James Dean Bradfield - An English Gentlemen/ Victory &; Defeat

Following the success of his debut solo album ‘The Great Western’, Manic Street Preachers frontman James Dean Bradfield releases a new single ‘An English Gentleman’  on 25th September and heads out on his first full UK solo tour

All formats feature new tracks including a cover of the Sinatra song ‘Summer Wind’ which James has been performing live on recent dates. The Maxi CD features the song’s video and there are two limited edition 7”’s – one with a gatefold sleeve that both versions can be fitted in. ‘An English Gentleman’ (live) will also be made available as a download from 25/09/06.

‘An English Gentleman’ pays moving tribute to the benevolence of the late Philip Hall; their publicist, close friend and mentor who went so far beyond the call of duty as to move the young Manics into his home as they took their first crucial steps. James explains "I remember Philip coming to meet our parents for the first time, and he turned up and he wasn't the flash Londoner that they thought he was gonna be. I just remember that, the never the twain shall meet, our parents and this supposedly big, fat-cat, cigar-in-his-mouth London manager, and when they actually met, there wasn't that much difference between them in a strange kind of way. Even though he was very comfortable with my parents, there was something quite swashbuckling about him."


Enhanced CD
1. An English Gentleman
2. Days Slip Away
3. Summer Wind
4. An English Gentleman (video)

Gatefold 7” (ltd edition red coloured vinyl)
A. An English Gentleman
B. Victory And Defeat On The Kendon Hill

7” (heavy weight vinyl / fits into gatefold sleeve above)
A. An English Gentleman
B. Silver Birch Bonfire Blues

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