{"product_id":"mumford-sons-discography-tube-map","title":"Mumford and Sons Discography Tube Map Art Print","description":"\u003ch2\u003eWhy this Mumford and Sons discography tube map art makes a gift fans keep\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA discography gift for Mumford and Sons fans who have spent fifteen years being told this is just a banjo band, because this maps eight albums and shows the banjo line stopping halfway across. They own the records already. The map makes an argument that the records cannot make on their own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGiclée on 230gsm premium fine art paper, textured matte, archival and acid-free. Produced unframed or framed. Deeply researched and designed by me in East Sussex.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI plot these in CAD software. Every credited musician becomes a transit line, every album becomes a station, and anyone who appears only once gets a branch line of their own.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThe stations run chronologically from Sigh No More in 2009 to Rushmere in 2025 and include the records the band made under other names.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo stations on this map are not Mumford and Sons albums at all. Laura Marling's I Speak Because I Can is on there because three of them play on it, and Marcus Mumford's solo record is on there because it is the same line continuing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt rewards every closer look, particularly around 2015, where one line ends and the map changes shape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eContributing musicians on the map\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarcus Mumford is the only line that calls at every station. Ben Lovett and Ted Dwane run everything except the solo album.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWinston Marshall's banjo line is the one that stops. He plays on the first three Mumford and Sons records and on the Laura Marling album, and after Wilder Mind, he is gone from the map entirely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Marling station is a surprise for most people. Marcus Mumford drums on it, Winston Marshall plays banjo, and Ted Dwane plays double bass, so the band appears on her record as a backing group.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBabel carries the best guest credit in the catalogue. Paul Simon plays electric guitar and sings backing vocals on a version of The Boxer, with Jerry Douglas on Dobro.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWilder Mind brings in James Ford, Thomas Bartlett and Aaron Dessner of The National, and Dessner returns on Rushmere a decade later. The Johannesburg EP adds Baaba Maal, The Very Best and Beatenberg as featured artists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe solo album in 2022 is the densest station of all, with twenty credited musicians. Phoebe Bridgers, Brandi Carlile, Clairo, Monica Martin and Danielle Ponder sing on it, and the players include Blake Mills, Jim Keltner, Pino Palladino and Steve Ferrone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePrint Specifications:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach one is a Giclée on 230gsm premium fine art paper with a textured matte finish, archival and acid-free, so the colours hold for years. Choose A2 or A1, unframed or framed, ready to hang in a hallway, living room or studio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"border-bottom: 2px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eSize\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"border-bottom: 2px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eUK\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"border-bottom: 2px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eUSA \/ CAN \/ AUS equivalent\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"border-bottom: 2px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eOrientation\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eA2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003e594 x 420 mm (23 x 16 in)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003e24 x 18 in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eLandscape\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eA1\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003e841 x 594 mm (33 x 23 in)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003e36 x 24 in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eLandscape\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFAQ\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy is a Laura Marling album on the map?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBecause Marcus Mumford, Winston Marshall and Ted Dwane all play on I Speak Because I Can, so their lines run through it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat happens to the banjo?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinston Marshall's line ends after Wilder Mind, and the later stations carry keyboards, strings and horns instead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs Paul Simon really on a Mumford and Sons record?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes, playing guitar and singing on a version of The Boxer on Babel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhich album has the most credited musicians?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarcus Mumford's 2022 solo album, with twenty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs the map in release order?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes. The stations run chronologically from 2009 to 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat are the framing options?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnframed, or supplied framed and ready to hang.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eRelated Music Maps\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrowse the full range of gifts for music fans at the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mikebellmaps.com\/collections\/music-wall-art-prints\" title=\"all music discography tube map art prints\"\u003eGifts for Music Fans collection\u003c\/a\u003e and the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mikebellmaps.com\/collections\/new-art-prints\" title=\"new tube map art prints at Mike Bell Maps\"\u003eNew Art Prints collection\u003c\/a\u003e at mikebellmaps.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause James Ford plays on Wilder Mind, the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mikebellmaps.com\/products\/arctic-monkeys-discography-map\" title=\"Arctic Monkeys discography tube map art print\"\u003eArctic Monkeys Discography Map Art Print\u003c\/a\u003e is a direct companion piece, alongside the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mikebellmaps.com\/products\/fleetwood-mac-gift-for-fans-discography-tube-map\" title=\"Fleetwood Mac discography tube map art print\"\u003eFleetwood Mac Discography Map Art Print\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MikeBellMaps","offers":[{"title":"A2 - 23x16 in \/ Unframed","offer_id":57080251777399,"sku":"10-MUMF-A2-UNF","price":42.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A2 - 23x16 in \/ Black Frame","offer_id":57080251810167,"sku":"30-MUMF-A2-BLK","price":125.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A1 - 33x23 in \/ Unframed","offer_id":57080251875703,"sku":"20-MUMF-A1-UNF","price":58.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A1 - 33x23 in \/ Black Frame","offer_id":57080251908471,"sku":"50-MUMF-A1-BLK","price":175.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0445\/9551\/1464\/files\/MUMFORD-AND-SONS-MUSIC-MAP-04.jpg?v=1778849781","url":"https:\/\/mikebellmaps.com\/es\/products\/mumford-sons-discography-tube-map","provider":"MikeBellMaps","version":"1.0","type":"link"}