The Holy Bible 20

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Product Description the 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.