Idle Gossip

Studio album by Toy Dolls

Released

August 1986

Recorded

July 1986

Length

36:13

Michael Chapman

Toy Dolls chronology

A Far Out Disc
(1985)

Idle Gossip
(1986)

Bare Faced Cheek
(1987)

Idle Gossip is a full-length album by the punk band Toy Dolls.

Track listing

"Idle Gossip" – 2:33
"Do You Wanna Be Like Dougy Bell" – 2:39
"The Lambrusco Kid" – 3:28
"You Won't Be Merry On A North Sea Ferry" – 3:09
"Harry Cross (A Tribute To Edna)" – 3:44 (referring to a storyline in Brookside)
"Geordie's Gone To Jail" – 3:36
"Silly Billy" – 2:09
"If You're In A Pop Group You'll End Up Paying A Fortune Practicing At Peter Practice's Practice Place" – 2:56
"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)" – 3:18

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)