Dig That Groove Baby

Dig That Groove Baby is the first full-length album by the Punk band Toy Dolls, released in 1983. It is considered by many fans to be the best work by the band and contains future live staples such as "Nellie the Elephant" and "Firey Jack". The song "Dig That Groove Baby" is included in the 2002 video game Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4.

Recording

"We recorded in Durham, in a terraced house, in a little town called Pity Me... crazy name, eh? It took only three days to record and mix, so there was no time to fix mistakes. Happy Bob recorded his drum bits whilst on a lunch break from a local hospital where he worked."

—Michael Algar referring to the recording sessions.^[1]

The album was recorded in February 1983 at Guardian Studios, which were located in a terraced house in the unusually named village of Pity Me in County Durham.^[2] The album only took three days to record and mix, which left no time to fix any mistakes.^[1] The rushed production also meant that Happy Bob recorded his drum parts whilst on a lunch break from a local hospital that he worked at.^[1]

Songs

Algar said "My favourite songs on it are "Dougy Giro" (it's written from the heart and its' completely true; we knew Dougy well,) and also "Glenda and the Test Tube Baby" (I really love the chorus, it has minor chords which I like a lot, and it's one of our best)"^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]
Robert Gomez	^[4]

In his 2004 book Burning Britain: The History of UK Punk 1980–1984, music journalist Ian Glasper called the album "brilliant" and said it "set the madcap tone that the Toy Dolls would become well loved for."^[1] Algar said that "I actually think the album has aged very well, and it's always sounded fresh–unlike some of the garbage we have written. It's the most special album for me anyway, because it was our first, but it's also one of the best."^[1]

Track listing

All writing by Michael "Olga" Algar, except where noted.

"Theme Tune" – 0:20
"Dig That Groove Baby" – 3:00
"Dougy Giro" – 3:16
"Spiders In The Dressing Room" – 1:56
"Glenda And The Test Tube Baby" – 3:15 (Referring to a storyline in Crossroads)
"Up The Garden Path" – 2:43
"Nellie The Elephant" (Ralph Butler, Peter Hart) – 3:27
"Poor Davey" – 3:22
"Stay Mellow" – 2:18
"Queen Alexandra Road Is Where She Said She'd Be, But Was She There To Meet Me... No Chance" – 2:17
"Worse Things Happen At Sea" – 2:39
"Blue Suede Shoes" (Carl Perkins) – 2:16
"Fiery Jack" – 2:53
"Theme Tune" – 0:20

Personnel

Michael "Olga" Algar - vocals, guitar
Phillip "Flip" Dugdale - bass
Robert "Happy Bob" Kent - drums

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 Glasper, Ian. Burning Britain: The History of UK Punk 1980–1984. p. 141.
↑ Liner notes.
↑ Allmusic review
↑ http://robertgomez.org/sounds/record-reviews/dig-groove-baby

External links

The Toy Dolls

Michael "Olga" Algar Duncan "The Amazing Mr. Duncan" Redmonds Tom Goober Colin "Mr. Scott" Scott Phillip "Flip" Dugdale Robert "Happy Bob" Kent Paul "Hud" Hudson Baz Warne Dean James Marty Yule Dave "the Nut" Nuttall John "K'Cee" Casey Pete Robson Trevor "Trevor the Frog" Brewis

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)

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

Compilation albums	Singles 83/84 (1986) Ten Years Of Toys (1989) High Spirits (1990) The Collection The Volume Years (1994) The Volume Years (1994) The Receiver Years (1994) The History Part II (1998) Wonderful World (1999) Very High Spirits (2001) The Best Of (2001) We're Mad (2002) Covered In Toy Dolls (2002)

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