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The entire Box Set is in superb condition. The outer Box is in heavyweight cardboard with 4 LPs in cardboard sleeves and inners. The 180 Gram discs are all different colours.

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REVIEW:
"Eddie Phillips is a combination of Jimmy Page and Pete Townshend." - Shel Talmy (producer of The Who, The Kinks, and The Creation) Alan McGee was such a big fan of The Creation that he named his record label after the band, and named his own band after one of their songs - Biff Bang Pow. 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. Whilst very popular in Germany, UK success largely eluded the band, and after a number of noncharting singles and line-up changes (including Ron Wood), the band broke up in 1968 without ever having released an album in the UK. Bizarrely, Boney M had a huge hit in 1979 with the band's composition "Painter Man". Phillips and lead vocalist Kenny Pickett recorded an album in 1987 that remained unreleased until 2004, and in 1995, following reunion concerts at Harlesden's Mean Fiddler, Alan McGee and Joe Foster managed to persuade the original line-up to record a new album, for release on Creation Records. This 4 LP box set has been designed by Phil Smee and the album sleeves feature photos from his collection. The four LPs include all of The Creation's legendary recordings for Shel Talmy (the 2016 stereo mixes appear on LP for the first time), "We Are Paintermen" replicating the 1966 German LP, the only Creation album released anywhere in the 60s. "How Does It Feel To Feel "rounds up the remainder of the 60s recordings, and the 1987 album "Psychedelic Rose" and the 1996 Creation Records album "Power Surge" complete the set.

 The Creation’s flame, or ashes, has been fanned into legend. Some see them as hugely influential, the great lost pioneering psychedelic Pop-Art act of their time, while others wonder why the bluesy knockings of a bog-standard beat combo are held in such reverence.

This five-disc book set gathers an anthology of their often-interrupted works, from their sharp early singles through their first album – recorded in 1987 but unreleased till 2004 – to the 1995 album funded by uber-fan McGee’s Creation label. There are also solo tracks from guitarist Eddie Phillips (famed for playing with a violin bow before Jimmy Page), and the bonus DVD collects live/TV footage from their undeniably electric 60s heyday and the 90s reunion. It will thrill converts, but for newcomers the whole nine yards may be too much of a moderately good thing.

Beginning as the Hertfordshire-based The Mark Four, The Creation’s Shel Talmy productions are a fiery blast of what used to be R&B, offering stabs at everything from Rock Around The Clock to Cool Jerk, from Like A Rolling Stone to Hey Joe. Their own Sylvette and Making Time produce more sparks, while Painter Man is a genuinely intriguing oddity. Frontman Kenny Pickett, enamored of Peter Blake, Alan Aldridge and the like, would indeed spray-paint canvases onstage (which a roadie would then set alight). The song Biff Bang Pow, too, was coloured by Lichtenstein-ish exclamations.

The Creation  – Creation Theory

Label: Edsel Records – CREATIONBOX02, Demon Records – CREATIONBOX02 Format: Box Set, Compilation, Limited Edition Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono, Blue Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Stereo, Mono, Yellow Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Red Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Orange Country: UK & Europe Released: 2018 Genre: Rock, Pop Style: Mod, Beat, Garage Rock, Pop Rock

Tracklist

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We Are Paintermen
A1
Cool Jerk Written-By – Storball* Written-By – Storball* 2:23 A2
Making Time Written-By – Phillips*, Pickett* Written-By – Phillips*, Pickett* 2:56 A3
Through My Eyes Written-By – Garner*, Phillips* Written-By – Garner*, Phillips* 3:29 A4
Like A Rolling Stone Written-By – Dylan* Written-By – Dylan* 3:01 A5
Can I Join Your Band? Written-By – Pickett* Written-By – Pickett* 3:02 A6
Tom Tom Written-By – Garner*, Phillips* Written-By – Garner*, Phillips* 3:01 B1
Try And Stop Me Written-By – Phillips*, Pickett* Written-By – Phillips*, Pickett* 2:26 B2
If I Stay Too Long Written-By – Garner*, Phillips* Written-By – Garner*, Phillips* 3:29 B3
Biff Bang Pow Written-By – Phillips*, Pickett* Written-By – Phillips*, Pickett* 2:24 B4
Nightmares Written-By – Phillips*, Pickett* Written-By – Phillips*, Pickett* 3:14 B5
Hey Joe Written-By – Roberts* Written-By – Roberts* 4:09 B6
Painter Man Written-By – Phillips*, Pickett* Written-By – Phillips*, Pickett* 2:53

How Does It Feel To Feel
C1
How Does It Feel To Feel (UK Version) Written-By – Garner*, Phillips* Written-By – Garner*, Phillips* 3:34 C2
Sylvette Written-By – Garner*, Phillips*, Jones* Written-By – Garner*, Phillips*, Jones* 3:28 C3
Life Is Just Beginning Written-By – Garner*, Phillips* Written-By – Garner*, Phillips* 4:01 C4
How Does It Feel To Feel (US Version) Written-By – Garner*, Phillips* Written-By – Garner*, Phillips* 3:34 C5
I Am The Walker Written-By – Phillips*, Pickett* Written-By – Phillips*, Pickett* 2:44 C6
Ostrich Man Written-By – Phillips*, Pickett* Written-By – Phillips*, Pickett* 3:00 C7
Sweet Helen Written-By – Pickett* Written-By – Pickett* 2:59 D1
Midway Down Written-By – Wonderling*, Shapiro* Written-By – Wonderling*, Shapiro* 3:01 D2
The Girls Are Naked Written-By – Jones*, Pickett*, Gardner*, Wood* Written-By – Jones*, Pickett*, Gardner*, Wood* 1:58 D3
Bony Moronie Written-By – Williams* Written-By – Williams* 3:26 D4
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy Written-By – Zawinul* Written-By – Zawinul* 2:32 D5
For All That I Am Written-By – Kahan*, Friedland* Written-By – Kahan*, Friedland* 3:05 D6
Uncle Bert Written-By – Jones*, Pickett*, Gardner*, Wood* Written-By – Jones*, Pickett*, Gardner*, Wood* 2:29

Psychedelic Rose
E1
Lay The Ghost Written-By – Phillips*, Pickett* Written-By – Phillips*, Pickett* 4:01 E2
Psychedelic Rose Written-By – Phillips*, Pickett* Written-By – Phillips*, Pickett* 4:38 E3
Radio Beautiful Written-By – Phillips*, Pickett* Written-By – Phillips*, Pickett* 4:31 E4
United Written-By – Phillips*, Pickett* Written-By – Phillips*, Pickett* 4:12 E5
Doing It My Way Written-By – Phillips*, Pickett* Written-By – Phillips*, Pickett* 3:32 F1
Making Time (New Version) Written-By – Phillips*, Pickett* Written-By – Phillips*, Pickett* 3:52 F2
Far From Paradise Written-By – Phillips*, Pickett* Written-By – Phillips*, Pickett* 5:01 F3
White Knight Written-By – Phillips* Written-By – Phillips* 3:39 F4
Spirit Called Love Written-By – Phillips* Written-By – Phillips* 4:24

Power Surge
G1
Creation Written-By – Phillips*, Pickett* Written-By – Phillips*, Pickett* 3:20 G2
Power Surge Written-By – Garner*, Phillips*, Jones*, Pickett* Written-By – Garner*, Phillips*, Jones*, Pickett* 3:46 G3
Someone’s Gonna Bleed Written-By – Pickett* Written-By – Pickett* 4:40 G4
Shock Horror Written-By – Eddie Phillips, Pickett* Written-By – Eddie Phillips, Pickett* 3:23 G5
That’s How I Found Love Written-By – Pickett* Written-By – Pickett* 3:50 G6
Killing Song Written-By – Jones* Written-By – Jones* 2:56 H1
Nobody Wants To Know Written-By – Garner* Written-By – Garner* 4:16 H2
City Life Written-By – Pickett* Written-By – Pickett* 4:13 H3
English Language Written-By – Pickett* Written-By – Pickett* 3:08 H4
Free Men Live Forever Written-By – Jones* Written-By – Jones* 4:51 H5
Ghost Division Written-By – Jones* Written-By – Jones* 4:01 H6
O+N Written-By – Garner*, Phillips*, Jones*, Pickett* Written-By – Garner*, Phillips*, Jones*, Pickett* 5:15

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – Demon Music Group Ltd.
• Record Company – Demon Music Group
• Record Company – BBC Studios
• Licensed From – Hush Productions Ltd.
• Licensed From – Cherry Red Records Ltd.
• Marketed By – Demon Records
• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Demon Music Group Ltd.
• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Hush Productions Ltd.
• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Cherry Red Records Ltd.
• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Creation Records
• Copyright © – Demon Music Group Ltd.
• Pressed By – GZ Media – 172593E
• Pressed By – GZ Media – 172594E
• Pressed By – GZ Media – 172678E
• Pressed By – GZ Media – 172679E
• Published By – Carlin Music Corp.
• Published By – EMI United Partnership Ltd.
• Published By – Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
• Published By – BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
• Published By – Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
• Published By – Sound Of Jupiter Music Ltd.
• Published By – Decentric Music Ltd.
• Published By – Acorn Publishing
• Published By – Bug Music
• Published By – Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
• Published By – Songs Of Pen UK
• Published By – Downtown Music UK Ltd
• Published By – Copyright Control
• Published By – Orange Sky Music Ltd.
• Published By – Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd.
• Published By – Plangent Visions Music Ltd.
• Published By – SM Publishing (UK) Ltd.
• Recorded At – Village Recorders
• Designed At – Waldo's Design & Dream Emporium

Credits

• Bass – Bob Garner (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B6, C2, C5 to D6, G1 to H6), Eddie Phillips (tracks: E1 to F4), Herbie Flowers (tracks: D3, D4), Kim Gardner (tracks: A1, A3, A5, A6, B2, B4, B5, C1, C3, C4, D1, D2, D5, D6)
• Design [Design Recreation], Artwork – Phil Smee
• Drums – Jack Jones (7) (tracks: A1 to D6, G1 to H6)
• Executive-Producer – Alan McGee (tracks: G1 to H6), Dick Green* (tracks: G1 to H6)
• Guitar – Eddie Phillips (tracks: A1 to C7, D3, D4, E1 to H6), Ronnie Wood* (tracks: D1, D2, D5, D6)
• Mixed By [2016 Stereo Mixes By] – Alec Palao (tracks: A1 to D6)
• Photography By [Cover Photos] – Richard Walker (tracks: Power Surge)
• Photography By [Fisheye Photo] – David Arnoff (tracks: Power Surge)
• Producer – Eddie Phillips (tracks: E1 to F4), Joe Foster (tracks: G1 to H6), Shel Talmy (tracks: A1 to D6), Tony Atkins (tracks: E1 to F4)
• Sleeve – Toby Egelnick (tracks: Power Surge)
• Sleeve Notes – Andy Bell (2) (tracks: Power Surge)
• Vocals – Bob Garner (tracks: A1, A3, A5, A6, B2, B4, B5, C1), Kenny Pickett (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B6, C2, C5 to H6)

Notes

Amazon exclusive edition limited to 500 copies on heavyweight coloured vinyl.
All LP's are issued with printed inner sleeves.

'Psychedelic Rose' recorded at Village Recorders, Dagenham.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Box set): 5 014797 897502