Blur

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Although Blur had long been recognised as one of the premier bands responsible for the reinvigoration of Britpop in the 1990s, it is 1994's Parklife that truly provided the template for the entire movement. The album was produced by James Ford and recorded in Studio 13, London and Devon, and is the sound of a band at the very top of their game. Produced by the esteemed James Ford and boasting the slanted band logo last seen on 1995’s ‘The Great Escape’ on its cover, it’s preceded by first single ‘The Narcissist’. Despite lasting all of 57 minutes, the album seems to breeze by in an instant as the band hops from one style to another. The 1997 original was one of the band's most successful albums, including two monster hits in the form of "Beetlebum" and "Song 2".

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. blur’s classic second album Modern Life Is Rubbish turned 30 this year and to celebrate this occasion, Parlophone are releasing a limited, coloured vinyl edition, for National Album Day in October. Witty, ironic and irreverent, Parklife remains one of those rare albums that sum up a specific place and time (Britain in the mid-1990s).By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Originally released in 1994, as a Japan-only CD, The Special Collector’s Edition will be a 2LP pressed on coloured vinyl, featuring a collection of B-sides taken from the of their first three studio albums singles from the albums Leisure, Modern Life Is Rubbish and Parklife.

The success of 'Song 2' led to 'Blur' becoming the band's most successful album in the US where the Britpop scene had been largely unsuccessful.The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. All image and audio content is used by permission of the copyright holders or their agents, and/or according to fair dealing as per the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Blu-ray audio disc on Parlophone, featuring the 10-track album mixed in Dolby Atmos by David Wrench and accompanied by a hi-res stereo mix. I honestly felt like Damon was in the room on a few tracks (especially Beetlebum) and Grahams guitar parts piercing through the stellar mix.