Action Painting (album)

Action Painting is a 2017 compilation album by the British band The Creation. The compilation was the first time the complete studio recordings of the band were released. They were remastered from the original tapes by the group's original producer Shel Talmy as well as being given stereo mixes where previously unavailable.^[1][2]

Action Painting
Compilation album by The Creation
Released	March 17, 2017 (2017-03-17)
Length	139:38[1]
Label	The Numero Group

Release

Action Painting was released on March 17, 2017 by The Numero Group.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	(8.7/10)[3]

Peter Margasak of The Chicago Reader commented that the compilation showcased "convincing evidence that the band possessed at least minor genius".^[4] Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave the album a Best New Reissue statement in Pitchfork Media, comparing the band to other contemporaries of the era, summarizing that the "compilation overwhelmingly proves, they were as self-aware as the Move, as vicious as The Who, and as clever as The Kinks."^[3] AllMusic declared the reissue "the best-looking and best-sounding set yet" for the band and declared the group's music as living "on as some of the most exciting, most impressive sounds of the '60s."^[1]

Track listing

Disc 1

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Making Time"
2.	"Try and Stop Me"
3.	"Painter Man"
4.	"Biff, Bang, Pow"
5.	"Sylvette (edit)"
6.	"If I Stay Too Long"
7.	"Nightmares"
8.	"Life is Just Beginning"
9.	"Through My Eyes"
10.	"How Does It Feel To Feel"
11.	"Tom Tom"
12.	"Can I Join Your Band"
13.	"Midway Down"
14.	"The Girls are Naked"
15.	"Bonie Maronie"
16.	"Mercy Mercy Mercy"
17.	"For All That I Am"
18.	"Uncle Bert"
19.	"Cool Jerk"
20.	"I Am the Walker"
21.	"Ostrich Man"
22.	"Sweet Helen"
23.	"How Does It Feel To Feel (US version)"

Disc 2

No.	Title	Performer	Length
1.	"Hurt Me If You Will"	The Mark Four
2.	"I'm Leaving"	The Mark Four
3.	"Work All Day (Sleep All Night)"	The Mark Four
4.	"Going Down Fast"	The Mark Four
5.	"How Does It Feel To Feel (US version - New Stereo Mix)"
6.	"Biff, Bang, Pow (New Stereo Mix)"
7.	"For All That I Am (New Stereo Mix)"
8.	"Can I Join Your Band (New Stereo Mix)"
9.	"Through My Eyes (New Stereo Mix)"
10.	"Tom Tom (New Stereo Mix)"
11.	"Midway Down (New Stereo Mix)"
12.	"Nightmares (New Stereo Mix)"
13.	"Life Is Just Beginning (New Stereo Mix)"
14.	"Painter Man (New Stereo Mix)"
15.	"If I Stay Too Long (New Stereo Mix)"
16.	"How Does It Feel To Feel (UK version - New Stereo Mix)"
17.	"Cool Jerk (New Stereo Mix)"
18.	"Hey Joe (New Stereo Mix)"
19.	"Like A Rolling Stone (New Stereo Mix)"
20.	"Making Time (backing track) take 1"
21.	"Sylvette (full length)"
22.	"Instrumental I"
23.	"How Does It Feel To Feel (version I) (backing track)"

References

1. Sendra, Tim. "Action Painting". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
2. "Action Painting". The Numero Group. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
3. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (18 March 2017). "The Creation: Action Time". Pitchfork. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
4. Margasak, Peter (25 April 2017). "The Numero Group applies its reissue savvy to underrated 60s British rockers the Creation". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 17 July 2021.