Standing Up Straight

Standing Up Straight is the second studio album by English post-punk band The Wolfgang Press.[6][7] It was released on 1 May 1986, through record label 4AD.

Standing Up Straight
Studio album by
Released1 May 1986
RecordedJanuary and March 1986 at Blackwing Studios, London, England
GenrePost-punk, art pop
Label4AD[1]
ProducerJohn Fryer[2]
The Wolfgang Press chronology
The Burden of Mules
(1983)
Standing Up Straight
(1986)
Bird Wood Cage
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[5]

Background

"I Am the Crime" features vocals by Cocteau Twins vocalist and label-mate Elizabeth Fraser.[8]

Critical reception

AllMusic called Standing Up Straight "a challenging, even punishing album, but a rewarding one as well."[3] Trouser Press wrote that "musically, Standing Up Straight is as challenging and inventive as the band’s other work, adding industrial and classical instrumentation to the creative arsenal."[9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Andrew Gray, Mark Cox and Michael Allen

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Dig a Hole"4:31
2."My Life"4:04
3."Hammer the Halo"5:10
4."Bless My Brother"1:22
5."Fire-Fly"4:17
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Ghost"4:22
2."Rotten Fodder"6:12
3."Forty Days, Thirty Nights"3:24
4."I Am the Crime"6:03

Personnel

  • The Wolfgang Press – production, sleeve art direction
Additional personnel
  • Gini Ball – violin on "Dig a Hole" and "I Am the Crime", viola on "I Am the Crime"
  • John Fryer – marimba on "Ghost", percussion on "Rotten Fodder", production, programming, engineering
  • Elizabeth Fraser – vocals (additional) on "I Am the Crime"
  • Martin McGarrick – cello on "I Am the Crime"
Technical
  • 23 Envelope – sleeve design, typography and photography
  • Chris Bigg – sleeve typography
  • Ruth Rowland – sleeve typography

References

  1. "The official website for independent record label 4AD". 4AD.
  2. Thompson, Dave (15 February 2000). "Alternative Rock". Hal Leonard Corporation via Google Books.
  3. Ankeny, Jason. "Standing Up Straight – The Wolfgang Press : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  4. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE. p. 749.
  5. MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 1242.
  6. "The Wolfgang Press | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  7. Buckley, Peter (15 February 2003). "The Rough Guide to Rock". Rough Guides via Google Books.
  8. "Wolfgang Press: Everything Is Beautiful". PopMatters. 6 August 2001.
  9. "Wolfgang Press". Trouser Press. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
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