Doing God's Work - A Creation Compilation
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Doing God's Work - A Creation Compilation is a various artists compilation album
of British indie music
released in 1987 by Creation Records
. The album was released in vinyl
and CD
format.
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
of British indie music
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
released in 1987 by Creation Records
Creation Records
Creation Records was a British independent record label headed by Alan McGee. Along with Dick Green and Joe Foster, McGee founded Creation in 1983. The label lasted until its demise in 1999. The name came from the 1960s band The Creation , whom McGee greatly admired. McGee, Green and Foster were...
. The album was released in vinyl
LP record
The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
and CD
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
format.
Track listing
- Phil Wilson: "Ten Miles" – 3:02
- Biff Bang Pow: "In a Mourning Town" – 2:37
- Momus: "Murderers" – 5:18
- The House of LoveThe House of LoveThe House of Love is an English alternative rock band. Formed in 1986, the band rose to prominence in the UK as a leading indie rock band in 1988 and split up in 1993, eventually reforming a decade later in 2003. The band is best known for its detailed psychedelic guitar sound and for the...
: "Shine OnShine On (The House of Love song)"Shine On" is a single by The House of Love. It was originally released in 1987, but struggled to become a hit, not making it into the UK Top 40. The band continued to receive song placements outside of the Top 40 until, in early 1990, "Shine On" was re-released and made it all the way to number 20...
" – 3:20 - Jasmine Minks: "Cut me Deep" – 3:26
- David WestlakeDavid WestlakeDavid Westlake is a British singer/songwriter. What few people who know and love Westlake and his tiny catologue of terrific tunes usually come from one of three associations...
: "The Word Around Town" – 3:35 - Nikki SuddenNikki SuddenNikki Sudden was a prolific English singer-songwriter and guitarist. He co-founded the post-punk band Swell Maps with his brother Epic Soundtracks while attending Solihull School in Solihull.-Career:...
& the JacobitesJacobites (band)Jacobites were an English rock band formed in Birmingham in 1982 by Nikki Sudden and Dave Kusworth, following the breakup of their respective previous bands, the Swell Maps and the Subterranean Hawks.-Career:...
: "Kiss at Dawn" – 5:23 - Blow-upBlow Up (band)Blow Up were a British indie pop/indie rock band active between 1986 and 1991.-History:The band was formed in Brighton, England in 1986 by former 14 Iced Bears member Nick Roughley , along with Alan Stirner , Whirl frontman Trevor Elliott on Bass , and The Milk Sisters Drummer Chris Window...
: "Catch Me" – 2:54