Album
Generation Terrorists
Generation Terrorists is the debut album from Welsh band Manic Street Preachers, released on 10 February 1992 by Columbia. It was recorded between July and December 1991, and arrived with plenty of noise already around it. The single "Motown Junk" had given them an outsized press profile, and the band had announced that their first record would be the greatest rock album ever made and would sell around sixteen million copies, from Bangkok to Senegal.
It didn't reach those numbers, but it did go Gold in the UK and placed within the Top 100 in Japan. Musically it sits across glam rock, hard rock and glam metal, with an alternative rock edge. It's the starting point for a career that runs through to the present day, and it's worth hearing to catch the band at their most brazen, swinging for the biggest target they could find.
Generation Terrorists: tracklist, credits and charts
18 tracks · 1:13:09Tracklist
- 1Slash ’n’ BurnBradfield, Moore, Edwards, Wire3:59
- 2Nat West-Barclays-Midlands-LloydsBradfield, Moore, Edwards, Wire4:33
- 3Born to EndBradfield, Moore, Edwards, Wire3:56
- 4Motorcycle EmptinessBradfield, Moore, Edwards, Wire6:09
- 5You Love UsBradfield, Moore, Edwards, Wire4:18
- 6Love’s Sweet ExileBradfield, Moore, Edwards, Wire3:29
- 7Little Baby NothingBradfield, Moore, Edwards, Wire5:00
- 8Repeat (Stars and Stripes)Bradfield, Moore, Edwards, Wire4:09
- 9TennesseeBradfield, Moore, Edwards, Wire3:06
- 10Another Invented DiseaseBradfield, Moore, Edwards, Wire3:25
- 11Stay BeautifulBradfield, Moore, Edwards, Wire3:10
- 12So DeadBradfield, Moore, Edwards, Wire4:29
- 13Repeat (UK)Bradfield, Moore, Edwards, Wire3:10
- 14Spectators of SuicideBradfield, Moore, Edwards, Wire4:41
- 15Damn DogJacob Brackman and Billy Mernit1:53
- 16Crucifix KissBradfield, Moore, Edwards, Wire3:39
- 17Methadone PrettyBradfield, Moore, Edwards, Wire3:57
- 18Condemned to Rock ’n’ RollBradfield, Moore, Edwards, Wire6:07
- Produced by
- Steve Brown, The Bomb Squad (track 8)
- Recorded at
- Black Barn Studios in London, England
- Recorded
- July–December 1991
- Label
- Columbia
- Length
- 1:13:09
Line-up
- Dave Eringa · Hammond organ, piano · guest
- Richard Cottle · keyboard · guest
- Spike Edney · keyboard · guest
- Traci Lords · vocals · guest
Singles
- “Stay Beautiful” · 29 July 1991
- “Love's Sweet Exile” · 28 October 1991
- “You Love Us” · 16 January 1992
- “Slash 'n' Burn” · 16 March 1992
- “Motorcycle Emptiness” · 1 June 1992
- “Little Baby Nothing” · 16 November 1992
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 1992 | 13 |
| Scottish Albums · 2025 | 13 |
| European Albums (Eurotipsheet) · 1992 | 45 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 1992 | 60 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 1992 | 182 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom · 2012 | Gold |
From MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Only what the sources record is shown.
48.5
Popularity (0–100, vs the whole vault)
3.2k
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4.9k
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 10 February 1992 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 10 February 1992 | |
| Wikidata | 10 February 1992 | |
| US release | 21 April 1992 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 10 February 1992 | earliest UK or European date |
16 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | XE | Columbia | 5099747106026 | other |
| 1992 | US | Columbia | 074645247410 | other |
| 1992 | XE | Columbia | 5099747106026 | other |
| February 1992 | AU | Columbia | 5099747106026 | other |
| 10 February 1992 | GB | Columbia | 5099747106026 | original |
| 14 February 1992 | JP | Epic Records | 4988010553029 | other |
| 21 April 1992 | US | Columbia | 07464524742 | other |
| 5 September 1996 | GB | Columbia | other | |
| 9 September 1998 | JP | Epic Records | 4988010771829 | other |
| 13 May 2009 | JP | Sony Records International | 4547366045352 | other |
| 2012 | XE | Columbia | 887254745129 | deluxe |
| November 2012 | XW | Sony Music UK | 886443749276 | other |
| November 2012 | XW | Sony Music UK | 886443605015 | other |
| 5 November 2012 | XE | Columbia | 887254696629 | remaster |
| 5 November 2012 | XW | Sony Music UK | other | |
| 5 November 2012 | GB | Sony CMG | 887254668121 | deluxe |
Cover art sources
deezer · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 600×600 | upscaled |