''Bare Faced Cheek'' is the fourth full-length album by the
Punk
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band
Toy Dolls.
Lead singer and guitarist
Michael Algar
Michael "Olga" Algar (born 21 September 1959 in Marsden, Tyne and Wear, Marsden, South Shields, England) is an English guitarist, singer and songwriter who fronts the band Toy Dolls. Mainly a lead/rhythm guitarist, Olga is also a songwriter and r ...
is not a fan of the album, recalling that "we've done a few poor records, but I would have to say that ''Bare Faced Cheek'' is the worst; it's awful. The sound was poor; my guitar was broken at the time so I had to use the engineer's guitar with a
fuzz box
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thing... and I hate
effects pedals
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! There is one good track on it though, "Yul Brynner Was a Skinhead"."
Burning Britain: The History of UK Punk 1980–1984 - Ian Glasper - Google Books
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Track listing
All songs written by Algar
# "Bare Faced Cheek" – 0:51
# "Yul Brynner
Yuliy Borisovich Briner (russian: link=no, Юлий Борисович Бринер; July 11, 1920 – October 10, 1985), known professionally as Yul Brynner, was a Russian-born actor. He was best known for his portrayal of King Mongkut in the ...
Was A Skinhead
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" – 2:54
# "How Do You Deal With Neal?" – 3:07
# "Howza Bouta Kiss Babe??!" – 2:50
# "Fisticuffs In Frederick Street" – 3:19
# " A. Diamond" – 3:24
# "Quick To Quit The Quentin" – 2:48
# "Nowt Can Compare To Sunderland Fine Fare
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His ...
" – 3:03
# "Neville Is A Nerd" – 2:43
# "Park Lane Punch Up" – 3:44
# "The Ashbrooke
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Ashbrooke developed through the Victorian era as Sunderland's first suburb. Originally occupied by large middle-class families ...
Launderette... (You'll Stink, Your Clothes'll Shrink, Your Whites'll Be Black As Ink)" – 3:29
# "Bare Faced Cheek" – 0:30
Personnel
* Michael "Olga" Algar - Vocals, Guitar
* Dean (James) Robson - Bass, Vocals
* Martin "Marty" Yule - Drums, Vocals
References
External links
Full album lyrics
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The Toy Dolls website
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Toy Dolls albums
1987 albums