'Lipstick Traces' is a comprehensive collection of B-sides, cover versions, and rarities. A 2 disc set comprising of 18 B-sides and 2 previously unreleased tracks on the first disc with 14 covers version on the second, the album draws on material from the Manics' entire career. The 2 unreleased tracks are 'Forever Delayed' and 'Judge Yourself'. Covered here is everyone from the Beatles ('Rock 'N' Roll Music'), and Guns N' Roses ('It's So Easy'), to Art Garfunkel ('Bright Eyes') and Burt Bacharach ('Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head').
