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
▶ CD 14: Think Tank: Bonus Material
▶ CD 15: Rarities One: Seymour & Leisure Era Rarities
▼ CD 16: Rarities One: Modern Life Is Rubbish Era Rarities
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1I Love Her (alternate version)
recording of:
I Love Her
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing Ltd.
3:40
2Popscene (1991 demo)
recording of:
Popscene
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
3:45
3Beached Whale (4 Track demo June 1992)
recording of:
Beached Whale
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
3:24
4Death of a Party (demo released to Fan Club August 1996)
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.
3:41
5Pap Pop (4 Track demo recorded June 1992)
recording of:
Pap Pop
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
2:25
6Pressure on Julian (demo)
recording of:
Pressure on Julian
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
4:27
7Colin Zeal (demo)
recording of:
Colin Zeal
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
3:32
8Sunday Sunday (demo)
recording of:
Sunday Sunday
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
2:12
9Never Clever (demo, released on Food Compilation ″Food 100″ in 1997)
recording of:
Never Clever
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
2:52
10Advert (demo)
recording of:
Advert
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
3:45
11Star Shaped (demo)
recording of:
Star Shaped
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
3:05
12She Don’t Mind (Blue Jeans demo)
recording of:
Blue Jeans
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
publisher:
Illegal Songs Inc.
3:52
13Coping (Andy Partridge version)
engineer:
Phil Thornalley
producer:
Andy Partridge
recorded at:
RAK Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1992-09)
recording of:
Coping
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
3:22
14Sunday Sleep (Sunday Sunday Andy Partridge version)
engineer:
Phil Thornalley
producer:
Andy Partridge
recorded at:
RAK Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1992-09)
recording of:
Sunday Sunday
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
3:31
15Seven Days (Andy Partridge version)
engineer:
Phil Thornalley
producer:
Andy Partridge
recorded at:
RAK Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1992-09)
recording of:
Seven Days
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
3:42
16Kazoo (Turn It Up early version)
recorded at:
Matrix Studios in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Turn It Up
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
3:16
17The Wassailing Song (7″ giveway at Hibernian Club Gig, Fulham on 16 December 1992)
vocals:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
recorded at:
Matrix Studios in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
cover recording of:
Here We Come A-wassailing
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) (in 1850)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 209)
3:24
18When the Cows Come Home (demo)
recording of:
When the Cows Come Home
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
3:26
19For Tomorrow (mix 1 ‐ early demo)
recording of:
For Tomorrow
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
4:15
20Magpie (early demo)
recording of:
Magpie
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
2:05
▶ 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]