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Toy Dolls

The Toy Dolls are an English punk rock band formed in 1979. Departing from the angry lyrics and music often associated with punk rock, The Toy Dolls worked within the aesthetics of punk to express a sense of fun, with songs such as "Yul Brynner Was a Skinhead", "My Girlfriend's Dad's a Vicar" and "James Bond Lives Down Our Street." There is often alliteration in their song titles (e.g. "Peter Practice's Practice Place", "Fisticuffs in Frederick Street", "Neville Is a Nerd"). They are probably best known however for their sole UK hit, a punk-rock cover of Nellie the Elephant.

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The Wild Ones: 25 Country Classics [2018]

Song	Duration
Devil Went Down to Georgia	3:28

Secret Records Presents 40 Years of Punk [2016]

Song	Duration
Idle Gossip [Live]	2:08

Olgacoustic [2015]

Song	Duration
Idle Gossip	3:14

Absolutely Live [2014]

Song	Duration
Idle Gossip	2:27

Ultimate Collection 100 Hits: Eighties [2008]

Song	Duration
Nellie the Elephant	3:00

Best of 1980-1990, Vol. 14 [2006]

Song	Duration
Nellie the Elephant

Greatest Ever!: Eighties [2006]

Song	Duration
Nellie the Elephant

Punk Crazy: Anarchy in the UK [2006]

Song	Duration
Nellie the Elephant

Punk Power: Anarchy In The UK [2006]

Song	Duration
Nellie the Elephant	3:00

Treasured Toy Dolls Tracks [2006]

Song	Duration
Spiders in the Dressing Room	2:02
You Won't Be Merry on a North Sea Ferry	3:08
Poor Davey	3:31
Her with a Hoover	2:31
Sod the Neighbours	1:57
Dig That Groove Baby	3:27
Idle Gossip	2:45

Cheerio and Toodlepip!: The Complete Singles [2005]

Song	Duration
She Goes to Finos [Original]
Nellie the Elephant	3:29
Dig That Groove Baby	2:34
She's a Worky Ticket	2:28
Everybody Jitterbug	2:34
Alfie from the Bronx	3:32
Hanky Panky	2:57
We're Mad	4:56
Rupert the Bear	1:44
Nellie the Elephant [1984]
Fisticuffs in Frederick Street	3:20
She Goes to Finos	3:41
Spiders in the Dressing Room	1:58
James Bond Lives Down Our Street	3:50
Griefsville	3:24
Geordie's Gone to Jail
Come Back Jackie	3:10
Idle Gossip	2:33
Geordie's Gone to Jail [Japanese]
Turtle Crazy	2:47
Turtle Crazy [Instrumental]	2:48
Lazy Sunday Afternoon	2:36
Sod the Neighbours	2:15
Livin' La Vida Loca	3:26
Her with a Hoover	2:30
Alec's Back	2:31

God Save the Queen: A Punk Rock Anthology [2005]

Song	Duration
Nellie the Elephant [DVD]

If the Kids Are United: The Punk Box Set [2005]

Song	Duration
Nellie the Elephant	3:00

Punk! [2005]

Song	Duration
Nellie the Elephant	3:28

Teenage Kicks [Sanctuary] [2005]

Song	Duration
Nellie the Elephant	2:59

Punk Chartbusters, Vol. 1-2 [2003]

Song	Duration
Lazy Sunday Afternoon	2:33

Stranglehold! [2003]

Song	Duration
Nellie the Elephant	3:28

All Covered in Punk [EMI] [2002]

Song	Duration
Nellie the Elephant	2:57

Comprehensive School Classics [2002]

Song	Duration
Nellie the Elephant	3:26

Covered in Toy Dolls [2002]

Song	Duration
Nellie the Elephant	3:27
Blue Suede Shoes	2:17
Rupert the Bear	1:42
No Particular Place to Go	2:23
Kids in Tyne & Wear	3:16
Please Release Me	3:55
Lazy Sunday Afternoon	2:34
Any Dream Will Do	2:49
I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)	2:59
Livin la Vida Loca	3:25
We're 21 Today	0:17

Top of the World [2002]

Song	Duration
The Devil Went Down to Georgia [Polka]	3:36

We're Mad!: The Anthology [2002]

Song	Duration
Nellie the Elephant	3:28
Dig That Groove Baby	2:31
Dougy Giro	3:13
Glenda and the Test Tube Baby	2:57
Alfie From the Bronx	3:30
We're Mad	4:54
She Goes To Finos	3:06
Carol Dodds is Pregnant	3:25
Bless You My Son	2:53
James Bond Lives Down Our Street	3:48
Idle Gossip	2:31
The Lambrusco Kid	3:08
Harry Cross (a Tribute To Edna)	3:33
Geordie's Gone To Jail	3:32
Pc Stoker	2:57
Yul Brynner Was a Skinhead	2:55
Fisticuffs in Frederick Street	3:20
Park Lane Punch Up	3:45
I've Got Asthma	2:26
Pot Belly Bill	3:07
No Particular Place To Go	2:22
Back In '79	2:52
Sod the Neighbours	2:13
Melancholy Margaret	2:24
She'll Be Back With Keith Someday	3:03
The Devil Went Down To Scunthorpe	3:26
My Baby is a Battleaxe	2:41
Charlie's Watching	3:19
Livin' La Vida Loca	3:25

We're Mad/Idle Gossip [2002]

Song	Duration
Dig That Groove Baby
Dougy Giro
Spiders in the Dressing Room
Blue Suede Shoes
We're Mad
Glenda and the Test Tube Baby
I've Got Asthma
Keith's a Thief
I Tried to Trust Tracey
Geordie's Gone to Jail
Harry Cross (A Tribute to Edna)
You Won't Be Merry on a North Sea Ferry
Idle Gossip

We're Mad: The Anthology [2002]

Song	Duration
Nellie the Elephant	3:30
Dig That Groove Baby	2:34
Dougy Giro	3:15
Glenda and the Test Tube Baby	2:59
Alfie from the Bronx	3:32
We're Mad	4:57
She Goes to Finos	3:08
Carol Dodds Is Pregnant	3:27
Bless You My Son	2:55
James Bond Lives Down Our Street	3:50
Idle Gossip	2:33
The Lambrusco Kid	3:10
Harry Cross (A Tribute to Edna)	3:35
Geordie's Gone To Jail	3:32
PC Stoker	2:59
Yul Brynner Was a Skinhead	2:57
Fisticuffs in Frederick Street	3:20
A Diamond	3:27
Park Lane Punch Up	3:47
I've Got Asthma	2:28
Pot Belly Bill	3:09
No Particular Place to Go	2:24
Back in '79	2:54
Sod the Neighbours	2:15
Melancholy Margaret	2:27
Alecs Gone	3:01
Harry's Hands	2:56
She'll Be Back with Keith Someday	3:05
The Devil Went Down to Scunthorpe	3:28
My Baby Is a Battleaxe	2:43
Charlie's Watching	3:19
Livin' la Vida Loca	3:25

The Best of the Toy Dolls [2001]

Song	Duration
Nellie the Elephant	3:00
Yul Brynner Was a Skinhead	2:55
Idle Gossip	2:34
Dig That Groove Baby	3:02
Sod the Neighbours	2:25
Silly Billy	2:12
The Sphinx Stinks	2:20
James Bond Lives Down Our Street	3:48
Poltergeist in the Pantry	2:47
My Girlfriend's Dad's a Vicar	1:08
I'm a Lonely Bastard	2:33
Park Lane Punch Up	3:44
Taken for a Mug	1:58
She's a Leech	2:36
Carol Dodds Is Pregnant	3:26
Hanky Panky	2:51

Very High Spirits [2001]

Song	Duration
Alecs Gone
I'm a Lonely Bastard
Back in '79
Poltergeist in the Pantry
Her With a Hoover
She'll Be Back With Keith Someday
Livin la Vida Loca
She's a Leech
No Particular Place to Go
Sod the Neighbours

Anniversary Anthems [2000]

Song	Duration
The Anniversary Waltz	1:13
My Baby Is a Battleaxe	2:43
Her With a Hoover	2:29
Dorkamania	2:26
I Wish My Eyes Were Ernies	2:37
Livin' on Newton Hall	2:51
What She Had With Huey	2:57
Livin' la Vida Loca	3:24
We're 21 Today	0:18

Livin' la Vida Loca [2000]

Song	Duration
Livin' la Vida Loca	3:27
Her With a Hoover	2:29
Alec's Back	2:33

Punk Chartbusters, Vol. 2 [2000]

Song	Duration
Lazy Sunday Afternoon	2:33

On Stage in Stuttgart [1999]

Song	Duration
The Lambrusco Kid	2:54
Idle Gossip	2:12
Back in '79	2:48
She's a Leech	2:25
I've Got Asthma	2:22
She'll Be Back with Keith Someday	3:43
Bless You My Son	2:00
My Girlfriend's Dad's a Vicar	1:08
Yul Brynner Was a Skinhead	2:56
Stay Mellow	2:04
500 Miles	2:45
She Goes to Finos	2:57
Dig That Groove Baby	4:17
Glenda and the Test Tube Baby	4:57
Dougy Giro	3:16
Nellie the Elephant	6:01

Pop & Wave, Vol. 8 [1999]

Song	Duration
Nellie the Elephant	2:56

The Wonderful World of the Toy Dolls [1999]

Song	Duration
Nellie the Elephant	3:01
I've Got Asthma	2:14
Alfie from the Bronx	3:33
We're Mad	4:57
She Goes to Finos	3:08
James Bond Lives Down Our Street	3:48
No Particular Place to Go	2:23
Lazy Sunday Afternoon	2:34

Ultimate Punk Box Set [1999]

Song	Duration
Nellie the Elephant	3:05

History, Vol. 2 [1998]

Song	Duration
Bless You My Son	2:31
David's Xr2	3:05
I'm a Lonely Bastard	2:32
Bowling Barmy	2:32
Park Lane Punch Up	3:44
Taken for a Mug	1:57
She's a Leech	2:35
Melancholy Margaret	2:22
Dez the Demon Decorator	2:57
Carol Dodds Is Pregnant	3:25
Lester Fiddled the Tax Man	2:19
She'll Be Back With Keith Someday	3:02
Yellow Burt	1:07
Up the Garden Path	2:43
Yul Brynner Was a Skinhead	2:54
Poverty Pleadin' Peter	2:21
Any Dream Will Do	2:47
One More Megabyte	2:37
The Coppers Copt Ken's Cash	2:30
Hanky Panky	2:51
Geordie's Gone to Jail	3:32
I Tried to Trust Tracey	3:39
We're Mad	4:52
In Tommy's Head	2:21

Punk Crazy [1998]

Song	Duration
Nellie the Elephant	2:58

History of Punk [1997]

Song	Duration
Nellie the Elephant	3:07

One More Megabyte [1997]

Song	Duration
One More Megabyte	2:36
I'm a Lonely Bastard	2:33
She's a Leech	2:36
She'll Be Back With Keith Someday	3:03
I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)	2:58
In Tommy's Head	2:21
Bored Housewife	2:11
The Memory of Nobby	3:55
The Devil Went Down to Scunthorpe	3:24

Super Hits of the 80's [1997]

Song	Duration
Nellie the Elephant	3:02

The History 1979-1996 [1997]

Song	Duration
Idle Gossip
Back in '79
Pot Belly Bill
Alfie from the Bronx
Lazy Sunday Afternoon
Stay Mellow
The Lambrusco Kid
No Particular Place to Go
Poor Davey
Sod the Neighbours
Dig That Groove Baby	3:04
Silly Billy	2:12
Dougy Giro	3:18
The Sphinx Stinks	2:21
She Goes to Finos	3:38
Rupert the Bear	1:45
Harry's Hands	2:56
James Bond Lives Down Our Street	3:48
Nellie the Elephant	3:01
Spiders in the Dressing Room	1:58
Poltergeist in the Pantry	2:48

New Wave Archive [1996]

Song	Duration
Nellie the Elephant	3:29

Idle Gossip [Video] [1995]

Song	Duration
I Tried to Trust Tracey
The Lambrusco Kid
Pc Stoker
You Won't Be Merry on a North Sea Ferry
Idle Gossip

Punk University, Vol. 2 [1995]

Song	Duration
Nellie the Elephant

Receiver Years [box] [1995]

Song	Duration
Dig That Groove Baby	2:34
Lambrusco Kid	2:53
I've Got Asthma	2:11
Bless You My Son	2:04
My Girlfriend's Dad's a Vicar	1:18
Spiders in the Dressing Room	2:55
She Goes to Finos	2:40
Fisticuffs in Frederick Street	3:34
Harry Cross (A Tribute to Edna)	4:06
Nellie the Elephant	3:37
Blue Suede Shoes	2:32
Lester Fiddled the Tax Man	2:19
Pot Belly Bill	3:06
One Night in Moscow (& We'll Be Russian Home!)	2:42
Davey's Took the Plunge	3:33
There's a Trollop up Elmwood Street	2:36
No Particular Place to Go	2:21
Poverty Pleadin' Peter	2:21
Blaze of the Borough	3:10
We Quit the Cavalry	2:59
The Sphinx Stinks	2:18
Rodney's Memory	2:35
Kids in Tyne & Wear	3:15
Frankie's Got the Blues	2:35
Yellow Burt	1:05
Back in '79	2:51
The Coppers Copt Ken's Cash	2:30
Sod the Neighbours	2:28
Melancholy Margaret	2:24
When You're Jimmy Saville	3:07
Dez the Demon Decorator	2:57

Ten Years of Toys [1994]

Song	Duration
Glenda and the Test Tube Baby	3:16
Idle Gossip	2:31
Carol Dodds Is Pregnant	3:26
Blue Suede Shoes	2:10
Dig That Groove Baby	2:51
Lambrusco Kid	3:08
Dougy Giro	3:14
Bless You My Son	2:53
My Girlfriend's Dad's a Vicar	1:12
She Goes to Finos	3:06
Harry Cross (A Tribute to Edna)	3:34

Idle Gossip [1992]

Song	Duration
Idle Gossip
The Lambrusco Kid
You Won't Be Merry on a North Sea Ferry
Harry Cross (A Tribute to Edna)
Geordie's Gone to Jail
Silly Billy
PC Stoker
I Tried to Trust Tracey
I'll Get Even With Steven (Steve Is Tender)

Idle Gossip [Bonus Tracks] [1992]

Song	Duration
Idle Gossip	2:33
The Lambrusco Kid	3:28
You Won't Be Merry on a North Sea Ferry	3:09
Harry Cross (A Tribute to Edna)	3:45
Geordie's Gone to Jail	3:34
Silly Billy	2:10
PC Stoker	2:56
I Tried to Trust Tracey	3:40
Keith's a Thief	2:05
I'll Get Even with Steven (Steve Is Tender)	3:16
*James Bond Lives Down Our Street []**	3:49
*Griefsville []**	3:22

Singles 83/84 [1992]

Song	Duration
Alfie from the Bronx	3:33
Hanky Panky	2:55
We're Mad	4:57
Rupert the Bear	1:46

The Indie Scene 1982: The Story of British Independent Music [1992]

Song	Duration
Nellie the Elephant	3:22

22 Tunes from Tokyo [1990]

Song	Duration
Dig That Groove Baby	2:34
Lambrusco Kid	2:53
I've Got Asthma	2:11
Bless You My Son	2:04
My Girlfriend's Dad's a Vicar	1:18
Spiders in the Dressing Room	2:55
She Goes to Finos	2:40
Fisticuffs in Frederick Street	3:34
Harry Cross (A Tribute to Edna)	4:06
Nellie the Elephant	3:37
Blue Suede Shoes	2:32

High Spirits [1990]

Song	Duration
Dig That Groove Baby
The Lambrusco Kid
Stay Mellow
Bless You My Son
My Girlfriend's Dad's a Vicar
Harry Cross (A Tribute to Edna)
Blue Suede Shoes
You Won't Be Merry on a North Sea Ferry
Worse Things Happen at Sea
Dougy Giro
Fisticuffs in Frederick Street
Spiders in the Dressing Room
She Goes to Finos
Nellie the Elephant

Wakey Wakey [1989]

Song	Duration
Lester Fiddled the Tax Man	2:19
Pot Belly Bill	3:06
Davey's Took the Plunge	3:33
There's a Trollop Up Elmwood Street	2:36
No Particular Place to Go	2:21
Poverty Pleadin' Peter	2:21
Blaze of the Borough	3:10

Dig That Groove Baby [1983]

Song	Duration
Dig That Groove Baby
Dougy Giro
Spiders in the Dressing Room
Glenda and the Test Tube Baby
Up the Garden Path
Nellie the Elephant
Poor Davey
Stay Mellow
Worse Things Happen at Sea
Blue Suede Shoes	2:17
Firey Jack
Hanky Panky	3:23

Dig That Groove Baby [Bonus Tracks] [Castle] [1983]

Song	Duration
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
Up the Garden Path	2:43
Nellie the Elephant	3:27
Poor Davey	3:22
Stay Mellow	2:18
Worse Things Happen at Sea	2:39
Blue Suede Shoes	2:16
Firey Jack	2:53
*Alfie from the Bronx []**	3:31
*Hanky Panky []**	2:56

Dig That Groove Baby [Captain Oi! Bonus Tracks] [1983]

Song	Duration
Dig That Groove Baby	3:00
Dougy Giro	3:16
Spiders in the Dressing Room	1:56
Up the Garden Path	2:43
Nellie the Elephant	3:27
Poor Davey	3:22
Stay Mellow	2:18
Worse Things Happen at Sea	2:39
Blue Suede Shoes	2:16
*Alfie from the Bronx []**	3:31
*Hanky Panky []**	2:56

A Far Out Disc

Song	Duration
She Goes to Finos	3:37
Carol Dodds Is Pregnant	3:25
You and a Box of Handkerchiefs
Bless You My Son	2:30
My Girlfriend's Dad's a Vicar	1:09
Come Back Jackie	3:07
We're Mad	4:52
Rupert the Bear
Fisticuffs In Frederick Street

A Far Out Disc [Captain Oi! Bonus Tracks]

Song	Duration
She Goes to Finos	3:37
Carol Dodds Is Pregnant	3:25
You and a Box of Handkerchiefs	2:06
Bless You My Son	2:30
My Girlfriend's Dad's a Vicar	1:08
Come Back Jackie	3:07
We're Mad	4:52
*Rupert the Bear []**	1:43
*Fisticuffs in Frederick Street []**	3:22

A Far Out Disc [Castle Bonus Tracks]

Song	Duration
She Goes to Finos	3:37
Carol Dodds Is Pregnant	3:25
Bless You My Son	2:30
My Girlfriend's Dad's a Vicar	1:08
Come Back Jackie	3:07
We're Mad	4:52
*Rupert the Bear []**
*Fisticuffs in Frederick Street []**

Absurd-Ditties

Song	Duration
Sod the Neighbours	2:28
Melancholy Margaret	2:24
When You're Jimmy Saville	3:07
Dez the Demon Decorator	2:57

Another Bleedin' Best Of

Song	Duration
Idle Gossip

Bare Faced Cheek

Song	Duration
Yul Brynner Was a Skinhead	2:54
How Do You Deal With Neal?	3:07
Howza Bouta Kiss Babe??!	2:50
Fisticuffs in Frederick Street	3:19
Quick to Quit the Quentin	2:48
Nowt Can Compare to Sunderland Fine Fare	3:03
Neville Is a Nerd	2:43
Park Lane Punch Up	3:44

Far Out Disc

Song	Duration
She Goes to Finos	3:37
Carol Dodds Is Pregnant	3:25
You and a Box of Handkerchiefs	2:06
Bless You My Son	2:31
My Girlfriend's Dad's a Vicar	1:09
Come Back Jackie	3:08
We're Mad	4:53
Rupert the Bear	1:43
Fisticuffs in Frederick Street	3:22

Fat Bob's Feet

Song	Duration
We Quit the Cavalry	2:59
The Sphinx Stinks	2:18
Rodney's Memory	2:35
Kids in Tyne & Wear	3:15
Frankie's Got the Blues	2:35
Yellow Burt	1:05
Back in '79	2:51

Fat Bob's Feet [Bonus Tracks]

Song	Duration
Fat Bob's Feet	2:46
We Quit the Cavalry	3:00
The Sphinx Stinks	2:18
Rodney's Memory	2:35
Bitten by a Bed Bug!	3:02
Frankie's Got the Blues	2:35
Yellow Burt	1:05
Back in '79	2:51
*Turtle Crazy []**	2:45

Our Last Album? [Bonus Tracks]

Song	Duration
*Yul Brynner Was a Skinhead [New Recording][]**	2:24

The Album After the Last One

Song	Duration
*Firey Jack [Olga Acoustic Bonus Track] []**	2:30
*The Sphinx Stinks [Olga Acoustic Bonus Track] []**	2:26

Unknown Album

Song	Duration
No Particular Place to Go	2:21
Any Dream Will Do	2:47
Lazy Sunday Afternoon
The Death of Barry the Roofer with Vertigo	2:52
She's so Modern	2:54
The Final Countdown	3:03
Davey's Days	3:33
B.E.E.R	1:53
The Devil Went Down to Scunthorpe	3:25
Nellie the Elephant
Waffle Woman	3:24
I Gave My Heart to a Slag Called Sharon from Whitley Bay	3:50
Molly Was Immoral	3:11
Benny the Boxer	2:48
Christine's Clothes	3:17
Keith's a Thief	2:05
Dirty Doreen	3:08
Marty's Mam	3:16
Richard Clayderman's a Creep	3:58
Gordon Brown Gets Me Down	2:27
Harry's Hands	2:56
Amigo Bronco	3:47
Don't Drive Yer Car up Draycott Avenue	1:49
Dougy Giro
The Laptop Lifter	3:13
Firey Jack
Poor Davey
Glenda and the Test Tube Baby
Knickers off in Mykonos	3:18
How Do You Deal With Neal?	3:07
Frankie's Got the Blues	2:35
She's a Worky Ticket	2:28
Taken for a Mug	1:57
Fat Bob's Feet	2:46
PC Stoker
I've Had Enough O' Magaluf	2:49
She Goes to Finos	3:17
Cloughy is a Bootboy	2:51
Yul Brynner Was a Skinhead / Wakey Wakey Intro	3:21
Arthur Clark's a Dark Horse	2:18
Bored Housewife	2:11
We Quit the Cavalry	2:59
Bowling Barmy	2:32
I Tried to Trust Tracey
Neville Is a Nerd	2:43
Sciatica Sucks	3:09
Rita's Innocent	3:05
When You're Jimmy Saville	3:07
Back in '79	2:51
Charlie's Watching	3:19
Terry Talkin'	2:37
Livin' on Newton Hall	2:51
Olga I Cannot	4:38
Turtle Crazy [Bonus Track]	2:45
You and a Box of Handkerchiefs	2:06
Park Lane Punch Up	3:44
Dorkamania	2:26
Worse Things Happen at Sea
Yellow Burt	1:05
Cheatin' Chick from China	2:45
James Bond Lives Down Our Street [Bonus Track]	3:48
Stay Mellow
The Coppers Copt Ken's Cash	2:30
Chenky Is a Puff	2:57
Bless You My Son	2:30
Dig That Groove Baby
Fisticuffs in Frederick Street	3:22
We're 21 Today	0:18
One Night in Moscow (& We'll Be Russian Home!)	2:42
Credit Crunch Christmas	2:30
I Wish My Eyes Were Ernies	2:37
I M GONNA BE BALLIN	2:58
Blaze of the Borough	3:10
I'll Get Even With Steven (Steve Is Tender)
Spiders in the Dressing Room
Pot Belly Bill	3:06