The New Record by My Bloody Valentine
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The New Record by My Bloody Valentine is the second EP
by My Bloody Valentine, released in September 1986. The EP marked a shift away from the band's early post-punk
sound, reflecting more the burgeoning C86
-brand of indie pop
.
Side two
Side two
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
by My Bloody Valentine, released in September 1986. The EP marked a shift away from the band's early post-punk
Post-punk
Post-punk is a rock music movement with its roots in the late 1970s, following on the heels of the initial punk rock explosion of the mid-1970s. The genre retains its roots in the punk movement but is more introverted, complex and experimental...
sound, reflecting more the burgeoning C86
C86 (music)
C86 is a cassette compilation released by the British music magazine NME in 1986, featuring new bands licensed from independent labels of the time. As a phrase, C86 quickly evolved into shorthand for a guitar-based musical genre characterised by "jangly" guitars and fey melodies, although other...
-brand of indie pop
Indie pop
Indie pop is a genre of alternative rock music that originated in the United Kingdom in the mid 1980s, with its roots in the Scottish post-punk bands on the Postcard Records label in the early '80s, such as Orange Juice, Josef K and Aztec Camera, and the dominant UK independent band of the mid...
.
Track listing
Side one- "Lovelee Sweet Darlene" – 2:13
- "By the Danger in Your Eyes" – 2:51
Side two
- "On Another Rainy Saturday" – 2:41
- "We're So Beautiful" – 2:31
Personnel
- Dave Conway — vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
- Kevin ShieldsKevin ShieldsKevin Patrick Shields is an American-born, Irish vocalist, guitarist, and producer of alternative rock band My Bloody Valentine....
— guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... - Colm Ó Cíosóig — drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Debbie GoogeDebbie GoogeDebbie Googe is the bassist for the rock band My Bloody Valentine.-My Bloody Valentine:Before joining My Bloody Valentine, she lived in Yeovil, Somerset and played for a band called Bikini Mutants, who gigged with The Mob...
— bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
Related
The Re-Release by My Bloody Valentine was released in 1991, and seems to consist of a rough mix of the The New Record by My Bloody Valentine. This is an unofficial 7" release.Track listing
Side one- "On Another Rainy Saturday"
- "By the Danger in Your Eyes"
Side two
- "We're So Beautiful"
- "Lovelee Sweet Darlene"