The John Peel Sessions (RSD 2025) - Swell Maps [VINYL Limited Edition]

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. 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. Pressed on limited edition red coloured vinyl for Record Store Day 2025.

Disc 1
1. International Rescue - Swell Maps
2. Harmony in Your Bathroom - Swell Maps
3. Read About Seymour - Swell Maps
4. Another Song - Swell Maps
5. Full Moon/Blam!!/Full Moon (Reprise) - Swell Maps
6. Armadillo - Swell Maps
7. Vertical Slum/Forest Fire - Swell Maps
8. Midget Submarines - Swell Maps
9. Bandits One Five - Swell Maps
10. Big Empty Field - Swell Maps
11. Bleep and Booster/Come Round for Tea/Secret Island - Swell Maps
12. Let's Buy a Bridge - Swell Maps
13. Helicopter Spies/A Raincoat's Room - Swell Maps