Tracklist

1-1	Peeled Apples	3:32
1-2	Jackie Collins Existential Question Time	2:24
1-3	Me And Stephen Hawking	2:44
1-4	This Joke Sport Severed	3:02
1-5	Journal For Plague Lovers	3:45
1-6	She Bathed Herself In A Bath Of Bleach	2:17
1-7	Facing Page: Top Left	2:40
1-8	Marlon J.D.	2:50
1-9	Doors Closing Slowly	2:51
1-10	All Is Vanity	3:30
1-11	Pretension/Repulsion	2:05
1-12	Virginia State Epileptic Colony	3:21
1-13	William's Last Words	4:28
1-14	Alien Orders / Invisible Armies	2:37
1-15.1	Primitive Painters	10:13
1-15.2	Bag Lady	3:05
Original Demos
2-1	Peeled Apples	2:29
2-2	Jackie Collins Existential Question Time	2:18
2-3	Me And Stephen Hawking	2:40
2-4	This Joke Sport Severed	2:46
2-5	Journal For Plague Lovers	3:32
2-6	She Bathed Herself In A Bath Of Bleach	2:25
2-7	Facing Page: Top Left	2:00
2-8	Marlon J.D.	2:30
2-9	Doors Closing Slowly	2:24
2-10	All Is Vanity	3:03
2-11	Pretension/Repulsion	2:06
2-12	Virginia State Epileptic Colony	3:22
2-13	William's Last Words	4:14

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Sony Music Japan International Inc.

Credits

• Arranged By [Strings] – Andy Walters
• Artwork By [Cover Painting] – Jenny Saville
• Artwork By [Original Artwork] – Richard Edwards*
• Bass, Vocals – Nicky Wire
• Drums, Percussion – Sean Moore
• Engineer – Greg Norman (tracks: 1-1 to 1-13), Loz Williams (tracks: 2-1 to 2-13)
• Engineer [Assistant] – Ben Cunningham (tracks: 1-1 to 1-13)
• Guitar, Vocals – James Dean Bradfield
• Harp – Katherine Thomas
• Layout [Sleeve Layout] – Nicky Wire, Steve Stacey
• Lyrics By – Richard Edwards*
• Mixed By – Dave Eringa (tracks: 1-3 to 1-11), Steve Albini (tracks: 1-13)
• Music By – Bradfield*, Jones*, Moore*
• Photography [Photos] – Mitch Ikeda
• Producer – Dave Eringa (tracks: 1-4, 1-5, 1-8)
• Producer [Additional], Mixed By [Additional] – Dave Eringa (tracks: 1-1, 1-2, 1-12)
• Recorded By – Loz Williams (tracks: 1-12, 2-1 to 2-13), Steve Albini (tracks: 1-1 to 1-3, 1-6, 1-7, 1-9 to 1-11, 1-13)
• Recorded By [Extra Recording] – Loz Williams (tracks: 1-1, 1-5, 1-6, 1-11, 1-13), Steve Davis (tracks: 1-8)
• Strings – Andrew Walters, Bernard Kane, Joanna Parkhurst, Nathan Stone

Notes

Release comes with wraparound obi strip, in a book-sized cover holding the two CDs, a 36 page booklet featuring Richard Edwards original Lyrics and artwork, and an extra booklet in Japanese.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 4547366047271

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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