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When Fat Bob's Feet was released by Receiver Records in 1991, it found Sunderland's cheeky punk act Toy Dolls welcoming bassist John Casey into the fold, the latest in a long line joining founding frontman Olga and drummer Martin Yule, who'd been present since Bare Faced Cheek; the favorites here include "The Sphinx Stinks," "Bitten By A Bed Bug," and the immortal "Kids In Tyne & Wear," a northeast England punk recasting of Kim Wilde's "Kids In America," plus there's a guest appearance by Ashbrooke, Olga's dog, and, unusually for the band, no sign of any symphonic interludes. A much-loved Toy Dolls classic!
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Blue color vinyl version. When Fat Bob's Feet was released by Receiver Records in 1991, it found Sunderland's cheeky punk act Toy Dolls welcoming bassist John Casey into the fold, the latest in a long line joining founding frontman Olga and drummer Martin Yule, who'd been present since Bare Faced Cheek; the favorites here include "The Sphinx Stinks," "Bitten By A Bed Bug," and the immortal "Kids In Tyne & Wear," a northeast England punk recasting of Kim Wilde's "Kids In America," plus there's a guest appearance by Ashbrooke, Olga's dog, and, unusually for the band, no sign of any symphonic interludes. A much-loved Toy Dolls classic!
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By the time Toy Doys issued Bare Faced Cheek as the inaugural LP of their own Nit Records label, bassist Flip had been replaced by Dean Robson and drummer Happy Bob by Martin Yule, with Olga still the vocal focal point. "Yul Brynner Was A Skinhead" is the best of the bunch, "Neville Is A Nerd" and "Quick To Quit The Quentin" are typical Toy Dolls punkpiss-takes, and there are digs at a hotel and a local launderette too. Everything is delivered in lightning-fast bursts of energy, poking fun at all and sundry, the Toy Dolls punk way.
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Hailing from Sunderland in England's industrial northeast, the Toy Dolls infused their take on punk with ample doses of working-class humor, the three-chord format a launching pad for witty originals and clever cover tunes. 1983 debut Dig That Groove Baby captures the group at their finest, their twisted rendition of kiddies tune "Nellie The Elephant" topping the indie charts; the title track is an infectious singalong, while "Spiders In The Dressing Room" and "Glenda And The Test Tube Baby" are more irreverent tongue in cheek, all delivered in the peculiar androgynous accent of frontman Michael "Olga" Algar. Essential!
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2023 repress. Reissue, originally released in 1989. To celebrate their first decade of existence, Sunderland's ironic punk trio, Toy Dolls, issued retrospective Ten Years Of Toys, but rather than using the standard-issue "Greatest Hits" formula, the group chose to re-cut nuggets from their career so far, using the then-current line-up of frontman Olga, bassist Dean Robson, and drummer Martin Yule. Thus, tracks like "Dougy Giro," "Fiery Jack," and "Glenda And The Test Tube Baby" are given new leases of life with a brighter, fuller sound and the inclusion of hard-to-find tracks such as "I've Got Asthma" and "Tommy Kowey's Car" add to the appeal.
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Reissue, originally released in 1985. Formed from Sunderland in England's formerly industrial northeast, the Toy Dolls put working-class humor at the forefront of their take on punk, the three-chord format a launching pad for witty originals and clever covers. Sophomore set, A Far Out Disc, released in 1985, saw the shifting line-up tackle the theme song of kiddies' TV show Razzamataz and deliver a blistering take of surf-rock standard "Wipe Out"; on originals like "My Girlfriend's Dad's A Vicar", the hilarious "Commercial Break" and "Bless You My Son", and the "She Goes To Fino's" recut, Olga's shrill shrieking leads the way. Another great Toy Dolls album.
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Reissue, originally released in 1989. By the time Sunderland's punk humorists the Toy Dolls released 1989's Wakey Wakey!, bassist John "K'Cee" Casey had joined founding member Olga and longstanding drummer Martin Yule for another great episode of their musical madness. Now with a metal edge underpinning their punk/Oi! hybrid, their versions of Armenian folk song "The Sabre Dance" and Chuck Berry's "No Particular Place To Go" are riveting and "Cloughy Is A Bootboy" and "Lester Fiddled The Tax Man" leave Olga's humor intact. Many hail this is among the best Toy Dolls albums of all time -- get it and understand why. Best played loud and often!
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