Watch Creation as specialist subject on Mastermind
Mastermind is a British game show and on Friday contestant Emma McAllister chose Creation Records as her specialist subject.
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Listen to Creation Records live 1987-1990 Vol. 2
After last year’s hugely popular Live In London compilation, it seemed only right to follow it up with another compilation of live recordings.
The Creation Records Spotify playlist
At over 3.5 hours long, the Creation Records Spotify playlist covers most of the 17 years of Creation releases. Featuring early favourites like Biff Bang Pow! Phil Wilson, Revolving Paint Dream and The Jasmine Minks. Then there’s the later years with Super Furry Animals, Bernard Read more
Still Doing It For The Kids – A round-up of 2015
2015 was a crazy year when you consider it is 15 years since Creation closed its doors, this year was one of the busiest for some time with huge tours from the likes of Ride, The Jesus & Mary Chain, Super Furry Animals and Primal Read more
Listen to the ‘Doing It For The Kids’ All-Dayer
After previously posting the Valentine’s set from this gig, I was incredibly excited to find out that many of the other bands sets from the ‘Doing It For The Kids’ All-Dayer in 1988 were recorded and even more excited that I’m able to share this Read more
Listen to ‘Creation Records: Live in London 1987 to 1992’
Many gigs from Creation’s bands are now considered legendary in certain circles so it’s great when some real treasures are unearthed and I’m able to share them.
Artifact: The Dawn of Creation Records 1983-85 Box Set
This is a really exciting release for early Creation fans due in September, Artifact: The Dawn of Creation Records is a 5CD box set including early singles, demos, radio sessions and live tracks from 1983 to 1985.
Biff Bang Pow! compilation Waterbomb gets a vinyl release
Joe Foster’s Poppydisc label have just pressed the Biff Bang Pow! compilation ‘Waterbomb’ on vinyl for the first time.
Doing it For The Kids – A Creation Records Alldayer
Sunday August 7th 1988 was the hottest day of the year and a selection of Creation’s finest acts all took to the stage to celebrate the label. Things had come a long way from The Living Room just a few years before.
From the archive: Ten Crazy Creation Facts
Creation had a great relationship with the NME, which for many years was a weekly bible to the world of music, in those days they could make or break bands whenever they chose. In February 1994 NME ran a two-part special celebrating 10 years of Read more
The Laughing Apple singles found at Rough Trade
For all you Creation collectors out there, now is a rare chance to get a mint condition copy of a single from Alan McGee and Andrew Innes’ pre-Creation band The Laughing Apple.
Creation Singles Box Set to be released
A new boxset is due to be released in April 2015 featuring the first 10 Creation singles.
Biff Bang Pow! footage appears on YouTube
YouTube regularly brings up some fantastic rare stuff, but this one made a really nice change from all the usual Creation bands.
BMX Bandits to appear at Scared To Get Happy
BMX Bandits are to join a whole host of other bands who became famous during the C86 era at a London night to celebrate the release of a new Nuggets-inspired 5CD compilation.
Playlist – Creation Singles 51 to 75
Second mix featuring the singles in order of catalogue number, this chapter takes us from 1987 to 1990. This is where we first see the label dip its toes into the mainstream, firstly the House of Love and My Bloody Valentine grace the cover of Read more
Playlist – Creation Singles 1 to 50
A few years ago Stylus Magazine wrote an article called ‘Shine On’ about the first 50 singles on Creation. Well, at last here’s a chance to hear all them tracks in a playlist.
Apple Boutique to be reissued
The rather fantastic Vollwert-Records label continues its series of very limited early Creation releases with the re-pressing of Apple Boutique’s 1987 single ‘Love Resistance’. For those of you who don’t remember Apple Boutique, they were fronted by Phil King who later played bass in Felt/Lush/Jesus Read more
Creation Playlist #4 – Underground Magazine April 1988
Back in the late 80’s there was briefly a magazine called ‘Underground’ in the UK and never a month went by when Creation weren’t featured. Below is an interview with Alan McGee from early 1988, the text of which i’ve featured on the site before Read more
Creation Playlist #3 – Phil Wilson selects the artists that influenced Creation
Phil Wilson, ex-lead singer of the June Brides and solo Creation artist has today selected 10 tracks that he feels highlight the influences that shaped the sound of both C86 and Creation Records. Here’s what he had to say “This is merely my view of Read more