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The band have always had a weird relationship with JPFL, Nick talked about not releasing it and burying the acetates before the release. Perhaps it also felt like grave robbing despite there being a genuine rationale to use the lyrics that Richey gave to them. Perhaps it has something to do with it being better received by critics and the fan base than the two albums that sandwich it. I do also wonder if some of the Edwards family did not wholly approve of the endeavour , tarnishing it in retrospect. It's a wonderfully tight impactful album with little to no fat on it that stands next to the big two or slightly below it next to Futurology. If any album in the Manics back catalogue should have been skipped, PFAYM (with the exception of Golden Platitudes) is the easy choice by far.
Also, thank god for Porco!
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