tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11751516.post115162016422125782..comments2023-12-19T22:54:39.426+00:00Comments on Dust On The Stylus: Cuddly Toys - MadmanUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11751516.post-91616740920583176642008-09-03T01:10:00.000+01:002008-09-03T01:10:00.000+01:00Anonyperson, sorry, that's not how it works. I onl...Anonyperson, sorry, that's not how it works. I only have a limited amount of server space, so i can't keep everything up indefinitely.<BR/><BR/>If you want an MP3, leave your email address in the C@omments for that track (don't type it normally; make name@domain.com into nameATdomainDOTcom or somesuch, otherwise spambots will harvest your address).<BR/><BR/>i'll email you the file (via yousendit.com so it doesn't crash your inbox).merrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10959849087751101034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11751516.post-3156942991305704772008-09-03T01:04:00.000+01:002008-09-03T01:04:00.000+01:00Can you re-up this song please?Can you re-up this song please?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11751516.post-22629207495457079012008-05-09T23:32:00.000+01:002008-05-09T23:32:00.000+01:00I'd love some Cuddly Toys badges step,and also mor...I'd love some Cuddly Toys badges step,and also more info on the Goat 12", how do I contact you?MrSpecialPantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06972579657908672466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11751516.post-78164529027646931112008-04-23T23:08:00.000+01:002008-04-23T23:08:00.000+01:00Had the honour of working with Bill Surgeoner of t...Had the honour of working with Bill Surgeoner of the Cuddly Toys in the late 80s - in Debenhams of all places. Still making music out of hours. Diamond geezer.ScooterlessMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14044617591235682451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11751516.post-25952123434930806402007-06-08T16:10:00.000+01:002007-06-08T16:10:00.000+01:00I remain a Cuddly toys Fan. saw themsupporting Cla...I remain a Cuddly toys Fan. saw themsupporting Classix Nouveaux at West Runton in 82.<BR/>I have a Madman T shirt (self produced) and I also produce vintage Punk/Mod/NEw Wave Badges and have 2 Cuddly Toys designs (Madman Cover and classic logo black on white) Let me know if you're interested.<BR/>Vastly underated band. I,ve also got Igloos single plus 12" Goat relaease which I think is rare!!Stephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127545964111633768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11751516.post-79704769053043125692007-04-10T20:54:00.000+01:002007-04-10T20:54:00.000+01:00Would love to get the Prettiest Star and Dibs trac...Would love to get the Prettiest Star and Dibs tracks. Be fab if you could post 'em. Thanks once again for the web's best blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11751516.post-5674986554621910272007-04-01T22:41:00.000+01:002007-04-01T22:41:00.000+01:00I loved Cuddly Toys, they should've been huge.I loved Cuddly Toys, they should've been huge.MrSpecialPantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06972579657908672466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11751516.post-1166109024676334942006-12-14T15:10:00.000+00:002006-12-14T15:10:00.000+00:00As a complete Bolan fanatic I have been looking fo...As a complete Bolan fanatic I have been looking for The Cuddly Toys Madman, for some time. I had it on vinyl,thanks! I was in a band called The vandals (with Alison Moyet) and we supported The Raped (Cuddly Toys) in 1978 in Basildon so there!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11751516.post-1163546869882210032006-11-14T23:27:00.000+00:002006-11-14T23:27:00.000+00:00The Cuddly Toys started out as the punk-by-numbers...The Cuddly Toys started out as the punk-by-numbers band The Raped. Having little success (gee, I wonder why?) they changed their name, sound, and image and became The Cuddly Toys. Their first album, which this is culled from, was called Guillotine Theatre and sounded much like this single. A second album, Trials And Crosses, was much more New Wave/New Romantic sounding, and I believe Sean Purcell was the only member to make it on both albums.<BR/><BR/>Fabian Kwest now performs 20's era blues on acoustic guitar at various pubs around London.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11751516.post-1160497447371966562006-10-10T17:24:00.000+01:002006-10-10T17:24:00.000+01:00Ah The Cuddly Toys. I think I'll have to poke arou...Ah The Cuddly Toys. I think I'll have to poke around in the fluff under my bed and see if I've still got Madman...Sean Purcell, the band's singer died a few years ago. Shame.Gaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08787889168288974939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11751516.post-1152106537764688872006-07-05T14:35:00.000+01:002006-07-05T14:35:00.000+01:00Anthony, thanks for the heads up on the glitchy fi...Anthony, thanks for the heads up on the glitchy file.<BR/><BR/>For reasons too boring to go into, i recently had to change the way I do encoding, and it seems to give greater opportunity for glitches. Won't Get Fooled Again suffered that too.<BR/><BR/>I've re-encoded Madman and uploaded the new file, downloaded it and it plays fine.<BR/><BR/>In future, I'll do that each time I upload a track just to be sure.merrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10959849087751101034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11751516.post-1152087616275919342006-07-05T09:20:00.000+01:002006-07-05T09:20:00.000+01:00Is my download gubbed or does that jump?Is my download gubbed or does that jump?anthonyqkiernanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02956603443927341417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11751516.post-1151892187161609852006-07-03T03:03:00.000+01:002006-07-03T03:03:00.000+01:00Yeah, Teenage Dream was where it all really went o...Yeah, Teenage Dream was where it all really went out that way, and Dreamy Lady is exactly the stuff I'm talking about.<BR/><BR/>Being with Gloria Jones (early 70s Motown writer and producer and, fact fans, the early 60s soul singer who did the original Tainted Love) clearly puled him out towards black American music.<BR/><BR/>The albums are patchy, but there's a funky shine to them that nobody else ever seemed to do.<BR/><BR/>It's Tanx, Zinc Alloy and Bolan's Zip Gun that really count for that bracket, and arguable Futurisitc Dragon too.<BR/><BR/>The one album after that, Dandy in The Underworld, is a bit more disappointing. The ploddy sessionist backing band let it down, but also there's no great songs bar Teen Riot Structure.<BR/><BR/>I recently got a <A HREF="http://www.networkdvd.co.uk/product.php?GROUP_ID=25&PROD_ID=318" REL="nofollow">DVD</A> compilation of Marc's performances on the <I>Marc</I> show, put out by <A HREF="http://www.networkdvd.co.uk/" REL="nofollow">Network</A> (check them out btw, they reissue all manner of cool stuff. And, erm, On The Buses too). You've certainly got to make some allowances, but the clues are all there. The man himself is clear and focused and has a fiery clarity to him. A bit more of the punk thing and who knows what might've been.merrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10959849087751101034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11751516.post-1151705223807233432006-06-30T23:07:00.000+01:002006-06-30T23:07:00.000+01:00I've only known T. Rex through compilations, had n...I've only known T. Rex through compilations, had no idea of their albums or how each are seen. Teenage Dream and Dreamy Lady were always among my favourites - I take it they're from the "cocaine fuelled two-parts-glam-one-part-soul" bit? Wow, I may have to check out Zinc Alloy And The Hidden Riders of Tomorrow or A Creamed Cage in August. God help me.Gyrushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16813017280943698522noreply@blogger.com