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Toppatakkeja ja Toledon terästä (1994) is a concept album by the Finnish rock group YUP. It is considered^{[by whom?]} as one of the band's more progressive efforts, combining many genres of music.

Toppatakkeja ja Toledon terästä
Studio album by YUP
Released	January 1994
Recorded	August - October, 1993
Genre	Progressive metal
Length	44:21
Label	Elmerecords
Producer	YUP, J. Viitanen
YUP chronology
Huuda harkiten (1991) Toppatakkeja ja Toledon terästä (1994) Homo Sapiens (1994)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

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

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

Personnel

Musicians

• 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)

Production

• J. Viitanen - producer, engineer, mixing, mastering
• M. Jussila - mastering

References

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