Creation

Creation had several different releases, all ten of the known versions and variations are listed here.

First version

Creation
Song For Jah
Wicked Man
Never Be Alone
Galang
Never Be Alone (dub)
Everlasting (dub)
Wicked Man (dub)

Trevy Felix – Lead vocals, guitar
Joel Epps – Guitar, backing vocals
Noel Rhodes – Guitar, backing vocals
Owen Rose – Drums
Taharqa – Keyboards, backing vocals
Mark Tumolo – Bass
Additional keyboards and percussion, Fabian Cooke

1987

Creation – LP, Baga Style 002

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Creation – Cassette, no label

A limited run of cassettes, sold at live shows. The address and phone number on the tapes was Trevy’s home address and phone number. You probably wouldn’t want to do that these days…
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Updated version

For the updated version four new songs were recorded at three different 24 track studios in Los Angeles: Closer Now, Pieces Of AfricaNo Sleep Tonight and a new version of Galang. The new songs replaced the dub versions on the original LP and cassette. The lineup of musicians was the same as the original LP version, but two background singers were added, Mashariki Ramey and Marina Bambino.

Creation
Song For Jah
Wicked Man
Never Be Alone
Closer Now
Pieces Of Africa
No Sleep Tonight
Galang

1988

Creation – LP, Celluloid/Moving Target MT 018

The first Celluloid/Moving Target release was a rush job with an updated back cover photo but the original LP track list (though the LP labels list the correct tracks), incorrect and missing credits, and for some reason the cover colors are red, gold and…blue?
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Creation – LP (2nd version, corrected cover), Celluloid/Moving Target MT 018

Creation – CD, Celluloid/Moving Target MTCD 018

Single sided single page cover insert
disc matrix ID: MERIT 22101-018

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Creation – Cassette, Celluloid/Moving Target MTC 018

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Creation – CD (2nd version), Celluloid/Moving Target MTCD 018

Single sided single page cover insert (unchanged from first CD version)
Disc matrix ID: CD00198   MANUFACTURED BY AMERICAN HELIX   W.O.# E-6652-2

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1989

Creation – CD (3rd version), Celluloid/Moving Target MTCD 018

Two sided folding Celluloid catalog cover insert (child’s hand prints replaced with adult on the front cover, Celluloid logo and barcode added to the rear cover, Pipeline logo removed)
Same disc matrix IDs as previous version (meaning the actual disc is from the same batch)

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Circa 1990

Creation – Cassette, no label

Later version of band-manufactured cassette to sell at shows, etc. Long time keyboard player Binghi-I gets a credit, and the contact address is now a Topanga PO box rather than Trevy’s home address (though the contact phone number was still his home phone number).

Remastered, expanded version

In 1999 Creation got the deluxe treatment, with a remaster and the inclusion of all eight studio tracks plus the three dubs from the original LP (the only thing missing is the original version of Galang).

Creation
Song For Jah
Wicked Man
Never Be Alone
Closer Now
Pieces Of Africa
No Sleep Tonight
Galang
Wicked Man Dub
Never Be Alone Dub
Dub For Jah

1999

Creation – CD, Baga Style/PGI – Candlestick 2664

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