Standing Up Straight

Standing Up Straight
Studio album by The Wolfgang Press
Released	1 May 1986
Recorded	January and March 1986 at Blackwing Studios, London, England
Genre	Post-punk, art pop
Label	4AD [1]
Producer	John Fryer [2]
The Wolfgang Press chronology
The Burden of Mules (1983) Standing Up Straight (1986) Bird Wood Cage (1988)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[4]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide	[5]

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.

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.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
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.

External links

• Standing Up Straight at Discogs (list of releases)