Richey Edwards them as executors of his estate and further stating that he died "on or since" 1 February 1995. The ninth album by Manic Street Preachers, "Journal for Plague Lovers", released on 18 May 2009, is composed entirely of songs with lyrics left behind by Edwards. Up until 2005, the remaining members of Manic Street Preachers still paid 25% royalties into an account in his name. Richey Edwards (often referred to during his years with Manic Street Preachers as Richey James) was born and raised in Blackwood, Caerphilly, Wales. He has one younger sister, Rachel, who was born in 1969. Edwards
Liverpool Revisited (...) it is genuinely touching." On the day of release the band shared a lyric video on YouTube. Manic Street Preachers Liverpool Revisited "Liverpool Revisited" is a song by the Manic Street Preachers, it was the fourth single taken from their album "Resistance Is Futile". Written by Nicky Wire, it was released on 6 April 2018. The song is an attempt to eulogise the Merseyside city and give a salute to the defiance and perseverance of those who lost their loved ones in the Hillsborough disaster. According to Bradfield, Wire wrote all components of the song: "It's about the 'Justice