Saturday, August 21, 2010

The Toy Shop - The Maze (1981)

Here's a rather scarce minimal synthpop release from the UK that, for reasons unknown to me, sells for a lot of money on eBay. Last I saw it went for almost $300. Who are you people out there willing to pay that for a 7-inch? Wouldn't you prefer a nice vacation or something? Just kidding of course, I've wasted my fair share on plenty of dusty presses. In any case, as there may be a few out there wanting to hear this one, here it is! Synthy fun in the vein of early DM, etc. Enjoy!

Track List:

A - The Maze
B - Live Wires Kill

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7 comments:

  1. Thanks! Don't stop, don't stop, don't sweetch heem off!

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  2. Thanks for posting this treasure, very good but oh so expensive! Meanwhile their other release, "Attack Decade" sells for less than $10... unless that's another band called the Toy Shop from 1981 as well lol.

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  3. I liked this. Goofy grinning synth-pop. Excellent :)


    If any-one was unaware, Mick Milk has his own website now apparently with downloads of cool stuff.

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  4. ...treasure?Am i the only one who considers this one way more goofy than it should?
    It's like they've just discovered what a keyboard is...
    if people prefer that one compared to Silent Ambition posted merely previously,
    then something's definetely going way too wrong,lol...

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  5. thank you.
    is it me or the cover features the walking man from 'mute records' logo?

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  6. I actually enjoyed this more than the previous post. While the silent ambition is good, it sounds like way too many other things I have heard before.

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  7. The B side is my favourite. Perhaps inspired by The Normal's - T.V.O.D. Excellent!

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