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Swell Maps

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Years Active
1972 – 1980 (8 years)
Founded In
Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Swell Maps were a British group of the 1970s from Birmingham, that foreshadowed the birth of . Influenced by the disparate likes of T. Rex and the German outfit Can, they created a new soundscape that would be heavily mined by others in the post-punk era. Despite existing in various forms since 1972, Swell Maps only really came together as a musical entity after the birth of British . Consisting of brothers Epic Soundtracks (real name Kevin Godfrey) and Nikki Sudden (real name Nicholas Godfrey) two Solihull based teenagers, plus Richa… read more
Swell Maps were a British group of the 1970s from Birmingham, that foreshadowed the birth of . Influenced by the disparate likes of T. Rex and the German outfit Can, they created a new soundscape that would be heavily mined by others in the post-punk er… read more
Swell Maps were a British group of the 1970s from Birmingham, that foreshadowed the birth of . Influenced by the disparate likes of T. Rex and the German outfit Can, they created a new soundscape that would be heavily mined by others in the post-punk era. Despite existing in various forms since 1972, Swell Maps only really … read more

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1 Play track Collision Time Revisited Let's Build a Car
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2 Play track A Trip to Marineville Full Moon in My Pocket
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3 Play track Collision Time Revisited Real Shocks
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4 Play track Collision Time Revisited Read About Seymour
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5 Play track A Trip to Marineville Vertical Slum
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6 Play track Jane From Occupied Europe The Helicopter Spies
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7 Play track Jane From Occupied Europe A Raincoat's Room
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8 Play track International Rescue International Rescue
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9 Play track A Trip to Marineville H.S. Art
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10 Play track Collision Time Revisited Raining In My Room
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Albums

  1. 54,836 listeners

    1 Jul 1979 · 18 tracks

    A Trip to Marineville
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    1 Jan 1980 · 16 tracks

    Jane From Occupied Europe
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  3. 34,455 listeners

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    1989 · 27 tracks

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