''Mayhem'' is a compilation album by the

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new wave band Toyah, fronted by

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, released in

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Background

The album is a collection of previously unreleased material consisting mostly of demos and outtakes. When the band left

, the record company found enough material to compile one last album; this was apparently done without the consent of the band members. "We were never asked at the time by Safari if we'd be happy for certain demos to go on that album. (...) Of all the albums I wish had not been released, ''Mayhem'' is the one. It's sub-standard, with songs not intended for release. In fact, it makes my blood boil when I think of the plain exploitation of this album, but hopefully it never sold many copies. The songs on it were rehearsal demos, never intended for anything other than workshopping ideas", Toyah commented later. The cassette version of ''Mayhem'' included three additional tracks. The album was reissued on CD by Cherry Red Records in 2005 and featured a further five previously unreleased bonus tracks. This new edition came with a recreated cover art, using better quality photos, and track-by-track sleeve notes.

Track listing

* Line-up unconfirmed on † * Line-up unconfirmed except for Bogen and Hale on *

Personnel

– vocals *

Joel Bogen Joel Bogen (born 3 September 1958) is an English rock and punk guitarist. He worked with Toyah Willcox from the late 1970s to 1983 as the guitar player in her eponymous band and was the co-writer on nearly all of the material they recorded. B ...

– guitar except † and ‡ *

Phil Spalding Philip Spalding (born 19 November 1957, London, England) is an English bass player. He is best known as a session musician and player of Fender Precision Bass guitars. He has played and appeared with performing artists such as Mick Jagger, Se ...

– bass on 1, 5, 7, 10, 19 *

Adrian Lee Adrian Lee (born 9 September 1957, London, England) is an English musician, known especially for his brass instrumentation work with several well-known acts of the 1980s. Career Lee was first signed to Phonogram Records in the late 1970s as g ...

– keyboards on 1, 5, 7, 10, 19 * Simon Phillips – drums on 1, 7, 19 *

Nigel Glockler Nigel Glockler (born 24 January 1953) is an English musician, best known as the longtime drummer for the heavy metal band Saxon, which he first joined in 1981. Career Glockler began his musical career in 1980 as the drummer for the British band ...

– drums on 5, 10 * Keith Hale – keyboards on 4, 6, 12, 18 and 20 * Simon Etchell – keyboards on 18 and 20 * Gordon Coxon – drums on 6, 18 and 20 * Rikki Legair – bass on 6 * Mark Henry – bass on 8, 9, 13, 14, 16, 17 * Steve Bray – drums on 8, 9, 13, 14, 16, 17 * Pete Bush – keyboards on 8, 9, 13, 14, 16, 17

References

External links

Official audio stream
on

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The official Toyah website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mayhem (Album) Toyah (band) albums 1985 compilation albums Albums produced by Steve Lillywhite