Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of Manic Street Preachers

~ Release by Manic Street Preachers (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Annotation

Track 1-15 recorded live at Bath Moles.
Track 2-2 recorded live at the Marquee 4/9/91.
Track 2-7 recorded live.
Track 2-11 recorded live.

Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Disc 1): 24407 - L.D.A. INDUSTRIA ARGENTINA - SONY - 2-512386 - CD1 -----------
Matrix / Runout (Disc 2): 24408 - L.D.A. INDUSTRIA ARGENTINA - SONY - 2-512386 - CD2 -----------
Mastering SID Code (Disc 1 & 2): IFPI L701
Mould SID Code (Disc 1 & 2): IFPI IR06
Rights Society: SADAIC - BIEM - AADI - CAPIF

Annotation last modified on 2025-10-13 19:05 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Prologue to History
producer:
Howard Gray (UK producer, engineer, and electronic musician)
lead vocals:
James Dean Bradfield
part of:
168 Songs of Hatred and Failure (playlist) (number: 55)
recording of:
Prologue to History
lyricist:
Nicky Wire
composer:
James Dean Bradfield and Sean Moore (Manic Street Preachers)
44:49
24 Ever Delayed
producer:
Steve Osborne (producer)
part of:
168 Songs of Hatred and Failure (playlist) (number: 85)
recording of:
Forever Delayed
lyricist:
Nicky Wire
composer:
James Dean Bradfield and Sean Moore (Manic Street Preachers)
3:42
3Sorrow 16
producer:
Robin Evans (engineer and producer)
part of:
168 Songs of Hatred and Failure (playlist) (number: 6)
recording of:
Sorrow 16
lyricist:
Richey James Edwards and Nicky Wire
composer:
James Dean Bradfield and Sean Moore (Manic Street Preachers)
3:50
4Judge Yr’self
producer:
Dave Eringa
music videos:
Judge Yr’self (video) by Manic Street Preachers
part of:
168 Songs of Hatred and Failure (playlist) (number: 86)
recording of:
Judge Yr’self
writer:
James Dean Bradfield, Richey James Edwards, Sean Moore (Manic Street Preachers) and Nicky Wire
3:07
5Socialist Serenade
producer:
Dave Eringa
part of:
168 Songs of Hatred and Failure (playlist) (number: 64)
recording of:
Socialist Serenade
lyricist:
Nicky Wire
composer:
James Dean Bradfield and Sean Moore (Manic Street Preachers)
4:18
6Donkeys
engineer:
Silva
mixer:
Dave Eringa
part of:
168 Songs of Hatred and Failure (playlist) (number: 26)
recording of:
Donkeys
lyricist:
Richey James Edwards and Nicky Wire
composer:
James Dean Bradfield and Sean Moore (Manic Street Preachers)
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995)
43:16
7Comfort Comes
engineer:
Silva
producer:
Manic Street Preachers
mixer:
Dave Eringa
part of:
168 Songs of Hatred and Failure (playlist) (number: 28)
recording of:
Comfort Comes
lyricist:
Richey James Edwards and Nicky Wire
composer:
James Dean Bradfield and Sean Moore (Manic Street Preachers)
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995)
43:32
8Mr Carbohydrate
additional producer:
Dave Eringa
producer:
Mike Hedges (UK producer/recording engineer)
mixer:
Dave Eringa
part of:
168 Songs of Hatred and Failure (playlist) (number: 42)
recording of:
Mr Carbohydrate
lyricist:
Nicky Wire
composer:
James Dean Bradfield and Sean Moore (Manic Street Preachers)
4:19
9Dead Trees and Traffic Islands
producer:
Dave Eringa
recording of:
Dead Trees and Traffic Islands
lyricist:
Nicky Wire
composer:
James Dean Bradfield and Sean Moore (Manic Street Preachers)
3:48
10Horses Under Starlight
producer:
Silva
keyboard [keyboards]:
Nick Nasmyth
recording of:
Horses Under Starlight
composer:
James Dean Bradfield, Sean Moore (Manic Street Preachers) and Nicky Wire
3:14
11Sepia
producer:
Silva
keyboard [keyboards]:
Nick Nasmyth
part of:
168 Songs of Hatred and Failure (playlist) (number: 53)
recording of:
Sepia
lyricist:
Nicky Wire
composer:
James Dean Bradfield and Sean Moore (Manic Street Preachers)
3:58
12Sculpture of Man
producer:
Alex Silva
mixer:
Dave Eringa
recording of:
Sculpture of Man
lyricist:
Richey James Edwards and Nicky Wire
composer:
James Dean Bradfield and Sean Moore (Manic Street Preachers)
1:59
13Spectators of Suicide
assistant engineer:
Dave Eringa
engineer and producer:
Robin Evans (engineer and producer)
Hammond organ [Hammond] and piano:
Dave Eringa
part of:
168 Songs of Hatred and Failure (playlist) (number: 9)
recording of:
Spectators of Suicide (Heavenly version) (in 1991-03)
lyricist:
Richey James Edwards and Nicky Wire
composer:
James Dean Bradfield and Sean Moore (Manic Street Preachers)
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995)
version of:
Colt 45
5:09
14Democracy Coma
producer:
Matthew Ollivier
part of:
168 Songs of Hatred and Failure (playlist) (number: 12)
recording of:
Democracy Coma
lyricist:
Richey James Edwards and Nicky Wire
writer:
James Dean Bradfield and Sean Moore (Manic Street Preachers)
3:47
15Strip It Down (live)
recording engineer:
Robb Allan (recording engineer and mixing engineer; performs with Manic Street Preachers) and Robin Evans (engineer and producer)
live recording of:
Strip It Down
writer:
James Dean Bradfield, Richey James Edwards, Sean Moore (Manic Street Preachers) and Nicky Wire
2:46
16Bored Out of My Mind
recording of:
Bored Out of My Mind
lyricist:
Nicky Wire
writer:
James Dean Bradfield and Sean Moore (Manic Street Preachers)
2:59
17Just a Kid
engineer:
Lee Butler (UK engineer) and Dave Eringa
producer and mixer:
Dave Eringa
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 2001)
recording of:
Just a Kid
lyricist:
Nicholas Jones
composer:
James Dean Bradfield and Sean Moore (Manic Street Preachers)
3:39
18Close My Eyes
assistant engineer:
Lee Butler (UK engineer)
producer and mixer:
Dave Eringa
assistant mixer:
Jon Bailey (engineer)
recorded at:
RAK Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1999)
part of:
168 Songs of Hatred and Failure (playlist) (number: 66)
recording of:
Close My Eyes
lyricist:
Nicky Wire
composer:
James Dean Bradfield and Sean Moore (Manic Street Preachers)
4:33
19Valley Boy
assistant engineer:
Lee Butler (UK engineer)
engineer, producer and mixer:
Dave Eringa
assistant mixer:
John Bailey (engineer)
recording of:
Valley Boy
lyricist:
Nicky Wire
composer:
James Dean Bradfield and Sean Moore (Manic Street Preachers)
5:14
20We Her Majesty’s Prisoners
producer:
Robin Evans (engineer and producer)
part of:
168 Songs of Hatred and Failure (playlist) (number: 7)
recording of:
We Her Majesty’s Prisoners
lyricist:
Richey James Edwards and Nicky Wire
composer:
James Dean Bradfield and Sean Moore (Manic Street Preachers)
5:22
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1We Are All Bourgeois Now
producer:
Dave Eringa
part of:
Sleep Next to Plastic
cover recording of:
We Are All Bourgeois Now
lyricist and composer:
Gary Baker (composer, drummer), Malcolm Eden, Timothy Gane and John Williamson (UK bassist)
4:36
2Rock and Roll Music
assistant engineer:
Lee Butler (UK engineer)
producer and mixer:
Dave Eringa
assistant mixer:
Jon Bailey (engineer)
recorded at:
Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
mixed at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
Sleep Next to Plastic
live cover recording of:
Rock and Roll Music
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Campbell Connelly, Isalee Music Publishing Company and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:58
3It’s So Easy (live)
live cover recording of:
It’s So Easy (on 1991-09-04)
writer:
Steven Adler, West Arkeen, Duff McKagan, Axl Rose, Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist) and Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
publisher:
Black Frog Music, BMG Gold Songs, Guns N’ Roses Music and West Arkeen Music
2:58
4Take the Skinheads Bowling
producer:
Alex Silva
part of:
Sleep Next to Plastic
cover recording of:
Take the Skinheads Bowling
lyricist and composer:
David Lowery (Camper Van Beethoven/Cracker)
2:33
5Been a Son
producer:
Dave Eringa
part of:
Sleep Next to Plastic
cover recording of:
Been a Son
lyricist:
Kurt Cobain (lead singer and guitarist for Nirvana)
composer:
Chad Channing, Kurt Cobain (lead singer and guitarist for Nirvana) and Krist Novoselic
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), EMI‐Virgin Songs, Inc., Primary Wave Tunes and The End of Music
2:31
6Out of Time
engineer:
Sean Genockey
producer and mixer:
Dave Eringa
cello:
Dinah Beamish and Sophie Harris (cellist)
viola:
Ellen Blair and Jocelyn Pook
violin:
Gini Ball, Ruth Gottlieb, Sally Herbert (violinist, composer, and conductor) and Anna Morris (violinist)
strings arranger:
Sally Herbert (violinist, composer, and conductor)
part of:
Sleep Next to Plastic
cover recording of:
Out of Time
writer:
Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Cromwell Music, Cromwell Music Australia and EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
3:37
7Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head
producer:
Mike Hedges (UK producer/recording engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
War Child (in 1995)
part of:
Sleep Next to Plastic
cover recording of:
Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (Hal David) (not for release label use! see annotation), Casa David, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), New Hidden Valley Music Co., PW Arrangements, Rondor Music (Australia) Pty Ltd, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) and フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部 (Fujipacific Music, Inc. Division 2)
part of:
The 42nd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1969 winner)
43:02
8Bright Eyes (live)
recording engineer:
Robb Allan (recording engineer and mixing engineer; performs with Manic Street Preachers)
live cover recording of:
Bright Eyes
lyricist and composer:
Mike Batt
publisher:
April Music, CBS Songs Ltd., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Germany GmbH (1967–2001), EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., EMI Songs Ltd., SBK Songs Ltd., Watership Productions Ltd. and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department)
3:16
9Train in Vain (live)
recording engineer:
Robb Allan (recording engineer and mixing engineer; performs with Manic Street Preachers)
additional producer:
Dave Eringa
recorded at:
Telewest Arena in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom (on 1998-12-14)
part of:
Sleep Next to Plastic
live cover recording of:
Train in Vain (on 1998-12-14)
writer:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
3:18
10Wrote for Luck
engineer:
Silva
mixer:
Dave Eringa
part of:
Sleep Next to Plastic
cover recording of:
W.F.L. (Think About the Future)
composer:
Paul Davis (UK keyboardist for Happy Mondays), Mark Day (from Happy Mondays), Paul Ryder, Shaun Ryder and Gary Whelan
publisher:
London Music
42:45
11What’s My Name (live)
recorded in:
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1992-10)
recording engineer:
Robb Allan (recording engineer and mixing engineer; performs with Manic Street Preachers)
part of:
Sleep Next to Plastic
live cover recording of:
What’s My Name (in 1992-10)
writer:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite), Keith Levene and Joe Strummer
1:49
12Velocity Girl
producer:
Alex Silva
part of:
Sleep Next to Plastic
cover recording of:
Velocity Girl
writer:
Bobby Gillespie and James Beattie
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
1:43
13Can’t Take My Eyes Off You
producer:
Dave Eringa
part of:
Sleep Next to Plastic
cover recording of:
Can’t Take My Eyes Off You (1967 song)
writer:
Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing (WP) Ltd., Saturday Music, Inc., Windswept Pacific Music Ltd. and Seasons Four Music Corp. (in 1967)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing France, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3:16
14Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel
producer:
Greg Haver
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 2022)
part of:
Sleep Next to Plastic
cover recording of:
Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:11
15Last Christmas (live)
part of:
Sleep Next to Plastic
live cover recording of:
Last Christmas
lyricist and composer:
George Michael
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Wham! Music Ltd., ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31), Morrison Leahy Music Ltd. (from 1984 to present) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
2:06