Absurd-Ditties
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Absurd-Ditties is a full-length album by the Punk
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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...

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Track listing

  1. "Absurd-Ditties"  – 0:44
  2. "I'm a Telly Addict"  – 2:48
  3. ""Terry Talking""  – 2:35
  4. "Ernie Had a Hernia"  – 3:17
  5. "Toccata in Dm"  – 2:37
  6. "My Wife's a Psycopath!"  – 2:52
  7. "Sod the Neighbours"  – 2:28
  8. "Melancholy Margaret"  – 2:24
  9. "Drooling Banjos
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    "  – 3:53
  10. "Alecs
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     Gone"  – 2:59
  11. "When You're Jimmy Savile
    Jimmy Savile
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    "  – 3:07
  12. "Caught up the Reeperbahn
    Reeperbahn
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    !"  – 3:19
  13. "Dez the Demon Decorator"  – 2:57
  14. "Absurd-Ditties (End Bit)"  – 0:46

Personnel

  • Michael "Olga" Algar – Vocals, Guitar
  • John "K'Cee" Casey – Bass, Vocals
  • Martin "Marty" Yule – Drums, Vocals

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