Creation Records
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{{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)]
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