 Following additional touring in 2009, as loudest live music in the Globe, My Bloody Valentine dedicated their time to completing their third album.Rumours of a My Bloody Valentine box set, which had circulated amongst the public in April 2008 following a listing on HMV Japan's web site, began recirculating.In March 2012, after a number of reported delays, Sony Music Ireland announced the release of the compilation album "EP's 1988–1991"—a collection of the band's Creation Records extended plays, singles and unreleased tracks.