This new 2xLP version with the Japanese album cover pic, has a side of the different Japanese album mixes, two tracks omitted from the UK version, and 3 1980 demos from the same line-up. Not on vinyl since the original releases.
Cuddly Toys are the theatrical glam-punk band evolved from the London glam shock-punk band Raped. Often noted for their version of an unreleased Bowie/Bolan co-write, Madman, and cross-dressing in an era when it was outrageous. Their hot-panted Japanese drummer 'Paddy Phield' helped gain fans in his home country.
An LP of Raped recordings was issued by US label Puke'n'Vomit in 2024. Sadly, Singer Sean Purcell died in 1996. Paddy continues a Japanese version of the band: Cuddly ToyZ, with an album released and regular gigs.
Tracklist: Introvenus, Brain Saviour, Join the Girls, Wolf, Madman, Universe, Slow Down, Astral Joe. Alien, My Commando, Full Circle, Alien, Guillotine Theatre, Timewarp; Japanese mixes: Introvenus, Madman, Universe, Astral Joe, Full Circle, You Keep Me Hanging On, Front Page News; demos: Sound of the Silence, Holocaust, Bring on the Ravers
