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Blur

Release date: 29th January 1997

Parlophone UK

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About This Album

'Blur' by Blur was released in 1997 on Parlophone UK. It is a pop album. The first six tracks include 'Beetlebum (2012 Remaster)', 'Song 2 (2012 Remaster)', 'Country Sad Ballad Man (2012 Remaster)', 'M.O.R. (2012 Remaster)', 'On Your Own (2012 Remaster)', and 'Theme from Retro (2012 Remaster)'.

"Blur" is an album by Blur, released 29th January 1997 via Parlophone UK. It features 24 tracks, including "You're So Great", "Interlude", and "Theme from Retro".

About the Artist

Blur

Blur

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Record details & tracklist

199724 tracks

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Label

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Release year

1997

—You're So Great Lyrics
—Interlude
—Theme from Retro Lyrics

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You're So Great

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—Movin' On Lyrics

—Country Sad Ballad Man Lyrics

—Look Inside America Lyrics

—Essex Dogs Lyrics

—Strange News from Another Star Lyrics

—I'm Just a Killer for Your Love Lyrics

—Chinese Bombs Lyrics

1Beetlebum (2012 Remaster)Lyrics

5:05

2Song 2 (2012 Remaster)Lyrics

2:01

3Country Sad Ballad Man (2012 Remaster)Lyrics

4:50

4M.O.R. (2012 Remaster)

5On Your Own (2012 Remaster)Lyrics

4:26

6Theme from Retro (2012 Remaster)Lyrics

3:36

7You're so Great (2012 Remaster)Lyrics

3:35

8Death of a Party (2012 Remaster)Lyrics

4:33

9Chinese Bombs (2012 Remaster)Lyrics

1:24

10I'm Just a Killer for Your Love (2012 Remaster)Lyrics

4:11

11Look Inside America (2012 Remaster)Lyrics

3:50

12Strange News from Another Star (2012 Remaster)Lyrics

4:03

13Movin' On (2012 Remaster)Lyrics

3:42

14Essex Dogs (2012 Remaster)Lyrics

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21 Nov 2022 • 11:49 am

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Pressings & releases

Blur — release variants

Country, format and catalogue-number detail for each known pressing.

Vinyl · LP · Album · Stereo
Main
Country UKYear 1997
Food · FOOD LP 19
Barcode: 7 24385 55621 0
Cassette · Advance · Album
Country SpainYear 1996
EMI · none
Cassette · Advance · Album
Country GermanyYear 1996
Spin Records · none
CD · Album · Stereo
Country EuropeYear 1997
Food · FOODCD19
Barcode: 7 24385 55622 7
CD · Album
Country USYear 1997
Food · 7243 8 42876 2 7
Barcode: 7 2438-42876-2 7

Credits

Production & Engineering

Producer: Stephen Street, Blur
Engineer: John Smith (Engineer)
Mixing Engineer: Stephen Street
Mastering Engineer: Stephen Street