The Creation

 

Artist:  The Creation
Origin:  Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England
Genre:  Pop Rock, British Invasion, Mod, Rock & Roll, Garage Rock, Freakbeat, Psychedelic Rock

Original line-up:

Eddie Phillips:  Lead Guitar
Kenny Pickett:  Vocals
Bob Garner:  Bass, Vocals
Jack Jones:  Drums

The Creation was an English Rock Band from Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, formed 1966 by Eddie Phillips (Lead Guitar), Kenny Pickett (Vocals), Bob Garner (Bass) and Jack Jones (Drums).  The band was the most popular song "Painter Man", which made the Top 40 in the UK Singles Chart in 1966, and reached No. 8 in the German Chart in 1967 and it was later covered by Boney M in 1979, and reached the No. 10 position in the UK chart.  The group influenced The Jam, Primal Scream and many more!.  For Music Collectors.

Title:  The Creation:  We Are Paintermen (Half-Speed Master Edition) (2023)

Genre:  Pop Rock, British Invasion, Mod, Rock & Roll, Garage Rock, Freakbeat, Psychedelic Rock

Label:  Demon Music Group

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side 1:

 1.  Cool Jerk (2:13)

 2.  Making Time (2:57)

 3.  Through My Eyes (3:01)

 4.  Like A Rolling Stone (2:58)

 5.  Can I Join Your Band? (2:57)

 6.  Tom Tom (3:00)

Side 2:

 1.  Try And Stop Me (2:27)

 2.  If I Stay Too Long (3:17)

 3.  Biff Band Pow (2:24)

 4.  Nightmares (3:10)

 5.  Hey Joe (4:07)

 6.  Painter Man (2:52)

Personnel:

Eddie Phillips:  Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals on Tracks:  1/5, 2/5
Kenny Pickett:  Lead Vocals on Tracks:  1/2, 2/1, 3, 6
Bob Garner:  Bass, Vocals, Backing Vocals on Tracks:  1/2, 2/1, 3, 6, Lead Vocals on Tracks:   1/1, 3, 4, 6, 2/2, 4
Jack Jones:  Drums

Kim Gardner:  Bass, Backing Vocals on Tracks:  1/1, 3-6, 2/4, 5

Additional Musicians:

Nick Hopkins:  Piano on Tracks:  1/1, 3-6, 2/3-6, Piano & Organ on Track 2/2

Steve Aldo:  Backing Vocals on Track 2/1

The Creation:  We Are Paintermen is the debut studio album by The Creation, originally released on June 1967 by Hit-Ton, remastered and reissued on August 11, 2023 by Demon Music Group.  Half-Speed Master Edition, 180 Gram Black Vinyl.