The compilation album received favourable reviews from critics. Reception Professional ratings Review scores The compilation also charted within the Top 40 in Finland and Ireland and in Japan the album only managed to peak at number 243. It reached number 11 in the UK Albums Chart. Lipstick Traces was released on 14 July 2003. A video for "Judge Yr'self" featuring early self-recorded clips of the band playing live also played on UK music television channels. At the final signing session in London they also played a short set of tracks from the album. Promotion Īs part of the promotion for the album, the band did a signing tour around the UK. Initial copies came in a gatefold sleeve with a basic inlay further inserts could be downloaded and printed off from the band's official website. The sleeve was designed principally by Nicky Wire and contrasted greatly from the simple, graphically precise covers designed by Farrow Design who have done the majority of design work for the band since 1996. It is named after the Greil Marcus book Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of the 20th Century and shares its title with a bootleg album of Manics rarities (more simply titled Lipstick Traces). It was released on 14 July 2003 by record label Sony, and reached number 11 on the UK Album Chart. Lipstick Traces (A Secret History of Manic Street Preachers) is a compilation album by Welsh alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers, and consists of various B-sides, rarities and cover versions. Lipstick Traces (A Secret History of Manic Street Preachers)
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