Toy Love

Toy Love was a New Zealand new wave and punk rock band that originated in Dunedin and was active from 1978 to 1980. Members included Chris Knox, Alec Bathgate and Paul Kean.

For the film, see Toy Love (film).
Not to be confused with Love Toy.
Toy Love
Toy Love album cover
Background information
OriginDunedin, New Zealand
GenresAlternative rock, punk rock, new wave
Years active1978–1980
Past membersChris Knox
Alec Bathgate
Paul Kean
Mike Dooley
Jane Walker

History

Chris Knox was the band's front man and other members were guitarist Alec Bathgate, bass player Paul Kean, drummer Mike Dooley, and keyboard player Jane Walker. The band developed out of the earlier punk band The Enemy from Dunedin, and are often regarded as the progenitors of the Dunedin sound movement.[1] Toy Love were together for less than two years (1978–80) and spent a large part of that time in Australia.

They released just one album, which was self-titled Toy Love. The band members were apparently appalled by the mixing of the tracks, which took the edge off the band's deliberately raw sound. Allmusic gave the album a 3/5 rating.[2] In April 2005, the album was remastered and released along with a number of demos and unreleased tracks as a double CD entitled Cuts.

After Toy Love broke up, Bathgate and Knox remained together as the Tall Dwarfs. Kean was later a member of The Bats.

In 2012, Toy Love was inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame and given the Legacy Award at the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards.[3]

Jane Walker died in October 2018; her death was announced by Flying Nun Records on Twitter.[4]

Discography
Date Title Label Charted (NZ) Catalog Number
Albums
1980 Toy Love Live At The Cook Volume One [bootleg] — —
Toy Love Live At The Cook Volume Two [bootleg] — —
Toy Love WEA 4 —
2005 Cuts Flying Nun Records 23 FNCD473
2012 Toy Love Live At The Gluepot Real Groovy Records — RGLP001
Toy Love Real Groovy Records 15 RGLP002
EPs
1980 Toy Love EP Deluxe — 20630
Singles
1979 "Rebel" b/w "Squeeze" Elektra 29 Z 10015
1980 "Don't Ask Me" b/w "Sheep" Deluxe 10 Z 10022
"Bride Of Frankenstein" b/w "Amputee Song/Good Old Joe" 22 Z 10029

The group have appeared on several compilations and soundtracks in New Zealand. The following is a list of these albums that have featured tracks by Toy Love.

  • (1979) - AK79 (Ripper Records) - "Squeeze" and "Toy Love Song"
  • (1980) - Goats Milk Soap (Ripper Records) - "The Second To Last Song Toy Love Wrote With Ad Lib Lyrics"
  • (1988) - It's Bigger Than Both Of Us - NZ singles 1979-1982 (Propeller Records) - "Rebel"
  • (1993) - AK79 (Propeller Records) - "Squeeze", "Toy Love Song" and "Frogs"
  • (2003) - Give It a Whirl (Propeller Records) - "Don't Ask Me"

References
  1. Stranded In Paradise, New Zealand Rock and Roll 1955 to the Modern Era, J. Dix, Penguin, 2005, ISBN 0-14-301953-8, Chapter 25
  2. "Toy Love Review", Allmusic, retrieved 11 May 2012.
  3. "Musicians get ready for NZ Music Awards". 3 News NZ. 1 November 2012.
  4. "Flying Nun Records on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 13 October 2018.



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