Manic Street Preachers - The Holy Bible 20th Anniversary Box Set SIGNED 4 CD LP

	£		75
	$		99

This is a buy it now for this brand new and unplayed super deluxe edition box set of The Holy Bible by Manic Street Preachers.

This was one of only 1000 copies worldwide that were signed by the band.  It is brand new and unplayed but was opened to ensure the booklet was signed.

On its release in 1994, in many eyes, ‘The Holy Bible’ elevated Manic Street Preachers from being a fascinating, yet flawed rock band with more mission statements than melodies, to an immense intellectual colossus with razor sharp, post-punk tunes that stood out from their contemporaries.  In a year that saw Britpop dominate the radio and press, ‘The Holy Bible’ tackled subjects such as the Holocaust, the Brady Bill, anorexia, political correctness and other non-chart friendly topics.  From the Jenny Saville artwork on the sleeve to the opening single ‘Faster’ with singer James Dean Bradfield appearing on Top of the Pops in a balaclava prompting thousands of complaints, this was clearly an album not to be dismissed as just the Manics’ third album – it was their masterpiece. 

The limited edition 12” x 12” box contains the original album on 180gm heavyweight vinyl (on vinyl for the first time since a limited run in 1994), remastered by James Dean Bradfield,  plus 4 CDs and a 40 page book.  The CD’s contain the remastered full album, the remastered US version, b-sides, mixes,  live versions and a previously unreleased version of ‘Revol’. There is also a live CD of the band’s last performances with guitarist Richey Edwards from the Astoria, December 1994.  It is rounded up with a few acoustic tracks from the album from a recent BBC Radio 4 Mastertapes session the band recorded at Maida Vale in September 2014. 

Deluxe 12” x 12” box set edition containing the original album re-mastered by James Dean Bradfield and Tim Young on 180gm vinyl.

Also includes:

- CD1 The Holy Bible (Remastered)

- CD2 The Holy Bible (US Mix) (Remastered)

- CD3 B Sides

- CD4 Live

Featuring the band’s seminal 1994 Astoria show recorded by the BBC and a collection of incredible acoustic performances recorded at the band’s recent Radio 4 Master tapes session, bringing the band’s history full circle from 1994 to 2014

40 page 12” book signed exclusively by the band (including rare photos and imagery, handwritten lyrics and notes from Richey)

DISC 1 TRACKLISTING- LP - Side A

1  Yes (Album Version)   

2  Ifwhiteamericatoldthetruthforonedayit'sworldwouldfallapart (Album Version)  

3  Of Walking Abortion (Album Version)   

4  She Is Suffering (Album Version)  

5  Archives Of Pain (Album Version)    

6  Revol (Album Version)   

DISC 1 TRACKLISTING- LP - Side B

1  4st 7lb (Album Version)   

2  Mausoleum (Album Version)   

3  Faster (Album Version)   

4  This Is Yesterday (Album Version)   

5  Die In The Summertime (Album Version)   

6  The Intense Humming Of Evil (Album Version)   

7  P.C.P.   

 
CD1 THE HOLY BIBLE (REMASTERED)

1.   Yes 

2.   Ifwhiteamericatoldthetruthforonedayit'sworldwouldfallapart 

3.   Of Walking Abortion 

4.   She Is Suffering 

5.   Archives Of Pain 

6.   Revol 

7.   4st 7lb 

8.   Mausoleum 

9.   Faster  

10.   This Is Yesterday 

11.   Die In The Summertime 

12.   The Intense Humming Of Evil 

13.   P.C.P.  


CD2 THE HOLY BIBLE - US MIX (REMASTERED)


1.   Yes 

2.   Ifwhiteamericatoldthetruthforonedayit'sworldwouldfallapart 

3.   Of Walking Abortion 

4.   She Is Suffering 

5.   Archives Of Pain 

6.   Revol 

7.   4st 7lb 

8.   Mausoleum 

9.   Faster  

10.   This Is Yesterday 

11.   Die In The Summertime 

12.   The Intense Humming Of Evil 

13.   P.C.P.  


CD3 B SIDES

1.    Sculpture Of Man (Album Version)

2.    New Art Riot (In E Minor) (Live from the Clapham Grand)

3.    Too Cold Here

4.    You Love Us (Original 'Heavenly' Version)

5.    Love's Sweet Exile (Bangkok Live)

6.    Drug Drug Druggy (Live at Glastonbury)

7.    Roses In The Hospital (Live at Glastonbury)

8.    You Love Us (Live at Glastonbury)

9.    Love Torn Us Under

10.   The Drowners (Live)

11.   Stay With Me (Live)

12.   La Tristesse Durera (Scream To A Sigh) (Vocal Mix)

13.   La Tristesse Durera (Scream To A Sigh) (Dub Mix)

14.   Faster (Dub Mix)

15.   Faster (Vocal Mix)

16.   Revol (Previously Unreleased)

 
CD4 LIVE

BBC In Concert, The Astoria, December 1994


1. P.C.P. 

2. From Despair to Where 

3. Yes 

4. Faster 

5. She Is Suffering 

6. La Tristesse Durera (Scream to a Sigh) 

7. Slash 'n' Burn 

8. Motorcycle Emptiness 

9. New Art Riot 

10. Life Becoming a Landslide 

11. Revol 

12. 4st 7lb 

13. This Is Yesterday 


Radio 4 Mastertapes, Maida Vale September 2014

14. 4st 7lb (excerpt)

15. Faster

16. PCP

17. This Is Yesterday