Swell Maps

Mayday Signals

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About this item

An album crammed full of rare and unreleased tracks from the vaults of swell map founder Jowe Head. Swell Maps formed out of various bedrooms in the mid -70s and became the pioneers of DIY punk. 

Swell Maps founding members were Nikki Sudden, Epic Soundtracks, Jowe Head & Phones Sportsman

• Includes demo versions of 2 of the bands Singles “Dresden Style” & “Read about Seymour”. 

• Exclusive artwork originally designed by Epic Soundtracks & Jowe Head in 1977. 

TRACK LISTING

SIDE 1: 1976-77
1/Intro/Sweet And Sour Extract
2/Almost Grown
3/City Boys (Dresden Style)
4/Sahara 5/One Of The Crowd
6/Wireless
7/Ripped And Torn
8/God Save The Queen
9/Platinum Blind
10/Harvist
11/Gramofonica

Side 2: 1977
12/Read About Seymour
13/Shubunkin
14/Trade Kingdom
15/Pets’ Corner
16/Fashion Cult (Opaque)
17/Plankton
18/Johnny Seven
19/Below Number One
20/Plumbing/Radio Ten/Here’s The Cupboard 21/Organism 22/Sweet And Sour Reprise

SIDE 3:1978-79
23/Vertical Slum
24/Avalanche Prelude
25/International Rescue
26/Deliferous Mistail
27/Armadillo
28/Avalanche Part 2
29/Off The Beach

SIDE FOUR
30/Drop In The Ocean
31/Whatever Happens Next (acoustic)
32/Elegia Pt.2
33/Bandits 1-5
34/Secret Choir
35/Big Cake Over America
36/Tibetan Bedsprings

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