Cuddly Toys
Also known as	The Raped
Origin	Ireland
Genres	New Wave
Years active	1977-1982
Labels	Parole, Teichiku, Fresh
Former members
Sean Purcell Faebhean Kwest Billy Surgeoner Tony Baggett Paddy Phield Alig Fodder Nicky Brockway Terry Noakes Robert Barker S. Paul Wilson David Kovacevic

Cuddly Toys were an new wave band from Ireland that grew out of the glam rock-influenced punk rock band The Raped.

Contents 1 History 2 Discography 2.1 The Raped 2.1.1 Singles 2.1.2 Albums (compilations) 2.2 Cuddly Toys 2.2.1 Singles 2.2.2 Albums 3 References

[edit] History

The Raped formed in 1977 with a line-up of Sean Purcell (vocals), Faebhean Kwest (guitar), Billy Surgeoner (keyboards), Tony Baggett (bass), and Paddy Phield (drums).^[1] They released the Pretty Paedophiles EP and the "Cheap Night Out" single in 1978 on Parole Records. With Surgeoner replaced by Alig Fodder and Nicky Brockway, they re-emerged as the new wave band Cuddly Toys. The band's first release was the single "Madman," a song written by David Bowie and Marc Bolan shortly before Bolan's death, which reached #19 in the UK Indie Chart.^[2][3] They next released the Guillotine Theatre album in 1979 on Japanese label Teichiku, issued in the UK in 1980 on Fresh Records, which reached #11 in the indie album chart.^[2] The album was described by Dave Thompson, in a review for Allmusic, as "one of the underrated classics of the late 1970s, as delivered by one of the most underrated bands".^[4] The band continued until 1982, by which time the line-up had changed several times, their final release before splitting being a second album, Trials and Crosses.^[1]

Fodder went on to form Family Fodder.^[1] Purcell joined Goat.^[3]

[edit] Discography

[edit] The Raped

[edit] Singles

• Pretty Paedophiles EP (1978) Parole
• "Cheap Night Out" (1978) Parole

[edit] Albums (compilations)

• Philes and Smiles (1984) Iguana
• The Complete Raped Collection (1994) Anagram

[edit] Cuddly Toys

[edit] Singles

• "Madman" (1979) Teichiku (Japan)
• "Madman" (1980) Fresh (UK Indie #19)
• "Astral Joe" (1980) Fresh
• "Someone's Crying" (1981) Fresh
• "It's a Shame" (1982) Fresh

[edit] Albums

• Guillotine Theatre (1979) Teichiku (Japan)/(1980) Fresh (UK Indie #11)
• Trials and Crosses (1982) Fresh
• The Best of the Cuddly Toys (compilation) (2001) Cherry Red

[edit] References