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. (allmusic)
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Not
much to say about this band, except that this album is an absolute
mod/freakbeat essential. There are quite a few Creation
reissues/anthologies around, but I think this is the best in terms of
sound quality. Ripped using EAC/LAME 3.97 (VBR --preset fast
extreme), the best mp3-ripping way possible. Don't be put off if you
notice "low" bitrates. This happens because the tracks are in mono,
which is why there's no need for extremely high bitrates. That would
just make useless bigger file sizes, with no actual improvement in
sound quality. The sound is transparent to the original cd. - K
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