Glider (EP)

Glider
EP by My Bloody Valentine
Released	23 April 1990
Recorded	1989–1990
Genre	Shoegaze
Length	18:28
Label	Creation (UK) Sire Warner Bros. (US)
Producer	My Bloody Valentine
My Bloody Valentine chronology
Ecstasy and Wine (1989) Glider (1990) Tremolo (1991)

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Glider is an EP by Irish-English rock band My Bloody Valentine, released in April 1990 by Creation Records. The EP was also the group's first release on the Sire Records label in the United States. Containing the lead single "Soon", which featured Kevin Shields' "glide guitar" technique, ^[1] the EP peaked at number 2 on the UK Indie Chart, ^[2] and the band toured in summer 1990 to support its release. ^[3]

An alternate mix of "Soon" was later included on the Loveless album.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Kevin Shields except where noted

7-inch (CRE 073)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Soon"	7:00
2.	"Glider"	3:10

First 12-inch (CRE 073T)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Soon"	7:00
2.	"Glider"	3:10
3.	"Don't Ask Why"	4:03
4.	"Off Your Face" (Bilinda Butcher, Shields)	4:15

• Also issued as a cassette single (CRESC073) and CD (CRESCD073)

Second 12-inch (CRE 073X)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Soon" (Andrew Weatherall Mix)	7:33
2.	"Glider" (Kevin Shields Remix)	10:20

• Side B is only listed as "Glider" on the center label

Personnel

My Bloody Valentine

• Kevin Shields  – guitar, vocals, sampler
• Bilinda Butcher  – guitar, vocals
• Colm Ó Cíosóig  – drums
• Debbie Googe  – bass

Technical personnel

• My Bloody Valentine – production
• Alan Moulder  – engineering
• Andrew Weatherall  – remixer (second 12-inch)
• Designland – sleeve design
• Sam Harris – photographer

References

1. DiPerna 1992, p. 26.
2. "Indie Charts: 19 May 1990". The ITV Chart Show . 19 May 1990. ITV.
3. McGonial 2007, p. 47.

Works cited

• DiPerna, Alan (1992). "Bloody Guy". Guitar World . No. March 1992.
• McGonial, Mike (2007). Loveless. 33⅓. New York: Continuum. ISBN   978-0-8264-1548-6.