This new edition of 'Our Music Is Red - With Purple Flashes' expands on
the compilation released by Demon Records in 1998. It features all The
Creation’s studio recordings in one definitive set. 65 tracks over 4CDs
including 'Making Time', 'Painter Man' & 'Biff Bang Pow'.

Disc 1 features the original compilation in mono. Disc 2 includes Alex
Palao fresh stereo mixes created 2012. Disc 3 and disc 4 consist of the
albums 'Psychedelic Rose' and 'Power Surge' that were released after the
band reunited in 1985. The set is complete with an essay by Lois Wilson
and fresh artwork.

There’s still a very real sense that The Creation never got their proper
due. Perhaps they never will but for those in the know, they know. The
Creation are king

TRACK LISTING

CD1 - Mono Mixes 1966-1968:
1. Making Time
2. Try And Stop Me
3. Painter Man
4. Biff Bang Pow
5. Sylvette
6. If I Stay Too Long
7. Nightmares
8. Cool Jerk
9. Like A Rolling Stone
10. I Am The Walker
11. Can I Join Your Band
12. Hey Joe
13. Life Is Just Beginning
14. Through My Eyes
15. How Does It Feel To Feel (UK Version)
16. How Does It Feel To Feel (US Version)
17. Tom Tom
18. Ostrich Man
19. Sweet Helen
20. Midway Down
21. The Girls Are Naked
22. Bony Maronie
23. Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
24. For All That I Am
25. Uncle Bert

CD2 – Stereo Mixes 1966 – 1968:
1. Making Time [instrumental]
2. Painter Man
3. Biff Bang Pow
4. Sylvette [full Length]
5. If I Stay Too Long
6. Nightmares
7. Cool Jerk
8. Like A Rolling Stone
9. Can I Join Your Band
10. Hey Joe
11. Life Is Just Beginning
12. Through My Eyes
13. How Does It Feel To Feel [UK Version]
14. Tom Tom
15. How Does It Feel To Feel [US Version]
16. Midway Down
17. For All That I Am
18. Instrumental # 1
19. How Does It Feel To Feel [instrumental]

CD3 - Psychedelic Rose:
1. Lay The Ghost
2. Psychedelic Rose
3. Radio Beautiful
4. United
5. Doing It My Way
6. Making Time (new Version)
7. Far From Paradise
8. White Knight
9. Spirit Called Love

CD4 - POWER SURGE:
1. Creation
2. Power Surge
3. Someone's Gonna Bleed
4. Shock Horror
5. That's How I Found Love
6. Killing Song
7. Nobody Wants To Know
8. City Life
9. English Language
10. Free Men Live Forever
11. Ghost Division
12. O+N 

A sublime set of roots, vocal and dubbed out instrumental magic, Close Encounters Of The Third World is a real lost gem in the treasure-filled Creation Rebel back catalogue. A true cross-atlantic collaboration - initial rhythm tracks were laid down in London in 1978, with horns and vocals overdubbed at Channel One in Jamaica, before bandleader Crucial Tony returned to London with the tapes for the album to be mixed by a visiting Prince Jammy.

Originally released on pre-On-U Sound label Hitrun, and the second album released by the group chronologically. Unavailable for 45 years, it has been carefully pieced back together, for this new edition featuring extended 12” discomix versions of “Beware” and “Natty Conscience Free”, re-cut by Frank Merritt at The Carvery. Includes new sleevenotes by reggae scholar David Katz that tells the story of the album in full, plus download card

TRACK LISTING

1. Know Yourself
2. Conspiring
3. Beware
4. Dangerous And Deadly
5. Shouldn’t Do That
6. Creation Fever
7. Natty Conscience Free
8. Joyful Noise

Out of print for many years and regarded as one of the greatest music books ever written, My Magpie Eyes are Hungry for the Prize: The Creation Records Story is the definitive account of the iconic British record label, republished for the label's 40th anniversary.

'The greatest book ever written on British independent music' Guardian 'One of the best British music books of the last ten years' Mojo

Founded by Alan McGee in 1983, Creation Records achieved notoriety as the home of Primal Scream, the Jesus and Mary Chain and other anti-Establishment acts. During the Britpop boom of the mid-90s, the astonishing success of Oasis brought Creation fame on the world stage. In 1999, however, McGee announced his shock departure as his label's influence over a generation of British music came to a confusing and disappointing end. Containing interviews with Creation musicians, employees, supporters and detractors, this is the inside story of Creation Records - and of British music since the 1980s.

The Creation was formed in 1966 from beat combo The Mark Four, and was quickly signed to a production deal with Shel Talmy, The Who’s producer. The first release was the urgent “Making Time”, which featured guitarist Eddie Phillips playing his guitar with a violin bow, two years before Jimmy Page started doing so.

Creation Records founder Alan McGee named his label after the band, and named his band Biff Bang Pow after one of their songs. So perhaps it was no surprise when in 1995 he came up with the idea of The Creation recording a song called “Creation” to be released on the Creation label. In the wake of reunion shows at The Mean Fiddler in 1993 and 1995, the original line-up re-convened, and the recordings expanded into an album. “Power Surge” was released in 1996.

TRACK LISTING

1. Creation
2. Power Surge
3. Someone’s Gonna Bleed
4. Shock Horror
5. That’s How I Found Love
6. Killing Song
7. Nobody Wants To Know
8. City Life
9. English Language
10. Free Men Live Forever
11. Ghost Division
12. O+N 

"Upside Down: The Creation Records Story", produced & directed by Danny O'Connor, is the definitive and fully authorised documentary of the highs & lows of the UK's most inspired & dissolute independent record label - Creation Records. This is the accompanying 34 track, double disc set, compiled by Creation label founders Alan McGee and Joe Foster, featuring Primal Scream, Teenage Fanclub, Oasis, Ride, Jesus & Mary Chain, House Of Love, BMX Bandits, Boo Radleys and many more...

STAFF COMMENTS

Andy says: Superb compilation from the label that soundtracked many of our lives. Some amazing songs and inspiring attitude. But where's The Pastels?

TRACK LISTING

CD 1:
1. The Jesus And Mary Chain - Upside Down
2. Oasis - Rock N Roll Star
3. Primal Scream - Loaded
4. Ride - Leave Them All Behind
5. The House Of Love - Shine On
6. BMX Bandits - Serious Drugs
7. Teenage Fanclub - The Concept
8. The Telescopes - Perfect Needle
9. Biff Bang Pow - There Must Be A Better Life
10. Slowdive - Souvlaki Space Station
11. Slaughter Joe - I’ll Follow You Down
12. The Jasmine Minks - Think
13. The Boo Radleys - Lazarus
14. Revolving Paint Dream - In The Afternoon
15. Sugar - If I Can’t Change Your Mind
16. Swervedriver - Son Of Mustang Ford
17. Super Furry Animals - Something 4 The Weekend

CD 2:
1. Oasis - Wonderwall
2. Ride - Taste
3. Primal Scream - Swastika Eyes
4. Swervedriver - Duel
5. Teenage Fanclub - Mellow Doubt
6. Biff Bang Bow - It Makes You Scared
7. Slowdive - Alison
8. Revolving Paint Dream - Flowers In The Sky
9. The House Of Love - Destroy The Heart
10. BMX Bandits - I Wanna Fall In Love
11. Slaughter Joe - So Out Of Touch
12. The Jazz Butcher - Girl Go
13. The Creation - Creation
14. The Telescopes - Perfect Needle
15. Primal Scream - Imperial
16. The Boo Radleys - Wake Up Boo!
17. The Jesus And Mary Chain - Some Candy Talking