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Swell Maps

Swell Maps is a group from the UK, active from 1972.

Group GB 1972–1980 post-punk art punk punk rock

TOTAL PLAYS

SONGS PLAYED

STATIONS

FIRST PLAYED

2009-04-21 04:20 · 6 Music — "Bleep And Booster Come Round For Tea / Secret Island"

LAST PLAYED

6 months ago · 6 Music — "Midget Submarines"

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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2009 — 2025

20 15 10 5 0

'09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25

◦ WHERE

By station

6 Music 97 100%

Radio 1 0 0%

Radio 2 0 0%

1Xtra 0 0%

◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 21:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT

#TITLEPLAYSLAST

1 International Rescue 14 2020-11-23

2 International Rescue (Radio 1 Session, 16 Oct 1978) 9 2022-10-24

3 Lets Build a Car 8 2024-09-24

4 Read About Seymour 7 2023-05-22

5 Harmony in Your Bathroom 5 2013-12-02

6 Let's Build a Car 4 2025-09-03

7 Big Empty Field 4 2021-10-04

8 Read About Seymour (Radio 1 Session, 16 Oct 1978) 4 2020-12-16

9 Full Moon In My Pocke / Blam 4 2013-08-06

10 Another Song (Radio 1 Session, 16 Oct 1978) 3 2022-10-24

11 Bleep And Booster Come Round For Tea / Secret Island 3 2021-10-04

12 Harmony In Your Bathroom (Radio 1 Session, 16 Oct 1978) 3 2020-12-16

◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2025-11-09 20:12 Midget Submarines 6 Music

2025-09-03 20:04 Let's Build a Car 6 Music

2024-12-08 21:52 Secret Island 6 Music

2024-09-24 20:00 Lets Build a Car 6 Music

2024-08-01 20:33 Lets Build a Car 6 Music

2023-10-19 21:59 Lets Build a Car 6 Music

2023-05-22 15:46 Read About Seymour 6 Music

2023-04-12 14:22 Read About Seymour 6 Music

2023-02-25 16:35 Epic's Trip 6 Music

2023-02-16 16:06 Cake Shop 6 Music

2022-10-24 19:21 Another Song (Radio 1 Session, 16 Oct 1978) 6 Music

2022-10-24 18:18 International Rescue (Radio 1 Session, 16 Oct 1978) 6 Music

◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

36 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z

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Ammunition Train —

1 2013-07-27 ▶

Another Song —

3 2012-05-14 ▶

Another Song (Radio 1 Session, 16 Oct 1978) —

3 2022-10-24 ▶

Armadillo (John Peel session 15 May 1979) —

1 2019-05-20 ▶

Bandits (John Peel session 15 May 1979) —

1 2019-05-23 ▶

Bandits (John Peel session 15-05-1979) —

1 2013-08-21 ▶

Big Empty Field —

4 2021-10-04 ▶

Black Velvet —

1 2019-07-10 ▶

BLAM!! —

1 2013-07-01 ▶

Bleep And Booster Come Round For Tea / Secret Island —

3 2021-10-04 ▶

Cake Shop —

1 2023-02-16 ▶

Epic's Trip —

1 2023-02-25 ▶

Fashion Cult —

1 2010-08-27 ▶

Forest Fire —

1 2022-08-02 ▶

Full Moon In My Pocke / Blam —

4 2013-08-06 ▶

Full Moon In My Pocke / Blam (Radio 1 Session, 16 Oct 1978) —

1 2019-07-16 ▶

Full Moon in My Pocket —

1 2012-11-28 ▶

Harmony in Your Bathroom —

5 2013-12-02 ▶

Harmony In Your Bathroom (Radio 1 Session, 16 Oct 1978) —

3 2020-12-16 ▶

helicopter spies / a raincoat's room —

2 2021-10-04 ▶

International Rescue —

14 2020-11-23 ▶

International Rescue ( John Peel Session 16/10/1978) —

1 2017-09-12 ▶

International Rescue (Radio 1 Session, 16 Oct 1978) —

9 2022-10-24 ▶

Let's Build a Car —

4 2025-09-03 ▶

Lets Build a Car —

8 2024-09-24 ▶

Midget Submarine —

2 2020-09-01 ▶

Midget Submarines —

2 2025-11-09 ▶

Midget Submarines (John Peel 15 May 1979) —

1 2019-05-22 ▶

Read About Seymour —

7 2023-05-22 ▶

Read About Seymour (Radio 1 Session, 16 Oct 1978) —

4 2020-12-16 ▶

Ripped & Torn —

1 2016-03-28 ▶

Robot Factory —

1 2019-11-19 ▶

Secret Island —

1 2024-12-08 ▶

The Helicopter Spies —

1 2017-05-19 ▶

Vertical Slum / Forest Fire (John Peel session 15 May 1979) —

1 2019-05-21 ▶

Vertical Slum Forest Fire (John Peel session 15-05-1979) —

1 2013-08-19 ▶