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Primal Scream to tour Screamadelica
Primal Scream are set to take their classic album ‘Screamadelica’ on the road after confirming a nationwide tour. ‘Screamadelica’ seems to sit on its own, as an almost unique album. Indie pop icons, Primal Scream had attempted to add some raw rock action to their sound but only succeeded in alienating their audience. With their…
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Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie recruits The Who and Sex Pistols members for new band
NME.com reports that Primal Scream frontman Bobby Gillespie has unveiled a unique one-off collaboration featuring members of the Sex Pistols and The Who. The side project, entitled Silver Machine, have been announced to perform a special covers show at London’s 1234 festival in Shoreditch on July 24. Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock, The Who and…
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Playlist – Creation Singles 76 to 100
Starting during the long hot summer of 1990 and ending in the spring of 1991, this chapter in Creation sees a massive drift in direction with dance explosion of the late 80’s now having a huge effect on the label. In the UK this was also a time of massive change with the Poll Tax…
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Playlist – Creation Singles 51 to 75
Second mix featuring the singles in order of catalogue number, this chapter takes us from 1987 to 1990. This is where we first see the label dip its toes into the mainstream, firstly the House of Love and My Bloody Valentine grace the cover of the music papers in 1988 and then in 1990 Ride…
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Playlist – Creation Singles 1 to 50
A few years ago Stylus Magazine wrote an article called ‘Shine On’ about the first 50 singles on Creation. Well, at last here’s a chance to hear all them tracks in a playlist.
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Bobby Gillespie features on new Haiti single
So moved by the plight of the people of Haiti, Shane McGowern and his long term girlfriend, writer Victoria Clarke made calls to friends and associates from which began the process of recording a track from which ALL proceeds go to Concern, a charity who have provided assistance to some of the poorest countries in…
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Second date added to Screamadelica Olympia shows
Saturday 27th has now sold out, click here to order tickets for the Friday.
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Primal Scream to play ‘Screamadelica’ live in its entirety
NME.com reports that Primal Scream are set to play their seminal 1991 album ‘Screamadelica’ in its entirety in November. The band, who have never played the album live before, will perform it at the London Olympia on November 27.
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Creation bands feature in NME’s Top 50 Albums Of The Past Decade
Primal Scream and Super Furry Animals feature in the NME’s Top 50 Albums Of The Past Decade list. Exterminator by Primal Scream, the final album ever released on Creation, came third with Super Furry Animals 2001 album ‘Ring Around The World’ featuring at 29 in the list.
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Screamadelica to become a stamp
Screamadelica is to become part of a series of classic album sleeves that will be made into Royal Mail stamps in 2010. The series will be published on 7th January and also includes sleeves by Blur, Pink Floyd, David Bowie and the Rolling Stones. I guess they will be available on the Royal Mail website…