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Release Date: 11/20/2002
This was the only full-length album released during the brief life-span of
the Creation, one of the few beat groups to rival the raw intensity of
the Who. (Guitarist
Eddie Phillips, who committed violin bow to guitar strings before
Jimmy Page, was allegedly even courted by
Pete Townshend to become
the Who's second guitarist.) This album, released in 1967 on
Hit-Ton, a label out of Germany, where the group enjoyed immense popularity (a situation not mirrored back home in the UK), consists of the singles and some uninspired choices of covers (
"Cool Jerk," "Like a Rolling Stone," "Hey Joe"). The group's criminally under-appreciated sound is fueled by
Phillips' clanging, melodic power chords and feedback-drenched squalls, which show up most prominently in
the Creation's signature single,
"Making Time." Other highlights on this essential album for fans of Mod and British Invasion include
"Try and Stop Me," "If I Stay Too Long," "Biff Bang Pow," and
"Painter Man." A 1999 Repertoire Records reissue cleaned up the poor sound quality of the original.
~Erik Hage, All Music Guide
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