Jane from Occupied Europe
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Jane From Occupied Europe is the second album by British
post-punk
group Swell Maps
. The original 1980 issue of the album contained the first fourteen tracks, and the reissue in 1989 by Mute Records
added eight bonus tracks.
United Kingdom
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post-punk
Post-punk
Post-punk is a rock music movement with its roots in the late 1970s, following on the heels of the initial punk rock explosion of the mid-1970s. The genre retains its roots in the punk movement but is more introverted, complex and experimental...
group Swell Maps
Swell Maps
Swell Maps were an experimental English rock group of the 1970s from Birmingham that foreshadowed the birth of post-punk.Influenced by the disparate likes of T.Rex and the German progressive outfit, Can, they created a new soundscape that would be heavily mined by others in the post-punk era...
. The original 1980 issue of the album contained the first fourteen tracks, and the reissue in 1989 by Mute Records
Mute Records
Mute is an independent record label based in the UK. It was founded in 1978 by Daniel Miller and featured several prominent musical acts on its roster such as Goldfrapp, Depeche Mode, Yazoo, Erasure and Fad Gadget.-Beginnings:...
added eight bonus tracks.
Original Album
- "Robot Factory" (Soundtracks/Earl) – 2:23
- "Let's Buy a Bridge" (Sudden) – 1:53
- "Border Country" (Sudden) – 2:10
- "Cake Shop" (retitled "Cake Shop Girl") (Head) – 2:26
- "The Helicopter Spies" (Sudden) – 4:17
- "Big Maz in the Desert" (Swell Maps) – 5:07
- "Big Empty Field" (Soundtracks/Earl) – 3:44
- "Mining Villages" (Soundtracks) – 1:04
- "Collision with a Frogman..." (Swell Maps) – 3:41
- "...vs. The Mangrove Delta Plan" (Swell Maps) – 4:23
- "Secret Island" (Sudden) – 4:23
- "Whatever Happens Next..." (Sudden) – 2:59
- "Blenheim Shots" (Sudden) – 3:41
- "A Raincoat's Room" (retitled "Raining in My Room") (Soundtracks) – 1:42
Bonus tracks
- "Let's Build a Car" (Sudden) – 3:06
- "Epic's Trip" (Soundtracks) – 0:55
- "...uh..." (Swell Maps) – 0:31
- "Secret Island" (instrumental) (Sudden) – 6:27
- "Amphitheatres" (Swell Maps) – 2:56
- "Big Empty Field" (No. 2) (Soundtracks/Earl) – 2:59
- "The Stairs are Like an Avalanche" (Swell Maps) – 4:04
- "...then Poland" (Swell Maps) – 0:52
Personnel
- Epic SoundtracksEpic SoundtracksEpic Soundtracks was the stage name of the British musician Kevin Paul Godfrey . Born in Croydon, Surrey, he was brought up in Solihull, Midlands with his brother Adrian Nicholas, who was known as Nikki Sudden .In 1972 Kevin and Nicholas formed the nucleus of what was to become the post-punk rock...
– drums, piano, organ, toys, vocals, handclaps, violin, guitars, sax, concrete, typewriter - Nikki SuddenNikki SuddenNikki Sudden was a prolific English singer-songwriter and guitarist. He co-founded the post-punk band Swell Maps with his brother Epic Soundtracks while attending Solihull School in Solihull.-Career:...
– vocals, guitar, organ, toys, handclaps, bass, piano - Jowe HeadJowe HeadJowe Head is a British bass guitarist, singer, and visual artist, who was a member of Swell Maps before joining the Television Personalities...
– 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 GrayBarry GrayBarry Gray was a British musician and composer who is best known for his work for Gerry Anderson.-Life:...
– organ on track 2