Blur 21: The Box

Tracklist

Disc 1: Leisure

1. 1She’s So High4:46
2. 2Bang3:37
3. 3Slow Down3:11
4. 4Repetition5:26
5. 5Bad Day4:24
6. 6Sing6:01
7. 7There’s No Other Way3:25
8. 8Fool3:14
9. 9Come Together3:52
10. 10High Cool3:38
11. 11Birthday3:50
12. 12Wear Me Down4:52

Disc 2: Leisure: Bonus Material

1. 1I Know (extended mix)6:31
2. 2Down5:59
3. 3There’s No Other Way (extended version)3:59
4. 4Inertia3:49
5. 5Mr Briggs3:59
6. 6I’m All Over2:00
7. 7Won’t Do It3:20
8. 8Day Upon Day (live)4:14
9. 9There’s No Other Way (Blur remix)4:57
10. 10Bang (extended version)4:26
11. 11Explain2:45
12. 12Luminous3:14
13. 13Berserk6:43
14. 14Uncle Love2:31
15. 15I Love Her (demo version Fan Club single)3:36
16. 16Close (Fan Club single)3:03

Disc 3: Modern Life Is Rubbish

1. 1For Tomorrow4:21
2. 2Advert3:45
3. 3Colin Zeal3:16
4. 4Pressure on Julian3:32
5. 5Star Shaped3:27
6. 6Blue Jeans3:55
7. 7Chemical World / Intermission6:34
8. 8Sunday Sunday2:38
9. 9Oily Water5:01
10. 10Miss America5:35
11. 11Villa Rosie3:55
12. 12Coping3:25
13. 13Turn It Up3:23
14. 14Resigned / Commercial Break6:13

Disc 4: Modern Life Is Rubbish: Bonus Material

1. 1Popscene3:15
2. 2Mace3:26
3. 3Badgeman Brown4:48
4. 4I’m Fine3:04
5. 5Garden Central6:00
6. 6For Tomorrow (Visit to Primrose Hill extended version)6:01
7. 7Into Another3:55
8. 8Peach3:58
9. 9Bone Bag4:04
10. 10Hanging Over4:28
11. 11When the Cows Come Home3:50
12. 12Beachcoma3:38
13. 13Chemical World (reworked)3:45
14. 14Es Schmecht3:37
15. 15Young and Lovely5:03
16. 16Maggie May4:06
17. 17My Ark5:57
18. 18Daisy Bell (A Bicycle Made for Two)2:48
19. 19Let’s All Go Down the Strand3:42

Disc 5: Parklife

1. 1Girls & Boys4:51
2. 2Tracy Jacks4:20
3. 3End of a Century2:46
4. 4ParklifeBlur starring Phil Daniels3:05
5. 5Bank Holiday1:42
6. 6Badhead3:26
7. 7The Debt Collector2:11
8. 8Far Out1:38
9. 9To the End4:05
10. 10London Loves4:15
11. 11Trouble in the Message Centre4:09
12. 12Clover Over Dover3:22
13. 13Magic America3:38
14. 14Jubilee2:48
15. 15This Is a Low5:17
16. 16Lot 1051:19

Disc 6: Parklife: Bonus Material

1. 1Magpie4:16
2. 2Anniversary Waltz1:23
3. 3People in Europe3:28
4. 4Peter Panic4:22
5. 5Girls & Boys (Pet Shop Boys 12″ remix)7:17
6. 6Threadneedle Street3:18
7. 7Got Yer!1:48
8. 8Beard1:45
9. 9To the End (French version)4:06
10. 10Supa Shoppa3:02
11. 11Theme From an Imaginary Film3:35
12. 12Red Necks2:54
13. 13Alex’s Song2:45
14. 14Jubilee (acoustic, BBC live version)2:33
15. 15Parklife (acoustic, BBC live version)3:00
16. 16End of a Century (acoustic version)2:44

Disc 7: The Great Escape

1. 1Stereotypes3:11
2. 2Country House3:57
3. 3Best Days4:49
4. 4Charmless Man3:34
5. 5Fade Away4:19
6. 6Top Man4:01
7. 7The Universal3:59
8. 8Mr Robinson’s Quango4:01
9. 9He Thought of Cars4:16
10. 10It Could Be You3:13
11. 11Ernold Same2:07
12. 12Globe Alone2:23
13. 13Dan Abnormal3:24
14. 14Entertain Me4:19
15. 15Yuko and Hiro5:24

Disc 8: The Great Escape: Bonus Material

1. 1One Born Every Minute2:19
2. 2To the End (La Comédie)Blur featuring Françoise Hardy5:06
3. 3Ultranol2:43
4. 4No Monsters in Me3:38
5. 5Entertain Me (Live It! remix)7:17
6. 6The Man Who Left Himself3:23
7. 7Tame4:47
8. 8Ludwig2:24
9. 9The Horrors3:18
10. 10A Song1:45
11. 11St Louis3:14
12. 12Country House (live at Mile End)4:58
13. 13Girls & Boys (live at Mile End)5:03
14. 14Parklife (live at Mile End)3:43
15. 15For Tomorrow (live at Mile End)7:02
16. 16Charmless Man (live at Budokan)3:22
17. 17Chemical World (live at Budokan)4:12
18. 18Eine Kleine Lift Musik4:19

Disc 9: Blur

1. 1Beetlebum5:05
2. 2Song 22:01
3. 3Country Sad Ballad Man4:50
4. 4M.O.R.3:27
5. 5On Your Own4:26
6. 6Theme From Retro3:37
7. 7You’re So Great3:36
8. 8Death of a Party4:34
9. 9Chinese Bombs1:25
10. 10I’m Just a Killer for Your Love4:12
11. 11Look Inside America3:50
12. 12Strange News From Another Star4:03
13. 13Movin’ On3:43
14. 14Essex Dogs8:10

Disc 10: Blur: Bonus Material

1. 1All Your Life4:12
2. 2A Spell (For Money)3:30
3. 3Woodpigeon Song1:43
4. 4Dancehall3:11
5. 5Get Out of Cities4:03
6. 6Polished Stone2:43
7. 7Bustin’ + Dronin’6:32
8. 8M.O.R. (Road version)3:02
9. 9Swallows in the Heatwave2:33
10. 10Death of a Party (7″ remix)4:19
11. 11Cowboy Song4:07
12. 12Beetlebum (live acoustic version)4:34
13. 13On Your Own (live acoustic version)4:11
14. 14Country Sad Ballad Man (live acoustic version)4:44
15. 15This Is a Low (live acoustic version)3:32
16. 16M.O.R. (live in Utrecht)3:18
17. 17Death of a Party (live in Utrecht)4:16
18. 18Song 2 (live in Utrecht)2:07

Disc 11: 13

1. 1Tender7:41
2. 2Bugman4:48
3. 3Coffee & TV5:59
4. 4Swamp Song4:37
5. 519925:29
6. 6B.L.U.R.E.M.I.2:52
7. 7Battle7:44
8. 8Mellow Song3:57
9. 9Trailerpark4:27
10. 10Caramel7:38
11. 11Trimm Trabb5:38
12. 12No Distance Left to Run3:28
13. 13Optigan 12:34

Disc 12: 13: Bonus Material

1. 1French Song8:21
2. 2All We Want4:33
3. 3Mellow Jam3:56
4. 4X‐offender (Damon / Control Freak’s Bugman remix)5:38
5. 5Coyote (Dave’s Bugman remix)3:50
6. 6Trade Stylee (Alex’s Bugman remix)5:58
7. 7Metal Hip Slop (Graham’s Bugman remix)4:16
8. 8So You4:11
9. 9Beagle 22:54
10. 10Tender (Cornelius remix)5:23
11. 11Far Out (Beagle 2 remix)3:58
12. 12I Got Law (demo)2:43
13. 13Music Is My Radar5:29
14. 14Black Book8:31

Disc 13: Think Tank

1. 1Ambulance5:09
2. 2Out of Time3:51
3. 3Crazy Beat3:15
4. 4Good Song3:09
5. 5On the Way to the Club3:48
6. 6Brothers and Sisters3:47
7. 7Caravan4:36
8. 8We’ve Got a File on You1:02
9. 9Moroccan Peoples Revolutionary Bowls Club3:03
10. 10Sweet Song4:01
11. 11Jets6:25
12. 12Gene by Gene3:49
13. 13Battery in Your Leg11:35

Disc 14: Think Tank: Bonus Material

1. 1Money Makes Me Crazy (Marrakech mix)2:53
2. 2Tune 23:48
3. 3The Outsider5:14
4. 4Don’t Be2:40
5. 5Morricone4:50
6. 6Me, White Noise (alternate version)6:44
7. 7Some Glad Morning4:19
8. 8Don’t Be (acoustic mix)2:39
9. 9Sweet Song (demo)3:50
10. 10Caravan (Zoë Ball XFM session)4:15
11. 11End of a Century (Zoë Ball XFM session)2:41
12. 12Good Song (Zoë Ball XFM session)3:31
13. 13Out of Time (Zoë Ball XFM session)3:36
14. 14Tender (Zoë Ball XFM session)6:21

Disc 15: Rarities One: Seymour & Leisure Era Rarities

1. 1Dizzy (Seymour rehearsal & demo)Seymour3:34
2. 2Mixed Up (Seymour rehearsal & demo)Seymour3:52
3. 3Birthday (Seymour demo)Seymour4:33
4. 4Sing (To Me) (Sing demo, released to Fan Club Dec 1999)Seymour5:29
5. 5Fool (Seymour 4 Track demo, 30 July 1999)Seymour2:37
6. 6She’s So High (Seymour rehearsal)Seymour11:33
7. 7Won’t Do It (demo released to Fan Club April 2002)3:12
8. 8I Know (Falconer studio demo)3:56
9. 9Repetition (Falconer studio demo)5:13
10. 10High Cool (7″ Master)3:40
11. 11Always (I’m Fine early version)2:58
12. 12Come Together (demo, released to Fan Club April 2002)3:34
13. 13I’m All Over (demo)1:52
14. 14Wear Me Down (demo)5:33

Disc 16: Rarities One: Modern Life Is Rubbish Era Rarities

1. 1I Love Her (alternate version)3:40
2. 2Popscene (1991 demo)3:45
3. 3Beached Whale (4 Track demo June 1992)3:24
4. 4Death of a Party (demo released to Fan Club August 1996)3:41
5. 5Pap Pop (4 Track demo recorded June 1992)2:25
6. 6Pressure on Julian (demo)4:27
7. 7Colin Zeal (demo)3:32
8. 8Sunday Sunday (demo)2:12
9. 9Never Clever (demo, released on Food Compilation ″Food 100″ in 1997)2:52
10. 10Advert (demo)3:45
11. 11Star Shaped (demo)3:05
12. 12She Don’t Mind (Blue Jeans demo)3:52
13. 13Coping (Andy Partridge version)3:22
14. 14Sunday Sleep (Sunday Sunday Andy Partridge version)3:31
15. 15Seven Days (Andy Partridge version)3:42
16. 16Kazoo (Turn It Up early version)3:16
17. 17The Wassailing Song (7″ giveway at Hibernian Club Gig, Fulham on 16 December 1992)3:24
18. 18When the Cows Come Home (demo)3:26
19. 19For Tomorrow (mix 1 ‐ early demo)4:15
20. 20Magpie (early demo)2:05

Disc 17: Rarities Two: Parklife & The Great Escape Era Rarities

1. 1Parklife (demo)3:09
2. 2Clover Over Dover (demo)2:55
3. 3Jubilee (demo)2:51
4. 4One a Minute (One Born Every Minute demo)2:14
5. 5Badhead (demo)3:07
6. 6Far Out (demo, electric version)3:17
7. 7The Debt Collector (demo)2:12
8. 8Trouble in the Message Centre (demo)3:37
9. 9Red Necks (Take One)2:46
10. 10Red Necks (Take Two)1:00
11. 11Alex’s Song (demo)3:10
12. 12Cross Channel Love (home demo)3:17
13. 13Ernold Same (demo)1:20
14. 14Saturday Morning (demo)4:33
15. 15Hope You Find Your Suburb (Eine Kleine Lift Musick full band demo)4:13
16. 16Rico (Fade Away demo)5:08
17. 17Bored House Wives (Entertain Me early version)4:57

Disc 18: Rarities Two: Blur, 13, Best of & Think Tank Era Rarities

1. 1Beetlebum (demo)3:00
2. 2On Your Own (Mario Caldato Jr mix)4:21
3. 3Woodpigeon Song (original full length)3:01
4. 4Battle (Jam, Mayfair Studios 11 August 1998)5:46
5. 5Caramel (ambient)7:47
6. 6So You (alternative version)3:46
7. 7Squeezebox (Music Is My Radar alternative version)6:34
8. 8Jawbone (Black Book alternative version)5:33
9. 9“1″3:39
10. 10“3″4:50
11. 11Sir Elton John’s Cock1:24
12. 12Avoid the Traffic1:30
13. 13Money Makes Me Crazy (Deepest Darkest Devon mix)2:29
14. 14Don’t Bomb When You’re the Bomb (Previously Released on a 7″ Promo)3:59
15. 15Nutter2:42
16. 16Piano3:19
17. 17Kissin’ TimeMarianne Faithfull feat. Blur5:39
18. 18Fool’s Day3:29
19. 19Under the Westway4:18

Disc 19: Showtime: Live at Alexandra Palace, 7 October 1994

1. 1Intro2:36
2. 2Lot 1051:36
3. 3Sunday Sunday3:11
4. 4Jubilee3:18
5. 5Tracy Jacks4:05
6. 6Magic America4:28
7. 7End of a Century3:15
8. 8Popscene3:18
9. 9Trouble in the Message Centre4:20
10. 10She’s So High5:37
11. 11Chemical World4:37
12. 12Badhead4:04
13. 13There’s No Other Way5:25
14. 14To the End4:07
15. 15Advert4:46
16. 16Supa Shoppa2:43
17. 17Mr Robinson’s Quango4:24
18. 18Parklife4:21
19. 19Girls and Boys4:36
20. 20Bank Holiday2:03
21. 21This Is a Low7:40

Disc 20: The Singles Night: Live at Wembley Arena, 11 December 1999

1. 1Intro0:59
2. 2I Know3:50
3. 3She’s So High5:16
4. 4There’s No Other Way3:41
5. 5Popscene3:38
6. 6For Tomorrow6:25
7. 7Chemical World4:18
8. 8Girls & Boys4:26
9. 9To the End4:15
10. 10Parklife3:02
11. 11End of a Century3:25
12. 12Country House4:25
13. 13The Universal4:15
14. 14Charmless Man3:25
15. 15Beetlebum6:02
16. 16Song 22:16
17. 17On My Own5:28
18. 18M.O.R.3:11
19. 19Tender6:11
20. 20Coffee & TV6:16
21. 21No Distance Left to Run4:24

Disc 21: Live 13 & Bonus Footage

1. 1Intro1:31
2. 2B.L.U.R.E.M.I.2:28
3. 3No Distance Left to Run4:20
4. 4Tender6:26
5. 5Battle7:44
6. 6Beetlebum6:29
7. 7Bugman3:39
8. 8Trimm Trabb5:37
9. 9Mellow Song3:38
10. 10Song 22:01
11. 11DizzySeymour3:45
12. 12There’s No Other Way (BBC live version) (1st TV Performance)2:46
13. 13To the End (La Comédie) (French promo video)Blur with Françoise Hardy4:14
14. 14It Could Be You (Japanese promo video)3:08
15. 15Music Is My Radar (promo video)5:03
16. 16Out of Time (promo video)3:55
17. 17Crazy Beat (promo video)3:18
18. 18Good Song (promo video)3:14

Record 22: Superman

1. 1SupermanSeymour3:38

Running time 22:54:04

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The story

Blur 21 is a CD, DVD and vinyl box set encompassing the vast majority of music by Blur. It was released on 30 July 2012, commemorating the 21st anniversary of the release of the first Blur album, Leisure. The release took place before Blur's performance at Hyde Park as part of the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony. One version consists of eighteen CDs, three DVDs, one vinyl 7" record and a hardcover biography book. The CDs contain all seven Blur studio albums released at the time, with the first five remastered, and with each album receiving a new second disc of B-side material, and four discs containing mostly previously unreleased material. The DVDs contain Showtime, The Singles Night and an all-new rarities disc.

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Who made it

Played on it

• Damon Albarnguitar, keyboard, lead vocals, bell, electronic organ, vocals, spoken vocals, piano · on 84 tracks
• Alex Jamesbass guitar, handclaps, vocals, double bass, background vocals · on 83 tracks
• Dave Rowntreedrums (drum set), percussion, timpani, handclaps, drum machine, background vocals, guitar, vocals · on 82 tracks
• Graham Coxonguitar, background vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, tambourine, other instruments, Moog, slide guitar · on 70 tracks
• Stephen Streethandclaps, cajón, other instruments, bell · on 4 tracks
• Kick Hornsalto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, cornet, trombone, trumpet, performer, instruments · on 4 tracks
• Mike Smithsaxophone, other instruments · on 3 tracks
• The Duke Quartetcello, violin, viola, instruments · on 2 tracks
• Roddy Lorimerflugelhorn, trombone · on 2 tracks
• Simon Clarkebaritone saxophone, alto saxophone, flute · on 2 tracks
• Tim Sanderstenor saxophone, soprano saxophone · on 2 tracks
• London Community Gospel Choirchoir vocals, vocals · on 2 tracks
• Ben Hillierpercussion, other instruments · on 2 tracks
• Mae McKennabackground vocals · on 1 track
• Miriam Stockleybackground vocals · on 1 track
• Kate St Johncor anglais, oboe, soprano saxophone · on 1 track
• Louisa Fullerviolin · on 1 track
• Rick Kosterviolin · on 1 track
• Ivan McCreadycello · on 1 track
• John Metcalfeviola · on 1 track
• Mark Pharoahviolin · on 1 track
• Richard Edwardstrombone · on 1 track
• Phil Danielsspoken vocals · on 1 track
• Neil Sidwelltrombone · on 1 track
• Stephen Hagueaccordion · on 1 track
• Leo Paynestrings · on 1 track
• Chris Pitsillidesstrings · on 1 track
• Audrey Rileystrings · on 1 track
• Chris Tomblingstrings · on 1 track
• Lætitia Sadierbackground vocals · on 1 track
• TJ Davisbackground vocals · on 1 track
• Angela Murrellbackground vocals · on 1 track
• Ken Livingstonespoken vocals · on 1 track
• Cathy Gillatvocals · on 1 track
• Rick Wentworthconductor · on 1 track
• Jacques Bolognesiaccordion · on 1 track
• Françoise Hardyperformer, vocals · on 1 track
• Jason Coxmembranophone, drums (drum set) · on 1 track
• 小山田圭吾guitar, bass · on 1 track
• 仙波清彦drums (drum set) · on 1 track

Production

• Frank Arkwrightmastering
• John Smithengineer, producer, mixing · on 119 tracks
• Stephen Streetassistant mastering, producer, engineer, mixing, editor · on 95 tracks
• Blurproducer, additional producer, co producer · on 79 tracks
• Jason Coxengineer, additional producer, assistant engineer, assistant producer, mixing, recording · on 47 tracks
• Ben Hillierassistant mastering, mixing, co producer, engineer, producer · on 31 tracks
• Anouck Fontaineproducer · on 30 tracks
• Damon Albarnproducer, executive producer · on 28 tracks
• Alex Jamesproducer, executive producer · on 27 tracks
• Dave Rowntreeproducer, programming, executive producer · on 26 tracks
• Graham Coxonproducer, executive producer · on 25 tracks
• James Dringassistant engineer, additional engineer, additional programming · on 23 tracks
• Ceri Levyproducer · on 21 tracks
• Martin R. Smithproducer · on 21 tracks
• Ian Stewartexecutive producer · on 21 tracks
• Tom Girlingassistant engineer, additional engineer, engineer · on 20 tracks
• Julia Gardnerassistant engineer, additional engineer · on 18 tracks
• Iain Robertonassistant engineer, engineer · on 16 tracks
• William Orbitengineer, producer · on 15 tracks
• Addi 800assistant engineer · on 14 tracks
• Gerard Navarroassistant engineer · on 14 tracks
• Graham Smithexecutive producer · on 9 tracks
• Steve Lovellproducer · on 6 tracks
• Chris Denmanproducer · on 5 tracks
• Jürgen Möldersrecording · on 4 tracks
• Damian LeGassickprogramming · on 4 tracks
• Mike Thorneproducer · on 3 tracks
• Stephen Hagueadditional engineer, producer · on 3 tracks
• Arjen Arwertrecording · on 3 tracks
• Thijs Petersrecording · on 3 tracks
• Sean Spuehlerprogramming · on 3 tracks
• Norman Cookproducer · on 3 tracks
• Graeme Holdawayengineer, producer · on 3 tracks
• Phil Thornalleyengineer · on 3 tracks
• Andy Partridgeproducer · on 3 tracks
• Steve Powerproducer · on 2 tracks
• Leo Grantengineer, mixing · on 2 tracks
• סיימון ויינשטוקmixing · on 2 tracks
• Dave Bernezeditor · on 2 tracks
• Nick Franglenprogramming · on 2 tracks

The sleeve

• Scott Minshallart direction, design
• Miranda Sawyerliner notes

Credits from MusicBrainz, written by its volunteers.

The record

• First released
  27 Jul 2012
• Labels
  Parlophone 5099962491129
  Food BLURBOX21
  EMI TOCP-71350-67
• Kind
  Album (compilation)
• Formats
  CD 36 editions, Vinyl 15 editions, Video 6 editions
• Editions
  3 releases in 2 countries
• Running time
  22:54:04
• Barcode
  5099962491129

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