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Swell Maps

Real Name:
Adrian Godfrey, Kevin Godfrey, Richard Earl, Stephen Bird, David Barrington
Profile:
Formed 1972 in Birmingham / Uk from Epic Soundtracks and his Brother Nikki Sudden. Post-Punk "Garage- Sound". 1976 arrive Richard Earl and Jowe Head and from this time first Gigs. The first LP appaers 1979. Disbanded 1980 and Nikki and Jowe Head makes Solo and in other Bands: Nikki Sudden in Jacobites, after solo. Nikki dead 26. März 2006 in New York. Epic Soundtracks died of unknown causes in 1997. Jowe Head publish 1989 one Solo-LP on Constrictor Label, the german Label of Phillip Boa an makes music to today.

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Discography

Releases:
Read About Seymour / Ripped & Torn / Black Velvet (7")   Rather Records 1977
Dresden Style (2 versions)   Rough Trade (UK) ... 1978
A Trip To Marineville (Album, Comp) (8 versions)   Rough Trade (UK) ... 1979
Let's Build A Car (7", Single)   Rough Trade (UK), Rather Records 1979
Loin Of The Surf (7")   Rough Trade (UK), Rather Records 1979
Real Shocks / English Verse / Monologues (7")   Rough Trade (UK) 1979
... In "Jane From Occupied Europe" (Album) (7 versions)   Rough Trade (UK) ... 1980
Whatever Happens Next... (2xLP, Comp)   Rough Trade (UK), Rather Records 1981
Collision Time (LP)   Rough Trade (UK) 1982
Train Out Of It (Comp) (2 versions)   Antar ... 1986
Collision Time Revisited (Comp) (2 versions)   Restless Records 1989
International Rescue (Comp) (2 versions)   Alive Records 1999
Sweep The Desert (Comp) (3 versions)   Alive Records 2000
Swell Maps (5x7")   Munster Records 2005
Wastrels And Whippersnappers (CD, Album)   Overground Records 2006
Production:
Zip Nolan (7")   Rather Records, Rough Trade (UK) 1979
The Tyranny Of The Beat - Original Soundtracks From The Grey Area (Comp) (2 versions) Midget Submarines The Grey Area ... 1991
Tonal Evidence 4 (CD, Promo, Ltd) Let's Build A Car Mute Records Ltd. 1991
Rough Trade Shops - Post Punk 01 (2xCD, Comp) Another Song Mute Records Ltd. 2003
Appears On:
Wrong Side (7", Single) Loin Of The Surf Beggars Banquet 1994
Dull's Dullest Vol. 2 (CD, Album) Do You Believe In Art Floating Records 1995
Tracks Appear On:
Wanna Buy A Bridge? (LP) Read About Seymour Rough Trade (US) 1980
Burning Ambitions: A History Of Punk (2xLP, Comp) Read About Seymour Cherry Red 1984
The Tyranny Of The Beat - Original Soundtracks From The Grey Area (Comp) (3 versions) Midget Submarines The Grey Area ... 1991
The Tyranny Of The Beat: Original Soundtracks From The Grey Area (2 versions) Let's Build A Car The Grey Area ... 1991
Tonal Evidence 4 (CD, Promo, Ltd) Let's Build A Car Mute Records Ltd. 1991
The Indie Scene 80 (Comp) (2 versions) Let's Build A Car Connoisseur Collection 1992
1-2-3-4 Punk & New Wave 1976-1979 (5xCD, Comp + Box) Read About Seymour Universal Records 1999
Postpunk Chronicles: Going Underground (CD) Let's Build A Car Rhino Entertainment Company 1999
NME Presents Under The Influence (CD) Read About Seymour New Musical Express 2000
Rough Trade Shops - 25 Years (4xCD) Let's Build A Car Mute Records Ltd. 2001
Rough Trade Shops - Post Punk 01 (2xCD, Comp) Another Song Mute Records Ltd. 2003
A Pack To The Future (CD) Vertical Slum Loopa, Ki/oon Records 2005
Holy Bat Music - A Tribute To Batman (LP, Ltd, Pic, Comp) Ratbag & Goblin (Batma... 442ème Rue 2006
The Record Shop - 30 Years Of Rough Trade Shops (2xCD, Comp) Read About Seymour V2 Records, Inc. 2006
D-I-Y Do It Yourself (2 versions) Let's Build A Car Soul Jazz Records 2007
Pogo A Gogo! (Cass, Smplr) Read About Seymour New Musical Express  
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Swell Maps - Loin Of The Surf