Wednesday, June 10, 2020
VA - Creation Artifact The Dawn Of Creation Records 1983-1985 [2015] (5 x CD's)
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VA - Creation Artifact The Dawn Of Creation Records 1983-1985 [2015] (5 x CD's)
Alan McGee's Creation Records was one of the most influential and consistently interesting labels of the '80s and '90s, cranking out classic songs and albums while giving the world some of the biggest bands of the era. Cherry Red's 2015 box set Artifact: The Dawn of Creation Records 83-85 focuses on the very beginnings of Creation's run, compiling singles, live tracks, demos, and Peel Sessions and putting them in a handsome package.
Creation Records was one of the most important, vital independent labels of the 80s and 90s, born in the post-punk era and progressing to define the Britpop generation. Creation Artifact is the first comprehensive box set devoted to the early years of Creation Records. The label was born from a hip London club night and won the plaudits with a string of limited edition 7" singles and a handful of albums - including the acclaimed debut 'Upside Down' by the Jesus & Mary Chain. During this period 1983-1985, the label also issued vinyl by Primal Scream (their debut 45), The Pastels, The Bodines, The Loft, The Membranes, The Jasmine Minks et al. Housed in a lavish 'book' set, Creation Artifact pays tribute to that seminal period with two discs comprising early A's and B's, a third CD of rarities and album tracks, another comprising previously unissued demos and a fifth disc of rare BBC sessions. Awash with rare memorabilia, a 12,000-word essay from journalist Neil Taylor, band biographies, personal reminiscences and numerous archives finds, Creation Artifact is the ultimate tribute to the dawn of Creation Records 1983-1985! (Amazon)
Overall, the box set is nearly perfect. The music itself is consistently brilliant, the rarities are impressive, the curation very well considered, and the bright sound fairly jumps out of the speakers. Fans of the label, and indie pop in general, will be pleased that so much care was given to Creation's thrilling early days and should waste no time adding Artifact to their collections.
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Track lists
CD1 Singles
01 Legend! '73 in '83 1:10
02 Legend! You (Chunka Chunka) Were Glamorous 4:02
03 Legend! Melt The Guns 3:37
04 Revolving Paint Dream Flowers In The Sky 2:25
05 Revolving Paint Dream In The Afternoon 3:25
06 Biff Bang Pow! Fifty Years Of Fun 1:55
07 Biff Bang Pow! Then When I Scream 2:49
08 Jasmine Minks Think! 3:20
09 Jasmine Minks Work For Nothing 2:14
10 Pastels Something Going On 3:25
11 Pastels Stay With Me Till Morning 3:41
12 X-Men Do The Ghost 2:25
13 X-Men Talk 2:58
14 Biff Bang Pow! There Must Be A Better Life 3:08
15 Biff Bang Pow! The Chocolate Elephant Man 3:09
16 Jasmine Minks Where The Traffic Goes 2:36
17 Jasmine Minks Mr Magic 2:27
18 Loft Why Does The Rain 3:39
19 Loft Like 2:36
20 Loft Winter 3:04
21 Legend! The Legend! Destroys The Blues 2:26
22 Legend! Arrogant Bastards 2:03
23 X-Men Bad Girl 2:05
24 Pastels Million Tears 2:53
25 Pastels Surprise Me 4:25
26 Pastels Baby Honey 6:58
CD2 Singles
01 Jesus and Mary Chain Upside Down 3:00
02 Jesus and Mary Chain Vegetable Man 3:35
03 Loft Up the Hill and Down the Slope 4:20
04 Loft Your Door Shines Like Gold 3:12
05 Loft Lonely Street 3:02
06 Loft Time 2:53
07 Bodines God Bless 2:19
08 Bodines Paradise 3:06
09 Primal Scream All Fall Down 2:13
10 Primal Scream It Happens 2:06
11 Jasmine Minks What's Happening 1:53
12 Jasmine Minks Black & Blue 1:58
13 Meat Whiplash Don't Slip Up 3:20
14 Meat Whiplash Here It Comes 2:55
15 Five Go Down to the Sea? Singing in Braille 3:13
16 Five Go Down to the Sea? Aunt Nelly 3:27
17 Five Go Down to the Sea? Silk Brain Worm Women 3:01
18 Moodists Justice and Money Too 4:21
19 Moodists You've Got Your Story 2:50
20 Moodists Take Us All Home 3:10
21 Pastels I'm Alright With You 3:16
22 Pastels Couldn't Care Less 1:53
23 Pastels What It's Worth 4:36
24 Biff Bang Pow! Love and Hate 3:25
25 Weather Prophets Worm in My Brain 3:44
CD3 Rarities & Album Tracks
01 Laughing Apple Participate! 2:57
02 Laughing Apple Wouldn't You? 2:16
03 Revolving Paint Dream In The Afternoon (Early Version) 3:40
04 Jasmine Minks The Thirty Second Set Up 3:54
05 Jasmine Minks Somers Town 3:07
06 Biff Bang Pow! Fifty Years of Fun (Almost Live Version) 1:51
07 Biff Bang Pow! Waterbomb! 1:58
08 J.C. Brouchard with Biff Bang Pow! Someone Stole My Wheels 2:46
09 Biff Bang Pow! & J.C. Brouchard Sunny Days 2:06
10 Jesus And Mary Chain Upside Down (Demo Version) 3:10
11 Jesus And Mary Chain Just Like Honey (Oct 1984 Demo) 2:54
12 Bodines Godbless (Alternative Version) 2:19
13 Membranes I Am Fish Eye 2:31
14 Membranes Gift Of Life 6:46
15 Jasmine Minks Seven And Seven Is 1:55
16 June Brides I Fall 4:05
17 Legend! Arrogant Bastards 1:38
18 Three Johns A.W.O.L. 3:59
19 Loft Your Door Shines Like Gold 3:46
20 Mekons Rock 'n' Roll Shoes 3:24
21 Legend! & His Swinging Soul Sisters Sweet Soul Music 1:28
22 Jasmine Minks Green Fuz 2:41
23 Alternative TV Lonely Lenny 3:16
24 Television Personalities A Picture of Dorian Gray (Live) 2:41
25 Television Personalities The Dream Inspires (Live) 2:56
26 Television Personalities Family Affair (Live) 2:50
CD4 Demos
01 Jasmine Minks All Fall Down 3:23
02 Jasmine Minks Work 1:51
03 Jasmine Minks Second Post 4:50
04 Legend! Boredom (Is) 0:32
05 Meat Whiplash Losing Your Grip 1:57
06 Meat Whiplash Always Sunday 5:04
07 Meat Whiplash Walk Away 2:18
08 Legend! Victorian Values 0:49
09 X-Men Home 3:03
10 X-Men The Planet of the X 3:08
11 Moodists The Train From Kansas City 3:10
12 Moodists The Day They All Wake Up 4:07
13 Moodists I Guess I'm Dumb 3:05
14 Legend! Social Protest (By Numbers) 0:53
15 Jasmine Minks Mr Magic 2:22
16 Jasmine Minks Friends 4:14
17 Legend! Do You Remember 1:41
18 Biff Bang Pow! Lost Your Dreams 2:04
19 Biff Bang Pow! I'm Okay Me 3:32
20 Legend! Picture The Scene 2:20
21 X-Men A Tryst For Liszt 2:45
22 X-Men Stone Cold One Note Mind 2:34
23 Jasmine Minks Choice 3:55
24 Jasmine Minks Everybody's Got To Grow Up Sometimes 4:32
CD5 BBC Sessions
01 X-Men The Witch (Peel 13.9.1984) 2:21
02 X-Men Little Girl (Peel 13.9.1984) 2:14
03 X-Men Xtramental (13.9.1984) 2:35
04 Loft On A Tuesday (Long 9.12.1984) 3:02
05 Loft Skeleton Staircase (9.12.1984) 2:34
06 Loft The Canal And The Big Red Town (Long 9.12.1984) 2:52
07 Loft Lonely Street (Long 9.12.1984) 3:01
08 Moodists Other Man (Peel 10.7.1985) 3:01
09 Moodists Bullet Train (Peel 10.7.1985) 4:26
10 Moodists Take The Red Carpet Out Of Town (Peel 10.7.1985) 3:22
11 Moodists Justice And Money Too (Peel 10.7.1985) 4:06
12 Meat Whiplash Loss (Peel 28.10.1985) 2:38
13 Meat Whiplash Walk Away (Peel 28.10.1985) 2:07
14 Meat Whiplash Eat Me To The Core (28.10.1985) 2:29
15 Meat Whiplash She Comes Tomorrow (Peel 28.10.1985) 2:47
16 Bodines Scar Tissue (Long 13.10.1985) 3:47
17 Bodines Therese (Long 13.10.1985) 3:13
18 Bodines William Shatner (Long 13.10.1985) 3:36
19 Bodines The Back Door (Long 13.10.1985) 2:37
20 Loft Beware (Live) 3:54
21 Loft Wide Open Arms (Live) 3:58
22 Loft Worm In My Brain (Live) 3:43
23 Loft Up The Hill And Down The Slope (Live) 6:23
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hey now, this is a special one indeed. Thanks BB.
ReplyDeleteHi D,
DeleteAgain, some great interesting tracks here. Enjoy.
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thanks! i have the physical box of this, but its way easier loading your uploads into my Mac!!! :)
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I literally just bought this from Cherry Red. C'est la vie! It's a good 'un.
ReplyDeleteYou have great taste Ape Mummy.
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Thank you!
ReplyDeleteYou are welcome, Davetuba.
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This is a great one! Bought a lot of these on vinyl Waay back.
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Hi Charles Hodgson,
DeleteMe too but Its great to have them all in one box.
When you say Waay back it really doesn't feel that long ago, but it is.:)
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Could you please reup the link. Thank you, Riccardo
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DeleteNew links established, tested and working.
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Great! You are very kind. Thank you very much.
ReplyDeleteHello... the second zip file (discs 3, 4 & 5) appears to be corrupted somehow - I've tried to open it with three different apps and none of them have worked. Is it possible to fix this? Thank you!
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Hot dog! Thanks very much!
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