release date: Aug. 8, 1988
format: cd (1990 reissue)
[album rate: 3,5 / 5] [3,55]
producer: My Bloody Valentine
label: Creation Records - nationality: Ireland
Tracklist: 1. "You Made Me Realise" - 2. "Slow" - 3. "Thorn" - 4. "Cigarette in Your Bed" - 5. "Drive It All Over Me"
Ep by Irish band My Bloody Valentine following the Ecstacy (Nov. 1987) mini-album, which was the first album to feature Bilinda Butcher, who had replaced vocalist David Conway after his own decision to leave the band in early '87. Initially, the ep was exclusively released on vinyl, and from 1990 as a cd. Half of the songs also ended up on the North American version of the compilation ep Feed Me With Your Kiss (Nov. 1988) released on Mercury.
It's quite telling how the style of the band evolves from one release to another. The style of The New Record by My Bloody Valentine ep (Sep. 1988) introduced a style closer to that of The Jesus and Mary Chain, and that is pretty much still the case here, although, it also reveals some news. Where "You Made Me Realise" and "Slow" are pure noise pop songs, which both comes the closest to style of The Jesus and Mary Chain here, the three remainders sound more like a fusion of 1960s surf rock and a jangle pop influence from The Smiths. Overall, there's now much more room for bass and heavier drums, and the production sound has generally improved.
