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Not Forgotten: The Jasmine Minks – ‘The Jasmine Minks’: on older brothers, cassette pets and discovering the world of Creation

MY ROUTE into The Jasmine Minks and the whole world of early Creation Records – Slaughter Joe, Biff Bang Pow, Revolving Paint Dream and so many others? Mine was the…

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Scratch The Surface: The Jasmine Minks – Scratch the Surface (Creation Records, 1989)

Formed in Aberdeen in 1983 by Jim Shepherd (guitar/vocals), Adam Sanderson (vocals/guitar), Martin Keena(bass guitar), and Tom Reid (drums/vocals), The Jasmine Minks were a staple on the 80s indie scene,…

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Not Forgotten: Teenage Fanclub – Grand Prix

There's a reason Teenage Fanclub, and particularly Grand Prix, have endured when so much music from the 90s just been washed away.

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Meet: We interview Pete Astor on The Loft reissue and more

Pete Astor is very good company. I think. I never met him. Never really even heard him speak to be perfectly honest. But I had bought, as a teenager, bought…

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Track: The Loft – Up the hill and down the slope

Originally known as The Living Room, The Loft – Pete Astor, Dave Morgan, Bill Prince and Andy Strickland released just a handful of singles and a couple of compilations. Yet…

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Track: The Revolving Paint Dream – Flowers in the Sky

Out on. 13th March is the latest release in the Optic NerveSevens 2.0 reissue series, and it sees the second ever release of Alan McGee’s seminal Creation Records label –…

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Not Forgotten: Super Furry Animals – Radiator

Sometimes a band just gets it right. Prior to Radiator’s release in August 1997, only Super Furry Animals’ most optimistic and fervent fans would have put good money on the…

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Album Review: The Telescopes – Splashdown The Complete Creation Recordings 1990-92

I remember seeing the Telescopes on the main stage in 1990 at Reading Festival on the bill with Loop, the Pixies and the Fall, such was their quick rise following…

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