Toyah’s “Warrior Rock” Double Live Album Gets Expanded Reissue

Toyah‘s 1982 double live album, Warrior Rock, is getting a long overdue remastered and expanded release. Originally released as a double album in October 1982, Warrior Rock was recorded at London’s Hammersmith Odeon across the final two nights of the tour and contained 15 songs centred around material from the band’s Top Ten albums, Anthem and The Changeling. The album was named after the B-Side of Toyah‘s 1982 single Brave New World and features hit singles It’s A Mystery, I Want To Be Free and Thunder In The Mountains alongside fan favourites Ieya, Danced and War Boys. This expanded reissue now documents The Changeling Tour, Toyah‘s highly successful run of 25 UK concert dates in the Summer of 1982 in a more comprehensive fashion.

The 3 CD set was compiled by Craig Astley and original band member Joel Bogen and presents 41 remastered tracks from master tapes and archive sources, including 26 previously unreleased bonus tracks. A total of 19 different songs feature from 11 different shows, recorded at 9 different locations. For the first time ever the original live double album is included on CD unabridged and uncut, Nick Watson at Fluid Mastering has remastered the package with the oversight of Joel Bogen. A wealth of bonus tracks have been unearthed from the archives to provide both a glimpse backstage at concert preparations, and act as a definitive souvenir of the tour’s journey across the UK. Warrior Rock will be released via Cherry Red Records on the 17th May and is available for pre-order on triple CD here and the double transparent green vinyl here.