The Capitols were an English indie rock group from Birmingham. The group later became The Rotten Swines. The line-up featured Maria Smith and Peter Byrchmore (nicknamed Tank) both of who had been with The Nightingales.
Links to Peel[]
Peel played some of the members previous band of the Nightingales on his radio programmes and when Maria and Peter later joined The Capitols, he invited them to do a session for his radio programme in 1987. The band only released one single, 'The Capitols', before splitting up.
Sessions[]
The Capitols - John Peel Session 6th April 1987 & Cake Records - 1987
1. Recorded: 1987-03-24. First Broadcast: 06 April 1987. Repeated: 28 April 1987, 18 May 1987, 23 December 1987
- I Want To Be Alone / Who Can Tell? / Every Time / Born Yesterday / Failing Again
Other Shows Played[]
- 1987
- 29 April 1987: Who Can Tell? (7" - The Capitols) Cake