THE CREATION MAKING TIME PROMO 1st US PRESSING NM 1966 RUSHMORE MOVIE
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=1st U.S. PRESSING PROMO NM=
!!! THE CREATION !!!
(1966)
!! MAKING TIME!!
- and -
!! TRY AND STOP ME !!
THE 60s GROUP THAT
Woulda. Coulda. Shoulda.
(and finally, DID!!)
"They could've been contenders --
hell, they should've been
contenders!!...
...That's the first thought that passes through one's head as one
hears the early singles by The Creation -- and, indeed, how they
weren't contenders is astonishing.
They had it all, the in-house songwriting, the production, the
voices, and the sound that should've put them right up there with
the Who and ahead of the Move and Jimmy Page, among others.
Their lead guitarist, Eddie Phillips, was even asked by Pete
Townshend to join the Who as their second guitarist.
But thanks to an unaccountable weakness in their British sales --
as opposed to their German chart action, which was downright
robust -- and some instability in their lineup, they were never to
enjoy any of the recognition they deserved, and a right turn from
psychedelia into soul at the wrong moment took whatever wind
they had out of their sails (and sales).
The Creation burst on the British pop/rock scene that June with
"Making Time," a single that seemed to have everything going
for it -- a killer beat after a brief (but catchy) stop-and-go intro, a
great chorus, and a flashy, slashy, crunchy lead guitar part by
Eddie Phillips that intersected very neatly with and expanded on
the kind of sound that the Who were carrying high onto the charts
at the time.
The parallel was no accident, as that single was produced by
Shel Talmy, who'd also worked on all of those early Who sides.
In an eerie and inexplicable portent of their future, however,
"Making Time" soared to number five in Germany but peaked at
an anemic number 49 in England, this at a time when they were
getting amazing press for their stage performances, which
included paintings being lit afire and, in anticipation of what
Jimmy Page would one day be doing with the Yardbirds, among
others, Phillips began playing his electric guitar with a violin bow."
-- ALL MUSIC
The Creation finally achieved its three-decades-
delayed U.S. breakthrough when Wes Anderson
used the band's trademark hit "Making Time" in his
1999 film RUSHMORE.
No fan of '60s U.K. pop should be without this
record." -- AMAZON EDITORIAL REVIEW
Tracklist
A Making Time 2:51
B Try And Stop Me 2:20
Credits
Producer – Shel Talmy
Written-By – Phillips, Pickett
Notes
White label promo with "Radio Station Copy" and "Not For
Sale" text. Also says "Plug Side" on side A.
EXTREMELY RARE PROMO 45!!
DISC: Near-Mint (very clean copy!!) with ONE EXCEPTION...some "idiot" by the name of "Harv" wrote his name on the label (and left a couple of finger-prints...I cleaned off the prints using a standard Keith Monks record cleaner, no added fluid, just wiped the idiot's imprints away) but "Harv" is now immortalized on this copy. (The jerk.)
If it wasn't for Harv's name this record would be NEAR-MINT+. So, instead, it's NEAR-MINT.
This 45 comes in a generic plain sleeve.
THIS RECORD IS GUARANTEED - if not completely satisfied simply return in exact same condition within 14 days and all funds returned (minus your own shipping expense).
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