My Bloody Valentine – Loveless

I own a very strange version of this pressing. Ordered from mbv's official website, I bought both loveless and mbv deluxe versions. I'm pretty sure I remember the sticker on the shrinkwrap confirming that this was the full analogue cut. However, later I realised that all the rest of the packaging indicates that my copy is the standard digital version??? It says rewig159 on the spine, it's just a standard sleeve (not card like my copy of mbv is), sleeve also states vinyl is cut by heino leja and the centre stickers on the record are for the standard version. The strange thing is... the record itself appears to be the deluxe version! The runouts match what is stated on this page, cut by Matt@alchemy. My copy sounds amazing so no complaints there. I guess I have a rare misprint 🙃

This album is still available (along with Isn't Anything) on amazon.jp and other japanese sites like Zenmarket.
Some copies come with a shirt.

Mint declared. It is a clearly vg+ at most. Ring wear indeed

I'll go against the grain and say that I hardly ever listen to this record, it sounds much worse to me than either the 2010s analogue mastered CD or recent Hi Res remaster. It has a very deep and satisfying midrange, but detail utterly collapses on the more ambient leaning side two, especially thanks to heavy IGD. Stick to Digital.

Hearing the low end of the bass guitar and more weight of the snare totally changed what I thought of this album sonically.

It doesn’t have the typical audiophile wide soundstage, separation, air between instruments and deep layers but it’s dynamic and presented beautifully to create a texture that is heard to describe in words. The distortion sounds warm, the vocal sounds like I am hearing it directly from a tape recorder and the rhythm section, while ambient, has a drive that I have never heard on any digital format.

Flat, noiseless disc and excellent gatefold reproduction.

Pretty choppy on some parts. Could’ve been a bit better but still a great vinyl.

Best album ever Kevin Shields truly is a genius !

Hearing this analog master makes me feel like I've FINALLY heard Loveless for the first time ever... even though I've listened to the album 1000 times across other formats for 25 years now. I have a new appreciation for Debbie's bass playing. It is so much more fascinating, articulate, and beautiful than I ever realized!

I'm so impressed with how different THIS Loveless sounds compared to my old CD and my Japaneese vinyl bootleg. The music is still as gorgeous, but somehow, this analog remaster has taken us to new depths, enhanced the separation, and widened the sound stage too. Full immersion. The kick drums... they cut through so much more without sounding compressed or overdone.

A swirling fuchsia bliss portal end 2 end! Also: this is the most revews I've ever seen on a single discogs page!

I got a great NM copy of this if anyone is looking.

i bought this in Amoeba in Berkeley and after finding out its unofficial, made me wonder how these made it through. Also made me wonder if the lawyers got involved. That being said, I agree with everyone else's reviews, decent pressing but lacks the dynamic sounds and textures that is in the album.