Wind Up Toys | ||||
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Released | 5 February 2007 | |||
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Length | 39:11 | |||
Label | Fierce Panda | |||
Producer | Larry Hibbitt | |||
Capdown chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Kerrang! | [ citation needed ] |
TheMusicZine | [2] |
NME | 4/10 [3] |
Punktastic | [4] |
Rocklouder | [5] |
Ox-Fanzine | 4/10 [6] |
Wind Up Toys is the third studio album from UK punk band Capdown released on 5 February 2007. It is also the first and only Capdown album to be released on the Fierce Panda Records label. [7] Anyone who pre-ordered the album from Banquet Records in Kingston, UK would get signed copies of the album as well as a free three live track EP, consisting of "Keeping Up Appearances", "Surviving The Death Of A Genre" and "No Matter What". [8]
All songs written by Goold, Macdonald, Minter, Sims-Fielding. [9]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Truly Dead" | 2:39 |
2. | "Blood, Sweat & Fears" | 3:06 |
3. | "Wind Up Toys" | 4:04 |
4. | "Terms And Conditions Apply" | 3:35 |
5. | "Surviving The Death Of A Genre" | 3:57 |
6. | "No Matter What" | 4:21 |
7. | "Thrash Tuesday" | 1:15 |
8. | "Generation Next" | 2:50 |
9. | "Keeping Up Appearances" | 3:18 |
10. | "Strictly Business" | 2:22 |
11. | "Community Service" | 3:09 |
12. | "Home Is Where The Start Is" | 4:35 |
Total length: | 39:11 |
Released on 25 April 2007 by Imperial Records as part of the album package in Japan. [10]
No. | Title | Length |
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13. | "Keeping Up Appearances" (demo) | 3:22 |
14. | "Wind Up Toys" (demo) | 3:34 |
15. | "(Segue)" | 1:26 |
16. | "Surviving The Death Of A Genre" (demo) | 3:30 |
Credits adapted from liner notes. [9]
Capdown
Production
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