Toy Dolls
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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 "James Bond
Lives Down Our Street." There is often alliteration
in their song titles (e.g. "Peter Practice's Practice Place", "Fisticuffs in Frederick Street", "Neville Is a Nerd"). They are probably best known however for their sole UK hit, a punk-rock cover of Nellie the Elephant
.
Their albums usually include a cover version
of a well-known hit song, usually speeded up to the usual punk rock tempo. Covers have included: "Blue Suede Shoes
", "Toccata in Dm","No particular place to go", "Sabre Dance
", "Livin' La Vida Loca
", "Lazy Sunday Afternoon", "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
, She's So Modern
and "The Final Countdown
." They have also recorded parodies
of popular songs, such as "The Kids in Tyne and Wear (Kids in America)
" and "The Devil Went Down to Scunthorpe (The Devil Went Down to Georgia)
". Their albums often start with a short intro with a catchy guitar riff
, and end with an outro, which is usually a slightly longer variation of the intro riff. Kazoo
s are also prominent in many of their songs
Most of the band members have nicknames, and are rarely seen without their cartoonish rectangular sunglasses (although they appeared bare-eyed on the One More Megabyte album cover
).
The Toy Dolls formed as a quartet featuring vocalist Pete "Zulu" Robson, guitarist
; Michael Algar
also known as Olga (born 21 September 1962, South Shields
, England
) drummer
; Colin "Mr. Scott" Scott; and bassist
Phillip "Flip" Dugdale. After just a few gigs, Zulu left to form his own band and was replaced by Paul "Hud" Hudson on vocals for one concert. After Hud's departure, the Toy Dolls became a trio
, with guitarist Olga assuming permanent vocal duties.
Scott left the band in 1980 and was replaced by Dean James for four months over the summer of 1980. James later returned to the band from 1985 to 1988 as bassist. Flip left in 1983, marking the beginning of a revolving door of drummers and bassists that would characterise the Toy Dolls line-up over the years (with Olga as the mainstay and only original member). In 1984, Zulu returned to the line-up as bassist/backing vocalist, but departed again less than a year later.
They were initially grouped with the Oi!
scene, and have also been classified as punk pathetique
. One reason they are associated with Oi! is that they were championed by Garry Bushell
, who was very involved with Oi! bands such as Angelic Upstarts
(whom The Toy Dolls later supported on their first national tour). In 1980, a Sunderland businessman financed the Toy Dolls' debut single
, "Tommy Kowey's Car" with "She Goes To Fino's" on the B-side
. The single quickly sold out its initial pressing of 500 copies, but the band could not afford to press any more, making the single a collectors' item. Around the time the band signed to Volume, Olga moved to Newton Hall
, in north Durham
, which led to the song "Livin' on Newton Hall".
For Christmas 1982, they released their punk rendition of "Nellie the Elephant
", a classic children's song, which hit
#1 in the UK Indie Chart
. In 1983, they released their debut album Dig That Groove Baby. In 1984, their re-issue of "Nellie the Elephant" reached #4 in the UK Singles Chart
and stayed in the chart
for 14 weeks. Their 1985 album, A Far Out Disc
, reached #71 in the UK Albums Chart
.
Since then, the band has continued to release albums and to tour widely, mainly across continental Europe, South America and Japan. After a gap of 14 years since their last gig in Britain, 2007 saw a string of UK dates taking in cities from Glasgow to London, including a triumphant "homecoming" for a sold-out show at Durham University.
To celebrate the band's 25th anniversary in 2004, the official biography, The Toy Dolls: From Fulwell to Fukuoka, was published by Ardra Press. In 2011, the band is scheduled to release its twelfth studio album.
The bands 30th anniversary in October 2009 saw the band receiving a whole load of special congratulation messages to their official website from a varied selection of musicians including Baz Warne
from The Stranglers
, TV Smith from The Adverts
Jake Burns Stiff Little Fingers
& Kent Jamieson NOFX
The Toy Dolls live shows consist of synchronized choreography, timed moves, dances and jumps and spinning guitars.
A new Toy Dolls studio album will be released in the spring of 2012 entitled "THE ALBUM AFTER THE LAST ONE", this will coincide with worldwide live shows.
The latest release from The Toy Dolls is the single "CREDIT CRUNCH CHRISTMAS", taken from the forthcoming album "THE ALBUM AFTER THE LAST ONE" March 2012. http://www.thetoydolls.com
). The current lead singer/guitarist with The Stranglers
Baz Warne
also had a stint with the band. Olga has played bass on tours with the U.S. punk band The Dickies
, and also with The Adicts. Gary Dunn, former bassist of The Toy Dolls (1997–1999), now teaches music at City of Sunderland College, and former drummer Trevor 'The Frog' Brewis now teaches music at Middlesbrough College, though Olga moved away from the north east of England a number of years ago, and now lives in London.
It has become a tradition to give a special nickname to every Toy Dolls member.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
punk rock
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
Band (music)
In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform music. The following articles concern types of musical bands:* All-female band* Big band* Boy band* Christian band* Church band* Concert band* Cover 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
Yul Brynner
Yul Brynner was a Russian-born actor of stage and film. He was best known for his portrayal of Mongkut, king of Siam, in the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The King and I, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor for the film version; he also played the role more than 4,500 times on...
Was a Skinhead
Skinhead
A skinhead is a member of a subculture that originated among working class youths in the United Kingdom in the 1960s, and then spread to other parts of the world. Named for their close-cropped or shaven heads, the first skinheads were greatly influenced by West Indian rude boys and British mods,...
", "My Girlfriend's Dad's a Vicar
Vicar
In the broadest sense, a vicar is a representative, deputy or substitute; anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior . In this sense, the title is comparable to lieutenant...
" and "James Bond
James Bond
James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,...
Lives Down Our Street." There is often alliteration
Alliteration
In language, alliteration refers to the repetition of a particular sound in the first syllables of Three or more words or phrases. Alliteration has historically developed largely through poetry, in which it more narrowly refers to the repetition of a consonant in any syllables that, according to...
in their song titles (e.g. "Peter Practice's Practice Place", "Fisticuffs in Frederick Street", "Neville Is a Nerd"). They are probably best known however for their sole UK hit, a punk-rock cover of Nellie the Elephant
Nellie the Elephant
Nellie 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:...
.
Their albums usually include a cover version
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
of a well-known hit song, usually speeded up to the usual punk rock tempo. Covers have included: "Blue Suede Shoes
Blue 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...
", "Toccata in Dm","No particular place to go", "Sabre Dance
Sabre Dance
"The Sabre Dance" is a movement in the final act of the ballet Gayane , written by Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian's and completed in 1942. It evokes a whirling war dance in an Armenian dance, where the dancers display their skill with sabres. Its middle section incorporates an Armenian folk...
", "Livin' La Vida Loca
Livin' la Vida Loca
"Livin' la Vida Loca" is a song by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin. It was released on March 23, 1999 from Martin's self-titled debut English album. The song was composed by Desmond Child and Draco Rosa and topped the charts during 1999...
", "Lazy Sunday Afternoon", "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
"I'm Gonna Be " is a song written and performed by The Proclaimers. It was released on their 1988 Sunshine on Leith album, and subsequently as a single. It has become one of their most popular songs, reaching No. 11 in the UK charts and No. 1 on the Australian ARIA Charts in 1989, plus, five years...
, She's So Modern
She's So Modern
"She's So Modern" is a single by The Boomtown Rats. It was the first song taken from the band's second album A Tonic for the Troops whose title comes from a line in this song: Charlie ain't no nazi, she just likes to wear her leather boots, 'cos it's exciting for the veterans and it's a tonic for...
and "The Final Countdown
The Final Countdown (song)
"The Final Countdown" is a rock song by the Swedish band Europe released in 1986. Written by Joey Tempest, it was the first single from the band's third studio album which was also named The Final Countdown. It is considered by some to be the band's most recognizable and popular song. The song...
." They have also recorded parodies
Parody
A parody , in current usage, is an imitative work created to mock, comment on, or trivialise an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of humorous, satiric or ironic imitation...
of popular songs, such as "The Kids in Tyne and Wear (Kids in America)
Kids in America (song)
"Kids in America" is a New Wave song by British singer Kim Wilde, released in the United Kingdom as her debut single in January 1981, and in the US in 1982. It has famously been covered by many artists from different genres.-Background:...
" and "The Devil Went Down to Scunthorpe (The Devil Went Down to Georgia)
The Devil Went Down to Georgia
"The Devil Went Down to Georgia" is a song written and performed by the Charlie Daniels Band and released on their 1979 album Million Mile Reflections....
". Their albums often start with a short intro with a catchy guitar riff
RIFF
The Resource Interchange File Format is a generic file container format for storing data in tagged chunks. It is primarily used to store multimedia such as sound and video, though it may also be used to store any arbitrary data....
, and end with an outro, which is usually a slightly longer variation of the intro riff. Kazoo
Kazoo
The kazoo is a wind instrument which adds a "buzzing" timbral quality to a player's voice when the player vocalizes into it. The kazoo is a type of mirliton, which is a membranophone, a device which modifies the sound of a person's voice by way of a vibrating membrane."Kazoo" was the name given by...
s are also prominent in many of their songs
Most of the band members have nicknames, and are rarely seen without their cartoonish rectangular sunglasses (although they appeared bare-eyed on the One More Megabyte album cover
Album cover
An album cover is the front of the packaging of a commercially released audio recording product, or album. The term can refer to either the printed cardboard covers typically used to package sets of 10" and 12" 78 rpm records, single and sets of 12" LPs, sets of 45 rpm records , or the front-facing...
).
Career
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
; Michael Algar
Michael Algar
Michael "Olga" Algar in Marsden, South Shields, is an English guitarist, singer songwriter who fronts the band The Toy Dolls. Essentially a lead/rhythm guitarist, Olga is also a music composer and producer. Olga lived in the City of Sunderland UK most of his life before moving to Tokyo, Japan in...
also known as Olga (born 21 September 1962, South Shields
South Shields
South Shields is a coastal town in Tyne and Wear, England, located at the mouth of the River Tyne to Tyne Dock, and about downstream from Newcastle upon Tyne...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
) drummer
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
; Colin "Mr. Scott" Scott; and bassist
Bassist
A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...
Phillip "Flip" Dugdale. After just a few gigs, Zulu left to form his own band and was replaced by Paul "Hud" Hudson on vocals for one concert. After Hud's departure, the Toy Dolls became a trio
Trio (music)
Trio is generally used in any of the following ways:* A group of three musicians playing the same or different musical instrument.* The performance of a piece of music by three people.* The contrasting section of a piece in ternary form...
, with guitarist Olga assuming permanent vocal duties.
Scott left the band in 1980 and was replaced by Dean James for four months over the summer of 1980. James later returned to the band from 1985 to 1988 as bassist. Flip left in 1983, marking the beginning of a revolving door of drummers and bassists that would characterise the Toy Dolls line-up over the years (with Olga as the mainstay and only original member). In 1984, Zulu returned to the line-up as bassist/backing vocalist, but departed again less than a year later.
They were initially grouped with the Oi!
Oi!
Oi! is a working class subgenre of punk rock that originated in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s. The music and its associated subculture had the goal of bringing together punks, skinheads and other working-class youths ....
scene, and have also been classified as punk pathetique
Punk Pathetique
Punk pathetique is a subgenre of British punk rock that involved humour and working class cultural themes....
. One reason they are associated with Oi! is that they were championed by Garry Bushell
Garry Bushell
Garry Bushell is an English newspaper columnist, rock music journalist, television presenter, author and political activist. Bushell also sings in the Oi! band The Gonads and manages the New York City Oi! band Maninblack. Bushell's recurring themes are comedy, country and class...
, who was very involved with Oi! bands such as Angelic Upstarts
Angelic Upstarts
Angelic Upstarts are an English punk rock/Oi! band formed in South Shields in 1977. The band espoused an anti-fascist and socialist working class philosophy, and have been associated with the skinhead subculture...
(whom The Toy Dolls later supported on their first national tour). In 1980, a Sunderland businessman financed the Toy Dolls' debut single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
, "Tommy Kowey's Car" with "She Goes To Fino's" on the B-side
A-side and B-side
A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of gramophone records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s. The terms have come to refer to the types of song conventionally placed on each side of the record, with the A-side being the featured song , while the B-side, or...
. The single quickly sold out its initial pressing of 500 copies, but the band could not afford to press any more, making the single a collectors' item. Around the time the band signed to Volume, Olga moved to Newton Hall
Newton Hall
Newton Hall is a large housing estate in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the north of Durham, near Framwellgate Moor and Pity Me, and has the East Coast Main Line running the length of its east boundary...
, in north Durham
Durham
Durham is a city in north east England. It is within the County Durham local government district, and is the county town of the larger ceremonial county...
, which led to the song "Livin' on Newton Hall".
For Christmas 1982, they released their punk rendition of "Nellie the Elephant
Nellie the Elephant
Nellie 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:...
", a classic children's song, which hit
Hit record
A hit record is a sound recording, usually in the form of a single or album, that sells a large number of copies or otherwise becomes broadly popular or well-known, through airplay, club play, inclusion in a film or stage play soundtrack, causing it to have "hit" one of the popular chart listings...
#1 in the UK Indie Chart
UK Indie Chart
The UK Independent Chart or Indie Chart is a chart of the best-selling independent record releases in the UK.- History :In the wake of punk, small record labels began to spring up, as an outlet for artists that were unwilling to sign contracts with major record companies, or were not considered...
. In 1983, they released their debut album Dig That Groove Baby. In 1984, their re-issue of "Nellie the Elephant" reached #4 in the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
and stayed in the chart
Record chart
A record chart is a ranking of recorded music according to popularity during a given period of time. Examples of music charts are the Hit parade, Hot 100 or Top 40....
for 14 weeks. Their 1985 album, A Far Out Disc
A Far Out Disc
A Far Out Disc is a full-length album by the punk band Toy Dolls.-Track listing:Source: Official Site-Personnel:* Michael "Olga" Algar – Vocals, Guitar* Pete "Zulu" Robson – Bass, Vocals* Paul "Little" Smith – Drums, Vocals...
, reached #71 in the UK Albums Chart
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
.
Since then, the band has continued to release albums and to tour widely, mainly across continental Europe, South America and Japan. After a gap of 14 years since their last gig in Britain, 2007 saw a string of UK dates taking in cities from Glasgow to London, including a triumphant "homecoming" for a sold-out show at Durham University.
To celebrate the band's 25th anniversary in 2004, the official biography, The Toy Dolls: From Fulwell to Fukuoka, was published by Ardra Press. In 2011, the band is scheduled to release its twelfth studio album.
The bands 30th anniversary in October 2009 saw the band receiving a whole load of special congratulation messages to their official website from a varied selection of musicians including Baz Warne
Baz Warne
Baz Warne is the current guitarist and vocalist of The Stranglers. He has played as the guitarist and frontman of numerous bands. His first recordings released were with Sunderland Punk band the Toy Dolls, whom he joined as Bassist in 1983, touring extensively and recording a couple of singles,...
from The Stranglers
The Stranglers
The Stranglers are an English punk/rock music group.Scoring some 23 UK top 40 singles and 17 UK top 40 albums to date in a career spanning five decades, the Stranglers are the longest-surviving and most "continuously successful" band to have originated in the UK punk scene of the mid to late 1970s...
, TV Smith from The Adverts
The Adverts
The Adverts were an English punk band who formed in 1976 and broke up in late 1979. They were one of the first punk bands to enjoy chart success in the UK, and their line-up included Gaye Advert, whom The Virgin Encyclopedia of 70s Music called the "first female punk star".-Career:The band was...
Jake Burns Stiff Little Fingers
Stiff Little Fingers
Stiff Little Fingers are a punk rock band from Belfast, Northern Ireland. They formed in 1977, at the height of the Troubles. They started out as a schoolboy band called Highway Star , doing rock covers, until they discovered punk. They split up after six years and four albums, although they...
& Kent Jamieson NOFX
NOFX
NOFX is an American punk rock band from Los Angeles, California .The band was formed in 1983 by vocalist/bassist Fat Mike and guitarist Eric Melvin. Drummer Erik Sandin joined NOFX shortly after. In 1991 El Hefe joined to play lead guitar and trumpet, rounding out the current line-up...
The Toy Dolls live shows consist of synchronized choreography, timed moves, dances and jumps and spinning guitars.
A new Toy Dolls studio album will be released in the spring of 2012 entitled "THE ALBUM AFTER THE LAST ONE", this will coincide with worldwide live shows.
The latest release from The Toy Dolls is the single "CREDIT CRUNCH CHRISTMAS", taken from the forthcoming album "THE ALBUM AFTER THE LAST ONE" March 2012. http://www.thetoydolls.com
Members
As of 2007, the band has had 14 different drummers and 12 different bassists. Olga is the only remaining original member of the band. After Olga, drummer Martin Yule had the longest tenure in the band (1987–1999). Yule currently owns a shop in Sunderland called "Hotrats." Former drummer Dave "the Nut" Nuttall owns Jalapeño Drums (a custom drum company based in Lancaster, LancashireLancaster, Lancashire
Lancaster is the county town of Lancashire, England. It is situated on the River Lune and has a population of 45,952. Lancaster is a constituent settlement of the wider City of Lancaster, local government district which has a population of 133,914 and encompasses several outlying towns, including...
). The current lead singer/guitarist with The Stranglers
The Stranglers
The Stranglers are an English punk/rock music group.Scoring some 23 UK top 40 singles and 17 UK top 40 albums to date in a career spanning five decades, the Stranglers are the longest-surviving and most "continuously successful" band to have originated in the UK punk scene of the mid to late 1970s...
Baz Warne
Baz Warne
Baz Warne is the current guitarist and vocalist of The Stranglers. He has played as the guitarist and frontman of numerous bands. His first recordings released were with Sunderland Punk band the Toy Dolls, whom he joined as Bassist in 1983, touring extensively and recording a couple of singles,...
also had a stint with the band. Olga has played bass on tours with the U.S. punk band The Dickies
The Dickies
The Dickies are an American punk rock group formed in San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, California, U.S. in 1977.-History:The Dickies were among the first punk rock bands to emerge from Los Angeles...
, and also with The Adicts. Gary Dunn, former bassist of The Toy Dolls (1997–1999), now teaches music at City of Sunderland College, and former drummer Trevor 'The Frog' Brewis now teaches music at Middlesbrough College, though Olga moved away from the north east of England a number of years ago, and now lives in London.
It has become a tradition to give a special nickname to every Toy Dolls member.
Current members
- Michael "Olga" AlgarMichael AlgarMichael "Olga" Algar in Marsden, South Shields, is an English guitarist, singer songwriter who fronts the band The Toy Dolls. Essentially a lead/rhythm guitarist, Olga is also a music composer and producer. Olga lived in the City of Sunderland UK most of his life before moving to Tokyo, Japan in...
- lead vocals, guitar - Duncan "The Amazing Mr. Duncan" Redmonds - drums, vocals
- Tom "Tommy Goober" Blyth - bass, vocals
Toy Dolls alumni
- Peter "Pete Zulu" Robson - bass, guitar
- Phillip "Flip" Dugdale - bass
- Colin "Mr. Scott" Scott - drums
- Paul "Hud" Hudson - vocals
- Dean "Dean James" Robson - drums
- Trevor "Trevor The Frog" Brewis - drums
- Graham "Teddy Toy Doll" Edmundson - drums
- Robert "Happy Bob" Kent - drums
- Steve "Rubiboy" Mallinson- bass
- Frederick "Freddie Hotrock" Robertson - bass
- Nick Buck - drums
- Barry "Bonny Baz" Warne - bass
- Alan "Dirty Dicka" Dixon - drums
- Malcolm "Dicky" Dick - drums
- Paul "Little Paul" Smith - drums
- Ernest "Ernie" Algar - bass
- Kevin "Canny Kev" Scott - drums
- Martin "Marty" Yule - drums
- John "K'Cee" Casey - bass
- Richard "Dicky Hammond" Hammond - bass
- Gary "Gary Fun" Dunn - bass
- Suba - drums
- Michael "Reb" Rebbig - bass
- David "Dave the Nut" Nuttall - drums
Discography
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 1983 | Dig That Groove Baby Dig That Groove Baby 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.... |
| 1985 | A Far Out Disc A Far Out Disc A Far Out Disc is a full-length album by the punk band Toy Dolls.-Track listing:Source: Official Site-Personnel:* Michael "Olga" Algar – Vocals, Guitar* Pete "Zulu" Robson – Bass, Vocals* Paul "Little" Smith – Drums, Vocals... |
| 1986 | Idle Gossip Idle Gossip -Track listing:# "Idle Gossip" – 2:33# "Do You Wanna Be Like Dougy Bell" – 2:39# "The Lambrusco Kid" – 3:28# "You Won't Be Merry On A North Sea Ferry" – 3:09# "Harry Cross " – 3:44... |
| 1987 | Bare Faced Cheek Bare Faced Cheek -Track listing:All songs written by Algar# "Bare Faced Cheek" – 0:51# "Yul Brynner Was A Skinhead" – 2:54# "How Do You Deal With Neal?" – 3:07# "Howza Bouta Kiss Babe??!" – 2:50# "Fisticuffs In Frederick Street" – 3:19# "A... |
| 1989 | Ten Years Of Toys Ten Years of Toys Ten Years Of Toys is a compilation album by English punk-rock group, Toy Dolls, released in 1989.- Track listing :# "Florence Is Deaf " - 3:35# "Glenda And The Test Tube Baby' - 3:16# "Idle Gossip" - 2:31... |
| 1989 | Wakey Wakey Wakey Wakey Wakey Wakey is a full-length album by the Punk band Toy Dolls.-Track listing:# "Introduction" – 0:57# "Wakey Wakey Intro" – 0:21# "Lester Fiddled The Tax Man" – 2:19# "Pot Belly Bill" – 3:06... |
| 1990 | 22 Tunes Live From Tokyo 22 Tunes Live From Tokyo - Personnel :* Michael "Olga" Algar – vocals, guitar* John "K'Cee" Casey – bass, vocals* Martin "Marty" Yule – drums, vocals- External links :* on... |
| 1991 | Fat Bob's Feet Fat Bob's Feet Fat Bob's Feet is a full-length album by the Punk band Toy Dolls. It is one of the more popular pieces recorded by the band and included such punk favourites as Bitten by a Bed Bug, The Sphinx Stinks and bonus single A-side Turtles Crazy! that wasn't included in original album tracklist... |
| 1993 | Absurd-Ditties Absurd-Ditties Absurd-Ditties is a full-length album by the Punk band Toy Dolls.-Track listing:# "Absurd-Ditties" – 0:44# "I'm a Telly Addict" – 2:48# ""Terry Talking"" – 2:35# "Ernie Had a Hernia" – 3:17# "Toccata in Dm" – 2:37... |
| 1995 | Orcastrated Orcastrated Orcastrated is a studio album by the English Punk rock band Toy Dolls, recorded in 1995.-Track listing:All compositions by Michael Algar.# Orcastrated 1:15# Poltergeist In The Pantry 2:46# Please Release Me 3:55... |
| 1997 | One More Megabyte One More Megabyte One More Megabyte is a studio album by the English punk rock band Toy Dolls, recorded in 1997.-Track listing:All compositions by Michael Algar except where noted# Mega Intro – 0:56# One More Megabyte – 2:36# I'm a Lonely Bastard – 2:33... |
| 1999 | On Stage in Stuttgart On Stage in Stuttgart On Stage in Stuttgart is a live album by the English Punk rock band Toy Dolls, recorded during their 2 concerts in 1999 in Stuttgart and Frankfurt, Germany.-Track listing:All compositions by Michael Algar except where noted... |
| 2000 | Anniversary Anthems Anniversary Anthems Anniversary Anthems is a studio album by the English Punk rock band Toy Dolls, recorded in 2000.- Track listing :All compositions by Michael Algar except where noted# "The Anniversary Waltz" – 1:13# "My Baby Is A Battleaxe" – 2:43... |
| 2004 | Our Last Album? Our Last Album? Our Last Album? is the latest studio album by the Punk band Toy Dolls.-Track listing:# "Our Last Intro?" – 0:21# "The Death of Barry the Roofer with Vertigo" – 2:52# "Cheatin' Chick from China" – 2:45# "Davey's Days" – 3:33... |
| 2006 | Treasured Toy Dolls Tracks Live |
Singles
- 1980 "Tommy Kowey's Car"
- 1981 "Livin' on Newton Hall"
- 1984 "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:...
" #4 U.K. - 1985 "Fly Away"
- 1986 "Geordie's Gone to Jail"
- 1986 "She's Goes to Finos"
- 1997 "The Devil Went Down to Scunthorpe"
- 2000 "Livin' La Vida LocaLivin' la Vida Loca"Livin' la Vida Loca" is a song by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin. It was released on March 23, 1999 from Martin's self-titled debut English album. The song was composed by Desmond Child and Draco Rosa and topped the charts during 1999...
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