Gold Against The Soul (Remastered)
Manic Street Preachers

The remastered and expanded version of the classic 1993 album is released on June 12^th 2020.

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This will also include a download code that will include the single b sides as well.

SIDE A

1. Sleepflower(Remastered)
2. From Despair To Where (Remastered)
3. La Tristesse Durera (Scream To a Sigh) (Remastered)
4. Yourself (Remastered)
5. Life Becoming a Landslide (Remastered)

SIDE B

1. Drug Drug Druggy (Remastered)
2. Roses in The Hospital (Remastered)
3. Nostalgic Pushead (Remastered)
4. Symphony of Tourette (Remastered)
5. Gold Against The Soul (Remastered)

1LP on 180g vinyl in standard sleeve with printed inner.

After many hints and teases MANIC STREET PREACHERS have confirmed the re-issue of a deluxe edition of their 1993 second album ‘GOLD AGAINST THE SOUL’ on 12^th June 2020 for Columbia/Sony.   Available as a 120 page  A4 book featuring unseen images from the bands’  long time  photographic collaborator Mitch Ikeda, many personally annotated by Nicky Wire and original typed and handwritten lyrics from the bands own archive.  It will contain two cd’s featuring the remastered album,  previously unreleased demos, b-sides  from the era, remixes and a live recording of The Clash song ‘What’s My Name’.  There will also be a 180g vinyl version of the original album with download codes to the extra tracks on CD1 and a digital version featuring all the songs.  

Nicky Wire said of the release “We moved our studio a few years ago and I unearthed a lot of demos and pictures from the ‘Gold Against The Soul’ era and thought it would be a shame not to let them see the light of day.  We haven’t always been the most complementary about this album in the past, but with hindsight it was a strange and curious record with many  fan’s  favourites on it.  James always gets a huge response when he teases the riff to ‘Sleepflower’ live.”  

‘Gold Against  The  Soul’ entered the Top 10 on release  just over a year after their  debut album ‘Generation Terrorists’  and  saw the band shift musically to a classic rock sound.  Lead single ‘From Despair  To  Where’ was followed by ‘La Tristesse  Durera  (Scream To A Sigh)’, ‘Roses In The Hospital’ and ‘Life Becoming A Landslide’.  Produced by Dave  Eringa  who  had been working in various guises with the band and continues to do so to this day,  the album was recorded over six weeks at Outside/Hookend Studios.  

Genre: Rock
Style: Indie Rock