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  1. A Trip to Marineville [UK-Import]
  2. Jane From Occupied Europe [UK-Import]
  3. Life
  4. The Beast Inside
  5. Ghosts of the Civil Dead
  6. Alta Marea & Vaterland
  7. Gas, Food, Lodging
  8. Century/Close My Eyes
  9. Litanies of Satan
  10. Document & Eye Witness [UK-Import]
  11. Greatest Hits
  12. Second Annual Report [UK-Import]
  13. Pressure Company/Drain Trai [UK-Import]
  14. Disposable Half Truths
  15. 1 & 2
  16. Volumes 3 & 4 [UK-Import]
  17. Impossible Holidays
  18. T. Gristle [UK-Import]
  19. T. Gristle [UK-Import]
  20. Live Vol. 3 [UK-Import]
  21. Live Vol. 4 [UK-Import]
  22. The Singles
  23. Sacrilege [UK-Import]
  24. Right Now
  25. Las Manos de Oro-Golden Hands
A Trip to Marineville
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • I've got a full moon in my tail light...
  • "Anything Can Happen In The Next Half Hour"
  • Early Post Punk Classic
  • Definitive...Incredible
 A Trip to Marineville
Swell Maps
Manufacturer: Secretly Canadian
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0002ZDWSA
Release Date: 2004-10-19

Tracks:

  1. H.S. Art
  2. Another Song
  3. Vertical Slum
  4. Spitfire Parade
  5. Harmony In Your Bathroom
  6. Don't Throw Ashtrays At Me!
  7. Midget Submarine
  8. Bridge Head (Pt. 9)
  9. Full Moon In My Pocket
  10. Blam!!
  11. Full Moon (Reprise)
  12. Gunboats
  13. Adventuring Into Basketry
  14. My Lil' Shoppes 'Round The Corner
  15. Loin Of The Surf
  16. Doctor At Cake
  17. Steven Does
  18. Bronze And Baby Shoes

Album Description

Noisy and experimental, Britain's Swell Maps experienced little commercial success during the course of their chaotic career, but in hindsight they stand as one of the pivotal acts of the new wave: not only was the group an acknowledged inspiration to the likes of Sonic Youth and Pavement, but their alumni - most notably brothers Nikki Sudden and Epic Soundtracks - continued on as key players in the underground music community.

Although Sudden (vocals/guitar) and Soundtracks (piano/drums) formed the first incarnation of the Swell Maps as far back as 1972, the group did not begin to truly take shape until 1976, when the siblings enlisted bassist Jowe Head and guitarist Richard Earl. In the spirit of punk's "do-it-yourself" mentality, they formed their own label, Rather Records, and issued their debut single - the brief, jarring Read About Seymour - in the early weeks of 1978. Local media support soon won the group a distribution pact with - but they did not resurface until over a year later with the single Dresden Style.

In mid-1979, the Swell Maps released their full-length debut A Trip To Marineville, a crazy quilt of punk energy and Krautrock-influenced clatter. After the release of the speaker-shredding single "Let's Build A Car," the group recorded one final studio LP, Jane From Occupied Europe, before breaking up. Each of the members followed their own career paths, playing solo and forming bands: Sudden formed the Jacobites, Soundtracks joined Crime & The City Solution and Head played with the Television Personalities.

Each disc contains bonus tracks not available on previous versions of these albums.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars I've got a full moon in my tail light..........2007-06-06

So I'm listening to this and suddenly I feel like my day has a soundtrack and this song is the prelude to a chase scene. Oddly atonal stuff is perfect for minding my own, not paying too much attencion to the background until a great song full of energy pops on and its time to jump around for a bit. Am I doing a good job selling this cd to you? Don't care really. If yer into this kind of thing, yer gonna buy it so don't let me slow you up.

5 out of 5 stars "Anything Can Happen In The Next Half Hour".......2007-02-22

More breathtaking than an episode of Stingray (hard to believe, I know) these manic puppet show fans serve up an incendiary disc that'll burn your ears and serve them to you for dinner.
I wasn't phased at all by the Nervous Nellie reviews that termed the record unfocused-at the time this album was recorded punk rock and atonal noise co-existed quite well together. Just look at the Contortions, Wire, 8 Eyed Spy, the record makes perfect sense to me.
You'll love "Midget Submarines", "Vertical Slum", "H.S. Art", what a great bunch of rackety noise. I thought it was my heard-earned money well spent. Swell Maps score extra points for the Jimmy from Supercar sound bite at the beginning of the disc. I can almost see Mitch shrieking appreciatively in the background. Doctor Beaker would approve.

5 out of 5 stars Early Post Punk Classic.......2005-05-09

The debut album from Britain's Swell Maps was completely different from anything being recorded in the late 70's. Swell Maps had been around for quite some time before actually going into the studio to record their debut, but you can't really tell since the album is a chaotic mess from beginning to end (in a good way). But it does feature two distinct halves. The first side consists mostly of short punk songs that match up considerbly well with pretty much any of the other pre-eminate punk bands of the era. This is where you will find very catchy numbers like 'Another Song' and 'Midget Submarine'.

But the second side is where you get to the seminal and groundbreaking Swell Map style that influenced countless bands including Sonic Youth and DNA (not to mention the entire no-wave genre). The music on the second half can basically be described as sprawling, feedback-laden jams, especially the two 8 minute centerpieces 'Gunboats' and 'Adventuring Into Basketry', both of which reveal Swell Maps' obsession with Krautrockers Can. By the end of the album, it is difficult to beleive that these songs came from the same band that kicked out the 1 minute punk blast 'Vertical Slum' just 40 minutes earlier. Yet therein lies the greatness of not only this album, but of this band. They were simply not content with churning out the same old 3 minute punk song (which they do quite well). They continued to push the envelope as far as they could and ended up creating brand new avenues for not only themselves, but for others to explore.

As bonus tracks, Secretly Canadian has included the entire 4 track EP that accumpanied the original 'Marineville' LP. Swell Maps second (and final) album, 'Jane From Occupied Europe' is equally brilliant and no less essential, but I recommend beginning with 'A Trip to Marineville' for the originality and sheer influence it has left in its wake.

5 out of 5 stars Definitive...Incredible.......2005-01-10

This recording is definitive of the whole punk/new wave sound. Its right up there with "Nevermind the Bullocks..." Incredible.
A Trip to Marineville
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    		A Trip to Marineville
    Swell Maps
    Manufacturer: Grey Area
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    1. Jane from Occupied Europe

    ASIN: B000026ZIL
    Release Date: 2003-03-03

    Tracks:

    1. H.S.art
    2. Another Song
    3. Vertical Slum
    4. Spitfire Parade
    5. Harmony In Your Bathroom
    6. Don't Throw Ashtrays At Me!
    7. Midget Submarines
    8. Bridge Head (Pt. 9)
    9. Full Moon In My Pocket
    10. BLAM!!
    11. Full Moon (Reprise)
    12. Gunboats
    13. Adventuring Into Basketry
    14. My Little Shops
    15. Ripped & Torn
    16. International Rescue
    17. Loin Of The Surf
    18. Shoot The Angels
    19. Elephant Flowers (No. 2)
    20. Turn Me On Dead Man
    21. Bronze & Baby Shoes
    22. Nevertoseeanyotherway
    A Trip to Marineville
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Beautiful - Thoughful and Amusing - Unique
    		 A Trip to Marineville
    Swell Maps
    Manufacturer: Old Mute
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000000IJ7
    Release Date: 1996-03-13

    Tracks:

    1. H.S. Art
    2. Another Song
    3. Vertical Slum
    4. Spitfire Parade
    5. Harmony in Your Bathroom
    6. Don't Throw Ashtrays at Me!
    7. Midget Submarines
    8. Bridge Head, Pt. 9
    9. Full Moon in My Pocket
    10. Blam!!
    11. Full Moon (Reprise)
    12. Gunboats
    13. Adventuring into Basketry
    14. My Little Shops
    15. Ripped and Torn [*]
    16. International Rescue [*]
    17. Loin of the Surf [*]
    18. Shoot the Angels [*]
    19. Elephant Flowers (No. 2) [*]
    20. Turn Me on Dead Man [*]
    21. Bronze and Baby Shoes [*]
    22. Never to See Any Other Way [*]

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Beautiful - Thoughful and Amusing - Unique.......1999-08-23

    Whatever Amazon say about this CD not being available, they are wrong. Try Rough Trade records in Talbot Road, London. I also got Jane from Occupied Europe there. Trip is quirky, at times even childish, but always entertaining. Some tracks just stick in your head, and you end up asking, "Why haven't other bands done this kind of thing?". Some tracks drive you onwards, never wanting them to end, for example the Reprise of Full Moon in My Pocket has a childishly simple piano riff which gets treated with ever-increasing amounts of reverb, until the notes are totally blurred. And Gunboats, with the sound of someone ripping open a polystyrene-packed squeaky toy box and squeaking it whilst the eery slide guitar and rest of the track sound, giving it a semi-violent, semi-childlike quality. Wonderful stuff!
    Trip to Marineville
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      		Trip to Marineville
      Swell Maps
      Manufacturer: Wea Corp
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD
      ASIN: B00000DTJ1
      Release Date: 1991-09-17
      Trip to Marineville
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        		Trip to Marineville
        Swell Maps
        Manufacturer: 3d
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B00015HUK2
        Release Date: 2004-03-08

        Tracks:

        1. H.S. Art
        2. Another Song
        3. Vertical Slum
        4. Spitfire Parade
        5. Harmony in Your Bathroom
        6. Don't Throw Ashtrays at Me!
        7. Midget Submarines
        8. Bridge Head, Pt. 9
        9. Full Moon in My Pocket
        10. Blam!!
        11. Full Moon (Reprise)
        12. Gunboats
        13. Adventuring into Basketry
        14. My Little Shops
        15. Ripped and Torn [*]
        16. International Rescue [*]
        17. Loin of the Surf [*]
        18. Shoot the Angels [*]
        19. Elephant Flowers (No. 2) [*]
        20. Turn Me on Dead Man [*]
        21. Bronze and Baby Shoes [*]
        22. Nevertoseeanyotherway [*]

        Album Description

        2004 reissue of the influential experimental post-punk band's 1979 debut album features 26 tracks including 8 bonus tracks, 'Read About Seymour', 'Ripped & Torn', 'Black Velvet', 'Dresden Style', 'Nothing Much/Mystery Track', 'Ammunition Train', 'Full Moon', & 'Midget Submarines' (CD-Extra Video Track). Felicity.

        Album Details

        Japanese Exclusive Collection of B-sides, and Rarities. Also Includes an Enhanced Video.
        A Trip to Marineville
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          		A Trip to Marineville
          Swell Maps
          Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          GeneralGeneral | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
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          ASIN: B00008F0MZ
          Release Date: 1991-08-16

          Tracks:

          1. H.S. Art
          2. Another Song
          3. Vertical Slum
          4. Spitfire Parade
          5. Harmony in Your Bathroom
          6. Don't Throw Ashtrays at Me!
          7. Midget Submarines
          8. Bridge Head, Pt. 9
          9. Full Moon in My Pocket
          10. Blam!!
          11. Full Moon (Reprise)
          12. Gunboats
          13. Adventuring into Basketry
          14. My Little Shops
          15. Ripped and Torn [*]
          16. International Rescue [*]
          17. Loin of the Surf [*]
          18. Shoot the Angels [*]
          19. Elephant Flowers (No. 2) [*]
          20. Turn Me on Dead Man [*]
          21. Bronze and Baby Shoes [*]
          22. Never to See Any Other Way [*]

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