▁formed ▁Vel vet ▁Cr ush ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁with ▁J ef fer y ▁Bor ch ard t ▁of ▁H oney b unch . ▁After ▁three ▁singles ▁on ▁Bus ▁Stop ▁Records , ▁the ▁band ▁released ▁a ▁cover ▁version ▁of ▁Te en age ▁F an club ' s ▁" Every thing ▁Flow s ", ▁as ▁an ▁extra ▁track ▁on ▁the ▁CD ▁Single ▁of ▁' A sh ▁& ▁Earth , ▁on ▁Sem inal ▁Tw ang , ▁run ▁by ▁David ▁B ark er ▁of ▁G lass ▁Records , ▁who ▁was ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁P aper house ▁label ▁for ▁Fire ▁Records ▁at ▁this ▁time . ▁P aper house ▁were ▁keen ▁to ▁release ▁the ▁first ▁Vel vet ▁Cr ush ▁LP , ▁ ▁but ▁they ▁chose ▁to ▁sign ▁to ▁Cre ation ▁Records ▁in ▁the ▁UK , ▁who ▁issued ▁the ▁band ' s ▁debut ▁album , ▁In ▁the ▁Pres ence ▁of ▁Great ness , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁The ▁band ▁stayed ▁with ▁Cre ation ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁album , ▁Te en age ▁Sym phon ies ▁to ▁God , ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁( on ▁Sony ▁Records ▁in ▁the ▁US ). ▁The ▁group ▁members ▁spent ▁the ▁next ▁few ▁years ▁acting ▁as ▁Stephen ▁D uff y ' s ▁backing ▁band , ▁recording ▁two ▁albums ▁with ▁the ▁singer . ▁Vel vet ▁Cr ush ▁returned ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁with ▁the ▁He avy ▁Ch anges ▁album , ▁now ▁on ▁the ▁Action ▁Musik ▁label . ▁Another ▁album , ▁Free ▁Expression , ▁followed ▁in