Ordered the deluxe Isn't Anything and Loveless. Got the Plain Recordings reissue 15 years ago and have a og Loveless cd. The former looks gorgeous but is supposedly sourced from cd masters so decided to go for these new reissues. Got the m b v vinyl when it came out and though I agree the quality of the cover isn't much (mine arrived in great shape though) I figured there's no need to get the new one. The EP/rarities collection is great.
― willem, Wednesday, 31 March 2021 09:11 (three years ago) link
yeah I picked up m b v on vinyl when it came out too, seems fine to me in all respects so no need to get another copy of that
― Sven Vath's scary carpet (Neil S), Wednesday, 31 March 2021 09:14 (three years ago) link
it's their full catalogue as much as they haven't really acknowledged the existence of anything before "you made me realise" for over 30 years now and i didn't really expect them to start nowTwo bands with one name.
― armoured van, Holden (sic), Wednesday, 31 March 2021 09:18 (three years ago) link
well ecstasy & strawberry wine are at least the classic line-up and you can hear how they got to the you made me realise EP from those, but anything from before those may have well been a completely different band yeah
― ufo, Wednesday, 31 March 2021 09:28 (three years ago) link
Yeah, even with Billinda in, and as you say being able to draw lines to the later work, they clearly haven’t *become* the second band yet. (Every band after 1994 should have considered following the Beastie Boys’ lead in reissuing their early, developmental work on a compilation called Some Old Bullshit. Just make it as universal a title as Greatest Hits, that signals which kind of listener it’s for.)
― armoured van, Holden (sic), Wednesday, 31 March 2021 09:37 (three years ago) link
is there US distro for these reissues? All I'm finding so far are the mbv site and bleep
― Paul Ponzi, Wednesday, 31 March 2021 09:48 (three years ago) link
nevermind, I'm dumb, accidentally selected "US Outlying Islands" from the dropdown menu which explained the exorbitant shipping charge despite the prices being in USD. All sorted now.
― Paul Ponzi, Wednesday, 31 March 2021 10:01 (three years ago) link
NYT piece I’m too lazy to link to bc I finished reading and closed the tab but they’re recording two new albums, one traditionally MBV-sounding and the other more experimental? okay
― self-clowning oven (Murgatroid), Wednesday, 31 March 2021 12:15 (three years ago) link
here's the piece: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/31/arts/music/my-bloody-valentine-shields.html
the most interesting bits:
Shields said he’d also like to reissue the band’s earliest releases, recorded with the singer David Conway, once they can be properly remastered.
Right now, the band’s members are waiting to see when they can get together in person at Shields’s home studio — O’Ciosoig also lives in Ireland, while Butcher and Googe are in England — to begin recording. If that can’t happen, they’ll explore remote options. Shields said the first of the two albums will be “warm and melodic,” while the second will be more experimental — a stark evolution from what he called his otherwise “very traditional” writing process to date.
As for a timeline for release, he didn’t say. (“I think once I can get over to Ireland it will get done very quickly as my vocals are often the last thing to be recorded,” Butcher wrote. “They’ll probably be finished by the end of the year.”)
so this is just kevin is still working on stuff but nothing's done yet
― ufo, Wednesday, 31 March 2021 12:21 (three years ago) link
xpost lol I had copy/pasted exactly the same quotes in a post
I'll leave this one (the closing sentence) here though, re:- your last quote:
Time is a bit more precious,” he said. “I don’t want to be 70-something wanting to make the next record after ‘m b v.’ I think it’d be cooler to make one now.
― willem, Wednesday, 31 March 2021 12:31 (three years ago) link
Weird that the standard vinyl and the deluxe vinyl are the same price. Why would you buy the former?
― Position Position, Wednesday, 31 March 2021 12:47 (three years ago) link
xpost It *would* be cool af, Mr Shields, but let’s be real here.0
― SQUIRREL MEAT!! (Capitaine Jay Vee), Wednesday, 31 March 2021 12:50 (three years ago) link
(ignore the “0”)
xp they're different masters (the name is confusing though yeah)
deluxe is the 2018 all-analog signal chain master, standard is a new digital remaster
― ufo, Wednesday, 31 March 2021 12:51 (three years ago) link
Oh got it, thanks for that clarification.
― Position Position, Wednesday, 31 March 2021 12:54 (three years ago) link
Looks like the Loveless vinyl deluxe has gone already, getting insufficient stock when I try to order it.
― Position Position, Wednesday, 31 March 2021 13:08 (three years ago) link
so this is just kevin is still working on stuff but nothing's done yet― ufo, Wednesday, March 31, 2021 7:21 AM (fifty-four minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
lmao. i trust bilinda more than him at least. he said followup to mbv would '100%' come out in 2018
couldn't get the analog loveless, but happy to have an officially sanctioned copy on vinyl
― global tetrahedron, Wednesday, 31 March 2021 13:17 (three years ago) link
this made me chuckle
“My nieces and nephews — they would complain to me, because when they would try and show their friends, they can’t find it anywhere,” Shields said. “They’re like, ‘Why are you so purposely obscure? You know, it seems stupid.’ That kind of stuff that made me think, ‘Yeah, I guess my perception of the world isn’t the world.’ There’s a whole world out there I know nothing about.”
― global tetrahedron, Wednesday, 31 March 2021 13:19 (three years ago) link
<3
― imago, Wednesday, 31 March 2021 14:01 (three years ago) link
it's always so amazing when a neurodivergent supergenius somehow manages to connect with the mainstream
― imago, Wednesday, 31 March 2021 14:02 (three years ago) link
kevin's world >>>>>>
lol i guess i'm never getting either of those analog-cut LPs
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Wednesday, 31 March 2021 14:36 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gU7tX5YJghc
remastered "soon" video looks sick
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Wednesday, 31 March 2021 14:39 (three years ago) link
Did we figure out the Imperioli connection to all of this just yet?
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 31 March 2021 14:40 (three years ago) link
Imperioli provides the hair curlers for Kev’s perm
― Position Position, Wednesday, 31 March 2021 15:13 (three years ago) link
belated realization that loveless is a root for me? that sounds goofy i'm sure but the androgynous blend of voices had a subconscious impact that i'm only just recognizing
the album cover is even bisexually lit
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Wednesday, 31 March 2021 15:14 (three years ago) link
imperioli is a known huge fan and i'm guessing he'd just heard the inside word about the reissues somehow
― ufo, Wednesday, 31 March 2021 15:15 (three years ago) link
MBV have entered their Imperioli phase
― jmm, Wednesday, 31 March 2021 15:17 (three years ago) link
there it is
― imago, Wednesday, 31 March 2021 15:18 (three years ago) link
I believe he’s getting Domino to reissue a special edition of The Fall’s “Imperioli Wax Solvent”
― Western® with Bacon Flavor, Wednesday, 31 March 2021 15:25 (three years ago) link
there it isn't
― imago, Wednesday, 31 March 2021 15:27 (three years ago) link
― ufo, Wednesday, March 31, 2021 8:51 AM (three hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
welp I guess I'm buying both. You're right, though, that was very confusing. Happy I managed to get the deluxe of Loveless and Isn't Anything but I hope the standard editions don't sell out as quickly because I can't afford them right now. Going broke over here!
― Paul Ponzi, Wednesday, 31 March 2021 15:59 (three years ago) link
"O’Ciosoig also lives in Ireland" I guess he and Hope moved out of California?
Anyway, glad I have those 2018 pressings since these apparently vanished immediately this morning. I didn't even get an MBV email and I'm certainly on their mailing list. I wish they'd release the EP stuff on vinyl though.
― akm, Wednesday, 31 March 2021 16:34 (three years ago) link
my tax refund just hit so i bought the standard reissues bc fuck it
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Wednesday, 31 March 2021 17:31 (three years ago) link
hope loveless makes it over here ok
Domino say they can't/won't sell any of the reissues but mbv to the US and Bleep seems to have sold out of both vinyl formats instantly >:(
― You guys are caterpillar (Telephone thing), Wednesday, 31 March 2021 19:36 (three years ago) link
wtf with these small runs? Would pick up in a shop someday, here in Canada, if they're ever up for that
― maf you one two (maffew12), Wednesday, 31 March 2021 19:39 (three years ago) link
it's not like there are lots of pressing plants, or that the ones which exist aren't booked up to a year in advance already
― armoured van, Holden (sic), Wednesday, 31 March 2021 19:41 (three years ago) link
Then wait a little longer? What's another six months or so if the 2018 reissues were already out of print?
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 31 March 2021 19:46 (three years ago) link
Can do. They're going to keep cranking these out? Was the 2018 ever available somewhere other than their site?
― maf you one two (maffew12), Wednesday, 31 March 2021 19:51 (three years ago) link
I mean, I get that it's a challenge for determining the success of reissues, even before you consider the pressing plant delays, but it seems kinda baffling to make such a big buzz about reissues in limited quantities. I mean, they had a benchmark from 2018 to gauge the popularity, no? Seeing everything get released in such small runs is a bummer.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 31 March 2021 19:52 (three years ago) link
I'm not pulling the trigger on it myself, but there's a preorder for the m b v LP (no idea which edition) on amazon's canadian site. idk if there are others, but if you're desperate and don't mind giving them a few of your dollars (I won't judge), I'd keep checking there.
― intern at pepe le pew research (Simon H.), Wednesday, 31 March 2021 19:56 (three years ago) link
not at all desperate but thanksinterested to hear what's up with the new digital mix too
― maf you one two (maffew12), Wednesday, 31 March 2021 19:58 (three years ago) link
store.mybloodyvalentine.org seems to have everything available for US shipping aside from the deluxe Loveless.
― early rejecter, Wednesday, 31 March 2021 20:05 (three years ago) link
Got a feeling this will all go towards funding Kev sitting around on his arse for a while longer. Until the next batch of reissues, at least.
― Position Position, Wednesday, 31 March 2021 20:22 (three years ago) link
I don't know, he's earned his lazing around time imho. As much as I would love another new one.
I'm just annoyed that the RSD model of super-limited pressings seems to be ever so steadily becoming the norm.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 31 March 2021 20:30 (three years ago) link
a reissue campaign preceded the last record... it's a good omen
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Wednesday, 31 March 2021 20:30 (three years ago) link
Here's hoping! I mean, I've got the 2012 CDs and I'm happy with all of those.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 31 March 2021 20:33 (three years ago) link
As a long time fan with all the versions of the music I'll ever need, the best thing about this are the t-shirt re-issues. I can finally replace my long-lost maroon 'Loveless' T. I don't think I'd wear the 'Glider' long sleeve again, but it's awesome.
― Spencer Chow, Wednesday, 31 March 2021 20:47 (three years ago) link
Does anyone know if the standard editions are limited?
― Paul Ponzi, Wednesday, 31 March 2021 21:35 (three years ago) link