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Basehead – Play With Toys

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Genre:Hip Hop, Jazz, Rock, Funk / Soul
Style:Alternative Rock, Country Rock, Conscious, Lo-Fi, Soul, Jazzy Hip-Hop, Jazz-Funk
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Tracklist

Intro1:02
2000 BC4:16
Brand New Day4:27
Not Over You4:38
Better Days3:10
Ode To My Favorite Beer3:42
Hair3:49
Evening News4:32
I Try3:53
Play With Toys4:03
Outro2:57

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Notes

Basehead's debut album, originally released by the typography studio Emigre in 1991 on their music imprint, then reissued for much wider distribution in 1992 by Imago, with some unauthorized samples removed on several songs. Remastered and reissued in 2012 on Michael Ivey's own Colored Folk's Records label.

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    		Version DetailsData Quality
    Cover of Play With Toys, 1991, CDPlay With Toys
    CD, Album, Amber Tray
    		Emigre – ECD 005US1991US — 1991
    New Submission
    Cover of Play With Toys, 1991, CassettePlay With Toys
    Cassette, Album
    		Emigre – ECT 002US1991US — 1991
    New Submission
    Cover of Play With Toys, 1992, CDPlay With Toys
    CD, Album, Reissue
    		Imago (3) – 72787-21010-2US1992US — 1992
    Recently Edited
    Cover of Play With Toys, 1992, VinylPlay With Toys
    LP, Album, Reissue
    		Imago (3) – 72787 21012 1, Imago (3) – 72787210121Europe1992Europe — 1992
    Recently Edited
    Cover of Play With Toys, 1992, CDPlay With Toys
    CD, Album, Reissue
    		Imago (3) – 72787 21012 2Europe1992Europe — 1992
    Recently Edited
    Cover of Play With Toys, 1992, CDPlay With Toys
    CD, Album, Reissue
    		Imago (3) – 72787-23006-2Europe1992Europe — 1992
    New Submission
    Cover of Play With Toys, 1992, CDPlay With Toys
    CD, Album, Reissue, Parental Advisory
    		Imago (3) – 72787-21010-2US1992US — 1992
    New Submission
    Cover of Play With Toys, 1992, CassettePlay With Toys
    Cassette, Album, Reissue
    		Imago (3) – 72787-21010-4Canada1992Canada — 1992
    Recently Edited
    Cover of Play With Toys, 1992, CDPlay With Toys
    CD, Album, Reissue
    		Imago (3) – 72787-21010-2Germany1992Germany — 1992
    New Submission
    Cover of Play With Toys, 1992, CassettePlay With Toys
    Cassette, Album, Reissue, Chrome, Dolby
    		Imago (3) – 72787-21010-4US1992US — 1992
    New Submission
    Cover of Play With Toys, 1992, CDPlay With Toys
    CD, Album, Reissue
    		Imago (3) – 72787-21010-2Canada1992Canada — 1992
    Recently Edited
    Cover of Play With Toys, 1992, CassettePlay With Toys
    Cassette, Album, Reissue
    		Imago (3) – 72787210124UK & Europe1992UK & Europe — 1992
    New Submission
    Cover of Play With Toys, 1992, CDPlay With Toys
    CD, Album, Promo, Reissue
    		Imago (3) – 72787-21010-2US1992US — 1992
    New Submission
    Cover of Play With Toys, 1992, CDPlay With Toys
    CD, Album, Promo, Reissue
    		Imago (3) – 72787-21010-2US1992US — 1992
    New Submission
    Cover of Play With Toys, 1992, CassettePlay With Toys
    Cassette, Advance, Album, Promo, Chrome, Dolby
    		Imago (3) – IM ADV 21010-4US1992US — 1992
    New Submission
    Cover of Play With Toys, 2012, CDPlay With Toys
    CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered
    		Colored Folk's Records – CFR001, UVW – CFR001US2012US — 2012
    New Submission
    Cover of Play With Toys, , CassettePlay With Toys
    Cassette, Album, Reissue, Parental Advisory
    		Imago (3) – 72787-21010-4USUS
    New Submission

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    Reviews

    • Ponderance's avatar
      Ponderance
      Been actively seeking a copy of the original Emigre issue of this. Please contact me if you have one to sell.
      • pyenapple's avatar
        pyenapple
        One of the best "outsider" albums ever. An intimate, up-close examination of the personal thoughts and societal issues in the mind of Basehead (aka Michael Ivey), all delivered at a relaxed, pot-hazy pace. Elements of lofi acoustic rock, soul, funk, hip hop, jazz, and spoken word dialogue are all present in nearly equal parts. Some of it seems like radio theater, with recurring "conversation"-style moments between multiple voices. Truly like nothing else, and well-loved by those who know it. If you haven't heard it before, try to find a copy of the original Emigre version; it has samples intact and slightly different versions from what were on the wider release a year later on Imago Records.

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