Kicking Against The Pricks: My Bloody Valentine

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Issue #20 of Kicking Against The Pricks has been posted.  For this issue, I was asked to review the recent reissues of My Bloody Valentine's classic LPs, Isn't Anything and Loveless, along with the new compilation double-disc release, EPs & Rarities, which features You Made Me Realise, Tremolo, some B-sides and unreleased tracks. 

My Bloody Valentine
Isn't Anything
Sony
Originally released: 11.1.88 (via Creation Records)
Reissued: 5.7.12


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My Bloody Valentine
Loveless
Sony
Originally released: 11.4.91 (via Creation Records)
Reissued: 5.7.12




My Bloody Valentine
EPs & Rarities
Sony
Compiled and released: 5.7.12


Sincerely,
Letters From A Tapehead

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