Swimming and Singles

factory benelux presents a new cd edition of 'swimming', the debut album by belgian new wave group the names, originally issued in june 1982. between 1979 and 1983 belgian new wavers the names released a string of classic singles on wea, factory and crepuscule, including 'calcutta', 'the astronaut', and best of all 'nightshift'. their sole album, 'swimming', appeared in 1982 on crepuscule, and like the singles was produced by the late, great martin hannett. the music of the names boasts a dark, romantic majesty and grace, sometimes redolent of magazine, early simple minds and joy division. bonus tracks include the popular singles 'calcutta' and 'nightshift' and the band's john peel session from february 1982, the first ever recorded by a belgian band. this new factory benelux cd edition also features original artwork and poster design by benoit hennebert, and photographs by marc portee.