After four years of a series of charting and well-received album catalogue reissues in expanded and collectible form, Toyah and Cherry Red Records is delighted to announce there are further surprises in store for next year. On 21 March 2025, Cherry Red Records will release two strictly limited edition picture discs of the 1980 Toyah albums Sheep Faming In Barnet and The Blue Meaning, marking each album’s 45th anniversary.
Both of the album picture discs feature rare and unseen imagery unearthed by Toyah’s archivist, and are pressed with the 2020 album remaster by Nick Watson, overseen by Joel Bogen. The vinyl records come protected in a PVC sleeve which is housed in a special die-cut outer jacket that carries a further unseen images to create a spectacular collector’s item celebrating the album’s original music and imagery.
Both albums can be pre-ordered from 19 December 2024, ahead of their March 2025 release.
Pre-order and read further details on both picture discs
Cherry Red Records’ reissue programme of Toyah titles from 2020-2024 has included five studio albums, four live album and several special compilation mini-albums and 10″ vinyl singles. Anthem reached the UK album Top 30 chart once again whilst in 2024, the 10″ vinyl EP Rebel Run topped the Official Vinyl Single Chart. Just this week, the 10′ vinyl EP of Toyah’s 1982 cover of the seasonal classic I Believe In Father Christmas is #9 in the Official Top 10 Vinyl Singles Chart.
In 2025, an exciting series of releases will mark Toyah’s over 45 years in music with a celebration of albums, singles and images.
