''Topsy Turvy'' was the second album by
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band
Young Fresh Fellows
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. It was released in 1985 on
PopLlama. It was the band's first album to feature longtime member Jim Sangster on bass.
The album was given a positive review by
Rolling Stone Magazine
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, in their July 17, 1986 issue. Reviewer
David Fricke
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wrote that the album was “the perfect refresher, a bracing bop cocktail of daffy comic relief, canny pop songwriting, and punk-rock drive.” Band leader Scott McCaughney noted in 2020 that many of the album's songs remain in the band's setlists to the day.
The album was later re-released as a two-for-one double CD with their first album, ''
The Fabulous Sounds of the Pacific Northwest
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Track listing
Topsy
#"Searchin' U.S.A." – 3:41
#"How Much About Last Night Do You Remember?" – 1:57
#"Where Is Groovy Town?" – 3:57
#"The New John Agar" – 2:29
#"Sharing Patrol Theme" – 3:50
#"You've Got Your Head On Backwards" – 2:21
Turvy
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"Two Lives" – 2:17
#"Mr. Salamander's Review" – 2:34
#"Trek to Stupidity" – 2:58
#"Topsy Turvy Theme" – 2:52
#"Hang Out Right" – 3:01
#"Agar's Revenge" – 3:42
#"Good Things Go" – 1:38
References
The Young Fresh Fellows albums
1985 albums
Albums produced by Conrad Uno
PopLlama Records albums
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