The Creation Records Story
My Magpie Eyes are Hungry for the Prize
$53.58
- Paperback
752 pages
- Release Date
26 September 2023
Summary
Founded by Alan McGee in 1983, Creation Records achieved notoriety as the home of Primal Scream, the Jesus and Mary Chain and other anti-Establishment acts. During the Britpop boom of the mid-90s, the astonishing success of Oasis brought Creation fame on the world stage. In 1999, however, McGee announced his shock departure as his label’s influence over a generation of British music came to a confusing and disappointing end.
Containing interviews with Creation musicians, employees, su…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780571362530 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0571362532 |
| Author: | David Cavanagh |
| Publisher: | Faber & Faber |
| Imprint: | Faber & Faber |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 752 |
| Release Date: | 26 September 2023 |
| Weight: | 1.02kg |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 153mm x 42mm |
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Critics Review
‘The greatest book ever written on British independent music’ - Guardian
‘One of the best British music books of the last ten years’ - Mojo
About The Author
David Cavanagh
David Cavanagh wrote for Select, Sounds, Q, Mojo, and Uncut. He is the author of the critically acclaimed Goodnight and Good Riddance: How Thirty-Five of John Peel Helped To Shape Modern Life. The Creation Records Story: My Magpie Eyes are Hungry for the Prize was originally published to wide critical-acclaim in 2001. He died in 2018.
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