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Three complete albums covering a period of six years albums by the Teenage Filmstars, the bastard sons of Creation Records. Picture the scene. Creation Records 1993. Edward Ball, a mild-mannered Creation Company man by day, psychedelic, acid-pop shaman running amok in the recording studio by night. This is unmapped territory where only My Bloody Valentine dared to tread. The Filmstars dare to go even further; music that widens the horizon, broadens the perception and alters the way we listen to sound. But never forgetting the tune! Edward Ball s cause was to subjugate the genre, confronting its followers with even darker, more foreboding soundscapes coupled with simple blessed melodies. In later years, as Ball developed his solo persona (Mill Hill Self Hate Club, Love Is Blue, etc) he returned once more to vent this suppressed spleen with Buy Our Record Support Our Sickness (1997). This 37-track 2 CD-disc Special Edition also features 5 bonus tracks. The 24 page booklet contains a 4,000-word discourse on the making and philosophy behind the trilogy complemented with full production notes and photographs.