The Great Escape

~ Release by Blur (see all versions of this release, 18 available)

Annotation

Accompanying the remastered album, the bonus disc of "The Great Escape" Special Edition crams in 18 tracks, including all the b-sides from all formats of the "Country House", "The Universal", "Stereotypes" and "Charmless Man" singles. Among these b-sides are nestled a duet version of "To The End" between Damon and Francoise Hardy, the Live It! remix of "Entertain Me" and four tracks taken from the now legendary 1995 Blur gig at Mile End Stadium. Completing the bonus disc are two live tracks from Blur's show at the Budokan arena in Tokyo (both of which were only previously released on the Japanese-only single release of It "Could Be You"), plus the instrumental "Eine Kleine Lift Musik", which originally formed part of the "Help War Child" compilation released in 1995.

"The Great Escape" Special Edition is housed in a deluxe lift-off lid box with four exclusive Blur artwork postcards and an expanded booklet that includes previously unseen photos and liner notes based on a brand new interview with all the band members.


FIXME: Possibly a "worldwide" release, i.e. Europe + North America.

Annotation last modified on 2012-12-09 11:33 UTC.

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Stereotypes
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
3.353:11
2Country House
additional engineer and assistant engineer:
Julia Gardner and Tom Girling
engineer:
John Smith (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
music videos:
Country House by Blur (UK alternative rock band)
recording of:
Country House
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
3.83:57
3Best Days
assistant engineer:
Julia Gardner and Tom Girling
engineer:
John Smith (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
recording of:
Best Days
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
2.754:49
4Charmless Man
assistant engineer:
Julia Gardner and Tom Girling
engineer:
John Smith (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1995) and Food Ltd. (in 1996)
music videos:
Charmless Man by Blur (UK alternative rock band)
recording of:
Charmless Man
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd. and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
3.23:34
5Fade Away
assistant engineer:
Julia Gardner and Tom Girling
engineer:
John Smith (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
recording of:
Fade Away
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
3.14:19
6Top Man
assistant engineer:
Julia Gardner and Tom Girling
engineer:
John Smith (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
recording of:
Top Man
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
2.654:01
7The 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!)
3.253:59
8Mr. Robinson’s Quango
assistant engineer:
Julia Gardner and Tom Girling
engineer:
John Smith (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
recording of:
Mr. Robinsons' Quango
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
3.354:01
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
10It Could Be You
assistant engineer:
Julia Gardner and Tom Girling
engineer:
John Smith (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
recording of:
It Could Be You
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
3.353:13
11Ernold Same
assistant engineer:
Julia Gardner and Tom Girling
engineer:
John Smith (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
guest spoken vocals:
Ken Livingstone
recording of:
Ernold Same
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
2.652:07
12Globe Alone
assistant engineer:
Julia Gardner and Tom Girling
engineer:
John Smith (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
recording of:
Globe Alone
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
3.352:23
13Dan Abnormal
assistant engineer:
Julia Gardner and Tom Girling
engineer:
John Smith (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
recording of:
Dan Abnormal
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
33:24
14Entertain Me
assistant engineer:
Julia Gardner and Tom Girling
engineer:
John Smith (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
recording of:
Entertain Me
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
3.754:19
15Yuko and Hiro
assistant engineer:
Julia Gardner and Tom Girling
engineer:
John Smith (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
additional guest vocals:
Cathy Gillat
recording of:
Yuko and Hiro
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
2.755:24
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