{"product_id":"perer-andrew-turn-my-head-into-sound-a-history-of-kevin-shields-and-my-bloody-valentine","title":"Perer, Andrew - Turn My Head Into Sound : A History of Kevin Shields and My Bloody Valentine","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first fulllength book on one of the most influential musicians and bands of the indierock era, and the making of some of the greatest albums of modern times. Turn My Head Into Sound: A history of Kevin Shields and My Bloody Valentine tells the story of one of the great sonic innovators of the late twentieth and early twentyfirst centuries. My Bloody Valentine have released only three albums in their fortyyear career, but each of them has made a seismic impact. Isn’t Anything (1988) is often cited as one of the Urtexts of shoegaze and dream rock; Loveless (1991) is an undisputed masterpiece heralded by many as the best album of the 1990s; m b v (2013) is one of the bestloved comeback albums in recent memory. For those who know Kevin Shields and his work already, he is an indierock icon, but by other measures he’s still a relatively obscure figure in the musical mainstream, and to date there has been no fulllength appraisal of his work or his band’s career. Until now. Shields is truly a oneofakind musician, and this book—which fills in the gaps, corrects errors, and takes an objective look at the band’s entire career, warts and all—paints the full picture of one of the most revolutionary sonic artists of our time. Turn My Head Into Sound is based on numerous interviews with people who were there (some of them speaking on the record for the first time) as well as an exhaustive archive of bandrelated material that the author has been assembling since 1990. Longtime fans of the band will find plenty of new information here, including the full story of the tumultuous period at Island Records following the release of Loveless. The lost years that followed would see Shields employed as engineer, producer, and remixer while also becoming an auxiliary member of Primal Scream. This book’s analysis of this diverse but lesserknown work offers reader a much fuller picture of the relentless creativity and perfectionism at the center of his process. ‘This book provides the most thorough accounting yet of My Bloody Valentine’s full, multidecade history, even including those ears where it seemed like they simply disappeared. Whether you’re a new listener or someone who had been there early on, you’ll learn a lot!’ Ned Raggett.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jawbone","offers":[{"title":"Paperback Book","offer_id":50328182587670,"sku":"RMX-50994","price":16.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0839\/7750\/2998\/files\/35611d6120ce15ee4f93fa72222a4297.jpg?v=1753894193","url":"https:\/\/resident-music-uk.myshopify.com\/products\/perer-andrew-turn-my-head-into-sound-a-history-of-kevin-shields-and-my-bloody-valentine","provider":"Resident Music UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}