{"product_id":"prostitute","title":"Prostitute","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToyah’s bold, defiant and most experimental work, the 1988 solo album \u003cem\u003eProstitute\u003c\/em\u003e is released for the first time ever as an expanded CD edition in deluxe 7” sized gatefold packaging and picture disc.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe album was written and played entirely by Toyah Willcox and Steve Sidelnyk who went on to record and play live with Madonna (Ray of Light, Music), Seal and Richard Ashcroft, amongst many others. A fiercely independent lyrical work, it is sonically also a radical departure from previous albums comprising drums, vocal and guitar meshed with a scrapbook of samples and found sound. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eToyah explains: “I would get up at four in the morning and capture the dawn chorus, record church bells, snippets of conversations and producer Tony Arnold would marry them into the tracks.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eWe worked as if we were compiling a scrapbook with glue and paper, old newspaper cuttings, lost love letters, odd thoughts and tons of fractured emotions.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2CD - This 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 \u003cem\u003eProstitute\u003c\/em\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Edsel","offers":[{"title":"2CD","offer_id":51355736375627,"sku":"R2564-1963","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP - Picture Disc","offer_id":51477386821963,"sku":"R2564-2762","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/EDSL0237_TOYAH_Prostitute_2CD-FrontCover.jpg?v=1740690435","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/prostitute","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}