Wednesday, 23 September 2015
Teenage Superstars : Sound of Young Scotland 2
Teenage Superstars:
The Sound of Young Scotland 2
The first preview of the second feature film in the 'Sound of Young Scotland' story
Grant McPhee and the producers of the recent 'Big Gold Dream' follow it up with another documentary/film on the thriving music scene in Scotland.
This time the focus is on the many great bands that appeared in the wake of the demise of Postcard Records and the rise of 53rd & 3rd and Creation record labels.
Catch the link for the trailer below for some insight of the upcoming film.
Teenage Superstars
Thursday, 12 June 2014
Douglas, Jim, William, and Murray
Douglas, Jim, William, and Murray.
The Jesus And Mary Chain
Upside Down / Vegetable Man (back cover)
Creation Records CRE012 (1984)
Friday, 16 May 2014
Mary Chain 10
Another one of my cuttings from a long-binned copy of the NME. This one features a (Jesus and)Mary Chain 10 compiled by 'The Ringing Sound' of Dunedin, New Zealand. I've no idea what the 'Ringing Sound' is or was/were but I would imagine that it was some sort of record shop or radio show back in the 80s. The paper is a wee bit yellowed and (as with the Postcards 10 list) I've marked with a pen the JAMC discs that I had at that moment on it. Photo features some of my Mary Chain 45s. All still in mint condition! japanese forms
Sunday, 16 March 2014
Creation Babies
Creation Babies.
The Jesus and Mary Chain & Alan McGee
@ Ziggies, Plymouth, 1985
Photograph: ©Val Hicks
Source : A Scene In Between
Friday, 6 September 2013
Teenage Fanclub : Star Sign EP - 4-track promo cassette tape
Cassette Store Day 07 September 2013
Teenage Fanclub : Star Sign EP - 4-track promo cassette tape
Image ©japanese forms
Sunday, 28 July 2013
The Pastels : Million Tears
The Pastels : Million Tears / Surprise Me (Label detail)
Creation Records CRE 011 (1984)
Photo : Carole Segal / Sleeve : Annabel Wright+Stephen McRobbie
Source : Shadow-Side
Friday, 14 September 2012
primal scream : gentle tuesday 12" ep
image ©japanese forms
A wee change from Orange Juice; who have been featured in quite a few recent SoYS posts. Here we have one of Primal Scream's early singles on the short-lived Elevation Records label. The band released this one plus the 'Imperial' single; as well as their debut (and dreadful) album 'Sonic Flower Groove' -from which the two singles were culled- on that label before going back to Creation . The distribution and financial deal between Alan McGee and WEA collapsing due to lack of sales. Something that is understandable. If anyone has given the Byrds-influenced 'Sonic Flower Groove' album more than a cursory listen they'll know what I mean. As for this EP; it's not too hot either. At the time of its release I was a
Tuesday, 7 September 2010
teenage fanclub - star sign 12" promo

teenage fanclub
star sign
12-inch ep
promotional copy
image © japanese forms
I obtained this disc under the same circumstances as the previous TFC promo of The King album. Actually, I have two copies of this one (I don't know why); both are still in mint condition. As with most Creation Records promo discs from that era it comes in a plain white generic Creation promo sleeve which sports the label logo on the front and the mention: A Creation Records Product. Printed on the back of the sleeve it has: Promotional Copy Only and the label's address. Band name, track titles and catalogue number are printed on one side only of the white label. I don't know if there are many of these about but I imagine it must be on the wishlist of any true TFC collector. one2zero
this side: star sign / heavy metal
other side: like a virgin / star sign (demo version)
creation records (1991)
cre 105 tp
Teenage Fanclub have just released a brand new album.
Sunday, 6 June 2010
teenage fanclub - the king (cd & promo tape)
teenage fanclub : the king
crecd 096 : creation records (1991)
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creation records promo cassette for the same album
Album deleted on the first day of release. (wiki)
I really liked Teenage Fanclub back when this was released -their debut album and singles were quite fabulous. Working in record distribution I got the promo tape a couple of weeks before the official album was released. I, of course, immediately snapped up a cd copy the day it arrived in the warehouse. Next day the album was withdrawn from sale due to some sort of contractual problem or whatever (see wiki link above). It's a bit of a collector's item, I imagine, but I'm sure that there must be quite a few copies about. As for me, I haven't bought anything by the band since around 1995 but I've got almost everything issued by them prior to that. So, expect more "Teenage Fanclub" posts because I have quite a decent collection of their earlier releases. That includes their before-they-became-TFC 12" Boy Hairdressers EP! one2zero
Teenage Fanclub have just released a brand new album.
Tuesday, 16 March 2010
jesus and mary chain - upside down

the jesus and mary chain
upside down / vegetable man
creation records - nov. 1984
cre012
photo: ©japanese forms 2010
sound of young scotland @ flickr
The great JAMC 'Upside Down' Creation Records single. I have two copies of this fabulous single but I've no idea just how many copies were originally pressed. the disc also came in several different-coloured sleeves, but again, I've no idea how many different colours were involved -I suppose some "trainspotter" out there would be able to inform us on this point. Anyhow, this aside, it ranks as one of the band's finest recordings in my book and a must have item for any JAMC collector. Fabulous cover version of Syd Barrett's Vegetable Man on the b-side.
Includes an insert for mail-order JAMC t-shirts for the ridiculous price, compared with today's standards, of £3,95. Postage included!(japanese forms)
wikipedia / myspace / JAMC
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