Blur

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Annotation

B-sides taken from all formats of these two singles are included in the accompanying "Blur" Special Edition bonus disc, along with b-sides from the album's fourth single "M.O.R.". Also included on the bonus disc is a 7" mix of "Death of a Party" by Adrian Sherwood, the Dust Brothers produced "Cowboy Song" (which featured on the "Dead Man On Campus" soundtrack), four acoustic live tracks recorded at Viva Niteclub (previously only released on the German-only version of the "M.O.R." single) and three live tracks recorded at MC Vredenburg, Utrecht, Netherlands, which were only previously released on the Netherlands-only version of the album.

The "Blur" Special Edition is housed in a deluxe lift-off lid box with four exclusive Blur artwork postcards and an expanded booklet that includes previously unseen photos and liner notes based on a brand new interview with all the band members.


FIXME: Possibly a "worldwide" release, i.e. Europe + North America.

Annotation last modified on 2012-12-09 11:03 UTC.

Tracklist

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CD 1
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1Beetlebum
engineer:
John Smith (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
acoustic guitar:
Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon
bass guitar:
Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Dave Rowntree
electric guitar and background vocals:
Graham Coxon
Hammond organ, keyboard, piano and lead vocals:
Damon Albarn
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1997)
recording of:
Beetlebum
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
3.85:05
2Song 2
engineer:
John Smith (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
acoustic guitar:
Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon
bass guitar:
Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les)
drums (drum set):
Graham Coxon and Dave Rowntree
electric guitar, theremin and background vocals:
Graham Coxon
Hammond organ, keyboard, piano and lead vocals:
Damon Albarn
percussion:
Dave Rowntree
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1997)
part of:
NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 15) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 57)
recording of:
Song 2
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Wixen Music UK Ltd., ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (S.E. Asia) Ltd., Taiwan, FujiPacific Music (S.E. Asia) Ltd. and Warner/Chappell Music Taiwan Ltd.
4.32:01
3Country Sad Ballad Man
engineer:
John Smith (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
acoustic guitar:
Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon
bass guitar:
Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Dave Rowntree
electric guitar and background vocals:
Graham Coxon
Hammond organ, keyboard, piano and lead vocals:
Damon Albarn
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1997)
recording of:
Country Sad Ballad Man
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
3.554:50
4M.O.R.
engineer:
John Smith (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
acoustic guitar:
Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon
bass guitar:
Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Dave Rowntree
electric guitar and background vocals:
Graham Coxon
Hammond organ, keyboard, piano and lead vocals:
Damon Albarn
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1997)
recording of:
M.O.R.
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter), Graham Coxon, Brian Eno, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
3.73:27
5On Your Own
drums (drum set) programming:
Dave Rowntree
engineer:
John Smith (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
acoustic guitar:
Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon
bass guitar:
Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Dave Rowntree
electric guitar and background vocals:
Graham Coxon
Hammond organ, keyboard, piano and lead vocals:
Damon Albarn
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1997)
recording of:
On Your Own
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
34:26
6Theme From Retro
engineer:
John Smith (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
acoustic guitar:
Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon
bass guitar:
Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Dave Rowntree
electric guitar and background vocals:
Graham Coxon
Hammond organ, keyboard, piano and lead vocals:
Damon Albarn
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1997)
recording of:
Theme From Retro
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
3.353:37
7You're So Great
engineer:
John Smith (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon
bass guitar:
Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Dave Rowntree
electric guitar:
Graham Coxon
Hammond organ, keyboard and piano:
Damon Albarn
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1997)
recording of:
You're So Great
lyricist and composer:
Graham Coxon
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
3.353:36
8Death of a Party
engineer:
John Smith (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
acoustic guitar:
Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon
bass guitar:
Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Dave Rowntree
electric guitar and background vocals:
Graham Coxon
Hammond organ, keyboard, piano and lead vocals:
Damon Albarn
publisher:
MCA Publishing Ltd.
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1997)
recording of:
Death of a Party
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing Ltd.
3.44:34
9Chinese Bombs
engineer:
John Smith (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
acoustic guitar:
Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon
bass guitar:
Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Dave Rowntree
electric guitar and background vocals:
Graham Coxon
Hammond organ, keyboard, piano and lead vocals:
Damon Albarn
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1997)
recording of:
Chinese Bombs
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
3.11:25
10I'm Just a Killer for Your Love
engineer:
Jason Cox (UK production/engineer)
producer:
Blur (UK alternative rock band)
acoustic guitar:
Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon
bass guitar:
Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Dave Rowntree
electric guitar and background vocals:
Graham Coxon
Hammond organ, keyboard, piano and lead vocals:
Damon Albarn
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1997)
recorded at:
13 in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
I'm Just a Killer for Your Love
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
3.754:12
11Look Inside America
engineer:
John Smith (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
acoustic guitar:
Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon
bass guitar:
Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Dave Rowntree
electric guitar and background vocals:
Graham Coxon
Hammond organ, keyboard, piano and lead vocals:
Damon Albarn
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1997)
recording of:
Look Inside America
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
3.353:50
12Strange News From Another Star
engineer:
John Smith (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
acoustic guitar:
Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon
bass guitar:
Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les)
drums (drum set):
Graham Coxon and Dave Rowntree
electric guitar, theremin and background vocals:
Graham Coxon
Hammond organ, keyboard, piano and lead vocals:
Damon Albarn
percussion:
Dave Rowntree
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1997)
recording of:
Strange News From Another Star
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
3.14:03
13Movin' On
engineer:
John Smith (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
acoustic guitar:
Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon
bass guitar:
Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Dave Rowntree
electric guitar and background vocals:
Graham Coxon
Hammond organ, keyboard, piano and lead vocals:
Damon Albarn
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1997)
recording of:
Movin' On
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
3.73:43
14Essex Dogs / (interlude)
engineer:
John Smith (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
recording of:
Dancehall
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
recording of:
Essex Dogs / Interlude
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
38:10
CD 2
#TitleRatingLength
1All Your Life
engineer:
John Smith (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
recording of:
All Your Life
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
4:12
2A Spell (For Money)
engineer:
John Smith (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
recording of:
A Spell (For Money)
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
3:30
3Woodpigeon Song
engineer:
John Smith (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
recording of:
Woodpigeon Song
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
1:43
4Dancehall
engineer:
John Smith (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
recording of:
Dancehall
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
3:11
5Get Out of Cities
engineer:
John Smith (UK producer/engineer)
additional producer:
Blur (UK alternative rock band) and Jason Cox (UK production/engineer)
producer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
recording of:
Get Out of Cities
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
4:03
6Polished Stone
engineer:
Jason Cox (UK production/engineer)
producer:
Blur (UK alternative rock band)
recording of:
Polished Stone
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
2:43
7Bustin' and Dronin'
engineer:
Jason Cox (UK production/engineer)
producer:
Blur (UK alternative rock band)
recording of:
Bustin’ + Dronin’
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
6:32
8M.O.R. (Road version)
producer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
mixer:
Alan Moulder (producer and engineer)
recording of:
M.O.R.
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter), Graham Coxon, Brian Eno, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
3:02
9Swallows in the Heatwave
engineer:
Jason Cox (UK production/engineer) and Stuart Lowbridge
producer:
Blur (UK alternative rock band)
recording of:
Swallows in the Heatwave
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
2:33
10Death of a Party (7" remix)
programming:
Simon Mundy (engineer)
engineer:
Alan Branch and John Smith (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
mixer:
Simon Mundy (engineer) and Adrian Sherwood
mixed at:
Masterrock Studios in Kilburn, Brent, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and On-U Sound in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
remix of:
Death of a Party by Blur (UK alternative rock band)
recording of:
Death of a Party
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing Ltd.
4:19
11Cowboy Song
producer:
The Dust Brothers (production duo John King & Mike Simpson)
recording of:
Cowboy Song
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
4:07
12Beetlebum (live acoustic version)
recording engineer:
Jürgen Mölders
live recording of:
Beetlebum (on 1997-03-03)
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
recording of:
Beetlebum
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
4:34
13On Your Own (live acoustic version)
recording engineer:
Jürgen Mölders
live recording of:
On Your Own (on 1997-03-03)
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
4:11
14Country Sad Ballad Man (live acoustic version)
recording engineer:
Jürgen Mölders
live recording of:
Country Sad Ballad Man (on 1997-03-03)
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
recording of:
Country Sad Ballad Man
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
4:44
15This Is a Low (live acoustic version)
recording engineer:
Jürgen Mölders
live recording of:
This Is a Low (on 1997-03-03)
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
3:32
16M.O.R. (live in Utrecht)
recording engineer:
Arjen Arwert and Thijs Peters
recorded at:
Muziekcentrum Vredenburg (old venue, closed 2008) in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1997-04-29)
live recording of:
M.O.R. (on 1997-04-29)
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter), Graham Coxon, Brian Eno, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
3:18
17Death of a Party (live in Utrecht)
recording engineer:
Arjen Arwert and Thijs Peters
recorded at:
Muziekcentrum Vredenburg (old venue, closed 2008) in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1997-04-29)
live recording of:
Death of a Party (on 1997-04-29)
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing Ltd.
recording of:
Death of a Party
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing Ltd.
4:16
18Song 2 (live in Utrecht)2:07