Blur 21: The Box

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

Tracklist

1▶CD: Leisure
2▶CD: Leisure: Bonus Material
3▶CD: Modern Life Is Rubbish
4▶CD: Modern Life Is Rubbish: Bonus Material
5▶CD: Parklife
6▶CD: Parklife: Bonus Material
7▶CD: The Great Escape
8▶CD: The Great Escape: Bonus Material
9▶CD: Blur
10▶CD: Blur: Bonus Material
11▶CD: 13
12▶CD: 13: Bonus Material
13▶CD: Think Tank
14▶CD: Think Tank: Bonus Material
15▶CD: Rarities One: Seymour & Leisure Era Rarities
16▶CD: Rarities One: Modern Life Is Rubbish Era Rarities
17▼CD: Rarities Two: Parklife & The Great Escape Era Rarities
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1Parklife (demo)
recording of:
Parklife
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
3:09
2Clover Over Dover (demo)
recording of:
Clover Over Dover
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)
2:55
3Jubilee (demo)
recording of:
Jubilee
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)
2:51
4One a Minute (One Born Every Minute demo)
recording of:
One Born Every Minute
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
2:14
5Badhead (demo)
recording of:
Badhead
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)
3:07
6Far Out (demo, electric version)
engineer:
John Smith (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Ben Hillier (UK Producer) and Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
recorded at:
Matrix Studios in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Far Out
lyricist:
Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les)
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
3:17
7The Debt Collector (demo)
recording of:
The Debt Collector
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)
2:12
8Trouble in the Message Centre (demo)
recording of:
Trouble in the Message Centre
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)
3:37
9Red Necks (Take One)
recording of:
Red Necks
lyricist:
Graham Coxon
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
2:46
10Red Necks (Take Two)
recording of:
Red Necks
lyricist:
Graham Coxon
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
1:00
11Alex’s Song (demo)
producer:
Ben Hillier (UK Producer)
recorded at:
Matrix Studios in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Alex's Song
lyricist:
Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les)
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
3:10
12Cross Channel Love (home demo)
recording of:
Cross Channel Love
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
3:17
13Ernold Same (demo)
recording of:
Ernold Same
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
1:20
14Saturday Morning (demo)
producer:
Ben Hillier (UK Producer)
recorded at:
Matrix Studios in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Saturday Morning
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
4:33
15Hope You Find Your Suburb (Eine Kleine Lift Musick full band demo)
recording of:
Eine Kleine Lift Musik
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
4:13
16Rico (Fade Away demo)
recording of:
Fade Away
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
5:08
17Bored House Wives (Entertain Me early version)
recording of:
Entertain Me
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
4:57
18▶CD: Rarities Two: Blur, 13, Best of & Think Tank Era Rarities
19▶DVD-Video: Showtime: Live at Alexandra Palace, 7 October 1994
20▶DVD-Video: The Singles Night: Live at Wembley Arena, 11 December 1999
21▶DVD-Video: Live 13 & Bonus Footage
22▶7" Vinyl: Superman

Credits

Release

art direction and design:Scott Minshall
liner notes:Miranda Sawyer (journalist)
miscellaneous support:Martin Hayward (task: archive consultancy and research)
Miranda Sawyer (journalist) (task: band interviews)
assistant remastering:Ben Hillier (UK Producer)
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]