Journal for Plague Lovers Journal for Plague Lovers Journal for Plague Lovers is the ninth studio album by Welsh alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers, released in May 2009 by record label Columbia. Recorded between October 2008 and February 2009 and produced by Steve Albini and Dave Eringa, it features exclusively posthumous-published lyrics by Richey Edwards, who disappeared on 1 February 1995 and was presumed deceased in 2008. It is the only Manic Street Preachers album in which the lyrics for every song were written solely by Edwards. The album received a very positive critical reception and debuted at number 3 in the UK
The Dirty 9s the programme included Jim Lockhart from the Irish band, "Horslips". The band used the prize money received from the competition to make their debut album, "Stop Screaming Start Dreaming". The Dirty 9s commissioned experienced record producer Greg Haver to produce their debut album. Producer, Greg Haver has worked with bands and musicians such as Super Furry Animals, Manic Street Preachers, Catatonia and Lost Prophets. The album was recorded in two weeks at the Nutshed Studio in Clara, County Offaly in late September 2008. Stop Screaming Start Dreaming was released on 12 March 2010. A live favourite for a number of