Absurd-Ditties

1993 studio album by Toy Dolls

Absurd-Ditties

Studio album by

Toy Dolls

Released| January 1993
Recorded| September 1992
Genre| Punk rock, Oi!
Length| 36:46
Label| Receiver Records
Producer| Michael Algar
Toy Dolls chronology
| Fat Bob's Feet
(1991)  | Absurd-Ditties
(1993)  | Orcastrated
(1995)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [1]
Robert Gomez| (9/10)[2]

Absurd-Ditties is the seventh full-length album by the punk rock band Toy Dolls, recorded in September 1992 and released in January 1993 by Receiver Records.[1] It is considered by many, including vocalist and guitarist Olga, to be one of the band's best albums. The album title is a play on the word "absurdities", as a description of the album's "absurd ditties".[3]

In 2012, the website of music venue SO36 said that Absurd-Ditties, along with the band's first album Dig That Groove Baby (1983), are "recognized as [two] of the best punk albums of all time."[4] That same year, Olga was asked in an interview with For the Love of Punk "What is the favorite album you’ve done & why?," to which he replied "Absurd Ditties, best songs, best production!"[5] He then was asked "what’s been the most popular Toy Dolls album?," to which he said "Absurd Ditties! and Dig that Groove Baby."[5] He had been previously quoted as saying the album was his personal favourite, commenting "great songs, great production and a great guitar sound."[6] Ian Glasper also called the album "brilliant" in his 2004 book Burning Britain: The History of UK Punk 1980–1984.[6]

## Critical reception

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Allmusic rated the album three stars out of five.[7]

## Track listing

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All songs written by Michael "Olga" Algar.

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"  – 3:53
10. "Alecs Gone"  – 2:59
11. "When You're Jimmy Savile"  – 3:07
12. "Caught up the Reeperbahn!"  – 3:19
13. "Dez the Demon Decorator"  – 2:57
14. "Absurd-Ditties (End Bit)"  – 0:46

## Personnel

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

## References

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1. ^ a b https://www.allmusic.com/album/r181047 Album info and review
2. ^ Absurd-Ditties | Pages of Fun
3. ^ Liner notes
4. ^ SO36 | The Toy Dolls – ACHTUNG: VERLEGT INS ASTRA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
5. ^ a b Interviews: A Little Q & A with Olga of the Toy Dolls – For the Love of Punk
6. ^ a b Burning Britain: The History of UK Punk 1980–1984 – Ian Glasper – Google Books
7. ^ Absurd-Ditties – Toy Dolls | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic

## External links

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* Absurd-Ditties page on The Toy Dolls website

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Toy Dolls

* Michael "Olga" Algar
* Duncan "The Amazing Mr. Duncan" Redmonds
* Tom Goober

* Baz Warne

Studio albums|

* Dig That Groove Baby (1983)
* A Far Out Disc (1985)
* Idle Gossip (1986)
* Bare Faced Cheek (1987)
* Wakey Wakey (1989)
* Fat Bob's Feet (1991)
* Absurd-Ditties (1993)
* Orcastrated (1995)
* One More Megabyte (1997)
* Anniversary Anthems (2000)
* Our Last Album? (2004)
* The Album After the Last One (2012)
* Olgacoustic (2015)
* EPISODE XIII (2019)

Live albums|

* 22 Tunes Live From Tokyo (1990)
* On Stage in Stuttgart (1999)
* Treasured Toy Dolls Tracks Live (2006)

Compilation albums|

* Ten Years Of Toys (1989)
* Covered in Toy Dolls (2002)

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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