Suicide Alley

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“Suicide Alley”

Single by Manic Street Preachers

Released

August, 1989

Format

Recorded

Mid 1989

Genre

Rock

Length

2:28

Label

SBS 02

Producer

Manic Street Preachers singles chronology

"Suicide Alley"
(1989)

"New Art Riot"
(1990)

Suicide Alley is the debut stand alone single from the rock band Manic Street Preachers and was released in August of 1989. The single was recorded after original bassist Flicker had departed the band.

Only 300 copies were originally pressed, most of which (about 200) came in a picture sleeve. The cover was highly reminiscent of The Clash's first album, and was photographed and designed by Richey James Edwards (which is why he is not in the shot). The title track also shares much influence from The Clash (particularly their song Tommy Gun) and other late-70's punk bands. Most of the remaining copies were released in a plain sleeve but some had handmade covers, again designed by Richey, with glued on newspaper cuttings.

B-side Tennessee was re-recorded and featured on the band's debut album Generation Terrorists. The A-side was included on all formats of the later single Little Baby Nothing, partly to curb the demand for the original single which was changing hands for hundreds of pounds.

The single was re-released on coloured 7" vinyl some time around 2001; the source of these copies is unknown and they may be illegal bootleg copies. They do not carry the same value as the original 1989 release, which can fetch upwards of £300 at auction.

[edit] Track listing

[edit] 7"

"Suicide Alley"
"Tennessee (I Get Low)"

v • d • e Manic Street Preachers

James Dean Bradfield • Nicky Wire • Sean Moore Flicker (Miles Woodward) • Richey James Edwards

Studio albums	"Generation Terrorists" (1992) • "Gold Against the Soul" (1993) • "The Holy Bible" (1994) • "Everything Must Go" (1996) • "This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours" (1998) • "Know Your Enemy" (2001) • "Lifeblood" (2004) • "Send Away the Tigers" (2007)

Singles and EPs	"Suicide Alley" (1989) • "New Art Riot EP" (1990) • "Motown Junk" (1991) • "You Love Us (Heavenly Version)" (1991) • "Feminine Is Beautiful" (1991) • "Stay Beautiful" (1991) • "Love's Sweet Exile/Repeat" (1991) • "You Love Us" (1991) • "Slash 'N' Burn" (1992) • "Motorcycle Emptiness" (1992) • "Little Baby Nothing" (1992) • "Theme From MAS*H (Suicide Is Painless)" (1992) • "From Despair To Where" (1993) • "La Tristesse Durera (Scream To A Sigh)" (1993) • "Roses In The Hospital" (1993) • "Life Becoming A Landslide EP" (1994) • "Faster/P.C.P." (1994) • "Revol" (1994) • "She Is Suffering" (1994) • "A Design for Life" (1996) • "Everything Must Go" (1996) • "Kevin Carter" (1996) • "Australia" (1996) • "If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next" (1998) • "The Everlasting" (1998) • "You Stole The Sun From My Heart" (1999) • "Tsunami" (1999) • "The Masses Against The Classes" (2000) • "Found That Soul" (2001) • "So Why So Sad" (2001) • "Ocean Spray" (2001) • "Let Robeson Sing" (2001) • "There By The Grace Of God" (2002) • "The Love Of Richard Nixon" (2004) • "Empty Souls" (2005) • "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" (2007) • "Autumnsong" (2007) • "Indian Summer" (2007)

Promos	"UK Channel Boredom" (1990) • "God Save The Manics EP" (2005) • " Underdogs" (2007) • "Ghost Of Christmas" (2007)

Other releases	"Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head" (1995) • "Know Our B-Sides" (2001) • Leviathan" (2005) • "The Instrumental" (2006) • "Umbrella" (2008)

Compilation albums	"Forever Delayed" (2002) • "Lipstick Traces" (2003)

Box Sets	"Six Singles from Generation Terrorists" (1997)

Videos	"Everything Live" (1997) • "Leaving the 20th Century" (2000) • "Louder Than War" (2001) • "Forever Delayed" (2002)

Official book	"Forever Delayed" (2002)

Related articles	Manic Street Preachers Discography Manic Street Preachers B-sides