Swell Maps
The John Peel Sessions Swell Maps RSD 2025 edition

Har du en profil? Logg inn

Få varsel om nye utgivelser fra Swell Maps

Kundene våre sier:

Top-vurdering på Google Reviews, baseret på tusinder af anmeldelser.

14 dages returrett

Toppvurdering på Trustpilot

Legg til iMusic ønskeliste

eller

Ikke vurdert ennå

Finnes også som:

CD (2025) NOK 189

LP (2026) NOK 349

The John Peel Sessions

Swell Maps

RSD 2025 edition

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.

Formed in the early ’70s and fully realised by 1976, Swell Maps embodied the DIY ethos, launching their own label and self-releasing the jagged, frenetic debut single ‘Read About Seymour’ in 1978. Peel was an early supporter, playing their record as soon as it landed on his desk—a moment the band described as one of disbelief and elation. His regular airplay of their music helped solidify their cult status, and these sessions capture the raw energy, off-kilter melodies, and boundary-pushing creativity that defined them.

Compiled here for Record Store Day, The John Peel Sessions is a vital document of Swell Maps at their most unfiltered—three sessions of unpredictable, exhilarating noise.

Media	Musikk VINYL LP (Vinyl)
Antall vinylplater	1
Utgitt	12. april 2025
EAN/UPC	5400863078409
Label	Mute
Sjanger	Indie Indie & Alternative
Mål	320 × 325 × 6 mm · 300 g (Estimert vekt)