Swell Maps

Swell Maps
Swell Maps
Origin	Birmingham, England
Genres	Punk rock; experimental rock; post-punk; art punk;
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]