Editing My Bloody Valentine (band) (section)

===1988–1991: Creation Records and ''Loveless''===
[[File:Kevin Shields.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.85|[[Kevin Shields]] performing in 1989]]
In January 1988, My Bloody Valentine performed in [[Canterbury]], opening for [[Biff Bang Pow!]], a band that featured Creation Records founder [[Alan McGee]]. After "blowing [Biff Bang Pow!] off the stage," My Bloody Valentine were described as "the Irish equivalent to [[Hüsker Dü]]" by McGee,{{sfn|McGonial|2007|p=26–27}} who approached the band after the show and invited them to record and release a single on Creation. The band recorded five songs at a studio in [[Walthamstow]], [[East London]] in less than a week. In August 1988, they released the ''[[You Made Me Realise]]'' EP, which was received well by the independent music press and, according to [[AllMusic]]'s Nitsuh Abebe, "made critics stand up and take notice of the brilliant things My Bloody Valentine were up to ... it developed some of the stunning guitar sounds that would become the band's trademark."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000946959|title=<nowiki>You Made Me Realise [Creation</nowiki>&#93; – My Bloody Valentine: Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards|work=[[AllMusic]]|publisher=[[All Media Guide|All Media Network]]|last=Abebe|first=Nitsuh|access-date=28 June 2013}}</ref> It debuted at number 2 on the UK Indie Chart.{{sfn|Lazell|1997|p=155}} Following the success of ''You Made Me Realise'', the band released their debut full-length studio album, ''[[Isn't Anything]]'', in November 1988. Recorded in rural [[Wales]],<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Blashill, Paul|year=1989|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8Yh9p0GCKsEC&q=%22isn%27t+anything%22+valentine&pg=PA12|title=My Waking Dream|magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|issue=May 1989|page=12|access-date=25 April 2010}}</ref> the album was a major success, receiving widespread critical acclaim, peaking at number 1 on the UK Indie Chart{{sfn|Lazell|1997|p=155}} and influencing a number of "[[shoegazing]]" bands, who according to AllMusic, "worked off the template My Bloody Valentine established with [the album]."<ref name="sgz">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/style/shoegaze-ma0000004454|title=Shoegaze: Significant Albums, Artists and Songs|work=[[AllMusic]]|publisher=[[All Media Guide|All Media Network]]|access-date=28 June 2013}}</ref>

In February 1989, My Bloody Valentine began recording their second studio album at [[Blackwing Studios]] in [[Southwark]], London. Creation Records believed that the album could be recorded "in five days," but it soon "became clear that wasn't going to happen."{{sfn|McGonial|2007|p=41}} Following several unproductive months,{{sfn|McGonial|2007|p=43}} during which Shields assumed main duties for the musical and technical aspects of the sessions, the band relocated to a total of 19 other studios and hired a number of [[Audio engineering|engineers]], including [[Alan Moulder]], Anjali Dutt and Guy Fixsen. Because of the extensive recording time, Shields and Alan McGee agreed to release another EP,{{sfn|McGonial|2007|p=44}} and the band released ''[[Glider (EP)|Glider]]'' in April 1990. Containing the lead single "Soon", the EP peaked at number 2 on the UK Indie Chart<ref>{{cite episode|title=Indie Charts: 19 May 1990|series=[[The Chart Show|The ITV Chart Show]]|network=[[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]|date=19 May 1990}}</ref> and the band toured in the summer of 1990 to support its release.{{sfn|McGonial|2007|p=47}} In February 1991, while still recording their second album, My Bloody Valentine released ''[[Tremolo (EP)|Tremolo]]'', which was another critical success and topped the UK Indie Chart.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Indie Charts: 2 March 1991|series=[[The Chart Show|The ITV Chart Show]]|network=[[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]|date=2 March 1991}}</ref>
  
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Released in November 1991, ''[[Loveless (My Bloody Valentine album)|Loveless]]'' was rumoured to have cost more than £250,000 and bankrupted Creation Records, claims that Shields has denied.{{sfn|McGonial|2007|p=66–67}} Critical reception to ''Loveless'' was nearly unanimous with praise,{{sfn|McGonial|2007|p=97}} although the album was not a commercial success; it peaked at number 24 on the [[UK Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/my%20bloody%20valentine|title=My Bloody Valentine &#124; Artist|work=[[Official Charts Company]]|publisher=[[British Phonographic Industry]]|access-date=28 June 2013}}</ref> but failed to chart internationally. McGee dropped My Bloody Valentine from Creation Records soon after the release of ''Loveless'' because of the album's extensive recording period and his interpersonal problems with Shields.<ref name="gdn">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2004/mar/12/2|title=Kevin Shields: I Lost It &#124; Music|work=[[The Guardian]]|last=Lester|first=Paul|date=12 March 2004|access-date=6 August 2007}}</ref> However, ''Loveless'' proved to have a lasting influence, inspiring bands such as [[Radiohead]], [[Smashing Pumpkins]], [[Mogwai]], [[Nine Inch Nails]] and more.<ref name=NME2013>{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/the-roots-of-my-bloody-valentine-775624 |title=The Roots Of… My Bloody Valentine |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=31 January 2013 |website=[[NME]] |access-date=14 April 2022}}</ref>