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

Idle Gossip
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 1986
RecordedJuly 1986
GenrePunk rock, Oi!
Length36:13
LabelVolume Records
ProducerMichael Chapman
Toy Dolls chronology
A Far Out Disc
(1985)
Idle Gossip
(1986)
Bare Faced Cheek
(1987)
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Track listing edit

All writing by Michael "Olga" Algar.

  1. "Idle Gossip" – 2:33
  2. "Do You Wanna Be Like Dougy Bell" – 2:39
  3. "The Lambrusco Kid" – 3:28
  4. "You Won't Be Merry On A North Sea Ferry" – 3:09
  5. "Harry Cross (A Tribute To Edna)" – 3:44 (referring to a storyline in Brookside)
  6. "Geordie's Gone To Jail" – 3:36
  7. "Silly Billy" – 2:09
  8. "If You're In A Pop Group You'll End Up Paying A Fortune Practicing At Peter Practice's Practice Place" – 2:56
  9. "PC Stoker" – 2:56
  10. "I Tried To Trust Tracey" – 3:40
  11. "Keith's A Thief" – 2:05
  12. "I'll Get Even With Steven (Steve Is Tender)" – 3:18

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Personnel edit

  • Michael "Olga" Algar - Vocals, Guitar
  • Dean (James) Robson - Bass, Vocals
  • Graham "Teddy" Edmundson - Drums, Vocals