Alan McGee (born 29 September 1960, Glasgow, Scotland) is a London-based music industry executive and musician. McGee co-formed the independent Creation Records label (1983 - 2000).
McGee grew up in Glasgow and attended King's Park Secondary School during his teens. It was there he met future Primal Scream founder Bobby Gillespie. McGee and Gillespie were heavily into punk rock, and they joined a local punk band, The Drains, in 1978. The band's g...
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Alan McGee (born 29 September 1960, Glasgow, Scotland) is a London-based music industry executive and musician. McGee co-formed the independent Creation Records label (1983 - 2000).
McGee grew up in Glasgow and attended King's Park Secondary School during his teens. It was there he met future Primal Scream founder Bobby Gillespie. McGee and Gillespie were heavily into punk rock, and they joined a local punk band, The Drains, in 1978. The band's guitarist was Andrew Innes. After the breakup of The Drains, McGee along with Innes moved to London and formed the band Laughing Apple. They recorded three singles in 1981 and 1982, two of which were released on Autonomy, and the third was put out on their own Essential record label.
In 1983, McGee co-founded Creation Records (named after cult 1960s band The Creation) with Dick Green and Joe Foster. He also formed the band, Biff Bang Pow! (named after The Creation's song), which would continue until 1991. Whilst working for British Rail he...
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