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.

Below is a compilation of recordings across the UK’s capital between 1987 and 1992. Included is:

• Biff Bang Pow! at the ‘Doing It For The Kids’ gig
• Ride recorded on their support slot with The Soup Dragons (which coincidentally was the night they agreed to released their debut EP with Creation)
• My Bloody Valentine touring Loveless
• Felt on their farewell tour

Then there’s several recordings from the dark and dingy backroom of the Camden Falcon, a venue I spent many nights in which wasn’t much bigger than my living room.

The full tracklisting is below:

1. My Bloody Valentine / Soon [Town & Country Club – 15 Dec 1991]
2. Primal Scream / Gentle Tuesday [ULU – 26 Nov 1987]
3. Ride / Drive Blind [Town & Country Club – 27 Oct 1990]
4. The Weather Prophets / Why Does The Rain? [Mean Fiddler – 4 Dec 1988]
5. The Telescopes / High On Fire [Camden Underworld – 8 May 1992]
6. Biff Bang Pow! / Ice Cream Machine [Town & Country Club – 7 Aug 1988]
7. Teenage Fanclub / Everything Flows [ULU – 17 July 1991]
8. Felt / Final Resting of The Ark [Dingwalls – 11 Dec 1989]
9. Heidi Berry / Legacy [Camden Falcon – 26 Sept 1989]
10. Swervedriver / Volcano Trash [ULU – 25 May 1990]
11. The Razorcuts / Sorry To Embarrass You [Camden Falcon – 12 Nov 1988]
12. The Jesus and Mary Chain / The Hardest Walk [ULU – 29 Apr 1988]
13. Slowdive / Catch The Breeze [Town & Country Club – 28 Oct 1990]
14. The House of Love / Christine [London School of Economics – 19 Oct 1987]
15. Blow Up / Good For Me [Camden Falcon – 27 Feb 1988]
16. The Jasmine Minks / Cold Heart [Dingwalls – 17 July 1988]
17. The Bodines / Clear [Dingwalls – 20 Feb 1989]
18. Revolving Paint Dream / Sun, Sea, Sand [Market Tavern – 25 Jan 1989]
19. Ride / Chelsea Girl [Town & Country Club – 8 Nov 1989]
20. My Bloody Valentine / Paint A Rainbow [Fulham Greyhound – 26 Oct 1988]

Creation Records – Live in London 1987 to 1992 by Creation Records on Mixcloud

Many, many thanks to Steve Jones and Richard Pushong for going through their extensive bootleg cassette collection and putting the compilation together.