A Trip to Marineville art punk band Swell Maps . It was released in June 1979, through record labels Rather and Rough Trade .
A Trip to Marineville Released 27 June 1979 (1979-06-27 ) Recorded July 1977 – 17 April 1979 Studio Genre
Length 54 :33 Label Producer Swell Maps
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 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]
Side A Title Writer(s) 1. "H. S. Art" Nikki Sudden 2:21 2. "Another Song" Sudden 1:43 3. "Vertical Slum" 1:12 4. "Spitfire Parade" Sudden 3:10 5. "Harmony in Your Bathroom" Head 5:24 6. "Don't Throw Ashtrays at Me!" Epic Soundtracks 1:16 7. "Midget Submarines" Sudden 4:33 8. "Bridge Head, Pt. 9" Books Head Soundtracks Sudden 1:58
Side B Title Writer(s) 1. "Full Moon in My Pocket" 1:30 2. "Blam!!" Sudden 3:31 3. "Full Moon (Reprise)" 1:21 4. "Gunboats" Sudden 8:25 5. "Adventuring into Basketry" Books Head Soundtracks Sudden 7:28 6. "My Lil' Shoppes 'Round the Corner" Unknown 0:44
Side C Title Writer(s) 1. "Loin of the Surf" Head 2:14 2. "Doctor at Cake" 2:05
Side D Title Writer(s) 1. "Steven Does" 1:45 2. "Bronze & Baby Shoes" Head 3:45
Swell Maps Epic Soundtracks (Kevin Godfrey) – drums (tracks A1–5, A7, A8, B1–5, C1 and D2) , piano (tracks A1, A5, A8 and B3) , backing vocals (tracks A1, A2, A7 and D2) , handclaps (tracks A1, A2, A7) , "voice" (tracks A6, B4) , synth bass (track A7) , alarm bell (track A7) , xylophone (track A8) , organ (track B4) , "balloons" (track B4) , "microphone damage" (track B5) , violin (track D2) , chanting (track A3) , "aquatics" (track A5) , toy saxophone (track A6) , production, album cover designJowe Head (Stephen Bird) – bass guitar (tracks A1, A2, A4, A5, B1–5 and D2) , backing vocals (tracks A1, A2, A4, A7 and B2) , guitar (tracks A1, A3, C1 and D2) , vocals (tracks A5, B1 and D2) , harmonica (tracks A1 and A6) , "voice" (tracks A6 and A8) , handclaps (tracks A1 and A2) , chanting (tracks A3) , cymbal (track A6) , vacuum cleaner (track A7) , toy saxophone (track A8) , "balloons" (track B4) , slide guitar (track B4) , production, EP cover designNikki Sudden (Adrian Godfrey) – guitar (tracks A1, A2, A4, A5, A7, A8, B1–5 and D2) , vocals (tracks A1–4, A7 and B4) , handclaps (tracks A1, A2) , chanting (track A3) , "omnipresence" (track A6) , "voice" (track B2) , "balloons" (track B4) , piano (track D2) , toy saxophone (track D2) , backing vocals (track D2) , production, sleeve designBiggles Books (Richard Earl) – guitar (tracks A1, A2, A4, A5, A7, B1–5 and D2) , backing vocals (tracks A1, A2, A4) , handclaps (tracks A1 and A2) , xylophone (tracks A6 and A8) , chanting (track A3) , "aquatics" (track A5) , "voice" (track A6) , vacuum cleaner (track A8) , screams (track A8) , "balloons" (track B4) , organ (track B4) , slide guitar (track B4) , production Additional personnel Phones B. Sportsman (David Barrington) – guitar (tracks B6 and C1) , bass guitar (track A3) , chanting (track A3) , backing vocals (tracks A5 and B2) , "voice" (track B5) , cymbal (track B5) , vocals (track B6)
Golden Cockrill (John Cockrill) – backing vocals (tracks A5 and B2) , guitar (track A3) , chanting (track A3) , bass guitar (track C1) Technical John Rivers – engineering
Mike Kemp – engineering ("Vertical Slum")
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