Flotation Toy Warning - Bluffer's Guide to the Flight Deck (2004)

Flotation Toy Warning's debut album, Bluffer's Guide To The Flight Deck, was released in September 2004 on the London-based Pointy Records. An American release followed in August 2005 on Misra Records as well as a French release on Talitres Records. Flotation Toy Warning is a band from London, UK, formed in 2001. Their sound has been described as a cross between space rock and chamber pop, with musical similarities to bands such as Mercury Rev, The Flaming Lips, Grandaddy, Sparklehorse, The Unicorns, and Air. The band is made up of frontman and lead vocalist Paul Carter, guitar and bass guitar players Ben Clay and Nainesh Shah, drummer Steve Swindon, and keyboardist Vicky West.

Paul Carter - Vocals, Programming
Ben Clay - Guitars, Bass
Nainesh Shah - Guitars, Bass, Vocals
Vicky West - Keyboards, Vocals
Colin Coxall - Drums

Sarah Kaldor - Cello
John Greswell - Viola
Anne Marie Kirby - Violin
Gwen Cheeseman - Violin
Mat Colman - Trombone
Dominic Glover - Trumpet
Rhys Llewellyn - Drums

Track List:
01. Happy 13 04:51
02. Popstar Researching Oblivion 06:13
03. Losing Carolina; For Drusky 07:56
04. Made From Tiny Boxes 01:29
05. Donald Pleasance 09:28
06. Fire Engine On Fire, Pt. 1 06:51
07. Fire Engine On Fire, Pt. 2 06:55
08. Even Fantastica 07:28
09. Happiness Is On The Outside 03:28
10. How The Plains Left Me Flat 15:39