# My Bloody Valentine discography

The discography of My Bloody Valentine, an Irish-English alternative rock band formed in Dublin, Ireland, consists of three studio albums, two mini albums, one live album, two compilation albums, five extended plays, twelve singles and six music videos.
My Bloody Valentine formed in early 1983 and released their debut mini album, This Is Your Bloody Valentine, in January 1985 on Tycoon Records. Featuring the band's original line-up of vocalist David Conway, guitarist Kevin Shields, drummer Colm Ó Cíosóig and keyboardist Christine "Tina" Durkin, the album failed to receive much attention and the band relocated to London, England following its release. In London the band recruited bassist Debbie Googe and subsequently released two EPs—Geek! (1985) and The New Record by My Bloody Valentine (1986)—and the 1987 single "Sunny Sundae Smile". The New Record… and "Sunny Sundae Smile" garnered the band minor underground success, with both placing in the United Kingdom Independent Singles Chart. Conway departed the band soon after and was replaced by vocalist-guitarist Bilinda Butcher in early 1987.
With their new line-up, My Bloody Valentine released a second mini album, Ecstasy, and the standalone single "Strawberry Wine" in November 1987 on Lazy Records. Both releases were moderate critical successes and attracted the attention of Creation Records co-founder Alan McGee, who offered the band a recording contract after a performance in January 1988. During their time on Creation My Bloody Valentine released their most notable material, including two full-length studio albums, Isn't Anything (1988) and Loveless (1991). Both albums, as well as their singles and preceding EPs, were released to widespread critical acclaim; Isn't Anything and Loveless were considered massive independent successes, both peaking at number 1 on the UK Independent Albums Chart. In addition, Loveless placed at number 24 on the UK Albums Chart and has since been certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry. In 1992 My Bloody Valentine were dropped by Creation due to the extensive recording period and production costs of Loveless.
My Bloody Valentine signed to Island Records in October 1992 for a reported £250,000 contract, constructing a home studio in Streatham, South London with their advance. Originally intending to record and release a third studio album, the band experienced a "semi-meltdown", according to Kevin Shields and became largely inactive. Despite rumours that over 60 hours of recorded material had been presented to Island, the band only released two songs—cover versions of Louis Armstrong's "We Have All the Time in the World" and Wire's "Map Ref 41°N 93°W"—on various artist compilation albums before their disbandment in 1997.
In 2007 My Bloody Valentine reunited and announced plans to release a third album. The band commenced two international tours between 2008 and 2009, during which time remastered versions of Isn't Anything and Loveless and a box set were announced. Following further delays, remastered editions of the band's original two studio albums and the double compilation album EP's 1988–1991 were released on Sony in May 2012. m b v, My Bloody Valentine's third studio album, was eventually released "out of the blue" in February 2013; it received "universal acclaim", according to Metacritic.

## Albums
### Studio albums

List of studio albums; with chart positions, sales figures and certifications :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Title | Album details | IRL | AUS | BEL | JPN | KOR | NLD | UK | UK Indie | Sales | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Isn't Anything | Released: 21 November 1988 (UK) Labels: Creation (040), Relativity (88561-1006) Formats: CD, CS LP | 31 | 45 | 116 | 29 | 70 | 63 | 22 | 1 | | |
| Loveless | Released: 4 November 1991 (UK) Labels: Creation (060), Sire (9 26759) Formats: CD, CS, LP, MD | 6 | 6 | 26 | 18 | 43 | 13 | 7 | 1 | US: 290,000+ | BPI: Gold |
| m b v | Released: 2 February 2013 (UK) Label: mbv (001) Formats: CD, digital download, LP | 44 | 88 | 87 | 47 | — | — | 29 | — | | |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart ||||||||||||

### Mini albums

List of mini albums, with chart positions :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | UK Indie |
| This Is Your Bloody Valentine | Released: January 1985 (GER) Label: Tycoon (7501) Formats: CD, LP | — |
| Ecstasy | Released: 23 November 1987 (UK) Label: Lazy (08) Format: LP | 12 |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart |||

### Live albums

List of live albums :
| Title | Album details |
| Man You Love to Hate – Live | Released: 1985 (GER) Label: Schuldige Scheitel (102) Format: CD, CS |

### Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with chart positions :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | IRL | BEL | JPN | KOR | UK | UK Indie |
| Ecstasy and Wine | Released: February 1989 (UK) Label: Lazy (12) Formats: CD, LP | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| EP's 1988–1991 | Released: 4 May 2012 (IRL) Label: Sony (88691941692) Formats: 2×CD, BSCD, digital download | 21 | 189 | 17 | 69 | 33 | — |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart ||||||||

## Extended plays

List of extended plays, with chart positions :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | UK Indie |
| Geek! | Released: December 1985 (UK) Label: Fever (005) Format: 12" | — |
| The New Record by My Bloody Valentine | Released: September 1986 (UK) Label: Kaleidoscope Sound (101) Format: 12" | 22 |
| You Made Me Realise | Released: 8 August 1988 (UK) Label: Creation (055) Formats: 12", CD | 2 |
| Glider | Released: 23 April 1990 (UK) Label: Creation (073) Formats: 12", CD | 2 |
| Tremolo | Released: 4 February 1991 (UK) Label: Creation (085) Formats: 12", CD | 1 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |||

## Singles
### Retail singles

List of retail singles, with chart positions :
| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Single | Year | UK | UK Indie | US Alt | Album |
| "No Place to Go" | 1985 | — | — | — | Geek! |
| "Sunny Sundae Smile" | 1987 | 168 | 6 | — | non-album single |
| "Strawberry Wine" | 1987 | — | 13 | — | non-album single |
| "You Made Me Realise" | 1988 | 107 | 5 | — | non-album single |
| "Feed Me with Your Kiss" | 1988 | 118 | 2 | — | Isn't Anything |
| "Instrumental" | 1988 | — | — | — | non-album single |
| "Soon" | 1990 | 41 | — | — | Loveless |
| "To Here Knows When" | 1991 | 29 | — | — | Loveless |
| "Only Shallow" | 1992 | — | — | 27 | Loveless |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart ||||||

### Promotional singles

List of promotional-only singles :
| Single | Year | Album | Ref |
| "Soft as Snow (But Warm Inside)" | 1988 | Isn't Anything | |
| "When You Sleep" | 1991 | Loveless | |

### Split singles

List of split singles, with other artists :
| Single | Year | Other artist |
| "Sugar"/"December, with the Day" | 1989 | Pacific |

## Music videos

List of music videos, with directors :
| Title | Year | Director |
| "You Made Me Realise" | 1988 | Douglas Hart |
| "Feed Me with Your Kiss" | 1988 | Douglas Hart |
| "Soon" | 1990 | Angus Cameron |
| "To Here Knows When" | 1991 | Angus Cameron |
| "Swallow" | 1991 | Angus Cameron |
| "Only Shallow" | 1991 | Angus Cameron |

## Compilation contributions

List of contributions to various artist compilations :
| Song | Year | Album | Notes |
| "We Have All the Time in the World" | 1994 | Peace Together | Louis Armstrong cover |
| "Incidental One" (with Mark Eitzel) | 1996 | Offbeat: A Red Hot Soundtrip | N/A |
| "Incidental Peace" (with Skylab) | 1996 | Offbeat: A Red Hot Soundtrip | N/A |
| "Map Ref 41°N 93°W" | 1996 | Whore: Various Artists Play Wire | Wire cover |

## Miscellaneous appearances

List of appearances on compilation albums, and film and television soundtracks :
| Song | Year | Album | Notes |
| "Love Machine" | 1986 | Turn It Up_..or Turn It Off | From Geek! |
| "No Place to Go" | 1986 | Turn It Up_..or Turn It Off | From Geek! |
| "Strawberry Wine" | 1988 | Indie Top 20 Volume III – War of Independents | N/A |
| "Cigarette in Your Bed" | 1988 | Doing It for the Kids | From You Made Me Realise |
| "When You Wake You're Still in a Dream" | 1989 | Rough Trade: Music for the 90's | From Isn't Anything |
| "Instrumental" | 1990 | Pensioners on Ecstasy | N/A |
| "Soon" | 1990 | Just Say Da: Volume IV of Just Say Yes | EP version, from Glider |
| "Honey Power" | 1991 | Sorted, Snorted and Sported | From Tremolo |
| "Honey Power" | 1991 | Just Say Anything: Volume V of Just Say Yes | From Tremolo |
| "Soon" | 1992 | Precious (Underground) | From Glider and Loveless |
| "Only Shallow" (Edit) | 1992 | Rollercoaster EP | From Loveless |
| "Only Shallow" | 1995 | Amateur | From Loveless |
| "Soon" | 1996 | Noise Annoys: A Creation Compilation | From Glider and Loveless |
| "Loomer" | 1996 | Ocean of Sound | From Loveless |
| "Sometimes" | 2003 | Lost in Translation | From Loveless |
| "Paint a Rainbow" | 2004 | Rough Trade Shops: Indiepop | From the B-side of "Sunny Sundae Smile" |
| "Only Shallow" | 2005 | Whatever: The '90s Pop & Culture Box | From Loveless |
| "Soon" | 2005 | Just Say Sire: The Sire Records Story | From Glider and Loveless |
| "Only Shallow" | 2007 | The Brit Box: UK Indie, Shoegaze, and Brit-Pop Gems of the Last Millennium | From Loveless |
| "Only Tomorrow" | 2013 | The Sound of 2013 | From m b v |