Tracklist Hide Credits

1	Peeled Apples	3:33
2	Jackie Collins Existential Question Time Producer [Additional] – Dave Eringa	2:24
3	Me And Stephen Hawking	2:47
4	The Joke Sport Severed Producer – Dave Eringa	3:03
5	Journal For Plague Lovers Producer – Dave Eringa	3:44
6	She Bathed Herself In A Bath Of Bleach	2:17
7	Facing Page: Top Left	2:40
8	Marlon J.D. Producer – Dave Eringa	2:50
9	Doors Closing Slowly	2:52
10	All Is Vanity	3:34
11	Pretension/Repulsion	2:04
12	Virginia State Epileptic Colony Producer [Additional] – Dave EringaRecorded By – Loz Williams	3:25
13	William's Last Words Lead Vocals – Nicky WireMixed By – Steve Albini	4:17
Bonus Tracks
14	Alien Orders / Invisible Armies	2:36
15.1	Primitive Painters	10:13
15.2	Bag Lady	3:05

Credits

• Arranged By [Strings], Strings – Andy Walters*
• Artwork [Front Cover Painting: Stare, 2004-2005] – Jenny Saville
• Bass, Vocals, Written-By [Music] – Nicky Wire
• Drums, Percussion, Written-By [Music] – Sean Moore
• Engineer – Greg Norman
• Engineer [Assistant] – Ben Cunningham
• Harp – Katherine Thomas
• Mixed By – Dave Eringa (tracks: 1 to 12)
• Photography By – Mitch Ikeda
• Recorded By – Steve Albini (tracks: 1 to 3, 6, 7, 9 to 11, 13)
• Recorded By [Additional] – Steve Davis (tracks: 8)
• Recorded By [Extra Recording Byl] – Loz Williams (tracks: 1, 5, 6, 11, 13)
• Sleeve, Design – Nicky Wire, Steve Stacey
• Strings – Bernard Kane, Joanna Parkhurst, Nathan Stone
• Vocals, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Written-By [Music] – James Dean Bradfield
• Written-By [All Lyrics] – Richard Edwards*

Notes

Recorded and mixed at Rockfield Studios. Extra recording at Faster Recording Studio, Cardiff.

"A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing." - George Bernard Shaw

Tracks 14 & 15 are Japan only bonus tracks. Track 15.2 is a hidden track which starts from 7:08. Track 14 is a Felt cover.

Comes with an OBI-strip & Japanese introductory/lyrics sheets included.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 4 547366 045864

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
88697520582	Manic Street Preachers	Journal For Plague Lovers ‎(CD, Album)	Columbia	88697520582	Europe	2009
88697520582	Manic Street Preachers	Journal For Plague Lovers ‎(CD, Album)	Columbia, Sony Music	88697520582	Argentina	2009
88697520582	Manic Street Preachers	Journal For Plague Lovers ‎(CD, Album, Sli)	Columbia	88697520582	UK	2009
none	Manic Street Preachers	Journal For Plague Lovers ‎(CDr, Album, Promo)	Columbia, Sony Music	none	Europe	2009
88697520582	Manic Street Preachers	Journal For Plague Lovers ‎(CD, Album)	Columbia	88697520582	Europe	2009

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