EP's 1988–1991
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| Compilation album by My Bloody Valentine | ||||
| Released | 4 May 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 1988–1991 | |||
| Length | 101:23 | |||
| Label | Sony | |||
| Producer | My Bloody Valentine | |||
| Compiler | Kevin Shields | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| Drowned in Sound | 9/10 |
| The Irish Times | |
| musicOMH | Positive |
| Pitchfork Media | 9.5/10 |
| RTÉ Ten | Positive |
| State | 10/10 |
EP's 1988–1991 is a compilation album by Irish alternative rock band My Bloody Valentine, released on 4 May 2012 on Sony. It features three of the band's extended plays for Creation Records—You Made Me Realise (1988), Glider (1990) and Tremolo (1991)—plus one single ("Feed Me with Your Kiss"), and seven additional rare and unreleased songs. Compiled and remastered by the band's vocalist and guitarist Kevin Shields, EP's 1988–1991 was released as a two-disc CD set alongside remastered versions of My Bloody Valentine's two original studio albums, Isn't Anything (1988) and Loveless (1991).
Upon its release, EP's 1988–1991 received positive reviews from music critics and placed in several international charts, including Ireland, the United Kingdom, Belgium, South Korea and Japan.
Rumours of a My Bloody Valentine box set circulated amongst the general public in April 2008. Following a listing on HMV Japan's web site, media sources reported that a five-disc limited edition box set containing remastered versions of Isn't Anything (1988), Loveless (1991), a compilation of the band's EPs, a compilation of unreleased songs and a DVD were due to be released on 25 June 2008. A listing was also made available on Amazon UK, under the title Complete Box with an expected release date of 7 July 2008. In an article published in The Guardian in May 2008, Sean O'Hagan, a close friend of My Bloody Valentine's vocalist and guitarist Kevin Shields, commented on the rumours, saying: "a representative from Sony (who now possess the band's back catalogue) emailed to ask if I would write the sleevenotes for a very imminent My Bloody Valentine box set featuring Shields's remastered versions of Isn't Anything and Loveless, as well as all the songs that appeared on their now hard-to-find EPs and several unreleased tracks. An interview was scheduled for the following week as soon as Shields had approved the CD artwork. I am still waiting. In the meantime, the release of the box set has been postponed indefinitely." Promotional copies of partially remastered editions of Isn't Anything and Loveless were leaked in June 2008 although neither compilations mentioned by O'Hagan or other media sources were released.
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