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
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1Ambulance
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)
additional saxophone and saxophone:
Mike Smith (British saxophonist/keyboardist/composer/arranger/conductor)
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:
Ambulance
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
4.655:09
2Out 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
43:51
3Crazy Beat
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), Norman Cook 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:
Crazy Beat
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
33:15
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
2.753:09
5On the Way to the Club
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)
additional percussion:
Ben Hillier (UK Producer)
bass guitar:
Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les)
drums (drum set):
Dave Rowntree
guitar:
Damon Albarn and Dave Rowntree
keyboard and lead vocals:
Damon Albarn
background vocals:
Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
recording of:
On the Way to the Club
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, James Dring, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
3.53:48
6Brothers and Sisters
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:
Brothers and Sisters
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
3.53:47
7Caravan
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
other instruments [gloom tubes]:
Ben Hillier (UK Producer) and Mike Smith (British saxophonist/keyboardist/composer/arranger/conductor)
saxophone:
Mike Smith (British saxophonist/keyboardist/composer/arranger/conductor)
background vocals:
Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
recording of:
Caravan
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
3.754:36
8We’ve Got a File on You
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:
We’ve Got a File on You
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
2.351:02
9Moroccan Peoples Revolutionary Bowls Club
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:
Moroccan Peoples Revolutionary Bowls Club
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
3.53:03
10Sweet 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), Ben Hillier (UK Producer) and William Orbit (English musician, composer and record 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:
Sweet Song
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
2.354:01
11Jets
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
saxophone:
Mike Smith (British saxophonist/keyboardist/composer/arranger/conductor)
background vocals:
Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
recording of:
Jets
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
writer:
Mike Smith (British saxophonist/keyboardist/composer/arranger/conductor)
composer:
Damon Albarn, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
3.356:25
12Gene by Gene
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), Norman Cook 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:
Gene by Gene
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
3.43:49
13Battery in Your Leg
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)
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
11:35
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
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]