Swell Maps - The John Peel Sessions - 1LP - Red Vinyl [Record Store Day 2025]

This product is a RECORD STORE DAY 2025 title and not available to pre-order. • Available to buy in-store from 10am on Saturday, 12/04/2025 (Record Store Day). • Remaining copies will be available to buy online from 8pm on Monday 14/04/2025.

Swell Maps - The John Peel Sessions pressed on limited edition red vinyl for Record Store Day

Remastered and available officially for the first time in over 40 years. Noisy, chaotic, and defiantly experimental, Swell Maps may not have found commercial success in their time, but their impact on music is undeniable

An inspiration to bands such as R.E.M., Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr., Pavement and Nirvana, with Kurt Cobain famously being a fan and often seen sporting a Swell Maps T-Shirt

A democracy within the confines of punk's anything is possible, members Biggles Books, Jowe Head and brothers Nikki Sudden and Epic Soundtracks—helped shape the landscape of post-punk and DIY music

Now, for the first time in over 40 years, The John Peel Sessions brings together all three of their recordings for John Peel, a figure instrumental in championing their sound.

Track Listing
A1 International Rescue - 16/10/78 A2 Harmony in Your Bathroom - 16/10/78 A3 Read About Seymour - 16/10/78 A4 Another Song - 16/10/78 A5 Full Moon / Blam!! / Full Moon (Reprise) - 16/10/78 A6 Armadillo - 15/5/79 A7 Vertical Slum / Forest Fire - 15/5/79

B1 Midget Submarines - 15/5/79 B2 Bandits One Five - 15/5/79 B3 Big Empty Field - 18/3/80 B4 Bleep And Booster Come Round For Tea / Secret Island - 18/3/80 B5 Let's Buy a Bridge - 18/3/80 B6 Helicopter Spies / A Raincoat's Room - 18/3/80