{"title":"My Bloody Valentine","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAbout My Bloody Valentine\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy Bloody Valentine formed in Dublin in 1983 around Kevin Shields and Colm Ó Cíosóig. The classic lineup solidified with the addition of Bilinda Butcher (1987) and Debbie Googe (1985). They are widely cited as the foundational shoegaze band - establishing the foundational template for the genre with their distinctive layered guitar feedback, glide guitar technique (Shields's signature use of the tremolo bar), and atmospheric production approaches. Their 1991 album Loveless - recorded over a extended period at multiple studios with enormous cost overruns (reportedly bankrupting Creation Records) - is widely cited as one of the most important albums in shoegaze and broader alternative rock history. After Loveless, the band entered an extended hiatus, returning in 2013 with m b v (recorded across an even more extended period) and again with experimental EPs (Glider, Tremolo) for subsequent vinyl reissues. They have toured intermittently across multiple decades. Their foundational influence on shoegaze, dream pop, and broader alternative music is widely documented.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSound and style\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy Bloody Valentine's sound is foundational to shoegaze as a recognized genre - combining shoegaze, dream pop, noise pop, alternative rock, and noise rock with Shields's distinctive vocal delivery (Bilinda Butcher providing co-lead vocals), extensive distorted glide-guitar work (using the tremolo bar to bend pitches continuously), and atmospheric production approaches. Their foundational influence on shoegaze is widely documented.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDiscography highlights\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis Is Your Bloody Valentine EP (1985, Tycoon)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIsn't Anything (1988, Creation)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlider EP (1990, Creation)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTremolo EP (1991, Creation)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLoveless (1991, Creation) - widely-cited shoegaze landmark\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003em b v (2013, Pickpocket)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFor collectors\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal Creation Records pressings of Isn't Anything (1988) and Loveless (1991) are foundational items in shoegaze collecting, with collector premiums.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhere to start\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eListeners new to My Bloody Valentine typically start with Loveless (1991). \u003cspan class=\"related-collections\"\u003eExplore more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/alt-indie-rock-vinyl-records\"\u003eAlt\/Indie Rock\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/pop-vinyl-records\"\u003ePop\/Indie-Pop\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"my-bloody-valentine-mbv-vinyl","title":"MBV LP","description":"\u003cp\u003em b v is the 2013 album from the British Alt-Rock icons led by the esteemed Kevin Shields. MBV is the follow-up to their genre-defining 1991 album Loveless.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48540996731063,"sku":"210000059061","price":36.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/3956666-2709394.jpg?v=1781155012"},{"product_id":"my-bloody-valentine-isn-t-anything-cd-remastered","title":"Isn't Anything CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eCD reissue in mini-LP style gatefold card sleeve. With their debut album, Isn't Anything (released in 1988), My Bloody Valentine revolutionized alt music.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48785650614455,"sku":"210000095088","price":26.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/isnt-anything.jpg?v=1783045553"},{"product_id":"my-bloody-valentine-loveless-remastered-cd","title":"Loveless (Remastered) CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe remastered \"Loveless\" from My Bloody Valentine doesn't merely polish a revered classic; it recontextualizes the band's labyrinthine sound as both mesmerizing and utterly disorienting. At once haunting and chaotic, tracks like \"Only Shallow\" and \"When You Sleep\" expose a peculiar tension: the struggle between dreamlike beauty and an almost mechanical precision, leaving listeners adrift in an uncomfortable bliss.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48785663066295,"sku":"210000095086","price":26.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/3964493-2701796.jpg?v=1783045584"},{"product_id":"my-bloody-valentine-loveless-vinyl","title":"Loveless LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE definitive shoegaze record! Loveless popularized and perfected the loud, effects-laden dreamscapes that hundreds of bands would try to capture after them on their 1991 fourth LP. Everyone should own this record.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48908069306551,"sku":"210000052164","price":33.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/mbv.jpg?v=1784635088"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.waxtraxrecords.com\/collections\/my-bloody-valentine.oembed","provider":"Wax Trax Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}