Name: Sweep The Desert
Brand: Swell Maps

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

CD-ALIVE-0041

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Colour

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Discogs ID

Discs

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2008-01-29

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Redeye

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

95081004122

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Swell Maps

Genre US

New Wave & Post Punk

Label US

this is the 180-gram pressing of the 1999 alive release sweep the desert compiled by nikki sudden. and here is nikki presenting the swell maps: swell maps began in 1972. they were formed by brothers epic soundtracks and nikki sudden together with their friend david barrington. jowe head, richard earl and john cockrill came on board over the next few years. richard and jowe stayed - the others became more temporary members. in september 1977 the maps went in the studio for the first time - although many home recordings were made - and still exist! swell maps were (are) seen as being a cross between can and t. rex by the members of the band. others may disagree but that's their loss. all the band's singles (four) and albums (two) went to number one in the british independent charts. swell maps broke up in mid-1980 for many reasons - some known - many others unknown. apparently they have influenced many bands including sonic youth, pavement, pussy galore, but don't blame them for this. swell maps played 50 shows during their lifetime. they were supposed to tour the states during 1980 but broke up too soon. after the demise of the band in the early '80s, epic soundtracks played with these immortal souls and crime and the city solution, ultimately recording solo, while nikki sudden was pursuing his own solo career, collaborating with a wide range of artists, from rem to wilco. epic soundtracks died in 1997. rip. nikki sudden died in 2006. rip.

Sweep The Desert

Music US