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.
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
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