Alan McGee's role in shaping British musical culture over the past thirty years is hard to overstate. As the founder of Creation Records he brought us the bands that defined an era. A charismatic Glaswegian who partied just as hard as any of the acts on his notoriously hedonistic label, he became an infamous character in the world of music. In Creation Stories he tells his story in depth for the first time, from leaving school at sixteen to setting up the Living Room club in London which showcased many emerging indie bands, ...
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Alan McGee's role in shaping British musical culture over the past thirty years is hard to overstate. As the founder of Creation Records he brought us the bands that defined an era. A charismatic Glaswegian who partied just as hard as any of the acts on his notoriously hedonistic label, he became an infamous character in the world of music. In Creation Stories he tells his story in depth for the first time, from leaving school at sixteen to setting up the Living Room club in London which showcased many emerging indie bands, from managing the Jesus and Mary Chain to co-founding Creation when he was only twenty-three. His label brought us acts like My Bloody Valentine, House of Love, Ride and, of course, Primal Scream. Embracing acid house, Alan decamped to Manchester and hung out at the Hacienda, and took Creation into the big time with Screamadelica. His drug-induced breakdown, when it came was dramatic. But as he climbed back to sobriety, he oversaw Oasis's rise to become one of the biggest bands in the world. Alan himself becoming one of the figureheads of Britpop. Having sold the label to Sony to stave off bankruptcy, he became disenchanted with the increasingly corporate ethos and left in 1999. Since then he's continued to be an influential figure in the music industry, managing the Libertines and most recently setting up a new label, 359 Music, with Cherry Red.
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Add this copy of Creation Stories Riots Raves and Running a Label to cart. $13.55, poor condition, Sold by Booksalvation rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Manchester, LANCASHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2013 by Sidgwick & Jackson Limited.
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-1. Outline: -Publisher`s Synopsis Alan McGee`s role in shaping British musical culture over the past thirty years is hard to overstate. As the founder of Creation Records he brought us the bands that defined an era. A charismatic Glaswegian who partied just as hard as any of the acts on his notoriously hedonistic label he became an infamous character in the world of music. In Creation Stories he tells his story in depth for the first time from leaving school at sixteen to setting up the Living Room club in London which showcased many emerging indie bands from managing the Jesus and Mary Chain to co-founding Creation when he was only twenty-three. His label brought us acts like My Bloody Valentine House of Love Ride and of course Primal Scream. Embracing acid house Alan decamped to Manchester and hung out at the Hacienda and took Creation into the big time with Screamadelica. His drug-induced breakdown when it came was dramatic. But as he climbed back to sobriety he oversaw Oasis`s rise to become one of the biggest bands in the world. Alan himself becoming one of the figureheads of Britpop. Having sold the label to Sony to stave off bankruptcy he became disenchanted with the increasingly corporate ethos and left in 1999. Since then he`s continued to be an influential figure in the music industry managing the Libertines and most recently setting up a new label 359 Music with Cherry Red. -> the publisher of this HARDBACK book is Sidgwick & Jackson Limited The date of this copy is 2013 booksalvation have grade it as Poor and it will be shipped from our UK warehouse This book is from the Series. Shipping is Free for UK buyers and at a reasonable charge for buyer outside the UK.
Add this copy of Creation Stories: Riots, Raves and Running a Label to cart. $14.37, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2013 by Sidgwick & Jackson.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 700grams, ISBN: 9780283071775.
Add this copy of Creation Stories: Riots, Raves and Running a Label to cart. $19.55, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2013 by Sidgwick & Jackson.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 700grams, ISBN: 9780283071775.
Add this copy of Creation Stories: Riots, Raves and Running a Label to cart. $38.60, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Macmillan.
