Standing Up Straight Explained

Standing Up Straight
Type:	studio
Artist:	The Wolfgang Press
Cover:	Standing Up Straight cover.jpg
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]
Prev Title:	The Burden of Mules
Prev Year:	1983
Next Title:	Bird Wood Cage
Next Year:	1988

Standing Up Straight is the second studio album by English post-punk band The Wolfgang Press.^{[3] [4]} 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.^[5]

Critical reception

AllMusic called Standing Up Straight "a challenging, even punishing album, but a rewarding one as well." 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."^[6]

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: The official website for independent record label 4AD.. 4AD.
2. Web site: Alternative Rock. Dave. Thompson. February 15, 2000. Hal Leonard Corporation. Google Books.
3. Web site: The Wolfgang Press | Biography & History. AllMusic.
4. Web site: The Rough Guide to Rock. Peter. Buckley. February 15, 2003. Rough Guides. Google Books.
5. Web site: Wolfgang Press: Everything Is Beautiful. August 6, 2001. PopMatters.
6. Web site: Wolfgang Press . Trouser Press . 15 February 2021.