Throw the Warped Wheel Out is the debut studio album by the Scottish new wave band Fiction Factory.

Upon release, Rolling Stone stated: "Fiction Factory are doubtless a most sincere bunch, and here they display excellent musicianship, lavish production and a dozen moderately tuneful songs.

Unfortunately, they lack any real spark of originality..."[2] Michael Sutton of AllMusic retrospectively wrote: "Any interest in Fiction Factory's Throw the Warped Wheel Out will most likely originate from the album's opening track, "(Feels Like) Heaven" - an '80s new wave classic.

However, one song cannot carry the weight of an entire LP; fortunately, Fiction Factory were talented enough to craft worthy successors.

Throw the Warped Wheel Out is a vastly underrated album, disappointing only record buyers who want every track to sound like "(Feels Like) Heaven.