Blur 21: The Box

~ Release by Blur (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

▶ CD 1: Leisure
▶ CD 2: Leisure: Bonus Material
▶ CD 3: Modern Life Is Rubbish
▶ CD 4: Modern Life Is Rubbish: Bonus Material
▶ CD 5: Parklife
▶ CD 6: Parklife: Bonus Material
▶ CD 7: The Great Escape
▶ CD 8: The Great Escape: Bonus Material
▶ CD 9: Blur
▶ CD 10: Blur: Bonus Material
▶ CD 11: 13
▶ CD 12: 13: Bonus Material
▼ CD 13: Think Tank
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1Ambulance
additional programming and additional engineer:
James Dring
engineer:
Jason Cox (UK production/engineer) and Ben Hillier
assistant producer:
Jason Cox (UK production/engineer)
producer:
Blur (UK alternative rock band) and Ben Hillier
mixer:
Ben Hillier
additional saxophone and saxophone:
Mike Smith (British saxophonist/keyboardist/composer/arranger/conductor)
bass guitar:
Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les)
drums (drum set):
Dave Rowntree
guitar, keyboard and lead vocals:
Damon Albarn
background vocals:
Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
recording of:
Ambulance
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
4.655:09
2Out of Time
additional programming and additional engineer:
James Dring
engineer:
Jason Cox (UK production/engineer) and Ben Hillier
assistant producer:
Jason Cox (UK production/engineer)
producer:
Blur (UK alternative rock band) and Ben Hillier
mixer:
Ben Hillier
bass guitar:
Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les)
cello:
Jamal Gueddam
drums (drum set):
Dave Rowntree
goblet drum:
Dalal (singer/songwriter/actress Dalal Bruchmann)
guitar, keyboard and lead vocals:
Damon Albarn
background vocals:
Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
orchestra:
Groupe regional du Marrakech
orchestrator:
Desyud Mustafa
recording of:
Out of Time
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
43:51
3Crazy Beat
additional programming and additional engineer:
James Dring
engineer:
Jason Cox (UK production/engineer) and Ben Hillier
assistant producer:
Jason Cox (UK production/engineer)
producer:
Blur (UK alternative rock band), Norman Cook and Ben Hillier
mixer:
Ben Hillier
bass guitar:
Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les)
drums (drum set):
Dave Rowntree
guitar, keyboard and lead vocals:
Damon Albarn
background vocals:
Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
recording of:
Crazy Beat
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
33:15
4Good Song
additional programming and additional engineer:
James Dring
engineer:
Jason Cox (UK production/engineer) and Ben Hillier
assistant producer:
Jason Cox (UK production/engineer)
producer:
Blur (UK alternative rock band) and Ben Hillier
mixer:
Ben Hillier
bass guitar:
Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les)
drums (drum set):
Dave Rowntree
guitar, keyboard and lead vocals:
Damon Albarn
background vocals:
Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
recording of:
Good Song
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
2.753:09
5On the Way to the Club
additional programming and additional engineer:
James Dring
engineer:
Jason Cox (UK production/engineer) and Ben Hillier
assistant producer:
Jason Cox (UK production/engineer)
producer:
Blur (UK alternative rock band) and Ben Hillier
mixer:
Ben Hillier
additional percussion:
Ben Hillier
bass guitar:
Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les)
drums (drum set):
Dave Rowntree
guitar:
Damon Albarn and Dave Rowntree
keyboard and lead vocals:
Damon Albarn
background vocals:
Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
recording of:
On the Way to the Club
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, James Dring, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
3.53:48
6Brothers and Sisters
additional programming and additional engineer:
James Dring
engineer:
Jason Cox (UK production/engineer) and Ben Hillier
assistant producer:
Jason Cox (UK production/engineer)
producer:
Blur (UK alternative rock band) and Ben Hillier
mixer:
Ben Hillier
bass guitar:
Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les)
drums (drum set):
Dave Rowntree
guitar, keyboard and lead vocals:
Damon Albarn
background vocals:
Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
recording of:
Brothers and Sisters
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
3.53:47
7Caravan
additional programming and additional engineer:
James Dring
engineer:
Jason Cox (UK production/engineer) and Ben Hillier
assistant producer:
Jason Cox (UK production/engineer)
producer:
Blur (UK alternative rock band) and Ben Hillier
mixer:
Ben Hillier
bass guitar:
Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les)
drums (drum set):
Dave Rowntree
guitar, keyboard and lead vocals:
Damon Albarn
other instruments [gloom tubes]:
Ben Hillier and Mike Smith (British saxophonist/keyboardist/composer/arranger/conductor)
saxophone:
Mike Smith (British saxophonist/keyboardist/composer/arranger/conductor)
background vocals:
Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
recording of:
Caravan
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
3.754:36
8We’ve Got a File on You
additional programming and additional engineer:
James Dring
engineer:
Jason Cox (UK production/engineer) and Ben Hillier
assistant producer:
Jason Cox (UK production/engineer)
producer:
Blur (UK alternative rock band) and Ben Hillier
mixer:
Ben Hillier
bass guitar:
Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les)
drums (drum set):
Dave Rowntree
guitar, keyboard and lead vocals:
Damon Albarn
background vocals:
Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
recording of:
We’ve Got a File on You
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
2.351:02
9Moroccan Peoples Revolutionary Bowls Club
additional programming and additional engineer:
James Dring
engineer:
Jason Cox (UK production/engineer) and Ben Hillier
assistant producer:
Jason Cox (UK production/engineer)
producer:
Blur (UK alternative rock band) and Ben Hillier
mixer:
Ben Hillier
bass guitar:
Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les)
drums (drum set):
Dave Rowntree
guitar, keyboard and lead vocals:
Damon Albarn
background vocals:
Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
recording of:
Moroccan Peoples Revolutionary Bowls Club
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
3.53:03
10Sweet Song
additional programming and additional engineer:
James Dring
engineer:
Jason Cox (UK production/engineer) and Ben Hillier
assistant producer:
Jason Cox (UK production/engineer)
producer:
Blur (UK alternative rock band), Ben Hillier and William Orbit (English musician, composer and record producer)
mixer:
Ben Hillier
bass guitar:
Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les)
drums (drum set):
Dave Rowntree
guitar, keyboard and lead vocals:
Damon Albarn
background vocals:
Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
recording of:
Sweet Song
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
2.354:01
11Jets
additional programming and additional engineer:
James Dring
engineer:
Jason Cox (UK production/engineer) and Ben Hillier
assistant producer:
Jason Cox (UK production/engineer)
producer:
Blur (UK alternative rock band) and Ben Hillier
mixer:
Ben Hillier
bass guitar:
Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les)
drums (drum set):
Dave Rowntree
guitar, keyboard and lead vocals:
Damon Albarn
saxophone:
Mike Smith (British saxophonist/keyboardist/composer/arranger/conductor)
background vocals:
Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
recording of:
Jets
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
writer:
Mike Smith (British saxophonist/keyboardist/composer/arranger/conductor)
composer:
Damon Albarn, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
3.356:25
12Gene by Gene
additional programming and additional engineer:
James Dring
engineer:
Jason Cox (UK production/engineer) and Ben Hillier
assistant producer:
Jason Cox (UK production/engineer)
producer:
Blur (UK alternative rock band), Norman Cook and Ben Hillier
mixer:
Ben Hillier
bass guitar:
Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les)
drums (drum set):
Dave Rowntree
guitar, keyboard and lead vocals:
Damon Albarn
background vocals:
Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
recording of:
Gene by Gene
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
3.43:49
13Battery in Your Leg
additional programming and additional engineer:
James Dring
engineer:
Jason Cox (UK production/engineer) and Ben Hillier
assistant producer:
Jason Cox (UK production/engineer)
producer:
Blur (UK alternative rock band) and Ben Hillier
mixer:
Ben Hillier
recording of:
Battery in Your Leg
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
11:35
▶ CD 14: Think Tank: Bonus Material
▶ CD 15: Rarities One: Seymour & Leisure Era Rarities
▶ CD 16: Rarities One: Modern Life Is Rubbish Era Rarities
▶ CD 17: Rarities Two: Parklife & The Great Escape Era Rarities
▶ CD 18: Rarities Two: Blur, 13, Best of & Think Tank Era Rarities
▶ DVD-Video 19: Showtime: Live at Alexandra Palace, 7 October 1994
▶ DVD-Video 20: The Singles Night: Live at Wembley Arena, 11 December 1999
▶ DVD-Video 21: Live 13 & Bonus Footage
▶ 7" Vinyl 22: Superman

Credits

Release

art direction and design:Scott Minshall
liner notes:Miranda Sawyer
miscellaneous support:Martin Hayward (task: archive consultancy and research)
Miranda Sawyer (task: band interviews)
assistant remastering:Ben Hillier
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
remastering:Frank Arkwright (UK mastering engineer)
remastered at:Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
remaster of:Blur
Leisure
Modern Life Is Rubbish
Parklife (printed/made in the UK, price code F: PM: 520)
The Great Escape
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/3776221 [info]
ASIN:DE: B007SAKSF2 [info]