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Andrew Innes
Andrew Innes
British musician
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Arnold
Arnold
English indie band
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Primal Scream
Primal Scream
Scottish rock band
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Oasis
Oasis
English rock band formed in Manchester in 1991
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Kevin Shields
Kevin Shields
Irish musician
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The Jesus and Mary Chain
The Jesus and Mary Chain
Scottish alternative band
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Super Furry Animals
Super Furry Animals
Welsh rock band
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Bobby Gillespie
Bobby Gillespie
British musician
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Slaughter Joe
Slaughter Joe
British record producer
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Noel Gallagher
Noel Gallagher
British singer, songwriter and guitarist
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Biff Bang Pow!
Biff Bang Pow!
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Robert Young
Robert Young
Scottish guitarist, born 1964
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The Hives
The Hives
Swedish rock band
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Damian O'Neill
Damian O'Neill
Irish musician
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Lisa Moorish
Lisa Moorish
British singer
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Andy Bell
Andy Bell
British musician, guitar player in the bands Ride and Oasis
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The Paddingtons
The Paddingtons
band
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Owen Morris
Owen Morris
Welsh record producer
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Lee Hazlewood
Lee Hazlewood
American singer, songwriter, record producer (1929-2007)
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Suicide
Suicide
American musical duo
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Television Personalities
Television Personalities
English rock group
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Martin Duffy
Martin Duffy
English keyboard player
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EZ Basic
EZ Basic
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3 Colours Red
3 Colours Red
British rock band
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The Pastels
The Pastels
Scottish music group
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My Bloody Valentine
My Bloody Valentine
Irish alternative rock band
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The Boxer Rebellion
The Boxer Rebellion
band
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Barry Gibb
Barry Gibb
British singer, songwriter, record producer, and co-founder of the group Bee Gees
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BMX Bandits
BMX Bandits
Scottish pop band
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Ride
Ride
British shoegazing band
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George Drakoulias
George Drakoulias
American record producer
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Felt
Felt
English band
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Adrian Sherwood
Adrian Sherwood
British record producer
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The Membranes
The Membranes
English band
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Edwyn Collins
Edwyn Collins
Scottish musician
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Alan Vega
Alan Vega
American singer and artist (1938-2016)
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Bee Gees
Bee Gees
British-Australian pop group; sibling trio
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Gary Mounfield
Gary Mounfield
English rock bassist
Alan McGee
British businessman and journalist

Alan McGee

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British businessman and journalist
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Alan McGee (born 29 September 1960) is a Scottish businessman and music industry executive. He has been a record label owner, musician, manager, and music blogger for The Guardian. He co-founded the independent Creation Records label, running it from 1983 until its closure in 1999.

He subsequently founded the Poptones label, running it from 1999 to 2007. He has managed or championed acts such as The Jesus and Mary Chain, Primal Scream, My Bloody Valentine, Oasis, and The Libertines. He was also the lead singer and guitarist for the indie pop group Biff Bang Pow!, who were active from 1983 to 1991.