{"product_id":"swell-maps-the-john-peel-sessions-mute","title":"Swell Maps - The John Peel Sessions (Mute)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFollows the sold-out Record Store Day edition - remastered and available officially for the first time in over 40 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eNoisy, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eMembers Biggles Books, Jowe Head and brothers Nikki Sudden and Epic Soundtracks helped shape the landscape of post-punk and DIY music. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFormed in the early 1970s and fully realised by 1976, Swell Maps embodied the DIY ethos, launching their own label and self-releasing the jagged, frenetic debut single ‘Read About Seymour’ in 1977. Peel was an early supporter, playing their record as soon as it landed on his desk - a moment the band described as one of disbelief and elation. His regular airplay of their music helped solidify their cult status, and these sessions capture the raw energy, off-kilter melodies and boundary-pushing creativity that defined them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e‘The John Peel Sessions’ is a vital document of Swell Maps at their most unfiltered - three sessions of unpredictable, exhilarating noise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracklist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eInternational Rescue -16\/10\/78\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHarmony in Your Bathroom - 16\/10\/78\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eRead About Seymour - 16\/10\/78\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAnother Song - 16\/10\/78\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFull Moon \/ Blam!! \/ Full Moon (Reprise) - 16\/10\/78\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eArmadillo - 15\/5\/79\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eVertical Slum \/ Forest Fire - 15\/5\/79\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eMidget Submarines - 15\/5\/79\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eBandits One Five - 15\/5\/79\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eBig Empty Field - 18\/3\/80\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eBleep And Booster Come Round For Tea \/ Secret Island - 18\/3\/80\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eLet's Buy a Bridge - 18\/3\/80\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHelicopter Spies \/ A Raincoat's Room - 18\/3\/80\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ca name=\"OLE_LINK1\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca name=\"OLE_LINK2\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eVersion: Black Vinyl LP\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eReleased:  21\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e August 2026\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatalogue Number: LMAPS4LP\/5400863208127\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition: New Sealed\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sunflower Records","offers":[{"title":"Black Vinyl LP","offer_id":58728157413701,"sku":null,"price":23.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/8268\/6533\/files\/swellmapsthejohnpeelsessionsa_7a7406aa-fc97-4de8-a058-6fcc221374eb.jpg?v=1785447712","url":"https:\/\/sunflowerrecords.co.uk\/products\/swell-maps-the-john-peel-sessions-mute","provider":"Sunflower Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}