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Cuddly Toys

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For stuffed toys, see Stuffed animal.

Cuddly Toys
Also known asRaped
OriginIreland / London
GenresNew wave, glam rock
Years active1977–1992
LabelsParole, Teichiku, Orinoko, CDS Eire Fresh, Jungle Records
Past membersSean Purcell
Faebhean Kwest
Billy Surgeoner
Tony Baggett
Paddy Phield
Kassy Andrews
Terry Noakes
Robert Barker
S. Paul Wilson
David Kovacevic

Cuddly Toys were a new wave band from London that grew out of the glam rock-influenced punk rock band Raped.

History

The punk band Raped formed in 1976 with a line-up of Sean Purcell (vocals), Faebhean Kwest (guitar), Tony Baggett (bass), and a trans woman Paddy Phield (drums).[1] They released the Pretty Paedophiles EP and the "Cheap Night Out" single in 1978 on Parole Records. Their last gig as 'Raped' was in Belfast with the punk band  Rudi at Christmas 1978. In January 1979 they changed their name to 'Cuddly Toys'.

The band's first release was the single "Madman", a song written by David Bowie and Marc Bolan, which reached No. 19 in the UK Indie Chart in 1977.[2][3] Bolan offered to manage the band but died before doing so.[4] They were eventually managed by Kendo Nagasaki.[5]

On the first recording sessions as Cuddly Toys (that later were to appear on the album "Guillotine Theatre"), they were augmented by Alig Fodder and Nicky Brockway (piano). Billy Surgeoner then joined the band for further album sessions as well as live appearances, playing keyboard synthesisers.

They next released the Guillotine Theatre album in 1979 on Japanese label Teichiku, and a remixed version issued in the UK in 1980 on Fresh Records, which reached No. 1 in the indie album chart and 8 in the main billboard charts.[2] The album was described by Dave Thompson, in a review for AllMusic, as "one of the underrated classics of the late 1970s, as delivered by one of the most underrated bands".[6] The band continued with various personnel changes through until 1987.[1]

The line-up of Cuddly Toys started evolving at the time of the sessions for the "Someone's Crying" 7" & 12" EP. They then recorded the "Trials and Crosses" album, initially still with original bassist Tony Baggett, but he left almost immediately being replaced by Paul Wilson on bass, completing the full line-up change. Sean who was half Irish died in Ireland in 1996 from a brain tumour.

"Guillotine Theatre" has been reissued on CD with extra tracks together with a DVD including video promos. "Trials and Crosses" has been reissued on CD together with an extra disc of previously unreleased recordings. Both releases are on Jungle Records.

Later projects

Discography

Raped

Albums (compilations)

  • Philes and Smiles (1984) Iguana
  • The Complete Raped Collection (1994) Anagram

Singles

  • Pretty Paedophiles EP (1978) Parole
  • "Cheap Night Out" (1978) Parole

Cuddly Toys

Albums

  • Guillotine Theatre (1979) Teichiku (Japan)/(1980) Fresh (UK Indie No. 11)
  • Trials and Crosses (1982) Fresh
  • The Best of the Cuddly Toys (compilation) (2001) Cherry Red

Singles

  • "Madman" (1979) Teichiku (Japan)
  • "Madman" (1980) Fresh (UK Indie No. 19)
  • "Astral Joe" (1980) Fresh
  • "Someone's Crying" (1981) Fresh
  • "It's a Shame" (1982) Fresh

References

  1. ^ a b c Strong, Martin C. (2003) "Cuddly Toys", in The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0
  2. ^ a b Lazell, Barry (1997) Indie Hits 1980-1989, Cherry Red Books, ISBN 0-9517206-9-4
  3. ^ Kellman, Andy "Cuddly Toys Biography", AllMusic, Macrovision Corporation
  4. ^ "Raped - Faebhean Kwest Interview - Part 1". punk77.co.uk. 2000. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Cuddly Toys - Trials And Crosses". vinylpussycat.com. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  6. ^ Thompson, Dave "Guillotine Theatre Review", AllMusic, Macrovision Corporation
  7. ^ "Cuddly Toys - Fresh Records - 1980 - 1981". Kill Your Pet Puppy. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Billy Surgeoner". Billy Surgeoner Bandcamp. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Tracy - The Beginning". Amazon. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Dreaming David K". Dreaming David K. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Unseen Brian Connolly Videos". The Sweet Glam Forum. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
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