COMPETITION!

To celebrate the vinyl release of “Live From Hell”, Secret Records are giving away, to one lucky winner, a very rare test pressing!

Entering is free! Simply head over to the Toy Dolls Facebook or Instagram page and comment with a photo of your The Toy Dolls Collection and we will pick a winner at random.

Competition closes on the 29th November and the winner will be contacted.

OCTOBER 2024

Welcome to winter You Lot! You know the rules, lets get straight down to business :0)

GUITAR

First off, check out this great album by Scott Reynolds, featuring Olga’s wicked guitar solo on Dee Deet Dee Dee Deet. Head on over to Bandcamp and Scott's website now.

TOMMY GOOBER

For those of you who didn’t know, Tommy Goober, The Toy Dolls bass player, celebrates his 20th year with the band this month!! Crazy eh! Congrats Tommy!

Pic by www.yanncabello.com

LIVE FROM HELL

The Toy Dolls amazing LIVE FROM HELL, DVD is finally gonna be available on yellow vinyl!
Released on November 29th but PRE ORDER NOW!! Secret Records offer a 10% discount on signing up to their newsletter and FREE UK postage.

The Toy Dolls - Live From Hell! - Yellow Vinyl LP – Secret Records Limited

OLGA THE ACTOR!

You may have heard on Facebook and Instagram that Olga has a small cameo role in a new horror movie! More details on this in the coming months, but for now here's the movie poster and the cast!

Really looking forward to this!

COCKNEY REJECTS

Remember if ya wanna catch Olga in London with Cockney Rejects then the 14th December show at the 100 Club is now SOLD OUT, but a second date has been added on December 13th. Tickets are selling fast so please be quick to avoid disappointment!

OK, more news on other stuff coming very soon!

Until next time...

TTFN

SEPTEMBER 2024

Welcome to Autumn You Lot, and as usual, you know the rules, lets get straight down to business with a few pics from the last days of the summer festivals.

Sadly the festival season has come to an end - with the exception of the ‘ONCE A PUNK’ Festival in Belgium on 7th December, the final show of 2024. DO NOT MISS THIS ONE!! Check the tour dates for tickets before they sell out like the last time the lads played this festival a few years back.

‘TOO FAR NORTH’ by Ian Fawdon

Get yer hands on a copy of this if ya can, a wonderful read which includes a great section on The Toy Dolls. Highly enjoyable and OUT NOW!

OK, remember that series of video interviews we filmed with our Ronan & Olga about the Toy Dolls albums? Well, yes you’ve guessed it, we are about to film a full set of videos with Ronan and Olga again, though this time it will be all about the Toy Dolls singles! This promises to be very interesting, and I, for one, can't wait to hear the stories behind these songs! And yes, it's me filming / editing the videos, but I wont be spilling any beans!! You will have to wait!

Filming is due to start in November, editing is gonna take some time, but we are hoping to start getting them out to you in January or very early 2025. It's gonna make a real nice change from me saying "Olga is still writing the next album"! :0)

Apart from it being the end of the summer season, we have now ended the bit in the show where Olga gives away The Toy Dolls glasses, end of an era, we have no glasses left!
BUT, at the same point in the show, Olga will now be signing a Toy Dolls frisbee! Yes, you heard correctly, he will sign and date it, throw it into the crowd, and whoever catches it can take it to the merchandise stall and swap it for a Toy Dolls t shirt of their choice! No catch, (apart from the frisbee of course!). If you don’t want a t shirt, you can just keep the frisbee instead!

Ok, we really do know that Olga is back in the studio writing as we speak, let's wait for some news from him ASAP!

In case ya still didn’t know, Olga now plays guitar with Cockney Rejects, so get yerself along to one of their outstanding shows this year when ya can, London 100 Club is already sold out! cockneyrejects.com

Right then, gonna start to get prepared for filming these ‘Singles’ video interviews for ya!

Until next time...

TTFN

AUGUST 2024

Hello You Lot, you know the rules! Lets get straight down to business...

First up, Olga is no further forward with writing The Toy Dolls next album, why should we lie to you?! With the workload of The Toy Dolls and Cockney Rejects, he has simply had no time! However, the summer festivals are approaching an end now, and he is hell bent on getting back to the writing!

So there you have it! The truth! He tells me he has been collecting lots of ideas in the meantime, so the break from writing actually could be beneficial!

We have some new, GIANT stickers that will only be available at the live shows. These are an amazing chrome effect, very expensive to print so we only have a limited amount. We haven’t decided on a price yet, but it'll probably be around €15 / 20.

We will have more 2025 shows to start announcing soon, but in the meantime here is a list below of THE TOY DOLLS dates 2024.

A massive Thank you from Olga himself for all the lovely comments about the Cockney Rejects show at Rebellion Festival Blackpool on August 4th, he is totally flattered.

We have included a list of Cockney Rejects shows for 2024 too, if wanna go along and show Olga your support!

Oh, by the way, the Cockney Rejects show at the 100 Club show on 14th December has a limited amount of tickets left, get 'em here while you still can!

Remaining 2024 shows:

AUG 18	ROMANIA SIBIU ASTRA ROCK FESTIVAL	The Toy Dolls
AUG 24	FRANCE, LES GUEULES DE BOIS FESTIVAL	The Toy Dolls
AUG 29	HUNGARY ALSOORS, TABOR FESTIVAL	The Toy Dolls
SEP 7	HOLLAND HOOFDDORP, CPUNT POPPODIUM	Cockney Rejects
OCT 19	FRANCE SELESTAT, ROCK YOUR BRAIN FEST	Cockney Rejects
OCT 25	UK EDINBURGH LA BELLE ANGELE	Cockney Rejects
NOV 2	ITALY TURIN, EL BARRIO TORINO	Cockney Rejects
NOV 22	UK LEEDS, BRUDENELL SOCIAL CLUB	Cockney Rejects
NOV 23	UK NEWCASTLE, UNIVERSITY OF NOTHUMBRIA	Cockney Rejects
NOV 30	IRELAND DUBLIN, LOST LANE	Cockney Rejects
DEC 7	BELGIUM VORSELAAR ONE A PUNK FEST	The Toy Dolls
DEC 14	UK LONDON, 100 CLUB	Cockney Rejects

OK, Olga has promised to get back to the album writing, and we will have more news about more gigs etc in the next updates. In the meantime have a great time at the shows, the festivals have all been outstanding so far, thanks to YOU LOT!

Until next time...

TTFN

JUNE 2024

Happy Summertime You Lot!

You know the rules, lets get straight down to business.

There were mountains of answers to the latest competition, and mountains of correct answers too! Sadly there can only be one winner!

First up, the answers:

1. The Toy Dolls have played 100 Club 7 times.
2. Dig That Groove Baby was released on Volume Records.
3. The Hellfest DVD was filmed in France.

Chosen at random from all the correct answers we have a winner:
Susana Cortez from Lisboa Portugal
Your Singles Collection CD (+ stickers) are on their way to you! ENJOY!

Talking of the Singles album, here's a nice honest review from Vive Le Rock magazine...

...and Secret Records have announced they will be releasing a vinyl version of The Live Hellfest DVD later this year, we will keep you posted!

Olga tells me he is back at work on The Toy Dolls album. He won’t let us hear anything yet but I have managed to prise a few song titles outta him! (These are, of course, subject to change!)

Death Metal Toddler
My Sugar Mama
Could it be Pierre
Whats Elliot got?
Terrible Teeth
Predictive Text Paranoia

We also have a title for the album! News on that soon!!!

Olga has also asked me to say a huge thank you to all the Cockney Rejects followers for accepting him, and indeed JJ & Ray, as the new line up. He is having a wonderful time at the shows and says it's an honour to play alongside Jeff ‘Stinky’ Turner!

Thanks loads also to Edgar, from Sao Paulo, for stepping in on drums for 3 shows! He was amazing!

OK, have a wicked time at The Toy Dolls summer festivals, I really must make an effort to get to one instead of just writing about em’!

Until next time...

TTFN

APRIL 2024

Hello You Lot! Welcome to springtime UK!

You know the rules, so let's get straight down to business!

OK, before you ask, writing is still continuing on The Toy Dolls' next album. It's taken a bit of a set back due to Olga joining The Cockney Rejects, who are heavily into rehearsals as we speak, but all is good in Toy Dolls land!

Get yerself along to support Olga with the Rejects if ya can, I know he's a bag of nerves joining the new line up but he tells me they are great bunch o’ guys. First show is at Ermua Vertigo Rock Festival, Basque Country on 11th May. Check The Rejects site for details here: www.cockneyrejects.com

Anyway, Olga will be getting back to The Toy Dolls album writing whenever possible!

So, this month sees the lads back on the road! Be quick if you need tickets for the two Polish shows on 26th & 27th, and be extra quick if you intend going to the show in Austria on May 4th, this one is almost sold out!

WEBSHOP UPDATE!

In case you hadn't noticed, the webshop has just been updated to include a simpler postage system, and also a selection of big postage saving bundles like these...

Head over to the shop NOW!!

COMPETITION TIME!

First off, the prize. The newly released, and very smart, double CD Singles collection from Cherry Red!

We will also throw in a few of The Toy Dolls Face stickers and building bricks stickers, not available at the webshop!
It costs nothing to enter, and we will send the prize anywhere in the world, wherever the winner is.
Just send your answers, name, and address .

And the questions are:
1. How many times have The Toy Dolls played the legendary 100 Club in London?
2. Which record label was ‘Dig That Groove Baby’ released on?
3. In which country was the recent DVD ‘Live from Hell’ filmed?

You really have nothing to lose, so you might as well enter! Winner announced next updates!

Have a wicked time at the shows in Poland and Austria, these promise to be totally wild ones!

More news soon!

Until next time...

TTFN

MARCH 2024

STATEMENT FROM OLGA.

Hello You Lot!

Just letting you know some news!

First off, The Toy Dolls are not splitting up! The next album is being written and we are continuing to do shows! Me, Tommy & Duncan! So don’t worry!

OK, following a huge world tour in 2023, The Cockney Rejects completed the year with two shows at London’s 100 club. I was watching 'em on You tube 'n' social media throughout the year as I have always been a fan. Even two of my old mates Tony (RIP) and Andrew (RIP) were members of the Rejects for many years.

Anyways, The Cockney Rejects have a number of shows booked throughout 2024, however, as Jeff will announce, Mick, Vince & Joe will not be doing them.

In the meantime, rather than cancel all the Rejects shows, Jeff has decided to recruit 3 new members. They will be me (Olga - The Toy Dolls) on guitar, JJ (Last Resort) on bass, and Ray Dust (Argy Bargy / Knuckledust) on drums.

I am doing this as I am a Rejects fan, and because Jeff is still so incredibly passionate about it all!

No way could I ever pretend to be Mick Geggus on guitar, Mick has his own style and sound. Mick’s technique, throughout the years, has evolved into a more rock approach than mine, I am more early R&B, so I will sound and play more like the early Rejects records.

Like I said, I am not trying to be Mick! Just gonna be meself! Mick is a lovely guy, and I wish him all the best.

Really looking forward to seeing You Lot at The Cockney Rejects shows this year!

Next up, 25 songs to learn, and rehearsals! Can’t wait to get stuck in!

Oi Oi Oi!

FEBRUARY 2024

Well then... here we are into The Toy Dolls 45th year! OMG!!!

So, you know the rules, lets get straight down to business.

As usual Olga is still busy writing the album. He will be at his studio as we speak still working on track 9, but it's almost done he tells me! More news soon...

After mountains of emails claiming to know the correct answers to the Christmas competition, we have a winner! Drum roll... Congratulations Fernando Ferriz Verdú from Alicante, Spain.

A reminder of the questions, and the answers:
Q: What year did The Toy Dolls first play South America? A: 1988.
Q: What size is Duncan’s bass drum? A: 20”.
Q: In which German city were the latest RED stage jackets first worn? A: Munich.

There were only a handful of correct answers from over 350!! Those few were put into a hat and the winner chosen at random. Fernando, your lovely prize ‘SONG BOOK NUMBER 1’ will be sent over the next few days. Enjoy!

OK, as you can see, the gigs for 2024 are starting to come in. Both Alkmaar and Hengelo in Holland have already sold out, so be quick if you wanna get tickets for Maastricht as over 500 tickets have already sold for this one! The other club shows in Austria & Poland are off to a flying start! DO NOT MISS OUT like lots of you do, then end up sending messages to Facebook saying you forgot, or you didn’t know! You have been warned! ENJOY!

NEW RELEASE!
A very smart 2 x CD set of The Toy Dolls singles is being released by Cherry Red Records.
‘THE SINGLES’ is released on the 12th of April, but you can pre-order now here.
A really nice collection and very well presented. Cool stuff.

OK, there are a number of other shows confirmed for 2024 but not yet announced. More are expected, club shows and festivals will be announced over the coming weeks, so keep checking those tour dates! 2024? BRING IT ON!!!

Until next time...

TTFN

DECEMBER 2023

Happy festive season You Lot! Ho ho ho and all that!

You know the rules, lets get straight down to business.

So, Olga has just completed song demo 8 off the next album! Hopefully he'll be atsrting songs 9 and 10 soon. Finally a light at the end of the tunnel! He seems to be very happy with things so far, so that’s promising!

Gigs for 2024 are being added as we speak. There will probably be a few club shows, but mainly festivals, with (fingers crossed) the recording of the new album taking place at the end of 2024. We will of course keep you posted!

Keep yer eyes peeled for Duncan’s band ‘Snuff’ and Tommy’s band ‘Evil Conduct’. They will also be doing shows in 2024.

OK, a Christmas competition!

The prize is a copy of SONG BOOK number 1!
Yes, these are highly sought after, and can no longer be purchased, but we kept back a handful of them for competitions n’ stuff.

Send your answers and please include your full name and address. We will send anywhere in the world, depending where the winner is located! GOOD LUCK!

And your 3 questions are:

1. What year did The Toy Dolls first play South America?
2. What size is Duncan’s bass drum, 20” 22” or 24”?
3. In which German city were the latest red stage jackets first worn?

Ya might as well guess if you don’t know the answers, you have nothing to lose! We'll include a couple of The Toy Dolls Face stickers too, seeing as its Christmas! The winner will be announced early in the new year.

OK, Happy Holidays, keep checking the tour dates, oh, and please be extra quick if you want tickets for the 3 Dutch shows in February, these are flying out and its gonna be a totally wild few days in Holland!

Thank you too for all your lovely messages about the new DVD, The Toy Dolls Live From Hell, we are so glad you are enjoying it! If you don’t have it yet (why not?!) there is a link to get it in the webshop, it’s an absolute corker!

Until next time...

TTFN

OCTOBER 2023

Happy autumn You Lot!

A huge thank you from the lads, the crew and all The Toy Dolls team for a totally amazing year!

So now Olga is back to writing the next album at his studio in London, we'll keep you posted on his progress. Various shows and festivals are now being arranged for 2024, and we will keep you posted on those as well!

In the meantime, many of you have asked for a new live DVD, and also if we filmed any of the 40th anniversary shows. The answers are yes, and yes!

Secret Records are releasing The Toy Dolls live from Hell, recorded live at Hellfest France 18th June 2022.

The CD/DVD (Live From Hell – SECDP304) will be released on the 24th November, but is available for pre-order NOW!

Secret Records have created a special discount code for the release, with 10% off when you buy through them. The discount code at checkout is HELL.

Oh yes! As well as the live DVD, Secret have repressed “Another Bleedin’ Best Of” on yellow vinyl! Available from Secret Records on 27th October.

I have watched the Live From Hell video five times already! Totally outstanding! Totally brilliant!

In fact, I'm gonna go and watch it again now!

Enjoy You Lot

Until next time...

TTFN

SEPTEMBER 2023

Get a load o' this!!

Olga, The Toy Dolls (lead vocals)
Bryan, Bouncing Souls (bass)
Pete, Bouncing Souls (guitar)
Michael, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts (drums)

Well, what a summer this has been! To keep things simple, to say a big thank you to everyone who attended the summer festivals, and a thank you to all the promoters and local crews, we have here a collection of ace photos taken at the various festivals.

Next up is SOUTH AMERICA! This tour is one NOT to miss.

ENJOY!

Until next time...

TTFN

JULY 2023

The remaining tickets for the lads' 40th Anniversary shows in South America are available, but be quick! Tour date details are on the right hand side of this page, ENJOY!

JUNE 2023

Well hello you lot! Long time no speak!

Apologies for the radio silence, but we've been waiting until we have the new webshop ready for ya! And here it is!

There's some really lovely new goodies for ya in there, including beanies and hoodies (FINALLY!!!) and baby shirts too! Anyways, take a look for yourself and ENJOY!

Remember, all the items can be sent worldwide. The postage costs vary from country to country so please make sure you choose the correct postage option at the top of the page. Not doing so will delay your order.

Here's the answers to the competition we featured in the previous updates

1. Made in the USA
2. Black Telecaster
3. Idle Gossip album
4. Key of A
5. Marshall JCM800 (2203)
6. Maple fretboard
7. Born in South Shields
8. Strings are changed every show
9. Seymour Duncan is the bridge pickup
10. Olga lives in London

There were so many entries for this one, but only a few of you with all the 10 correct answers. So, from those of you who were correct, we put the names in a hat and chose one winner at random.

And the winner is...

Joanna Moyes, from Suffolk in the UK. It's not usual for someone from the UK to win something on this site!

Joanna, your Guitar Course will be sent over the next few days by email (please keep checking your spam folder too, just in case!), and your certificate will be posted at the same time. Enjoy and Good Luck!

Hey, remember the collaboration songs and videos that Olga and Tommy made during lockdown with Mikey & His Uke?

Well, Olga has teamed up with another three BIG names to record yet another vid... Watch this space for full details very soon! This one is a corker!!

As we speak Olga is working on the demo for song #7 from the next album. Apparently his studio flooded a while back and that's put him behind by a few weeks, but everything has dried out now and he is back on schedule! We will keep you posted on the progress! Come on Olga man!!

As you have probably seen, the lads will be on tour in South America in September. Its highly likely that this will be the last time, so be quick if you don’t wanna miss out. Ticket links are on the tour dates to the right of this page, quite a lot of you left it till the last minute last time the guys were there, and of course you were too late! If you do get a ticket, then ENJOY, its gonna be a total blast!

Also, check out all the festivals our trusty trio are doing, its gonna be one great summer!

Ok, enjoy shopping on the new webshop, I have already made my shopping list, I hope theres something left for you lot!!

Until next time...

TTFN

MARCH 2023

COMPETITION TIME!

Hey You Lot!

Whilst Olga is busy song writing, and we wait for the festivals & gigs to begin, we thought we would have a competition for ya! This is a great one, the prize being the fab FULL ABSOLUTE BEGINNER’S GUITAR COURSE (including a personalised, signed certificate) by our very own guitar genius, Olga!

That’s all 10 lessons (worth €150!)

Of course, with this being such a special competition, we can’t make it too easy for ya (like we usually do!).

Send your answers and include the email address to where you would like the lessons sending to. Include your postal address to where you would like the certificate sending, and remember to tell us the name you would like on the certificate!

OK, ten, not so easy, questions:

1. In which country was Olga’s Yellow Telecaster made?

2. What colour is Olga’s spinning Telecaster?

3. The Toy Dolls Face logo has evolved and been updated throughout the years, but on which Toy Dolls album did the Face logo make its very first appearance?

4. In what musical key is ‘Ive Got Asthma’? A, B, C, D, E F or H?

5. What make and model of amplifier does Olga use?

6. What kind of fretboard is Olga’s yellow Telecaster, maple or rosewood?

7. In which town was Olga born? Newcastle, South Shields, or Sunderland?

8. How often does Olga have his guitar strings changed for live shows? Every week, every month, or every show?

9. Olga uses a Seymour Duncan pickup on his yellow Telecaster. Is this the bridge pickup, or the neck pickup?

10. Where does Olga live now? Tokyo, Sunderland, or London?

OK, get your answers sent in quickly and we will announce the winner in the next updates in a few weeks from now. We should have news on the new webshop and Spotify too!

GOOD LUCK!

Until next time...

TTFN

JANUARY 2023

Hey You Lot!

Only a mini update this time around.

Just letting you know that we are still busy working on a completely new webshop with lots a nice new goodies. More news soon.

And, ya might o’ noticed that The Toy Dolls Spotify page is now verified! We are hard at work trying to add all the albums and concerts. In the meantime you can join in and click FOLLOW.

Olga is back to writing the next album, more news on this soon.

The lads are mostly doing festivals this year, keep an eye on the tour dates. 43 years can you believe!?

OK, more news when we get it.

Meantime, enjoy those live shows now that they can actually happen!

Until next time...

TTFN

NOVEMBER 2022

Hello You Lot! Well, what a year eh?!!

Finally back to live shows, and what amazing shows they have been too! The whole of the UK Tour SOLD OUT! And the whole of the Eastern Europe Tour SOLD OUT!

Here are some recent pics...

Budapest by Barba Negra	Budapest by Barba Negra
Prague Czech Republic by Vojta Florian, musicserver.cz	Prague Czech Republic by Vojta Florian, musicserver.cz
Guitar signing in Vienna	Guitar signing in Vienna for Karl
Vienna by Patrick	Vienna by Patrick

A big thank you to everyone from Olga, Tommy, Duncan, and everyone in the Toy Dolls crew for making this “come back from Covid year” so special!

OK, so Olga is now back to work writing the next Toy Dolls album, and that’s the end of live shows for this year. But do not fret! There are plenty of confirmed shows to announce for 2023. Stay tuned!

The webshop is gonna be completely overhauled in the Spring of 2023 with lots of nice new goodies. New t-shirt designs, hats, hoodies (which you lot have been requesting for years!) and lots of other lovely stuff!

In the meantime we'll be having a special CHRISTMAS SALE FOR 48 HOURS ONLY from 6pm (UK time) on 25th November, until 6pm (UK time) on 27th November.

There will be two packages available, and once the deal is over, the deal is over!

Christmas Package 1 - Only €150!

The Absolute Beginners Guitar Course
+
The new Toy Dolls Jazzed Up album
+
Songbook #2
+
The Toy Dolls Face Sticker

Christmas Package 2 - Only €32!
(Rest of the world Only €35)

Songbook no #2
+
Sunflower Tote Bag
+
The Toy Dolls Metal Pin Badge
+
The Toy Dolls Face Sticker

Two lovely Christmas sets for ya! This has to be a 48 hr sale as we can only afford to release a limited amount at this price due to the crazy high postal and packaging costs we now have!

Alright, that’s ya lot for now. Make a note of 25th November for the 48 hour Christmas sale, keep yer eyes peeled on the tour dates for the forthcoming shows, and thank you for 2022. Man, its good to be back!

Until next time...

TTFN

SEPTEMBER 2022

Oi Oi You Lot!

Let's get straight down to business. Thank you so much for the overwhelming amount of entries to the latest competition.

The correct answers are...
1. Henry Cooper.
2. The Dickies.
3. Montebello Rock Festival
4. 63.
5. Dig That Groove Baby.

...and the winner (chosen at random) is
Karsten Gruhl from Dortmund, Germany.

Not many got Olga’s age correct! Well done Karsten, your stickers will be sent out asap over the next week.

Well then, the UK tour was a total sell out! This is rare! Usually one or two will sell out, but having a whole tour sell out is totally amazing! Thanks to you loyal lot of course!

Just before the UK dates, the lads played to packed houses in Germany and the great Posada Rock Festival in Romania.

Here are some pics from the past manic few weeks!

Going to soundcheck in Romania!	A wicked night in Edinburgh. Olga and Tommy with Jon (promoter) and our lovely mate Wattie (The Exploited).
With The Exploited lads in Romania.	The lads' tour van.
On stage in Essen Germany.	Roll up, roll up! Our merchandise stall!
In Sunderland, approaching the South Shields venue.	...another Sunderland shot.
London Forum by Rato Rato Rato.	London Forum by Rockaway Photography.

There's a live review of the South Shields show here.

Right then... regarding the webshop.

We are gonna re-open on October 22nd with the guitar lessons, for those of you who couldn’t attend the recent UK shows, we have a limited number of the lovely sunflower 40th anniversary shirts and tote bags available, and there will be a limited stock of the classic black face shirts too.

And... THE TOY DOLLS SONG BOOK #2 will finally be up for grabs! (There will be a limited number of songbooks available on the 22nd so don’t miss out like so many of you did with the first song book).

We'll be adding new t-shirts over the coming months, so keep 'em peeled.

So, there's a few weeks break now before the guys head off for more 40th Anniversary shows in November. Budapest, Vienna and Prague to be specific! Ticket links are on the right in the tour dates. These are flying out, and Budapest is already SOLD OUT, so ya need to be quick!

Cheers to everyone coming to the live shows, its what its all about!

Until next time...

TTFN

JULY 2022

Happy Summertime gigs You Lot!

A big thank you from Olga, Tommy, Duncan and The Toy Dolls crew for the great ‘welcome back to live shows’ reception!

Here are a few pics from the shows so far this year.

As for your Ask Olga questions and answers, we have decided to discontinue this for now as Olga does a regular live Q & A session on Facebook where you can get instant replies!

Hey, in between the clubs gigs and festivals, keep yer eyes open for Tommy’s gigs with EVIL CONDUCT, Duncan’s gigs with SNUFF, and Olga tells me he will be resuming bass duties with MONKEY MIND very soon. I know they still have a load of rehearsals to do before gigs can be planned, fingers crossed for news ASAP.

Olga tells me not to worry though, he is still busy writing the next TOY DOLLS album too!

Oh, by the way... we will have news about Song Book #2 next time. It's looking grand and just about ready to be published!

Cheers to everyone for buying tickets for the club shows, these are flying out! Don’t miss out, remaining tickets are available from the tour dates list on the right hand side of this page.

Thank you also for everyone purchasing the new Toy Dolls Jazzed Up album by our mate Christophe. The CD is available here at Secret Records and the double vinyl is available here at Randale Records.

OK, we thought it was about time for another competition, its been a while since the last one! The prize is a pack of 10 lovely TOY DOLLS FACE LOGO stickers! We will send anywhere in the world, you have nothing to lose, so you might as well enter!

Questions:

1. Who did Benny the boxer claim to have beaten?
2. Apart from Monkey Mind & The Adicts, which other band did Olga play bass for?
3. The Toy Dolls have only played Canada once, what was the name of the festival?
4. How old will Olga be this coming September 21st? (don’t believe everything you read on Wikipedia!)
5. 2023 will be the 40th Anniversary of which Toy Dolls album?

Send your answers with your name and full address. If there's more than one person with 5 correct answers, we will put the names in a hat and choose one at random.

OK, the winner will be announced next updates, and we will have details of the release date for Song Book #2 which will be available in The Toy Dolls webshop.

In the meantime, keep enjoying the gigs! The lads are having a blast, and its an absolute pleasure to be finally writing about live shows on here!

Until next time

TTFN...

JUNE 2022

THIS IS JUST TOO GOOD TO MISS!

The Toy Dolls live stream from Hellfest France, 18th JUNE 2022.

ENJOY!

Until next time

TTFN...

MAY 2022

Well You Lot...

...that time is almost upon us! The return of LIVE GIGS! Which is what it's all about, right!?

Due to the pandemic the lads have been outta business for over 2 years! Crazy eh? So, on behalf of Olga, Tommy, Duncan, myself and The Toy Dolls crew, we wanna say a HUGE THANK YOU for hanging around. Your loyalty and support has been unbelievable. CHEERS!

In case you didn't know, Duncan has been playing shows with his band SNUFF, Tommy also plays with EVIL CONDUCT, and Olga has been in intense rehearsals with MONKEY MIND so the guys haven’t exactly been sitting around! But now, finally, The Toy Dolls hit the road on May 13th in Holland! (Check the tour dates on the right hand side of this page for all the latest shows and tickets)

The lads will be heading off to Holland on the 12th May for rehearsals the day before the first show Forgive them if they seem a trifle rusty, its been a while!

Now that Covid restrictions have been relaxed the tickets are flying out, so please don’t hang around if ya wanna go - quite a few of the shows are now approaching sell out! THANK YOU AGAIN.

Cheers loads to you lot who have bought The Toy Dolls Jazzed Up album by Christophe Saunière, it is indeed a masterpiece. Links to buy the CD and vinyl are below in the March updates.

And talking of Christophe... he is flat out arranging all the manuscript / notation stuff for the SONG BOOK 2. Sorry its taking a bit longer than anticipated, but Christophe has also been out on the road himself performing! Anyways, we will have news very soon.

Finally we see the return of The Toy Dolls face logo stickers! These will only be available to purchase at the live shows, and there are a limited amount also!

Oh, a belated ASK OLGA video answers is here.

Olga has had a bit of a break from writing the next album (boo!!) but he has reassured me that he is back at it now. C'mon Olga man!!

OK, let's wish the lads good luck for the start of the live shows again, I can’t imagine how it must feel for them after 27 months!

Get your tickets ASAP!! I know I have mine, actually I have had them for over two years! Ha!

Until next time

TTFN...

MARCH 2022

NOW AVAILABLE!

THE TOY DOLLS “JAZZED UP” by Christophe Sauniere

Buy the CD here.

Buy the vinyl here.

“This is totally and utterly wonderful stuff” - Olga, The Toy Dolls.

TTFN

FEBRUARY 2022

Well Hello You Lot!

As you can probably see, the lad’s first show in two years didn't happen due to the pandemic.
The gig was to be at Rotterdam Scumbash 5th February, but new Dutch restrictions won't allow standing shows.
This seems to be never ending, lets hope things become easier once the shows in May are planned to start again.

Moving on...

Following the HUGE success of the The Toy Dolls Songbook, we're delighted to announce that we'll be releasing Songbook 2 very soon! The featured songs in this volume will be:-

Tommy Koweys Car
Alfie From The Bronx
Bless You My Son / My Girlfriend’s Dad’s A Vicar
Silly Billy
Credit Crunch Christmas
One More Megabyte
Poltergeist In The Pantry
Worse Things Happen At Sea
Fiery Jack
Olga I Cannot
We’re Mad
She’ll Be Back With Keith, Someday
Pot Belly Bill
The Sphinx Stinks
Dez The Demon Decorator
Her With A Hoover
The Laptop Lifter
Dirty Doreen
Decca’s Drinkin’ Dilemma
I've Got Asthma

We will keep you posted on all the details over the next few weeks. Keep your eyes peeled.

THE TOY DOLLS ‘JAZZED UP’

Remember the amazing ‘Classic Toy Dolls’ album by Christophe Saunerie?
Well he has put together a rather delightful new album of The Toy Dolls songs arranged for a jazz ensemble.

"Jazzy Toy Dolls?" I hear you say! Trust me, it's brilliant! REALLY!

This is due for release on 25th March on Secret Records. PRE ORDER HERE NOW!

Free shipping and 10% off on sign up to the Secret Records newsletter, and all orders via Secret Records website will receive a wicked free Toy Dolls Jazzed Up album sleeve artwork sticker! (Limited availability)

(The Vinyl version will be available from Randale Records. Precise vinyl release date to follow.)

Olga is still hard at work writing another album, and he tells me there will be another acoustic album too! Can’t wait!!

In the meantime, everyone keep their fingers crossed for the shows happening without any restrictions!!

So, get yer pre orders in for the Jazzed Up album and we will let you know when Songbook 2 is available. I'll be first in line for both of these gems!!

TTFN

JANUARY 2022

Sick of all these Covid related gig cancellations? Yeah, us too!

Well here's a 48 HOUR BIG JANUARY SALE for ya!

Items on sale will include Toy Dolls facemasks, the Many Faces t-shirts and Olga's absolute beginners guitar course.

The sale will be here from 8pm CET on Friday January 14th, and will end at 8pm CET on Sunday January 16th.

This is 48 hours only, so be quick and don't miss out like so many of you did with the song book sale!

TTFN