 Ecstasy was released on 23 November 1987 on Lazy Records . It received a limited edition release of 3 @,@ 000 LP copies distributed by Rough Trade Records and went out of print within three months of its release . The album entered the UK Independent Albums Chart in December 1987 and spent four weeks in total on the chart , peaking at number 12 . The contents of the album were later combined with the band 's preceding single , " Strawberry Wine " , and reissued on the compilation album Ecstasy and Wine , released in February 1989 on Lazy Records . Ecstasy and Wine , however , was released without the band 's consent and Kevin Shields retrieved 10 @,@ 000 LP copies from the manager of Lazy Records soon after its release . Shields sold the records to various distributors in the early 1990s , after My Bloody Valentine were dropped from Creation Records , and used the funds to finance later recording sessions . 
