Creation Records on vinyl: shoegaze, Britpop and noise with melody
In short: Alan McGee, Dick Green and Joe Foster founded Creation Records in London in 1983. The label stood for British indie: shoegaze by My Bloody Valentine and Ride, Primal Scream’s mix of rock and club music – and in the nineties Oasis. The Vinyl Room currently has 4 records on Creation.
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First pressings
Records on Creation
→ My Bloody Valentine · Primal Scream · Shoegaze · Indie rock
What makes Creation Records special?
Walls of guitar with melodies hidden inside: My Bloody Valentine are represented with “To Here Knows When”, known from the 1991 EP “Tremolo”, Swervedriver with “Sandblasted”.
Saint Etienne sound completely different with the light pop of “Good Humor”, as do Primal Scream with the hard, electronic “XTRMNTR” from 2000.
FAQ
Who founded Creation Records? Alan McGee with Dick Green and Joe Foster, in London in 1983.
What is shoegaze? Guitar rock with walls of effects and hazy vocals – on Creation above all by My Bloody Valentine and Ride.
Which well-known bands were on Creation? Among others My Bloody Valentine, Primal Scream, Teenage Fanclub, Ride and Oasis.
What do you have on Creation? Records from the nineties and 2000s – 4 records in all.
