Upside Down: The Creation Records Story

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Upside Down: The Creation Records Story

2010

1h 41m

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A British record company becomes one of the most-successful independent labels in the world.

Andrew Pulver

Guardian

With a talking-heads format, it's pretty trad to look at, but as a slice of pop culture history, it's never less than fascinating.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 28, 2011

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Derek Malcolm

London Evening Standard

A little messy at times, like McGee himself, but just right for nostalgics.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 28, 2011

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Leo Robson

Financial Times

It's a rise and fall story (of course) and between the no-nonsense interviewees and the wealth of footage, a vivid and moving one.

Rated: 4/5

Apr 27, 2011

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James Croot

Flicks (AU, NZ, UK)

Debutant director O'Connor's lively documentary goes some way to capturing the eclectic and eccentric nature of the label's management and recording artists.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 14, 2011

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Alistair Harkness

Scotsman

It's entertainingly riotous, though as a film, its print-the-legend approach could have used a few dissenting voices to balance out the rampant mythmaking.

Rated: 3/5

May 2, 2011

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Andrew Collins

Radio Times

O'Connor captures the hedonistic mood of a particular time - although anyone who wasn't there might find it a bit impenetrable.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 28, 2011

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Its on netflix! Most of my favorite groups are on this label.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Really good rockumentary. Spending the rest of the weekend with Primal Scream, The Jesus and Mary Chain, My Bloody Valentine and Oasis. And exploring some new 25 year old finds.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Interesting look at a very important label. They speak English but watch it with subtitles ... trust me.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Really great documentary for serious music lovers and those that, in particular, enjoyed the pinkish, alternative scene from England during the 80's and early 90's.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Some great memories of 90s indie music. Those were the days...

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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Without doubt, this is core constituency stuff for me - I followed the fortunes of Creation blow by blow throughout the Eighties with the relatively obscure likes of The Loft, The Jasmine Minks and Slowdive as much part of my formative musical education as My Bloody Valentine, The House of Love and The Jesus and Mary Chain. I once headed up to Kentish Town from Berkshire to see Creation's celebratory 'Doing It for the Kids' concert only to be astonished that there were people who liked the same music as me - the event being oversubscribed. But even I would admit that the story gets more interesting after the Valentines spent all that money on Loveless and a couple of yobbos from Burnage came on board. At the time, I saw the ginger ninja Alan McGee as a slightly gauche figure amid all the trendies but he was as badly behaved as the best of them - coordinating weekend long drug benders from the firm's dingy Hackney offices. There are some great interviews and good footage of the early days plus lots of Alan McGee looking ludicrous in a pork pie hat.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Synopsis

A British record company becomes one of the most-successful independent labels in the world.

Director: Danny O'Conner
Producer: Danny O'Conner
Production Co: Document Productions Ltd.
Genre: Music
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 19, 2017
Runtime: 1h 41m