Limited deluxe 12” x 12” box set containing the original album remastered by James Dean Bradfield and Tim Young on a double 180gm vinyl – gatefold cover, plus additional 4CD collection

Manic Street Preachers have confirmed the release of a 20th Anniversary edition of their classic album The Holy Bible on 5th December 2014 via Columbia/Sony.

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.

This brand new Deluxe Edition contains the full remastered album, the remastered US version, b-sides, mixes, live versions and a previously unreleased version of Revol. There is also live songs of the band’s last performances with guitarist Richey Edwards from the Astoria on December 1994. It is rounded up with a few acoustic tracks from the album from a recent Radio 4 Mastertapes session the band recorded in Maida Vale in September of this year.

After a stellar 18 months, which saw the band release 2 albums Rewind the Film and Futurology, and headline UK and European tours and festivals, the Manics announced in September they would play some very special shows to commemorate the anniversary of The Holy Bible. Playing the album in full for the very first time, the shows sold out in minutes and kick off the same day as the album’s release.