Lifeblood is the seventh studio album by Welsh alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers, released on 1 November 2004 by Sony Music UK. Two singles were released from the album: “The Love of Richard Nixon” and “Empty Souls”. While the album was met with generally positive reviews from critics, it is the band’s least commercially successful album, peaking at number 13 in the UK Album Charts and has often been derided by the band members themselves. An expanded and remastered edition was released in 2024 to mark its 20th anniversary.
Tracklisting
| Position | Title |
|---|---|
| A1 | 1985 |
| A2 | The Love Of Richard Nixon |
| A3 | Empty Souls |
| B1 | A Song For Departure |
| B2 | I Live To Fall Asleep |
| B3 | To Repel Ghosts |
| C1 | Emily |
| C2 | Glasnost |
| C3 | Always/Never |
| D1 | Solitude Sometimes Is |
| D2 | Fragments |
| D3 | Cardiff Afterlife |
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Release Information
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia URL | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifeblood_(album) |
| Format | 2× Vinyl (Red [Blood]) 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered |
| Label | Columbia |
| Catalog Number | 19658843891 |
| Notes | 20th anniversary edition. Some copies came with an autographed 12" square print (exclusive to Manic Street Preachers webstore). Gatefold sleeve with a light gloss finish. Artist and title to the front are in debossed silver foil block detail. Picture inner sleeves of top opening paper. Full sized twenty page staple bound booklet. These components differ from those in the first edition where each had a high gloss finish and were of card. Picture labels. Translucent vinyl. Hype sticker applied to the shrink-wrap. Cat# on sleeve (rear, spine), center labels, inner sleeves, booklet and hype sticker. Runouts etched, except for stamped internal Pallas pressing plant # -61996- and -61997- (subsequent etched “I” is in fact “Ⅰ”). Made in the EU. ℗&© 2024 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited |
| Discogs URL | Manic Street Preachers - Lifeblood |