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Mechanical Wonder 
Studio album by Ocean Colour Scene Released 1 May 2001 Recorded Loco Studios, Moseley Shoals & The Fallout Shelter Genre Britpop, blues rock Length 42:51 Label Island Producer Martin 'Max' Heyes Professional reviews Ocean Colour Scene chronology One from the Modern
(1999)Mechanical Wonder
(2001)North Atlantic Drift
(2003)Mechanical Wonder is a 2001 album by Ocean Colour Scene. It peaked on the UK album chart at #7 and lasted four weeks in the top 75. To date, it is the last Ocean Colour Scene release to enter the top 10.
The title is believed to be anti-dance music, as are the lyrics; "the Mechanical Wonder is... ...just a noise in my room."[citation needed] However, the band deny this. Simon Fowler wrote in the liner notes of the band's greatest hits album "Songs for the Front Row" that the title referred to cars on the motorway. Live however, Simon Fowler often sings "and the radio plays only fucking Radio 1", a possible reference to the lack of airplay the band get. The other single from the album was "Up on the Downside", which fared better in the charts. The album was not a success, marking the end of the Britpop success of the band. After the failure of the album, the band decided to release themselves from their contract with their record label.
Track listing
- "Up on the Downside"
- "In my Field"
- "Sail on my Boat"
- "Biggest Thing"
- "We Made it More"
- "Give me a Letter"
- "Mechanical Wonder"
- "You Are Amazing"
- "If I Gave You My Heart"
- "Can't Get Back To The Baseline"
- "Something For Me" (UK Bonus Track)
- "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" (Japanese Bonus Track)
Simon Fowler • Steve Cradock • Oscar Harrison • Dan Sealey • Andy Bennett
Damon MinchellaStudio albums Ocean Colour Scene (1992) • Moseley Shoals (1996) • Marchin' Already (1997) • One from the Modern (1999) • Mechanical Wonder (2001) • North Atlantic Drift (2003) • A Hyperactive Workout for the Flying Squad (2005) • On the Leyline (2007) • Saturday (2010)Live albums Live on the Riverboat (2003) • One for the Road (2006) • Live at the Jam House (2006) • Live at Birmingham Academy (2006) • BBC Sessions (2007)Compilations B-sides, Seasides and Freerides (1997) • Songs for the Front Row (2001) • Anthology (2003) • The Collection (2007)DVDs Filmed from the Front Row (2003) • Live at the Town Hall (2008)Related: Categories:- 2001 albums
- Ocean Colour Scene albums
- Island Records albums
- 2000s alternative rock album stubs
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