{"id":1884,"date":"2012-11-28T12:57:20","date_gmt":"2012-11-28T10:57:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/?p=1884"},"modified":"2012-12-03T15:03:29","modified_gmt":"2012-12-03T13:03:29","slug":"my-loveliest-vinyl-part-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/?p=1884","title":{"rendered":"my loveliest vinyl, part 30"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Toy Dolls – Alfie from the bronx 7″ (Volume Records VOL8, 1983)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Now this brings back memories! Toy Dolls show in Bremen with lot’s of stress between punks from Bremen and Hamburg (as always, remember Bad Brains at the Schlachthof?) and a nice chat with a hungover Olga in their tour van. The famous Toy Dolls riot show in Hamburg at the Markthalle a couple of years later with a big fight between “the left” and “the right”. The arrival of the first Toy Dolls LP and everybody being stunned about the fun, wisdom and energy of the songs…i could go on forever. It is quite strange how Olga (aka the Toy Dolls main man) has kept his little something afloat for so many years and basicaly recording the same set of songs over and over again. But if it is sing-a-long then it ain’t bad!<\/p>\n

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Toy Dolls Promo Picture ( (c) Volume Records \/ Agal – from the Holy War Archive Vault)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Nowadys the Toy Dolls still put out records, the latest in 2012 and with Duncan from Snuff on the drums – not a surprise. When not around with the Toy Dolls Olga also served for The Dickies as their bass player. And he turned 50 in 2012, like so many others! Wow, thanks indeed and thanks for some great tunes!<\/p>\n

The verdict:
\n1977\u00a0\u2013\u00a0too speedy, too hectic but nevermind, it’s punk!
\n<\/em>published by a cool lable\u00a0\u2013\u00a0local Volume Records from Newcastle up on Tyne -. both a local record shop and independent lable.
\n<\/em>found in a cool shop\u00a0\u2013\u00a0\u00a0\u2026 Konneckschen, sure thing!
\n<\/em>catching sound\u00a0\u2013 guitar, guitar, guitar and great sing-a-long!
\n<\/em>The lyrics\u00a0\u2013\u00a0simple might be an overstatement but they go hand-in-hand with the catchy tunes!<\/em><\/p>\n

Alfie, can see\r\nJohnny and Freddie outside of the Bronx\r\nAnd he, will be\r\nHappy with this memory\r\n\r\nAnd it's all echoes, where Alfie goes\r\nThe Bronx is in his head\r\nAlfie's home is through, the life he knew\r\nHas all gone down... with the Bronx\r\n\r\nAlfie, sadly\r\nMisses the only true friends that he had\r\nNow he, can't see\r\nHimself ever being happy\r\n\r\nAnd it's all echoes, where Alfie goes\r\nThe Bronx is in his head\r\nAlfie's home is through, the life he knew\r\nHas all gone down... with the Bronx\r\n\r\nAlfie's home \r\nin the Bronx\r\nHe belongs\r\nin the Bronx\r\n\r\nAlfie, now he\r\nJohnny and Freddie remember the Bronx\r\nAnd the family\r\nAlfie once had in the Bronx\r\n\r\nAnd it's all echoes, where Alfie goes\r\nThe Bronx is in his head\r\nAlfie's home is through, the life he knew\r\nHas all gone down... with the Bronx\r\n\r\n(c) 1983 Michael \"Olga\" Algar<\/pre>\n
Now listen up (and do listen up to the vinyl cracks!<\/em>):
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