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At least two different record labels called Creation Records have existed.
The oldest label was formed by Robert Stigwood is British music producer, primarily for film and stage. ...Robert Stigwood in 1967, but soon faded away in favour of RSO Records was a record label, formed in partnership with Polydor Records by rock and roll and musical theatre impresario Robert Stigwood in the late 1960s, after the death of his business partner and mentor Brian Epstein. ...RSO Records.
The most recent, and perhaps more famous, is a The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and a member of the British Commonwealth and European Union. ...British indie A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and video recordings, on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD_Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ...record label headed by Alan McGee is a British music industry mogul famed for founding the independent Creation Records label which ran from 1983 to 2000. ...Alan McGee, lasting from 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...1984 to 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...1999. From the early 1990s on, however, its 'independent' status was severely compromised, since financial difficulties forced it into partnership with Sony Corporation (Japanese katakana: ソニー) (NYSE: SNE) is a consumer electronics corporation based in Tokyo, Japan. ...Sony.
During its existence it had on its books some of the most important acts in British indie music, including the 1989 promo shot for the album Automatic The Jesus and Mary Chain were a British Indie rock band that revolved around the songwriting partnership of brothers Jim Reid and William Reid. ...Jesus & Mary Chain, Clockwise from bottom left: Colm OCiosoig, Bilinda Butcher, Kevin Shields, Debbie Googe My Bloody Valentine were an Irish/British shoegazing rock band. ...My Bloody Valentine, Mark, Loz, Steve and Andy Ride is a 1980s and 90s British shoegazing band, formed by Laurence Colbert (Drums), Mark Gardner (Guitar), Steve Queralt (Bass) and Andy Bell (Guitar) in 1988. ...Ride, Slowdive was a shoegazer band formed in 1989, lasting until 1995. ...Slowdive, The House Of Love, Teenage Fanclub is a British pop_rock band from Glasgow, Scotland, founded in 1989. ...Teenage Fanclub, For the book by Dr. Arthur Janov, see The Primal Scream. ...Primal Scream, Theres also a simpergroup called Oasis, consisting of Peter Skellern, Julian Lloyd Webber, Mary Hopkin, Bill Lovelady and Mitch Dalton. ...Oasis and the Super Furry Animals (also known as SFA and the Furries) are a Welsh rock band, with leanings towards psychedelic rock and electronic experimentation. ...Super Furry Animals. It also launched subsidiary Rev-ola Records for spoken words recordings.
Since the dissolution of Creation Records in 1999 McGee has been running the Poptones label, which has seen a return to the staunchly independent roots of Creation. Most notably, Poptones launched the career of The Hives are a punk band from Fagersta, Sweden that emerged in the US and United Kingdom in the early 2000s. ...The Hives in the UK.
See also
External Links Two good fan sites exist which tell the story of McGee's Creation Records: - Creation Records _ Doing It For The Kids (http://www.creation_records.com/)
- Creation Records (fan site) (http://www.creationrecords.org.uk/)
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