Swell Maps | |
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Origin | Birmingham, England |
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Years active | 1972–1980 |
Labels | Rather Records, Rough Trade, Mute |
Past members | Epic Soundtracks (Kevin Godfrey) Nikki Sudden (Adrian Godfrey) Jowe Head (Stephen Bird) Biggles Books (Richard Earl Scaldwell) Phones B. Sportsman (David Barrington) Golden Cockrill (John Cockrill) |
Swell Maps were an English experimental DIY, early punk and post-punk rock group from Birmingham, England active in various forms between 1972 and 1980. Influenced by bands such as T. Rex and German krautrock groups such as Can and Faust,[1] they went on to be influential to many others in the post-punk era.[2]