Toppatakkeja ja Toledon terästä

Infobox Album
Name = Toppatakkeja ja Toledon terästä
Type = Album
Artist = YUP


Background = Orange
Released = January, 1994
Recorded = August - October, 1993
Genre = Progressive rock
Length = 44:21
Label = Elmerecords
Producer = YUP, J. Viitanen
Reviews =
*Allmusic (4.5/5) [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:7fo7gjwr36ip link] |
Last album = "Huuda harkiten" (1991)
This album = "Toppatakkeja ja Toledon terästä" (1994)
Next album = "Homo Sapiens" (1994)

"Toppatakkeja ja Toledon terästä" (1994) is a concept album by the Finnish rock group YUP. It is considered as one of the bands more progressive efforts, combining many genres of music.

Track listing

All songs written by Tynkkynen & Martikainen, with lyrics by Martikainen.

# "Tyttö jota rakastan" – 3:18 "The Girl I Love"
# "Minä olen myyrä" – 4:45 "I Am A Mole"
# "Huonot uutiset" – 3:04 "The Bad News"
# "Älä astu kauppiaan päälle" – 5:30 "Don't Step On The Merchant"
# "Pää puhuu" – 2:52 "The Head Speaks"
# "Toppatakkeja ja Toledon terästä" – 5:16 "Guilted Jackets and Steel Of Toledo"
# "Mitä elämän jälkeen?" – 4:39 "What After Life?"
# "Soljan käsittely" – 4:03 "Handling of Solja"
# "Kuonamagneetti" – 3:39 "Drossmagnet"
# "Taivaiden maisterit" – 7:15 "Masters of Heavens"

Personnel

* Jussi Hyyrynen - Guitars, Vocals
* Tommi Kärkkäinen - Keyboards, Percussions, Vocals
* Janne Mannonen - Drums, Vocals
* Jarkko Martikainen - Vocals, Guitars, Illustrations
* Valtteri Tynkkynen - Bass Guitar, Vocals
* Granito Choir, P. Tynkkynen - Vocals (6)
* V. Hyrskykari - Saxophone (9)
* H. Kärkkäinen - Vocals (3)
* A. Toikka - Additional Percussions (1, 6)
* T. Wilska - Accommodations, Vocals (8)
* J. Viitanen - Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Mastering
* M. Jussila - Mastering