Reissue, originally released in 1975. During the late 1960s, Japanese bandBlues Creationwas formed from the ashes of an earlier group, theBickles. Beginning as a covers act and then switching to original material, they had several line-up changes before calling it quits, only to be born again asCreationin 1973, touring the US with heavyweightsMountain. The self-titledCreationLP from 1975 saw guitaristKazuo Takedaand drummerMasayuki Higuchiintact from the former incarnation. It captures this version of the band at their freshest with Takedas excellent guitar work firmly in the lead and often with heavy doses of fuzz the best Creation album by a longshot.