At least two different record labels called Creation Records have existed.

The older label was formed by Robert Stigwood in 1967, but soon faded away in favour of RSO Records. Robert Stigwood is British music producer, primarily for film and stage. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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. ...

The most recent, and perhaps more famous, is a British indie record label headed by Alan McGee, lasting from 1984 to 1999. The name came from the 1960s band The Creation, whom McGee greatly admired (McGee's own band was called Biff Bang Pow, also a Creation song). From the early 1990s on, however, its 'independent' status was severely compromised, since financial difficulties forced it into partnership with Sony. 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. ... Alan McGee is a British music industry mogul famed for founding the independent Creation Records label which ran from 1983 to 2000. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The Creation (German: Die Schöpfung) is an oratorio written 1796-1798 by Joseph Haydn, and considered by many to be his masterpiece. ... Sony Corporation (Japanese katakana: ソニー) (TYO: 6758 , NYSE: SNE) is a global Japanese consumer electronics corporation based in Tokyo, Japan. ...

During its existence it had on its books some of the most important acts in British indie music, including The Jesus and Mary Chain, My Bloody Valentine, Ride, Swervedriver, Slowdive, The House of Love, Teenage Fanclub, Primal Scream, Oasis, Super Furry Animals, The Telescopes, The Boo Radleys and 18 Wheeler. It also launched subsidiary Rev-ola Records for cult reissues. 1989 promo shot for the album Automatic The Jesus and Mary Chain were a Scottish Indie rock band that revolved around the songwriting partnership of brothers Jim and William Reid. ... Clockwise from bottom left: Colm OCiosoig, Bilinda Butcher, Kevin Shields, Debbie Googe My Bloody Valentine were an Irish-British shoegazing rock band. ... Mark, Loz, Steve and Andy Ride is a 1980s and 90s British shoegazing band, formed by Laurence Colbert (Drums), Mark Gardener (Guitar), Steve Queralt (Bass) and Andy Bell (Guitar) in 1988. ... Swervedriver was a British guitar band that throughout the 1990s made experimental indie music. ... Slowdive was a shoegazer band formed in 1989, lasting until 1995. ... The House of Love were a British rock band of the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... Teenage Fanclub is a British pop-rock band from Glasgow, Scotland, founded in 1989. ... Primal Scream. ... Oasis are a British rock band that originally formed in Manchester. ... Super Furry Animals (also known as SFA, the Furries and the Super Furries) are a Welsh rock band, with leanings towards psychedelic rock and electronic experimentation. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... The Boo Radleys were a British guitar band of the 1990s who made experimental indie music, and were briefly associated with the Britpop movement. ... 18 Wheeler was a Scottish rock band active in the early 1990s, consisting of Sean Jackson (vocals, guitar), David Keenan (guitar, vocals), Alan Hake (bass), and Neil Halliday (drums). ... Rev-ola Records was a subsidary of Creation Records. ...

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 in the UK. 1999 (MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Poptones was a record label launched by Alan McGee after the demise of Creation Records in 1999. ... The Hives, from L to R: Dr. Matt Destruction, Nicolaus Arson, Howlin Pelle Almqvist, Chris Dangerous, Vigilante Carlstroem The Hives are a garage rock or (more accurately) garage punk band from Fagersta, Sweden that emerged in the US and the UK in the early 2000s. ...

See also

• List of record labels

The following is a partial list of record labels, both past and present. ...

External links

Two good fan sites exist which tell the story of McGee's Creation Records:

• Creation Records - Doing It For The Kids
• Creation Records (fan site)