Midlife: A Beginner’s Guide to Blur

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Tracklist

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1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
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)
3.755:06
2Girls & Boys (7” mix)
4:19
3For Tomorrow (Visit to Primrose Hill extended)
engineer:
John Smith (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
recording of:
For Tomorrow
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
3.356:02
4Coffee & TV (radio edit)
producer:
William Orbit (English musician, composer and record producer)
recording of:
Coffee & TV (Coffee + TV)
lyricist:
Graham Coxon
writer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
3.555:19
5Out of Time
additional programming and additional engineer:
James Dring
engineer:
Jason Cox (UK production/engineer) and Ben Hillier (UK Producer)
assistant producer:
Jason Cox (UK production/engineer)
producer:
Blur (UK alternative rock band) and Ben Hillier (UK Producer)
mixer:
Ben Hillier (UK Producer)
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
43:53
6Blue Jeans
engineer:
John Smith (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars], electric guitar [electric guitars], guitar [volume guitar] and background vocals:
Graham Coxon
bass guitar:
Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les)
drum machine [loop drums]:
Dave Rowntree
melodica and piano:
Damon Albarn
vocals:
Damon Albarn
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.
3.53:54
7Song 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)
music videos:
Song 2 (music video) by Blur (UK alternative rock band)
part of:
NME: 50 Greatest Guitar Riffs of All Time (2012-10-25) (number: 8), NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 15), Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 57) and BILLIONS CLUB
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., 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 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 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 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Hong Kong (division of EMI Music Publishing Group Hong Kong Ltd. that existed as early as 2000), FujiPacific Music (S.E. Asia) Ltd., 香港商百代音樂股份有限公司台灣分公司 (EMI Music Publishing (S E Asia) Ltd., Taiwan Branch) and 香港商華納音樂出版有限公司台灣分公司 (Warner Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited Taiwan Branch)
4.252:02
8Bugman
assistant engineer:
Addi 800, Gerard Navarro (engineer) and Iain Roberton (UK recording engineer)
engineer:
Jason Cox (UK production/engineer), William Orbit (English musician, composer and record producer) and John Smith (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
William Orbit (English musician, composer and record producer)
acoustic guitar, keyboard, melodica, synthesizer and lead vocals:
Damon Albarn
banjo, electric guitar [Lead Guitar] and saxophone:
Graham Coxon
bass guitar and background vocals:
Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Dave Rowntree
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
recording of:
Bugman
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
3.054:51
9He Thought of Cars
assistant engineer:
Julia Gardner and Tom Girling
engineer:
John Smith (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Food Records Ltd. (in 1995)
recording of:
He Thought of Cars
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
2.654:16
10Death of a Party
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
11The Universal
assistant engineer:
Julia Gardner and Tom Girling
engineer:
John Smith (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
additional guest background vocals:
Angela Murrell and Teresa Jane Davis (UK vocalist)
recording of:
The Universal
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
publisher:
Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
3.254:00
12Sing
engineer and mixer:
Leo Grant (recording engineer)
producer:
Blur (UK alternative rock band)
bass guitar:
Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les)
drums (drum set):
Dave Rowntree
guitar:
Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon
keyboard and lead vocals:
Damon Albarn
background vocals:
Graham Coxon
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Food Ltd. (in 1990)
recording of:
Sing
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
3.356:02
13This Is a Low
additional engineer:
Stephen Hague
engineer:
John Smith (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Food Ltd. (in 1994) and Food Records Ltd. (in 1994)
recorded at:
Maison Rouge in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1993-11 until 1994-01)
recording of:
This Is a Low (from 1993-11 until 1994-01)
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)
3.055:01
2▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Tender
programming:
Damian LeGassick and Sean Spuehler
assistant engineer:
Addi 800, Gerard Navarro (engineer) and Iain Roberton (UK recording engineer)
engineer:
Jason Cox (UK production/engineer), William Orbit (English musician, composer and record producer) and John Smith (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
William Orbit (English musician, composer and record producer)
acoustic guitar, keyboard, melodica and synthesizer:
Damon Albarn
banjo, electric guitar [Lead Guitar] and saxophone:
Graham Coxon
bass guitar, double bass and background vocals:
Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Dave Rowntree
guest choir vocals:
London Community Gospel Choir
lead vocals:
Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon
vocals:
London Community Gospel Choir
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
recording of:
Tender
lyricist:
Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
3.557:42
2She’s So High (single version)
producer:
Steve Lovell (record producer and musical director; aka Bernard Gazda) and Steve Power
recording of:
She’s So High
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd. and MCA Music Publishing Ltd.
2.63:50
3Chemical World
engineer:
John Smith (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
recording of:
Chemical World
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
3:53
4Good Song
additional programming and additional engineer:
James Dring
engineer:
Jason Cox (UK production/engineer) and Ben Hillier (UK Producer)
assistant producer:
Jason Cox (UK production/engineer)
producer:
Blur (UK alternative rock band) and Ben Hillier (UK Producer)
mixer:
Ben Hillier (UK Producer)
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
2.753:08
5Parklife
engineer:
John Smith (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
guest spoken vocals:
Phil Daniels (from 1993-11 until 1994-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1994) and Food Ltd. (in 1994)
recorded at:
Maison Rouge in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1993-11 until 1994-01)
part of:
NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 41)
recording of:
Parklife (from 1993-11 until 1994-01)
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!)
3.853:07
6Advert
engineer:
John Smith (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars], electric guitar [electric guitars], tambourine and background vocals:
Graham Coxon
bass guitar:
Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les)
cajón [drumbox] and handclaps:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Dave Rowntree
keyboard [Casio SK1], lead vocals and spoken vocals [shopping tannoy]:
Damon Albarn
recording of:
Advert
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
43:45
7Popscene
producer:
Steve Lovell (record producer and musical director; aka Bernard Gazda)
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.
3.53:16
8Stereotypes
assistant engineer:
Julia Gardner and Tom Girling
engineer:
John Smith (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
recording of:
Stereotypes
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
3.353:12
9Trimm Trabb
programming:
Damian LeGassick
assistant engineer:
Addi 800, Gerard Navarro (engineer) and Iain Roberton (UK recording engineer)
engineer:
Jason Cox (UK production/engineer), William Orbit (English musician, composer and record producer) and John Smith (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
William Orbit (English musician, composer and record producer)
acoustic guitar, keyboard, melodica, synthesizer and lead vocals:
Damon Albarn
banjo, electric guitar [Lead Guitar] and saxophone:
Graham Coxon
bass guitar and background vocals:
Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les)
drums (drum set) and 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 1999)
recorded at:
13 Mayfair Studios (England) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom, Sarm West in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Studio Syrland in Reykjavík, Höfuðborgarsvæðið (Capital Region), Iceland
mixed at:
Sarm West in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Trimm Trabb
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)
2.955:37
10Bad Head
engineer:
John Smith (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
guest baritone saxophone:
Simon Clarke (UK saxophonist) (from 1993-11 until 1994-01)
guest instruments:
Kick Horns (from 1993-11 until 1994-01)
guest tenor saxophone:
Tim Sanders (UK saxophonist) (from 1993-11 until 1994-01)
guest trombone:
Roddy Lorimer (from 1993-11 until 1994-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Food Ltd. (in 1994)
recorded at:
Maison Rouge in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1993-11 until 1994-01)
recording of:
Badhead (from 1993-11 until 1994-01)
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)
3.353:28
11Strange 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)
3.14:04
12Battery in Your Leg
engineer:
Jason Cox (UK production/engineer) and Ben Hillier (UK Producer)
producer:
Blur (UK alternative rock band) and Ben Hillier (UK Producer)
bass guitar:
Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les)
drums (drum set):
Dave Rowntree
guitar:
Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon
keyboard and lead vocals:
Damon Albarn
background vocals:
Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
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
2.353:21
13Blur Talking About Girls and Boys in October, 2000
2:03
14Blur Talking About Song 2 in October, 2000
2:19
15Blur Talking About Tender in October, 2000
1:06
16Blur Talking About Coffee & TV in October, 2000
1:03
17Blur Talking About Parklife in October, 2000
2:42
18Blur Talking About Beetlebum in October, 2000
2:09
19Blur Talking About the Universal in October, 2000
3:06