Arnold were a three piece

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, formed in 1996, who released two albums on

Creation Records Creation Records Ltd. was a British independent record label founded in 1983 by Alan McGee, Dick Green, and Joe Foster. Its name came from the 1960s band The Creation, whom McGee greatly admired. The label ceased operations in 1999, although ...

History

The band comprised Phil Morris (lead vocals, drums), Mark Saxby (guitar, vocals) and Phil Payne (bass, vocals) and played guitar-based music influenced by the likes of

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. Retrieved 20 June 2014 Originally members of the band Patio, they became Arnold after the former band's singer died, the new band named after Payne's dog.Larkin, Colin (2000) "Arnold" in ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nneties Music'', Muze, , p. 23Belcher, David (1998)
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'', 18 September 1998. Retrieved 20 June 2014 They signed for

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in 1997, at a time when the label was riding high on the

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-fuelled success of

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, and stayed until the label's demise in 1999, releasing two albums, the first (''The Barn Tapes'') originally recorded in a barn in

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as demos for the label, and the second (''Hillside'') much lauded by critics.McCormick, Neil (1998)
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'', 2 May 1997. Retrieved 20 June 2014 ''Hillside Album'' was released on 13 July 1998. They toured the United States in 1998 before returning to the UK to tour with

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followed by dates supporting

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'', 14 July 1998. Retrieved 20 June 2014 They subsequently signed for McGee's next label,

Poptones Poptones was a record label launched by Alan McGee after the demise of Creation Records in 1999. Its roster included The Hives, January, Arnold, Cherrystones, King Biscuit Time, Thee Unstrung, The Boxer Rebellion, Beachbuggy, Pure Reason Re ...

and were joined by Rob Arriss (guitar and keyboards) and Dave Hill (drums) before releasing the album ''Bahama'' in 2001.Semioli, Tom
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. Retrieved 20 June 2014 "Tiny Car", from ''Bahama'', was usd in the soundtrack of the 2001 film ''

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''. Saxby and Payne have also formed a side-project called Little Massive with Rob Arriss, whose album ''Dog Gone'' was released in 2005.

Discography

Albums

*''The Barn Tapes'' (1997),

Creation Creation may refer to: Religion *''Creatio ex nihilo'', the concept that matter was created by God out of nothing * Creation myth, a religious story of the origin of the world and how people first came to inhabit it * Creationism, the belief tha ...

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*''Bahama'' (2001),

- reissued in 2008 with additional tracks from B-sides on Luckie Pierre Recordings

Singles

*"Twist" (1997), Creation *"Fleas Don't Fly" (1998), Creation *"Fishsounds" (1998), Creation *"Windsor Park" (1998), Creation *"Wild Colonial Girl" (2002), Luckie Pierre Recordings

EPs

*''Christmassy Special'' (1997), Creation - free giveaway *''Arnold'' (2002), Luckie Pierre Recordings

References

External links

Arnold Entry in the Creative Records Archive
{{DEFAULTSORT:Arnold Creation Records artists English alternative rock groups Musical groups from London