Isn't Anything

Isn't Anything is the debut studio album by My Bloody Valentine, released in November 1988 after three years of exclusively issuing extended plays and mini-LPs. Distributed by Creation Records in the United Kingdom, the album is currently available on Sire Records in the United States. When the band's original vocalist Dave Conway left, to be replaced by Bilinda Butcher, Kevin Shields returned to their avant-garde roots, and began to explore the ... more

Isn't Anything is the debut studio album by My Bloody Valentine, released in November 1988 after three years of exclusively issuing extended plays and mini-LPs. Distributed by Creation Records in the United Kingdom, the album is currently available on Sire Records in the United States. When the band's original vocalist Dave Conway left, to be replaced by Bilinda Butcher, Kevin Shields returned to their avant-garde roots, and began to explore the possibilities offered by the studio facilities available after signing to Creation Records. The first fruits of this experimentation was the single/EP You Made Me Realise, released in July 1988. Uncut writer David Stubbs called it "one of the most important, influential British rock albums of the Eighties". While recording the album, the band got by on about two hours sleep a night, something which has been suggested is reflected in the vocals. "Several Girls Galore" has been described as "a cubist take on the Jesus and Mary Chain". Displaying... less