Manic Street Preachers

Artist:  Manic Street Preachers

Origin:  Blackwood, Wales

Genre:  Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, Britpop

Original line-up:

James Dean Bradfield:  Lead Vocals, Lead and Rhythm Guitar, Piano, Keyboards
Nicky Wire:  Bass, Piano, Guitar, Backing Vocals
Sean Moore:  Drums, Percussion, Trumpet, Backing Vocals
Miles "Flicker" Woodward:  Bass.

Manic Street Preachers are a Wales Alternative Rock Band, formed in 1986 in Blackwood by James Dean Bradfield (Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar), Nicky Wire (Bass) and Seann Moore (Drums) as a trio band, and together with the original Bassist Miles "Flicker" Woodward, and he left the band in early 1988 and replaced by Richey Edwards on Rhythm Guitar and Nicky Wire took position on Bass.  Richey Edwards disappeared in February 1995.  The band became trio band again.

Title:   This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours:  (20 Year Collectors' Edition-Deluxe)  (2018)
Genre:  Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, Britpop
Label:  Epic Records
Rating:   *****

Format:   CD:

Tracks:

Disc 1:

 1.  The Everlasting  (6:09)
 2.  If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next  (4:51)
 3.  You Stole The Sun From My Heart  (4:20)
 4.  Ready For Drowning  (4:33)
 5.  Tsunami  (3:51)
 6.  My Little Empire  (4:9)
 7.  I'm Not Working  (5:52)
 8.  You're Tender And You're Tired  (4:38)
 9.  Born A Girl  (4:12)
10. Be Natural  (5:13)
11. Black Dog On My Shoulder   (4:48)
12. Prologue To History  (4:45)
13. S.Y.M.M.  (11:15)

Disc 2:

 1.  The Everlasting (Live Rehearsal Demo)  (5:37)
 2.  If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next (Dave Bascombe Mix) (4:09)
 3.  You Stole The Sun From My Heart (Live Rehearsal Demo) (3:49)
 4.  Ready For Drowning (Live Rehearsal Demo)  (3:49)
 5.  Tsunami (Studio Demo)  (3:43)
 6.  My Little Empire (Live Rehearsal Demo)  (4:15)
 7.  I'm Not Working (Home Recording Demo)  (4:20)
 8.  You're Tender And You're Tired (Studio Demo)  (3:51)
 9.  Born A Girl (Alternative Version)  (4:22)
10. Be Natural (Live Rehearsal Demo)  (4:22)
11. Black Dog On My Shoulder (Live Rehearsal Demo) (2:42)
12. Prologue To History (Live Rehearsal Demo)  (3:49)
13. S.Y.M.M. (Studio Demo)  (5:32)
14. Nobody Loved You (Live Rehearsal Demo)  (5:27)

Disc 3:

 1.  If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next (Massive Attack Remix)  (4:56)
 2.  If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next (David Holmes Remix)  (10:04)
 3.  The Everlasting (Deadly Avenger's Psalm 315) (5:44)
 4.  The Everlasting (Stealth Sonic Orchestra Remix) (5:13)
 5.  You Stole The Sun From My Heart (David Holmes Remix)  (5:15)
 6.  You Stole The Sun From My Heart (Mogwai Remix)  (6:15)
 7.  Tsunami  (Comelius Remix)  (4:08)
 8.  Tsunami  (Stereolab Remix)  (6:48)
 9.  Montana/Autumn/78 (B-Side)  (3:18)
10. Black Holes For The Young (B-Side)  (4:16)
11. Valley Boy (B-Side)  (5:15)
12. Socialist Serenade (B-Side)  (4:18)
13. Buildings For Dead People (B-Side)  (5:34)

Format:  LP:  Heavyweight 180g Vinyl:

LP 1:

Side A:

 1.  The Everlasting  (6:09)
 2.  If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next  (4:51)
 3.  You Stole The Sun From My Heart  (4:20)

Side B:

 1.  Ready For Drowning  (4:33)
 2.  Tsunami  (3:51)
 3.  My Little Empire  (4:9)

LP 2:

Side C:

 1.  I'm Not Working  (5:52)
 2.  You're Tender And You're Tired  (4:38)
 3.  Born A Girl  (4:12)
 4.  Be Natural  (5:13)

Side D:

 1.  Black Dog On My Shoulder   (4:48)
 2.  Prologue To History  (4:45)
 3.  S.Y.M.M.  (11:15)

Personnel:

Original Album:

James Dean Bradfield:  Lead Vocals, Lead & Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, 12-String Guitar on Tracks:  1, 10, 12, Electric Sitar on Tracks:  5, 7, Omnichord on Tracks:  4, 5, Melody Horn on Track 10
Nicky Wire:  Bass, Acoustic Bass on Tracks:  6, 11, Vocals  on Track 6, Hammond Organ on Track 4
Sean Moore:  Drums, Programming on Tracks:  1, 3, 5

Additional Musicians:

Nick Nasmyth:  Wurlitzer Electric Piano on Tracks:  1-4, 7, 13, Mellotron on Tracks:  8, 13, Keyboards on Tracks:  5, 7, Piano on Track 8, Vox Continental on Track 11, Accordion on Track 9, Yang-Ching on Track 7
Martin Ditcham:  Percussion on Tracks:  1, 3-5, 7, 8, 11
Andy Duncan:  Percussion on Tracks:  2, 6, 10, 12
Craig Pruess:  Sitar on Track 5, Tambura on Track 5
Ken Barry:  Whistling on Track 8
Sally Herbert:  Violin on Tracks:  1, 5, 11
Gini Ball, Anne Stephenson:  Violin on Tracks:   1, 11
Padlock McKiernan:  Tin Whistle on Tracks:  4, 7, 13
Dinah Beamish:  Cello on Tracks:  1, 6
Fenella Barton, Nell Catchpole, Sue Dench Margaret Roseberry, Sonia Slany, Jules Singleton, Ann Wood:  Additional String Section on Track 11

This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours is the 20th Anniversary Collectors' Edition Deluxe Box Set by Manic Street Preachers, originally released on September 14, 1998 by Epic Records, remastered and reissued on December 7, 2018 by Epic Records.  3 CD Box Set:  remastered Album, Demos & Live rehearsals remixes & B-Sides 32 page photo book, in LP the classic album remastered in double album on heavyweight 180g vinyl.