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Description
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. 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 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." 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!" He then was asked "what’s been the most popular Toy Dolls album?," to which he said "Absurd Ditties! and Dig that Groove Baby." He had been previously quoted as saying the album was his personal favourite, commenting "great songs, great production and a great guitar sound." Ian Glasper also called the album "brilliant" in his 2004 book Burning Britain: The History of UK Punk 1980–1984.
Release Info
Artist: Toy Dolls
Label: Let Them Eat Vinyl
Format: LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue
Country: UK
Label: Let Them Eat Vinyl
Released: 2017-01-27
Genre: Rock
Style: Punk, Oi
Tracklist
A1 Absurd-Ditties
A2 I'm A Telly Addict!
A3 "Terry Talking"
A4 Ernie Had A Hernia
A5 Toccata In Dm
A6 My Wife's A Psychopath!
A7 Sod The Neighbours
B1 Melancholy Margaret
B2 Drooling Banjos
B3 Alecs Gone
B4 When You're Jimmy Saville
B5 Caught Up The Reeperbahn!
B6 Dez The Demon Decorator
B7 Absurd-Ditties (End Bit)