Toy Box (EP)

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Toy Box
Clay People - Toybox.jpg
EP by
The Clay People
Released1991 (1991)
StudioMainframe
(Baltimore, Maryland)
Genre
Length26:38
Label Maltese
Producer
The Clay People chronology
Toy Box
(1991)		 Firetribe
(1993)

Toy Box is the debut EP of The Clay People, released in 1991 by Maltese Records. [1] It was pivotal in revealing the band's early industrial approach making them staples of the cold wave scene. The song "Nothing" was previously recorded at Arabellum Studios in February 1990 and released on the B-side of The Calling 7" single, which was produced by Art Snay. [2] [3]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Alex Eller, Daniel Neet, Peter Porto and Kevin Michael Scott.

No.TitleLength
1."Nothing"5:00
2."Close My Eye"2:52
3."All From the Inside"3:36
4."Means to an End"4:21
5."Misery"4:32
6."Nothing" (Club Mix)6:17

Personnel

Adapted from the Toy Box liner notes. [4]

Clay People

Production and design

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United States1991Maltese CD, LP CLAY211

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References

  1. ↑ Yücel, Ilker (December 25, 2017). "The Clay People InterView: Conquering the Colossus". ReGen. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  2. ↑ The Calling (sleeve). Clay People. Albany, New York: Greenware Records. 1990.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ↑ Yücel, Ilker (November 26, 2018). "Clay People: Demon Hero and Other Extraordinary Phantasmagoric Anomalies and Fables". ReGen. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  4. ↑ Toy Box (booklet). Clay People. Albany, New York: Maltese Records. 1991.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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