Midlife: A Beginner’s Guide to Blur

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Tracklist

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1▼Digital Media
#TitleLength
1Beetlebum
engineer:
John Smith
producer:
Stephen Street
acoustic guitar:
Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon
bass guitar:
Alex James
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Dave Rowntree
electric guitar and background vocals:
Graham Coxon
Hammond organ, keyboard, piano and lead vocals:
Damon Albarn
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1997)
recording of:
Beetlebum
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
5:05
2Girls & Boys (7” mix)
4:19
3For Tomorrow (Visit to Primrose Hill extended)
engineer:
John Smith
producer:
Stephen Street
recording of:
For Tomorrow
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree
6:02
4Coffee & TV (radio edit)
producer:
William Orbit
recording of:
Coffee & TV (Coffee + TV)
lyricist:
Graham Coxon
writer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing
5:19
5Out of Time
additional programming and additional engineer:
James Dring
engineer:
Jason Cox and Ben Hillier
assistant producer:
Jason Cox
producer:
Blur and Ben Hillier
mixer:
Ben Hillier
bass guitar:
Alex James
cello:
Jamal Gueddam
drums (drum set):
Dave Rowntree
goblet drum:
Dalal
guitar, keyboard and lead vocals:
Damon Albarn
background vocals:
Alex James and Dave Rowntree
orchestra:
Groupe regional du Marrakech
orchestrator:
Desyud Mustafa
recording of:
Out of Time
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Alex James and Dave Rowntree
3:53
6Blue Jeans
engineer:
John Smith
producer:
Stephen Street
acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars], electric guitar [electric guitars], guitar [volume guitar] and background vocals:
Graham Coxon
bass guitar:
Alex James
drum machine [loop drums]:
Dave Rowntree
melodica and piano:
Damon Albarn
vocals:
Damon Albarn
recording of:
Blue Jeans
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree
publisher:
Illegal Songs Inc.
3:54
7Song 2
engineer:
John Smith
producer:
Stephen Street
acoustic guitar:
Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon
bass guitar:
Alex James
drums (drum set):
Graham Coxon and Dave Rowntree
electric guitar, theremin and background vocals:
Graham Coxon
Hammond organ, keyboard, piano and lead vocals:
Damon Albarn
percussion:
Dave Rowntree
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd (in 1997)
music videos:
Song 2 by Blur
part of:
NME: 50 Greatest Guitar Riffs of All Time (number: 8), NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 15), Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 57) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
Song 2
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd., Wixen Music UK Ltd., ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
sub-publisher:
FujiPacific Music (S.E. Asia) Ltd., 香港商百代音樂股份有限公司台灣分公司 and 香港商華納音樂出版有限公司台灣分公司
2:02
8Bugman
assistant engineer:
Addi 800, Gerard Navarro and Iain Roberton
engineer:
Jason Cox, William Orbit and John Smith
producer:
William Orbit
acoustic guitar, keyboard, melodica, synthesizer and lead vocals:
Damon Albarn
banjo, electric guitar [Lead Guitar] and saxophone:
Graham Coxon
bass guitar and background vocals:
Alex James
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Dave Rowntree
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
recording of:
Bugman
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree
4:51
9He Thought of Cars
assistant engineer:
Julia Gardner and Tom Girling
engineer:
John Smith
producer:
Stephen Street
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Food Records Ltd. (in 1995)
recording of:
He Thought of Cars
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree
4:16
10Death of a Party
recording of:
Death of a Party
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing Ltd.
4:16
11The Universal
assistant engineer:
Julia Gardner and Tom Girling
engineer:
John Smith
producer:
Stephen Street
additional guest background vocals:
Angela Murrell and Teresa Jane Davis
recording of:
The Universal
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree
publisher:
Universal/MCA Music Ltd.
4:00
12Sing
engineer and mixer:
Leo Grant
producer:
Blur
bass guitar:
Alex James
drums (drum set):
Dave Rowntree
guitar:
Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon
keyboard and lead vocals:
Damon Albarn
background vocals:
Graham Coxon
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Food Ltd. (in 1990)
recording of:
Sing
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
6:02
13This Is a Low
additional engineer:
Stephen Hague
engineer:
John Smith
producer:
Stephen Street
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Food Ltd. (in 1994) and Food Records Ltd. (in 1994)
recorded at:
Maison Rouge in London, England, United Kingdom (from 1993-11 until 1994-01)
recording of:
This Is a Low (from 1993-11 until 1994-01)
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree
publisher:
MCA Music
5:01
2▼Digital Media
#TitleLength
1Tender
programming:
Damian LeGassick and Sean Spuehler
assistant engineer:
Addi 800, Gerard Navarro and Iain Roberton
engineer:
Jason Cox, William Orbit and John Smith
producer:
William Orbit
acoustic guitar, keyboard, melodica and synthesizer:
Damon Albarn
banjo, electric guitar [Lead Guitar] and saxophone:
Graham Coxon
bass guitar, double bass and background vocals:
Alex James
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Dave Rowntree
guest choir vocals:
London Community Gospel Choir
lead vocals:
Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon
vocals:
London Community Gospel Choir
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
recording of:
Tender
lyricist:
Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree
7:42
2She’s So High (single version)
producer:
Steve Lovell and Steve Power
recording of:
She’s So High
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd. and MCA Music Publishing Ltd.
3:50
3Chemical World
engineer:
John Smith
producer:
Stephen Street
recording of:
Chemical World
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree
3:53
4Good Song
additional programming and additional engineer:
James Dring
engineer:
Jason Cox and Ben Hillier
assistant producer:
Jason Cox
producer:
Blur and Ben Hillier
mixer:
Ben Hillier
bass guitar:
Alex James
drums (drum set):
Dave Rowntree
guitar, keyboard and lead vocals:
Damon Albarn
background vocals:
Alex James and Dave Rowntree
recording of:
Good Song
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Alex James and Dave Rowntree
3:08
5Parklife
engineer:
John Smith
producer:
Stephen Street
guest spoken vocals:
Phil Daniels (from 1993-11 until 1994-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1994) and Food Ltd. (in 1994)
recorded at:
Maison Rouge in London, England, United Kingdom (from 1993-11 until 1994-01)
part of:
NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 41)
recording of:
Parklife (from 1993-11 until 1994-01)
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., MCA Music, Universal‐MCA Music Publishing and Universal/MCA Music Ltd.
3:07
6Advert
engineer:
John Smith
producer:
Stephen Street
acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars], electric guitar [electric guitars], tambourine and background vocals:
Graham Coxon
bass guitar:
Alex James
cajón [drumbox] and handclaps:
Stephen Street
drums (drum set):
Dave Rowntree
keyboard [Casio SK1], lead vocals and spoken vocals [shopping tannoy]:
Damon Albarn
recording of:
Advert
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree
3:45
7Popscene
producer:
Steve Lovell
recording of:
Popscene
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
3:16
8Stereotypes
assistant engineer:
Julia Gardner and Tom Girling
engineer:
John Smith
producer:
Stephen Street
recording of:
Stereotypes
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree
3:12
9Trimm Trabb
programming:
Damian LeGassick
assistant engineer:
Addi 800, Gerard Navarro and Iain Roberton
engineer:
Jason Cox, William Orbit and John Smith
producer:
William Orbit
acoustic guitar, keyboard, melodica, synthesizer and lead vocals:
Damon Albarn
banjo, electric guitar [Lead Guitar] and saxophone:
Graham Coxon
bass guitar and background vocals:
Alex James
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Dave Rowntree
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1999)
recorded at:
13 Mayfair Studios in London, England, United Kingdom, Sarm West in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, United Kingdom and Studio Syrland in Reykjavík, Höfuðborgarsvæðið, Iceland
mixed at:
Sarm West in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Trimm Trabb
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
5:37
10Bad Head
engineer:
John Smith
producer:
Stephen Street
guest baritone saxophone:
Simon Clarke (from 1993-11 until 1994-01)
guest instruments:
Kick Horns (from 1993-11 until 1994-01)
guest tenor saxophone:
Tim Sanders (from 1993-11 until 1994-01)
guest trombone:
Roddy Lorimer (from 1993-11 until 1994-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Food Ltd. (in 1994)
recorded at:
Maison Rouge in London, England, United Kingdom (from 1993-11 until 1994-01)
recording of:
Badhead (from 1993-11 until 1994-01)
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree
publisher:
MCA Music
3:28
11Strange News From Another Star
engineer:
John Smith
producer:
Stephen Street
acoustic guitar:
Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon
bass guitar:
Alex James
drums (drum set):
Graham Coxon and Dave Rowntree
electric guitar, theremin and background vocals:
Graham Coxon
Hammond organ, keyboard, piano and lead vocals:
Damon Albarn
percussion:
Dave Rowntree
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1997)
recording of:
Strange News From Another Star
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
4:04
12Battery in Your Leg
engineer:
Jason Cox and Ben Hillier
producer:
Blur and Ben Hillier
bass guitar:
Alex James
drums (drum set):
Dave Rowntree
guitar:
Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon
keyboard and lead vocals:
Damon Albarn
background vocals:
Alex James and Dave Rowntree
recording of:
Battery in Your Leg
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree
3:20