Velvet Lined Shell

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Velvet Lined Shell
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Studio album by
Toyah
Released2003
Recorded2002, 2003
StudioArtisan Audio, Birmingham, UK
GenreArt rock
Length22:43
LabelVertical Species
ProducerTim Elsenburg, Toyah Willcox, Jon Cotton
Toyah chronology
The Acoustic Album
(1996) 		Velvet Lined Shell
(2003) 		In the Court of the Crimson Queen
(2008)

Velvet Lined Shell is a 6 track mini-album by British singer Toyah Willcox. It was cited[by whom?] as a return to her punk roots.[citation needed] Recorded in her home town of Birmingham, most of the tracks have a deliberately raw feel to them, with Willcox naming Nick Cave and Garbage amongst her newer influences.[1]

Like Toyah's first album, Sheep Farming in Barnet, Velvet Lined Shell was a compilation of tracks previously released on single and EP in their own right. Three tracks on this album first appeared on the 2002 EP, which was sold exclusively via Wilcox's website, and strictly limited to 1000 signed copies. One track from that EP, the Tim Elsenburg composition "Experience", does not feature on the album.[1]

Three of the musicians on this album, Anthony Bishop, Tim Elsenburg and Alistair Hamer, are members of experimental rock band Sweet Billy Pilgrim.[1]

Track listing[]

All tracks written by Toyah Willcox and Tim Elsenburg.

  1. "Every Scar Has a Silver Lining" - 3:25
  2. "Velvet Lined Shell" - 4:14
  3. "Little Tears of Love" - 3:23
  4. "You're a Miracle" - 3:00
  5. "Mother" - 4:20
  6. "Troublesome Thing" - 4:21

Personnel[]

  • Toyah Willcox - vocals, producer
  • Tim Elsenburg - guitars and backing vocals, producer, mixing
  • Jon Cotton - keyboards, producer, mixing
  • Anthony Bishop - bass guitar and backing vocals
  • Alistair Hamer - drums
Production

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Toyah Discography: Velvet Lined Shell". Toyah Willcox Official Website. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
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