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album contained the international hits "Hate To Say I Told You So", "Main Offender", "Supply And Demand", "Die, Alright", and "Outsmarted" off
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album, Main Offender 7" (which featured "Lost And Found" originally performed by The Saints as a B-Side), and Supply And Demand/The Stomp 7".
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song, Poptones was seen as something of a return to the staunchly independent roots of Creation, and also included a re-issue label called
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as Trashmonk. In May 2007, McGee wound down Poptones for financial reasons.
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and a reggae label run by his wife (Frazier Chorus' Kate Holmes) called
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In 2002, Poptones gained national success and media with The Hives'
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newspaper that he was winding down Poptones for financial reasons.
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Poptones' roster included acts such as the former Creation band
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and its first releases included licensed product by
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Index

Metal Box
Alan McGee
Alternative rock
Indie rock
Noise pop
Shoegazing
Britpop
United Kingdom
London
England
record label
Alan McGee
Creation Records
The Hives
Oranger
Arnold
Cherrystones
King Biscuit Time
The Mardous
Thee Unstrung
The Boxer Rebellion
Beachbuggy
Pure Reason Revolution
Nick Laird-Clowes
Public Image Limited
él Records
The Montgolfier Brothers
Outrageous Cherry
El Vez
Burning Heart Records

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