A Trip to Marineville is the debut studio album by English
art punk band
Swell Maps. It was released in June 1979, through record labels Rather and
Rough Trade.
Background
All tracks except "Vertical Slum", "My Lil' Shoppes 'Round the Corner" and "Steven Does" were recorded in Woodbine Mobile Recording Studio in
Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England on 28–29 December 1978, 15 and 17 February 1979 and 15–17 April 1979. "Vertical Slum" was recorded at Spaceward Studios,
Cambridge, England on 14 September 1977. "My Lil' Shoppes 'Round the Corner" and "Steven Does" were recorded in Phones B. Sportsman's bedroom in
Olton in July 1977.
Reviews of A Trip to Marineville were generally positive. NME ranked A Trip to Marineville at number 36 on its end-of-year-list of the best albums of 1979.[7]
A Trip to Marineville is on The Guardian's list "1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die".[8]
A Trip to Marineville is the debut studio album by English
art punk band
Swell Maps. It was released in June 1979, through record labels Rather and
Rough Trade.
Background
All tracks except "Vertical Slum", "My Lil' Shoppes 'Round the Corner" and "Steven Does" were recorded in Woodbine Mobile Recording Studio in
Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England on 28–29 December 1978, 15 and 17 February 1979 and 15–17 April 1979. "Vertical Slum" was recorded at Spaceward Studios,
Cambridge, England on 14 September 1977. "My Lil' Shoppes 'Round the Corner" and "Steven Does" were recorded in Phones B. Sportsman's bedroom in
Olton in July 1977.
Reviews of A Trip to Marineville were generally positive. NME ranked A Trip to Marineville at number 36 on its end-of-year-list of the best albums of 1979.[7]
A Trip to Marineville is on The Guardian's list "1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die".[8]