Creation Records 351617 220761911 2008-06-21T13:18:09Z Sumner63 7178294 /* See also */ {{Otheruses4|the British indie label founded by Alan McGee|the Creation Records label founded in 1967|Robert Stigwood}} {{Infobox record label | name = Creation Records | image = | image_bg = | parent = | founded = 1983 | founder = [[Alan McGee]] | defunct = 1999 | distributor = | genre = [[Alternative rock]]<br />[[Noise pop]]<br />[[Shoegazing]]<br/>[[Britpop]] | country = [[United Kingdom]] | location = [[London, England]] | url = http://www.creation-records.com }} '''Creation Records''' was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[independent record label]] headed by [[Alan McGee]]. Creation was Founded in [[1983 in music|1983]] by [[Alan McGee]], [[Dick Green]] and [[Joe Foster]] and lasted until [[1999 in music|1999]]. The name came from the 1960s band [[The Creation (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 '[[Indie (music)|Indie]]' status was severely compromised, since financial difficulties forced it into partnership with [[Sony]], after being nearly bankrupted subsidizing the arduous, two-year long recording of [[Loveless (album)|Loveless]]. During its existence Creation's roster featured some of the leading lights of the British [[alternative rock]] scene, including * [[Oasis (band) | Oasis]] * [[Primal Scream]] * [[Super Furry Animals]] * [[Teenage Fanclub]] * [[My Bloody Valentine]] * [[Saint Etienne (band) | Saint Etienne]] * [[The Boo Radleys]] * [[3 Colours Red]] * [[Ultra Living]] * [[Ride (band)|Ride]] * [[Swervedriver]] * [[Slowdive]] * [[BMX Bandits (band)|BMX Bandits]] * [[The Membranes]] * [[The House of Love]] * [[Adorable (band)|Adorable]] * [[Fluke (band)|Fluke]] * [[Felt (band) | Felt]] * [[The Jesus and Mary Chain]] * [[The Telescopes]] * [[18 Wheeler (band)|18 Wheeler]] It also launched subsidiary [[Rev-ola Records]] for cult reissues. 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. ==See also== * [[Creation Records discography]] * [[List of record labels]] ==External links== * [http://www.creation-records.com/ Creation Records - Doing It For The Kids] * [http://www.creationrecords.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ Creation Records (fan site)] [[Category:British record labels]] [[Category:Creation Records]] [[Category:Record labels established in 1983]] [[Category:Record labels disestablished in 1999]] [[Category:Indie music record labels]] [[Category:Independent record labels]] [[de:Creation Records]] [[fi:Creation Records]] [[fr:Creation Records]] [[ja:クリエイション・レコーズ]] [[pl:Creation Records]] [[sv:Creation Records]]