My Bloody Valentine news

Japan 4cd+dvd box set!!!
Yes, this is for real this time! As of right now this is a Japan only limited edition release with Japan bonus'

My Bloody Valentine are finally returning to the music scene after a long, long 20 years!!! In addition they are coming back to Japan for the first time in 17 years, to headline the main Green Stage at Fuji Rock Festival 08. And here's in celebration of their wonderful comeback - My Bloody Valentine Complete Box Set!

The box set contains their two classic album titles "Isn't Anything" and "Loveless" remastered by Kevin Shields himself, EPs, 4 CDs of unreleased collections, and something extra for the Japanese version - a DVD of 6 video clips produced exclusively for this package, extending over 20mins!

That is not all... Other Japan-special features: all of discs 1 to 4 are in paper jacket sleeves, and English and translated lyrics sheets are inserted in "Isn't Anything" and "Loveless"! None of the hitherto versions of these two classics wasr accompanied with lyric sheets before, which makes the box set even more precious for their fans! However you should note that this box set is ABSOLUTELY LIMITED TITLE , and you'd better order NOW- it is available at 15 OFF on our site right now!

As for their upcoming new album, apparently it is almost done so if nothing happens (let's keep our fingers crossed) it will be out before the end of this year!

Contents
Disc 1 # Isn't Anything, re-mastered by Kevin Shields

Disc 2 # Loveless, re-mastered by Kevin Shields

Disc 3 # EP Collections Tracks TBA, re-mastered by Kevin Shields

Disc 4 # Unreleased Track Collections

*With a 16-paged booklet including liner notes penned by Everett True.

Japan-Only Features (TBC)

Disc 5DVD # 6 Music Video Clips for about 20mins 1. You Made Me RealiseSingle -released in Aug '88) 2. Swallow Single - released in Feb '91) 3. Feed Me With Your Kiss from "Isn't Anything") 4. Only Shallow from "Loveless" 5. To Hear Knows When from "Loveless") 6. Soon from "Loveless"

Discs 1-4 in papersleeves

Discs 1 & 2 come with original/Japanese lyrics sheets

3 versions of each album to be released?
Shields, Sony Remastering My Bloody Valentine Albums?
By Eliot Van Buskirk

Two classic My Bloody Valentine albums are going under the knife in a remastering process driven by frontman Kevin Shields and Sony/BMG, according to a source familiar with the situation.

Both albums -- Isn't Anything and especially the band's seminal work Loveless -- are known for their amazing sonic characteristics, which Shields has long maintained were not the result of studio trickery, but rather simple techniques like tuning two strings to the same note.

As a result, there's quite a bit of pressure to get the remastered versions sounding perfect in advance of their re-release and the band's reunion tour this summer. One possibility, as amazing as it might seem, is that Sony/BMG will re-release three versions of each album: the original mix, a new Shields mix and a new Sony mix. Movie studios do this all the time (director's cut, unrated version) but the approach tends not to be used much with music.

The source said that Shields, who nearly bankrupted Creation Records with Loveless, is the one advocating the multiple-version approach. However, Sony/BMG might resist the idea of releasing three versions. On the other hand, the label might go for it: The approach could lead to more sales, as fans buy multiple copies of the albums they already have, eager to discover new sonic nuances. Most likely, fan consensus would then determine which was the ultimate version. My Bloody Valentine will reunite this summer for a series of U.K. shows, and in addition to remastering its two classic albums, is said to be working on new material that will not be released in a digital-only format, despite an earlier rumor to that effect. The band recently announced that it will play America, too. Tickets go on sale for the MBV-headlined New York All Tomorrow's Parties festival Friday.

[Ed: If this is true, what's the story with the box set?]

MBV to curate ATP USA
On the weekend of September 19Ð21, My Bloody Valentine will perform in the United States for the first time in 16 years. The occasion? ATP New York, the new American branch of the All TomorrowÕs Parties festival. It will take place at Kutshers Country Club in Monticello, New York.

AndÉ jesusÉ as if a My Bloody Valentine headlining set wasnÕt enough, ATP New York unveiled just the beginning of its completely astounding 30-act lineup, curated by both MBV and ATP:

My Bloody Valentine
Built to Spill performing Perfect From Now On
Meat Puppets performing Meat Puppets II
Thurston Moore performing Psychic Hearts
Tortoise performing Millions Now Living Will Never Die
Shellac
Mogwai
Polvo
Fuck Buttons
Autolux
The Drones
Low
Wooden Shjips
Edan with Dagha
Thee Silver Mount Zion Orchestra

Kevin to guest on forthcoming Gemma Hayes album
Kevin Shields guests on Hayes' Gemma Hayes upcoming album, "The Hollow of Morning," due May 2 in Ireland and May 5 in England.

Patti Smith and Kevin Shields' live collaboration on "The Coral Sea" will finally see the light of day this summer, when it comes out as a 2CD set on their own PASK label.

The album, released on July 11, features two live performances from June 22, 2005 and September 12, 2006, both at London's Queen Elizabeth Hall. They both feature Smith creating a spoken-word performance from her 1996 book "The Coral Sea", a homage to her close friend and legendary photographer Robert Mapplethorpe.

Shields provides an instrumental backing to Smith's performance, using guitar and his legendary array of effects. The two shows are said to have a "different stylistic approach". The album lasts nearly two hours in total.

It is not known whether Smith and Shields will collaborate together again. The release coincides with Shields finally reactivating My Bloody Valentine for a series of live and festival dates starting this June.

More album remasters news
According to Pitchfork...
the only two MBV albums that matter (This Is Your Bloody Valentine was practically an EP anyway) will hit UK shops June 16 in newly remastered formats. While the Isn't Anything remaster spans only one disc, the Loveless one comes as a double-disc: the first disc remastered from both DAT (digital audio tape) and analogue tape, and the second remastered from just analogue tape. No needless bonus cuts or anything, just two gems in all their pristine, self-contained glory.

Vinyl editions of these remasters are expected to follow in the UK, and the Sony BMG rep suggests the band and label are mulling "other possible releases for later in the year."

KMFCM said:
and I wish bloody Polvo were touring too. . .