On Friday 6 June 2025, Edsel/Demon Records will issue Limited Edition Picture Discs of the solo Toyah albums Minx (1985), Desire (1987) and Prostitute (1988). All three include images on both sides of the vinyl and are housed in special die-cut vinyl outer sleeves containing yet more rare and unseen imagery.
Pre-order Minx Picture Disc
Pre-order Desire Picture Disc / Deluxe 2CD Edition
Pre-order Prostitute Picture Disc / Deluxe 2CD Edition
- Minx Picture Disc is presented as a Deluxe Edition, adding the 2 tracks from the original 1985 cassette/CD formats – never previously available on vinyl. The album’s two B-Sides also feature on the 14-song track list to make it the definitive Minx vinyl listening. Exclusive to the Townsend Music Store. PRE-ORDER/TRACK LIST
- Desire Picture Disc is presented as a Director’s Cut and resembles the album originally wanted to issue in 1987. This means it does not include Love’s Unkind, but doe include Re-Entry Into Dance, Sun Up and Plenty which all went on to be B-Sides, plus the album outtake Mesmerised.Exclusive to the Townsend Music Store PRE-ORDER/TRACK LIST
On the same day (6 June) Desire and Prostitute are released for the first time ever as expanded deluxe 2CD editionsin deluxe 7”-sized gatefold packaging.
Desire Deluxe 2CD Edition includes a second disc of 18 rare and ‘desirable’ bonus tracks including the 12” mix of lead single Echo Beach plus outtakes and B-Sides from the album sessions. Excitingly six previously unreleased tracks feature including the long-awaited release of the post-Desire rarity We Play Machines. Rare live concert recordings of Desire songs have been unearthed especially for this release; Revive The World performed at The Orange Club, Kensington with Kiss Of Reality in 1992, Desire and Moonlight Dancing from 1994 plus Echo Beach from Toyah & Robert Fripp’s summer 2024 Rock Party Tour. The package includes rare imagery. PRE-ORDER/TRACK LIST
- Prostitute Deluxe 2CD Edition features a previously unreleased live recording of the album from Chichester. In November/December 1988 Toyah formed a new band Fripp Fripp with musician/husband Robert Fripp and embarked on a 22-date tour. On the 7 UK and 15 European gigs Toyah performed the Prostitute album live, accompanied by Paul Beavis on live drums as the tour’s first act. For Toyah fans and collectors, it’s a fascinating document of Toyah performing an impressive volume of vocals, dialogue and lyrics with precision and defiance. The package includes rare imagery, ephemera and a new sleevenote by Toyah archivist Craig Astley. PRE-ORDER/TRACK LIST
