Wind Up Toys (album)

Wind Up Toys
Studio album by
Capdown
Released5 February 2007
Studio
  • Kore Studios, London
  • West Street Studios, Buckingham
Length39:11
LabelFierce Panda
ProducerLarry Hibbitt
Capdown chronology
Pound for the Sound
(2001) 		Wind Up Toys
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Kerrang![citation needed]
TheMusicZine[2]
NME4/10[3]
Punktastic[4]
Rocklouder[5]
Ox-Fanzine4/10[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]

Track listing

All songs written by Goold, Macdonald, Minter, Sims-Fielding.[9]

Wind Up Toys
No.TitleLength
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]

Live Rehearsal EP (Japan exclusive)
No.TitleLength
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

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.[9]

Capdown

  • Andrew Hunt – keyboards
  • Jacob Sims-Fielding – vocals, saxophone
  • Keith Minter – guitars, backing vocals
  • Robin B. Goold – bass guitar
  • Tim Macdonald – drums

Production

  • Larry Hibbitt – production, mixing and engineering
  • George Apsion – assistance
  • Tarik Zaid Al-Naswari – assistance
  • Charlie Dorman – additional mix assistance

References

  1. ^ Mason, Stewart. "Capdown - Wind-Up Toys". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  2. ^ Whitson, Tom. "Album Review : Wind-Up Toys". TheMusicZine. Archived from the original on 14 July 2007.
  3. ^ Martin, Dan (9 February 2007). "Capdown: Wind Up Toys - Album Reviews". NME. Archived from the original on 31 December 2007.
  4. ^ Paul (12 February 2007). "Capdown – Wind Up Toys". Punktastic. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  5. ^ Leonard, Chris (5 February 2007). "Album Review: Capdown - Wind Up Toys". Rocklouder. Archived from the original on 20 March 2007.
  6. ^ "Capdown - Wind Up Toys CD". www.ox-fanzine.de (in German). Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Capdown Coming Up!!". Fierce Panda Records. 2 January 2007. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Capdown - Wind Up Toys". Banquet Records. Archived from the original on 4 July 2007.
  9. ^ a b Wind Up Toys (Liner notes). Capdown. Fierce Panda Records. 2007. NONG 048 CD.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ "Capdown". Imperial Records International. Archived from the original on 21 October 2007.


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