Lipstick Traces (A Secret History of Manic Street Preachers)
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| Compilation album by Manic Street Preachers | ||||
| Released | 14 July 2003 | |||
| Recorded | 1989–2002 | |||
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| Length | 118:18 | |||
| Label | Sony | |||
| Producer | Various | |||
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| Hot Press | favourable |
| Pitchfork Media | 6.3/10 |
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Lipstick Traces (A Secret History of Manic Street Preachers) is a compilation album by Welsh alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers, and consists of various B-sides, rarities and cover versions. It was released on 14 July 2003 by record label Sony, it reached number 11 on the UK Album Chart.
It is named after the Greil Marcus book Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of the 20th Century and shares its title with a bootleg album of Manics rarities (more simply titled Lipstick Traces).
The album consists mainly of previously released material, except for "4 Ever Delayed" (recorded originally for Forever Delayed but unused due to complications), "Judge Yr'self" (a track recorded in 1995 for the Judge Dredd film soundtrack but never used), "Been a Son" (recorded for a BBC Radio One session) and "Last Christmas", which was performed by James Dean Bradfield on the UK TV programme TFI Friday. It also featured a newly re-recorded version of the track "Take the Skinheads Bowling", and not the version that had originally featured on the "Australia" CD single. The reason for the re-recording is still unknown.
The sleeve was designed principally by Nicky Wire and contrasted greatly from the simple, graphically precise covers designed by Farrow Design who have done the majority of design work for the band since 1996. Initial copies came in a gatefold sleeve with a basic inlay; further inserts could be downloaded and printed off from the band's official website.
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