Name: Live Wires Kill
Duration: P00H02M05S
Description: A side of first Toy Shop single released in 1981 (1000 copies only). Features Wasp Synth, Spider Sequencer & Boss DR-55 bass drum only for instrumentation. Also features Paul's girlfriend at the time Amanda on the chorus vocal.

Live Wires Kill

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A side of first Toy Shop single released in 1981 (1000 copies only). Features Wasp Synth, Spider Sequencer & Boss DR-55 bass drum only for instrumentation. Also features Paul's girlfriend at the time Amanda on the chorus vocal.

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'Live wires kill, a senseless thrill in heaven as unearthed,
cross the road, there is no road, there is no world anymore'

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from Synth Pop Art, released September 17, 2019
Paul Klein - Lead vocal, synths, drum programming
Amanda Wilkinson - Chorus spoken vocal.

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The Toy Shop Noosaville, Australia

The Toy Shop was initially Dewsbury vocalist/guitarist/keyboardist Paul Klein. ‘The Maze/Live Wiresl’ 7” came out 1981. Together with keyboardist Phil Walsh in '82 they won Battle of the Bands and got attention from major labels. With Towerbell they released ‘Attack Decade/Never Trust’ (1984). They split in ‘85 and Paul made 7" ‘Give Me Lip-Lock’.
A Toy Shop LP ‘Synth Pop Art’ came out in 2015. ... more

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