Dig That Groove Baby
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Dig That Groove Baby is the first full-length album by the Punk
band Toy Dolls
. Still it is considered by many fans as the best work by the band and contains the handful of future live staples, such as Nellie the Elephant and Firey Jack.
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band Toy Dolls
Toy Dolls
The Toy Dolls are an English punk rock band formed in 1979. Departing from the angry lyrics and music often associated with punk rock, The Toy Dolls worked within the aesthetics of punk to express a sense of fun, with songs such as "Yul Brynner Was a Skinhead", "My Girlfriend's Dad's a Vicar" and...
. Still it is considered by many fans as the best work by the band and contains the handful of future live staples, such as Nellie the Elephant and Firey Jack.
Track listing
- "Theme Tune" – 0:20
- "Dig That Groove Baby" – 3:00
- "Dougy Giro" – 3:16
- "Spiders In The Dressing Room" – 1:56
- "Glenda And The Test Tube Baby" – 3:15 (Referring to a storyline in Crossroads)
- "Up The Garden Path" – 2:43
- "Nellie The ElephantNellie the ElephantNellie the Elephant is a song written in 1956 by Ralph Butler and Peter Hart about a fictional intelligent elephant of the same name.-Original version:...
" – 3:27 - "Poor Davey" – 3:22
- "Stay Mellow" – 2:18
- "Queen Alexandra Road Is Where She Said She'd Be, But Was She There To Meet Me... No Chance" – 2:17
- "Worse Things Happen At Sea" – 2:39
- "Blue Suede ShoesBlue Suede Shoes"Blue Suede Shoes" is a rock and roll standard written and first recorded by Carl Perkins in 1955 and is considered one of the first rockabilly records and incorporated elements of blues, country and pop music of the time...
" – 2:16 - "Firey Jack" – 2:53
- "Theme Tune" – 0:20
Personnel
- Michael "Olga" Algar - vocals, guitar
- Phillip "Flip" Dugdale - bass
- Robert "Happy Bob" Kent - drums