''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
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Album info and review] 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".
In 2012, the website of music venue
SO36
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said that ''Absurd-Ditties'', along with the band's first album ''
Dig That Groove Baby'' (1983), are "recognized as
woof the best punk albums of all time." 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!"
[Interviews: A Little Q & A with Olga of the Toy Dolls – For the Love of Punk]
/ref> He then was asked "what’s been the most popular Toy Dolls album?," to which he said "''Absurd Ditties''! and ''Dig that Groove Baby''."[Burning Britain: The History of UK Punk 1980–1984 – Ian Glasper – Google Books]
/ref> Ian Glasper also called the album "brilliant" in his 2004 book ''Burning Britain: The History of UK Punk 1980–1984''.
Critical reception
Allmusic
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rated the album three stars out of five.Absurd-Ditties – Toy Dolls , Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards , AllMusic
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Track listing
All songs written by Michael "Olga" Algar.
# "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
# "My Wife's a Psycopath!" – 2:52
# "Sod the Neighbours" – 2:28
# "Melancholy Margaret" – 2:24
# " Drooling Banjos" – 3:53
# " Alecs Gone" – 2:59
# "When You're Jimmy Savile
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" – 3:07
# "Caught up the Reeperbahn
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!" – 3:19
# "Dez the Demon Decorator" – 2:57
# "Absurd-Ditties (End Bit)" – 0:46
Personnel
* Michael "Olga" Algar – Vocals, Guitar
* John "K'Cee" Casey – Bass, Vocals
* Martin "Marty" Yule – Drums, Vocals
References
External links
Absurd-Ditties page
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The Toy Dolls website
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Toy Dolls albums
1993 albums