My Bloody Valentine - This Is Your Bloody Valentine [12", LP, Unofficial]

Originally released in 1985 on a label called Tycoon Records, this is MY BLOODY VALENTINE's first record. It was reissued on Dossier Records in 1990, but after that many times bootlegged. This is a counterfeit version of that Dossier release, and to be honest i only bought it to have a physical copy of these songs. The music can't be compared to MBV's later work. This is post-punk goth rock pur sang, and not exactly my cup of tea. The songs are pretty incoherent as well. Oh and they had a singer back then, by the way: some guy called Dave Conway. Last but not least, Colm's last name Ó Cíosóig is spelled as Cusack on the sleeve. Weirdness.

Label: Dossier Records [fake]
Cat.nr.: EFA 15751-O6
Year of release: 1990 [original version; this one = unknown]

SIDE A:
01. Forever And Again
02. Homelovin' Guy
03. Don't Cramp My Style
04. Tiger In My Tank

SIDE B:
01. The Love Gang
02. Inferno
03. The Last Supper

My Bloody Valentine - Isn't Anything [12", LP]

Like the copy i have of Loveless, another reissue on Plain Recordings. And like that release, the sound quality of this version is not the best there is.
A few days ago the band announced the remastered reissues (on CD) of both MY BLOODY VALENTINE's Creation albums in May, [see here], so here's fingers crossed for a vinyl edition of those remasters as well on a good quality pressing. And while we're at it, a vinyl edition of that EP's 1988-1991 wouldn't be bad either. But that's probably just wishful thinking.

Label: Plain Recordings
Cat.nr.: Plain104
Year of release: 2003

SIDE A:
01. Soft As Snow (But Warm Inside)
02. Lose My Breath
03. Cupid Come
04. (When You Wake) You're Still In A Dream
05. No More Sorry
06. All I Need

SIDE B:01. Feed Me With Your Kiss
02. Sueisfine
03. Several Girls Galore
04. You Never Should
05. Nothing Much To Lose
06. I Can See It (But I Can't Feel It)

The House Of Love - The House Of Love [12", LP]

I've been looking quite long for the s/t debut by THE HOUSE OF LOVE; it's not an album you run into everyday. But finally earlier this week i came across this LP in a very good condition at Iki-Pop in Turku, Finland. A great store by the way if you're looking for old punk and new wave vinyls.
I love this album; one of the finest ever released on Creation. Their later releases on Fontana are much less interesting, as far as i'm concerned.

Label: Creation Records
Cat.nr.: CRELP 34
Year of release: 1988

SIDE A:
01. Christine
02. Hope
03. Road
04. Sulphur
05. Man To Child

SIDE B:
01. Salome
02. Love In A Car
03. Happy
04. Fisherman's Tale
05. Touch Me

School Of Seven Bells - Ghostory [12", LP]

Finally i got my long-awaited new LP by SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS in. I love their new album; at first i was a bit scared that you'd clearly hear that Claudia isn't in the band anymore but you can hardly tell - and to be honest i think this may even be their best album to date. Some really beautiful songs on this album.
I love how they use My Bloody Valentine's Soon in their closing song, When You Sing, without actually really ripping it off. Nice job.

Label: Full Time Hobby
Cat.nr.: FTH140LP
Year of release: 2012

SIDE A:
01. The Night
02. Love Play
03. Lafaye
04. Low Times
05. Reappear

SIDE B:
01. Show Me Love
02. Scavenger
03. White Wind
04. When You Sing

School Of Seven Bells - Face To Face On High Places [12", EP]

I believe this is SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS' debut release; a one-sided 12" on clear vinyl with a laser-etched image of a bird (magpie? crow?) on a branch with a ring in its beak. According to the credits, the band still had a drummer and bass player then, so it was a five-piece. On the debut album Alpinisms, one year after this EP, it was just Benjamin Curtis and the Deheza sisters. And nowadays it's only him and Alejandra Deheza.
This EP is much more experimental than their more recent work.

SIDE A:
01. Limb By Limb
02. Face To Face On High Places
03. S.Ada.Licht

SIDE B:
etching

Fever Ray - Fever Ray [12", LP]

Oh what can i say about this s/t debut album by FEVER RAY. It's one of my favourites of the '00s for sure. A true classic. Also live, one of the best acts i've ever seen.

Label: Rabid Records
Cat.nr.: RABIDT039
Year of release: 2009

SIDE A:
01. If I Had A Heart
02. When I Grow Up
03. Dry And Dusty
04. Seven
05. Triangle Walks

SIDE B:
01. Concrete Walls
02. Now's The Only Time I Know
03. I'm Not Done
04. Keep The Streets Empty For Me
05. Coconut

Smashing Pumpkins - Tristessa [7"]

Today's best find (see previous post) was definitely this SMASHING PUMPKINS limited pink coloured single, called TRISTESSA. It was released as a part of the Sub Pop Singles Club series. Normally very expensive these days, because it's pretty rare, but at •33|45• i ran into a fairly priced copy. Been looking for this single for a long time!

Label: Sub Pop
Cat.nr.: SP90
Year of release: 1990

SIDE A:
01. Tristessa

SIDE B:
01. La Dolly Vita

My Bloody Valentine - Tremolo EP [12"]

Did a little record shopping today and went to a store that's been recently opened in Leiden: •33|45•. They specialize in collector's items, hard to find stuff and reissues of classic albums.
Until today i only had a promo edition of the TREMOLO EP by MY BLOODY VALENTINE, but they had a copy of the regular version standing there and of course i couldn't resist buying it. It was rather pricy but i bought one other item (a Smashing Pumpkins single) that was pretty cheap so the average price was OK.

Label: Creation Records
Cat.nr.: CRE085T
Year of release: 1991


SIDE A:
01. To Here Knows When
02. Swallow

SIDE B:
01. Honey Power
02. Moon Song

Sleigh Bells - Reign Of Terror [12", LP]

This new album by SLEIGH BELLS came out last week, and i've been spinning it nearly every day. Sugar-coated indie pop songs with genious riffs; most of them almost ballads. They mix Sugababes with Slayer and Lush with Van Halen. Love it. And the package is awesome: a thick gatefold sleeve with art prints included, and 180 grams vinyl. Everything you'd expect of a quality record these days.

Label: Mom + Pop Music
Cat.nr.: MP050-1
Year of release: 2012

SIDE A:
01. True Shred Guitar
02. Born To Lose
03. Crush
04. End Of The Line
05. Leader Of The Pack
06. Comeback Kid

SIDE B:
01. Demons
02. Road To Hell
03. You Lost Me
04. Never Say Die
05. D.O.A.