VA "Doing It For the Kids" LP Creation (UK)

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Track Listing:

A1–Cut Me Deep Written-By – * 3:28A2–Ballad Of The Band Written-By – 2:53A3–Christine Written-By – 3:26A4–Well Done Sonny Written-By – *, *, * 3:47A5–All Fall Down Written-By – *, * 2:13A6–She Paints Written-By – *, * 5:22A7–Lot 49 Written-By – 3:36B1–North Shore Train Written-By – * 7:10B2–Death Is Hanging Over Me Written-By – * 4:11B3–Cigarette In My Bed Written-By – * 3:28B4–Jetstream Written-By – 5:00B5–Godevil Written-By – * 4:40B6–A Complete History Of Sexual Jealousy (Parts 17-24) Written-By – * 5:31B7–Reflect On Rye Written-By – 2:12B8–Brighter Now Written-By – *, * 2:39

Creation Records was a British headed by . Along with Dick Green and , McGee founded Creation in 1983. The label lasted until its demise in 1999. The name came from the 1960s band , whom McGee greatly admired. McGee, Green and Foster were also in the band , which was also the title of a The Creation song. The label was revived at one point in 2011 for the release of a compilation album, Upside Down, spanning songs from the label.

Early years

McGee formed Creation Records following the culmination of various projects including fanzine Communication Blur, his own rock outfit The Laughing Apple (with future Primal Scream guitarist and long-time friend ) and his running of the venue The Communication Club. Initially, McGee wished to provide an outlet for like minded musicians and an opportunity for young bands to see their work on vinyl; primarily the label was in opposition to the "manufactured" synth pop of the era that bore little resemblance to the work of his favourite acts including and .

McGee started the label by putting out the "'73 in '83" single by after taking out a £1,000 bank loan. Around the same time he started a club called The Living Room in , through which he met several people who would go on to record for Creation, including and . Distributor soon began funding releases.

Creation was among the key labels in the mid-1980s movement, with early artists such as and . The Jesus and Mary Chain went to record for Warner Brothers in 1985, yet McGee remained as their manager. With the profits he had made from the band, he was able to release singles by label acts such as , , and .

McGee had enthusiasm and an uncanny ability to attract the weekly music media, and he was able to get a growing underground following. In their early days, he was able to project a notorious image of , which had often courted violence and loutish behaviour.

Mid-period

Following an unsuccessful attempt to run an offshoot label for Warner Brothers (), McGee regrouped Creation and immersed himself in the burgeoning dance and acid house scene starting in the late 1980s. Those scenes had influenced Creation mainstays such as Primal Scream and Ed Ball, as well as newer arrivals such as .

While Creation Records' releases at this time tended to be critically acclaimed, they tended not to be major commercial hits. Creation had run up considerable debt that was only held off until he sold half the company to in 1992. There were reports of McGee's escalating drug use, as well as numerous and conflicting reports of the label being nearly bankrupted after funding the two-year long recording of My Bloody Valentine's 1991 LP.

Sony years

After selling to Sony, Creation had signed , whose LP became a huge critical and commercial success. The band went on to epitomize the cultural Britpop movement of the mid-90s. The success of Oasis was unprecedented for an act on an independent label. Their second album, became the biggest selling British album of the decade.

In the 1990s, Creation launched the subsidiary, , which was formed by Joe Foster. Rev-Ola is now a part of the group of labels.

The revitalised took note of McGee's accomplishments with Creation. They got McGee to spearhead a media campaign prior to the 1997 General Election in order to appeal to Britain's youth culture. He was largely responsible for changing government legislation in relation to musicians being able to go on the New Deal which gave musicians three years to develop and be funded by the government instead of having to take other jobs to survive.

went on to make a documentary on McGee and Creation in 1998 for . Creation Records was awarded 'Independent Label of the Year' every year between 1995 and 1998 by , and McGee was awarded by the NME 'Godlike Genius' award in February 1995.

Dissolution

The dissolution of Creation Records in 1999 led to McGee and Foster forming . The label saw a return to the staunchly independent roots of Creation, and had most notably launched the career of in the UK.

In May 2007, McGee told The Independent newspaper that he was winding down Poptones for financial reasons.

Upside Down, a film on Creation Records premiered at the in London on 23 and 24 October 2010. It was released on DVD in the UK on 9 May 2011. Additionally, a soundtrack album compiled by Joe Foster featuring 34 tracks which covered the entire career of Creation Records was released. This album was released on Creation Records, who were revived for the release of the album only.

The Resurrection

Numerous interviews with Alan McGee suggest that he is "seriously considering" resurrecting the iconic Creation Records and that his new project, The Covelles, are set to reinforce the labels place in history.

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