Jane from Occupied Europe

...In "Jane from Occupied Europe"
Studio album by Swell Maps
Released	1980 (re-release 1989)
Recorded	June 1979 - May 1980 (WMRS, Leamington Spa), except "Mining Villages" July 1977 ("at home"), "Epic's Trip" & "Big Empty Field (No. 2)" March 1980 (London)
Genre	Art punk, post-punk, experimental rock
Length	44:17
Label	Rough Trade
Producer	Swell Maps
Swell Maps chronology
A Trip to Marineville (1979) ...In "Jane from Occupied Europe" (1980)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	(8.2/10) [2]
Rolling Stone	[3]
Spin	(7/10) [4]

...In "Jane from Occupied Europe" is the second album by British post-punk group Swell Maps. The original 1980 issue of the album, released on Rather Records/Rough Trade, contained the first fourteen tracks, and the reissue in 1989 released by Mute Records added eight bonus tracks.

Track listing

Original Album

Side One:

1. "Robot Factory" (Soundtracks/Earl) – 2:27
2. "Let's Buy a Bridge" (Sudden) – 1:55
3. "Border Country" (Sudden) – 2:12
4. "Cake Shop" (retitled "Cake Shop Girl" in the reissue) (Head) – 2:25
5. "The Helicopter Spies" (Sudden) – 4:20
6. "Big Maz in "The Desert From The Trolley"" (Swell Maps) – 5:11
7. "Big Empty Field" (Soundtracks/Earl) – 3:44
8. "Mining Villages" (Soundtracks/Sportsman) – 1:01

Side Two:

1. "Collision with a Frogman vs. The Mangrove Delta Plan" (Swell Maps) – 8:06
2. "Secret Island" (Sudden) – 4:34
3. "Whatever Happens Next...." (Sudden) – 2:58
4. "Blenheim Shots" (Sudden) – 3:42
5. "A Raincoat's Room" (retitled "Raining in My Room" in the reissue) (Soundtracks) – 1:42

Bonus tracks

15. "Let's Build a Car" (Sudden) – 3:06
16. "Epic's Trip" (Soundtracks) – 0:55
17. "...uh..." (Swell Maps) – 0:31
18. "Secret Island" (instrumental) (Sudden) – 6:27
19. "Amphitheatres" (Swell Maps) – 2:56
20. "Big Empty Field" (No. 2) (Soundtracks/Earl) – 2:59
21. "The Stairs are Like an Avalanche" (Swell Maps) – 4:04
22. "...then Poland" (Swell Maps) – 0:52
23. "New York" (Sudden) - 3:19

Personnel

• Epic Soundtracks – drums, piano, organ, toys, vocals, handclaps, violin, guitars, sax, concrete, typewriter
• Nikki Sudden – vocals, guitar, organ, toys, handclaps, bass, piano
• Jowe Head – bass, sax, guitar, toys, vocals
• Richard Earl – guitar, organ, toys, vocals, handclaps, bass
• David Barrington – guitar, violin, kazoo, vocals, bass
• John Cockrill - handclaps and vocals on track 5
• Barry Gray – organ on track 2

References

1. Jane from Occupied Europe at AllMusic
2. Pitchfork review http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/11838-a-trip-to-marineville-jane-from-occupied-europe/

External links

• ...In "Jane from Occupied Europe" at Discogs (list of releases)