My friend, Jason, over at the Ye Wei blog, brings us word on a Creation Records documentary in the making. It seems as its early days, but the good news seems to be that its authorized by Alan McGee, and will have lots of cooperation from a lot of folks on the scene at the time.
"We are working on a documentary feature film - it's called 'Upside Down: The Story of Creation Records' and is being made with the full authorisation of Alan McGee who ran it, & other people from the label, both artists and behind the scenes. The label housed an influential roster of bands which epitomized British independent music for almost twenty years from 1983 - 1999."
"We're trying to find as much (preferably previously unseen) archive material as possible: footage, photographs, fliers, cuttings, scrapbook excerpts and drawings and I wondered if you have any material? Or perhaps you know someone who is a collector or fan who I might be able to get in touch with? If so I'd be very keen to hear back from you. I've attached a list of the Creation bands at the bottom of this email if you have a moment to look through it - not many of the bands were enormous in the States but some of them had a significant following. Thanks very much!"
Best regards
Sam Dwyer
Document Films
Oasis
My Bloody Valentine
The Jesus & Mary Chain
Primal Scream
Super Furry Animals
Teenage Fanclub
The House of Love
Saint Etienne
The Boo Radleys
Ride
Swervedriver
The Weather Prophets
Felt
BMX Bandits
The Membranes
Adorable
Biff Bang Pow!
Fluke
Hypnotone
Slowdive
18 Wheeler
The Jazz Butcher
Loop
Momus
Silverfish
Ultra Living
3 Colours Red
Slaughter Joe
Moonshake
The Telescopes"
4 comments:
Loop were on Creation? Erm...
I hadn't read the list when I posted it! Come to think of it - how about the Membranes and Moonshake?
I recall that there was a documentary on McGee and Creation in the late 1990s on BBC One....I think it's on YouTube...
That might have been shown on the Ovation channel a few years ago - does that ring a bell?
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