Creation Records at the BBC

Primal Scream

In October 2011 BBC4 hosted a Creation Records evening to celebrate the first TV showing of Upside Down, during that night they also showed a compilation of appearances by Creation bands on the BBC.

The show spans 15 years starting with The Jesus & Mary Chain along with The Loft in 1985 and ending with Primal Scream promoting XTRMTR in 2000.

Watch the show below.

This is a slightly edited version of the show as certain tracks aren’t allowed YouTube. The full tracklisting is below.

The Jesus & Mary Chain – In A Hole (The Old Grey Whistle Test)
The Loft – Up The Hill and Down The Slope (Oxford Road Show)
The Weather Prophets – Almost Preyed (Whistle Test)
Primal Scream – Imperial (FSD)
The House of Love – Destroy The Heart (Snub TV)
Ride – Unfamiliar (Top of The Pops)
Teenage Fanclub – Radio (Later with Jools Holland)
The Boo Radleys – Wake up Boo! (Top of The Pops)
Super Furry Animals – Something For The Weekend (Later with Jools Holland)
Saint Etienne – Sylvie (Top of The Pops)
The Jesus & Mary Chain – I Love Rock & Roll (Later with Jools Holland)
Primal Scream – Swastika Eyes (Later with Jools Holland)

Also shown that night on TV was the documentary about Screamadelica as part of the ‘Classic Albums’ series.