Toy Box: The Stiff Years 1978–1983 is box set by singer-songwriter Lene Lovich released through Cherry Red Records in 2023. It contains all of the studio albums she released through Stiff Records from 1978 to 1983 along with bonus b-sides, remixes and live tracks.
Background Lene Lovich released three albums with Stiff Records; Stateless in 1978, Flex in 1980, and No Man's Land in 1983. She also released an extended play titled New Toy in 1981.
Toy Box contains all three albums, including the rare original version of Stateless that was released in October 1978 before it was replaced by the remixed version released in 1979 following the success of the single "Lucky Number". A total of 81 tracks were included in the box, with 20 making their debut on compact disc. According to Cherry Red Records the box set marked the first time that "everything Lene Lovich released for Stiff Records between 1978 and 1983" was collected together.
The box set was packaged in a clamshell box, with each disc housed in a card sleeve and a 24-page booklet with liner notes included.
Track listing All track list information taken from the box set's liner notes.
Charts Chart (2023) PeakpositionUK Independent Albums Chart (OCC)33
Credits Taken from liner notes. Project Management: Michael Robson Design: Michael Robson (Another Planet Music) Audio Remastering: Scott Davies (Rubellan Remasters LLC) (February 2023) Sleeve Notes: Lene Lovich, Scott Davies, Michael Robson Front Cover Photo: Michael Grecco (Boston 1983)
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