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Doing God's Work – A Creation Compilation

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may have "played second fiddle to McGee's work promoting the other bands on his label", but his own band produced "a well-rounded, exciting and accomplished work" in 1987 album
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influences on their sleeve"; "Cut Me Deep" was the highlight of a "calmer, more thoughtful" era the band settled into on albums
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thing on guitar ... one of the eeriest tracks in Sudden's catalog"; it comes from "bent and dark" 1987 album
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that Creation "demonstrates the label's first signs of branching out sonically," says Andy Kellman at
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felt "Ten Miles" had "the flame of the Smiths burning brightly in the background".
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of this period was firing on all cylinders," says Kieron Tyler at
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'Kiss at Dawn,' where ( 270:wanted Creation to be the UK equivalent of the 274:label, "and he reckoned I could be Creation's 16:1987 compilation album by Various Artists 302:, from which "In A Mourning Town" is taken. 245:, "such that the label no longer remained a 158: 554:"Doing God's Work: A Creation Compilation" 547: 545: 27: 204:Doing God's Work – A Creation Compilation 113:Doing God's Work - A Creation Compilation 22:Doing God's Work - A Creation Compilation 576:Doing God's Work: A Creation Compilation 570: 551: 542: 399:, which between 1987 and 1991 included 832: 780: 728: 624: 441:, though their influences ranged from 754: 702: 676: 650: 139: 845:Indie rock albums by British artists 840:Creation Records compilation albums 755:Tyler, Kieron (10 September 2023). 13: 14: 866: 312:in 1987; from his second album, " 160: 781:Sendra, Tim (24 February 2014). 729:Sendra, Tim (24 February 2014). 596:"Phil Wilson of The June Brides" 460: 179: 174: 169: 164: 159: 800: 774: 625:Strutt, Anthony (8 June 2010). 515:: "The Word Around Town" – 3:35 340:"they did score some hits with 286:on tour, and Anthony Strutt at 748: 722: 696: 670: 644: 618: 588: 564: 1: 850:Indie rock compilation albums 703:Canty, Ian (9 October 2018). 574:(31 October 1987). 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Index


Compilation album
Genre
Indie rock
Label
Creation Records
AllMusic
New Musical Express
compilation album
indie music
Creation Records
vinyl
CD
AllMusic
rumpus room
Nuggets
Phil Wilson
Alan McGee
Elektra
Country Joe
The June Brides
The Smiths
Biff Bang Pow!
Oblivion
Momus
Êl Records
Murderers, the Hope of Women
Serge Gainsbourg
The House of Love
Shine On

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