description The Names - Swimming Overview
Swimming is the debut studio album by Belgian post-punk band The Names, released in 1982 by Les Disques du Crépuscule. It was produced by Martin Hannett, whose spacious production approach also shaped recordings by several groups associated with Manchester's Factory Records. The album combines restrained vocals, prominent bass, atmospheric keyboards, and angular guitar, documenting the band's place in the early Belgian new-wave and post-punk scene.
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Was Swimming The Names' first album?
Yes. Swimming is the Belgian band's debut studio album, first released in June 1982 by Les Disques du Crépuscule.
Who produced Swimming by The Names?
Martin Hannett produced the album, bringing the spacious, carefully separated sound associated with his work around Factory Records. The recordings were made at Strawberry Studios in Manchester before the 1982 release.
What does Swimming sound like?
It sits in Belgian cold wave and post-punk, with restrained vocals, guitar and bass lines, and atmospheric keyboards. The Names' link to Factory, Factory Benelux, and Les Disques du Crépuscule places the album in the early-1980s European post-punk network.
Which songs are included on the expanded Swimming reissue?
The LTM edition Swimming + Singles adds 'Nightshift,' 'Calcutta,' and 'The Astronaut,' plus two tracks from Crépuscule compilation albums. The original album itself remains the 1982 Swimming program, so the bonus tracks belong to the reissue rather than the first LP.
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