MANIC STREET PREACHERS ‘THIS IS MY TRUTH TELL ME YOURS’ 20TH YEAR COLLECTORS EDITION AND UK TOUR Music News by Editor - October 24, 20180 Manic Street Preachers release a 20th Year Collector’s Edition of their fifth album ‘This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours’ on 7th December 2018 on Columbia/Sony. Released as a deluxe 3 cd box set, double vinyl edition and digital package the album contains unheard demos and live rehearsal recordings as well as remixes by the likes of Massive Attack, David Holmes and Mogwai. The artwork features many unseen photographs by long term collaborator Mitch Ikeda including a different album cover from the original session on Black Rock Sands near Porthmadog in Wales. The band will also be going out on tour next year playing some of their favourite intimate venues over the UK performing the album in full alongside other hits and rarities. They hope to announce a special one-off gig in Wales in the next few months and support on all dates comes from Gwenno. ‘This Is My Truth ….” went to No.1 in the charts on its release and stayed in the UK charts for over a year and went on to sell over five million copies. It won the Brit Award for Best Album (and the band for best group), and all the big prizes at the NME Awards – Best Band, Best Album, Best Live Act, Best Single and Best Video and the group were awarded the Best Band in the World Award by Q Magazine. The album was preceded by the group’s first No. 1 single, ‘If You Tolerate This Then Your Children Will Be Next’ – the first (and only No. 1 inspired by the Spanish Civil War) and three more singles were released ‘You Stole The Sun From My Heart’, ‘Tsunami, and ‘The Everlasting’. Nicky Wire said recently to the NME “I’ve just been listening to ‘This Is My Truth’ a lot. It’s such a deep and heavy album for a record that was so big. It just makes you realise that you can push the limits and have success.” The band released their 13th album ‘Resistance Is Futile’ earlier this year and played their biggest tour in a decade. They headlined several festivals over the summer and all the singles including ‘International Blue’ and ‘Hold Me Live A Heaven’ were a- listed across all the major radio stations. The album has been nominated for the 2018 Welsh Music Prize. UK Tour 12 May DUBLIN, Olympia Theatre 14 May CAMBRIDGE, Corn Exchange 15 May BATH, Forum 17/18 May LONDON, O2 Shepherds Bush Empire* 20/21 May MANCHESTER, O2 Ritz* 23 May BIRMINGHAM, O2 Academy* 24 May SOUTHAMPTON, O2 Guildhall* 26 May EDINBURGH, Usher Hall 27 May YORK, Barbican 30 May LIVERPOOL, Eventim Olympia 31 May LEICESTER, De Montford Hall With very special guest Gwenno. Tickets go on general sale 9am Friday 26 October from http://gigst.rs/Manics and *www.ticketmaster.co.uk. Limited Edition Deluxe 3CD book set / digital CD 1 – Remastered original album 1 The Everlasting 2 If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next 3 You Stole the Sun from My Heart 4 Ready for Drowning 5 Tsunami 6 My Little Empire 7 I’m Not Working 8 You’re Tender and You’re Tired 9 Born a Girl 10 Be Natural 11 Black Dog On My Shoulder 12 Prologue To History 13 S.Y.M.M. CD 2 – Demos & Live Rehearsals 1 The Everlasting 2 If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next (Dave Bascombe Mix) 3 You Stole the Sun from My Heart 4 Ready for Drowning 5 Tsunami 6 My Little Empire 7 I’m Not Working 8 You’re Tender and You’re Tired 9 Born A Girl 10 Be Natural 11 Black Dog On My Shoulder 12 Prologue To History 13 S.Y.M.M. 14 Nobody Loved You CD3 – Remixes & B Sides 1 If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next (Massive Attack Remix) 2 If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next (David Holmes Remix) 3 The Everlasting (Deadly Avenger’s Psalm 315) 4 The Everlasting (Stealth Sonic Orchestra Remix) 5 You Stole the Sun from My Heart (David Holmes Remix) 6 You Stole the Sun from My Heart (Mogwai Remix) 7 Tsunami (Cornelius Remix) 8 Tsunami (Stereolab Remix) 9 Montana/ Autumn/78 10 Black Holes For The Young 11 Valley Boy 12 Socialist Serenade 13 Buildings For Dead People Double 180gm vinyl in gatefold sleeve *Inludes limited edition poster on first pressing* SIDE A 1 The Everlasting 2 If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next 3 You Stole the Sun from My Heart SIDE B 4 Ready for Drowning 5 Tsunami 6 My Little Empire SIDE C 7 I’m Not Working 8 You’re Tender and You’re Tired 9 Born a Girl 10 Be Natural SIDE D 11 Black Dog On My Shoulder 12 Prologue To History 13 S.Y.M.M. (Remastered)