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

==Recording==

According to [[Michael Algar]], "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."<ref>https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=GcrqAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA141&lpg=PA141&dq=toy+dolls+absurd+ditties&source=bl&ots=-ld_JR7pyo&sig=oQvy7eTU6cLws-uJzjvFMHIAl8Y&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiioJ3SpfvLAhXLWBQKHSK3CqQ4HhDoAQgrMAM#v=onepage&q=toy%20dolls%20absurd%20ditties&f=false</ref>

==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)"<ref>https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=GcrqAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA141&lpg=PA141&dq=toy+dolls+absurd+ditties&source=bl&ots=-ld_JR7pyo&sig=oQvy7eTU6cLws-uJzjvFMHIAl8Y&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiioJ3SpfvLAhXLWBQKHSK3CqQ4HhDoAQgrMAM#v=onepage&q=toy%20dolls%20absurd%20ditties&f=false</ref>

==Reception==

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."<ref>https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=GcrqAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA141&lpg=PA141&dq=toy+dolls+absurd+ditties&source=bl&ots=-ld_JR7pyo&sig=oQvy7eTU6cLws-uJzjvFMHIAl8Y&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiioJ3SpfvLAhXLWBQKHSK3CqQ4HhDoAQgrMAM#v=onepage&q=toy%20dolls%20absurd%20ditties&f=false</ref> 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."<ref>https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=GcrqAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA141&lpg=PA141&dq=toy+dolls+absurd+ditties&source=bl&ots=-ld_JR7pyo&sig=oQvy7eTU6cLws-uJzjvFMHIAl8Y&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiioJ3SpfvLAhXLWBQKHSK3CqQ4HhDoAQgrMAM#v=onepage&q=toy%20dolls%20absurd%20ditties&f=false</ref>

==Track listing==