“Let‘s Build a Car”, Swell Maps

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Swell Maps were an English experimental DIY, early post-punk rock group from Birmingham, England who were active between 1972–1980.

Influenced by bands such as T. Rex and the German krautrock group Can, they created a new soundscape that would be heavily mined by others in the post-punk era. Despite existing in various forms since 1972, Swell Maps only really came together as a musical entity after the birth of British punk.

The band consisted of Solihull based teenagers Epic Soundtracks (real name Kevin Paul Godfrey), his brother Nikki Sudden (real name Adrian Nicholas Godfrey), Jowe Head (Stephen Bird), Biggles Books (Richard Scaldwell), Phones Sportsman (David Barrington) and John "Golden" Cockrill, the band cut the single "Read About Seymour" as their debut in 1977. It is widely considered one of the classic punk era singles, and is name-checked in the song "Part Time Punks" by Television Personalities.

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