Author disowns revised Preachers book

The author of a book about Welsh rockers Manic Street Preachers is urging readers not to buy the volume after he accused the publishers of ‘‘butchering’’ a crucial section.

Simon Price, who wrote the best-selling Everything (A Book About Manic Street Preachers) is in dispute with publishers Virgin Books over a chapter concerning the 1995 disappearance of lyricist and guitarist Richey Edwards.