Modern Life Is Rubbish

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

Annotation

The "Modern Life Is Rubbish" Special Edition finally unites the non-album single "Popscene" with a Blur studio album. Also included in the accompanying bonus disc are all the "Popscene", "For Tomorrow" and "Chemical World" b-sides (amongst which are nestled the Visit To Primrose Hill Extended Version of "For Tomorrow", a reworked version of "Chemical World" and a cover of the Rod Stewart classic "Maggie May". Completing the bonus disc are the b-sides to "The Sunday Sunday Popular Community Song CD", (the official title of the main "Sunday Sunday" single release), the music-hall style covers of "Daisy Bell" and "Let s All Go Down the Strand".
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.

Tracklist

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#TitleLength
1For Tomorrow
engineer:
John Smith
producer:
Stephen Street
acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars] and electric guitar [electric guitars]:
Graham Coxon
bass guitar:
Alex James
bell [sleigh bells] and electronic organ [Solina organ]:
Damon Albarn
cello, viola and violin:
The Duke String Quartet
drums (drum set) and timpani:
Dave Rowntree
background vocals:
Graham Coxon, Mae McKenna and Miriam Stockley
vocals:
Damon Albarn
recording of:
For Tomorrow
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree
4:21
2Advert
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
3Colin Zeal
engineer:
John Smith
producer:
Stephen Street
acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars], electric guitar [electric guitars], tambourine and background vocals:
Graham Coxon
bass guitar:
Alex James
drums (drum set):
Dave Rowntree
handclaps:
Alex James and Dave Rowntree
other instruments [S1000]:
Stephen Street
lead vocals and spoken vocals [Butlins tannoy vocal]:
Damon Albarn
recording of:
Colin Zeal
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree
3:16
4Pressure on Julian
engineer:
John Smith
producer:
Stephen Street
bass guitar:
Alex James
drums (drum set):
Dave Rowntree
electric guitar [electric guitars], other instruments [Black & Decker] and background vocals:
Graham Coxon
vocals:
Damon Albarn
recording of:
Pressure on Julian
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree
3:32
5Star Shaped
engineer:
John Smith
producer:
Stephen Street
acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars], electric guitar [electric guitars], Moog [anti cat and dog Moog tone] and background vocals:
Graham Coxon
bass guitar:
Alex James
bell [typewriter bell]:
Stephen Street
cor anglais, oboe and soprano saxophone:
Kate St John
drums (drum set):
Dave Rowntree
vocals:
Damon Albarn
recording of:
Star Shaped
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree
3:27
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.
3:55
7Chemical World / Intermission
engineer:
John Smith
producer:
Blur, John Smith and Stephen Street
acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars], electric guitar [electric guitars] and background vocals:
Graham Coxon
bass guitar:
Alex James
drums (drum set):
Dave Rowntree
piano:
Damon Albarn
vocals:
Damon Albarn
compilation of:
Chemical World by Blur and Intermission by Blur
recording of:
Chemical World
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree
recording of:
Intermission
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree
6:34
8Sunday Sunday
engineer:
John Smith
producer:
Steve Lovell
mixer:
סיימון ויינשטוק
acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars], electric guitar [electric guitars], slide guitar and background vocals:
Graham Coxon
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, cornet, tenor saxophone, trombone and trumpet:
The Kick Horns
bass guitar:
Alex James
drums (drum set) [salvation drums]:
Dave Rowntree
organ [bingo organ]:
Damon Albarn
vocals:
Damon Albarn
guest performer:
Kick Horns
performer:
Kick Horns
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Food Ltd. (in 1993)
recording of:
Sunday Sunday
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
2:38
9Oily Water
engineer:
John Smith
producer:
Blur and John Smith
mixer:
Stephen Street
bass guitar:
Alex James
drums (drum set):
Dave Rowntree
electric guitar [electric guitars] and background vocals:
Graham Coxon
spoken vocals [Shopping precinct tannoy vocal]:
Damon Albarn
recording of:
Oily Water
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree
5:01
10Miss America
engineer:
John Smith
producer:
Blur and John Smith
acoustic guitar, electric guitar [electric guitars], other instruments [background noise], percussion and background vocals:
Graham Coxon
bass guitar:
Alex James
drums (drum set):
Dave Rowntree
vocals:
Damon Albarn
recording of:
Miss America
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree
5:35
11Villa Rosie
engineer:
John Smith
producer:
Steve Lovell
mixer:
סיימון ויינשטוק
acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars], electric guitar [electric guitars] and background vocals:
Graham Coxon
bass guitar:
Alex James
drums (drum set):
Dave Rowntree
keyboard [Avon lady keyboard]:
Damon Albarn
vocals:
Damon Albarn
recording of:
Villa Rosie
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree
3:55
12Coping
engineer:
John Smith
producer:
Stephen Street
acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars], electric guitar [electric guitars], tambourine and background vocals:
Graham Coxon
bass guitar:
Alex James
drum machine [loop drums]:
Dave Rowntree
Moog and synthesizer [Jupiter 8 synthesiser]:
Damon Albarn
vocals:
Damon Albarn
recording of:
Coping
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree
3:25
13Turn It Up
engineer:
John Smith
producer:
Stephen Street
acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars], electric guitar [electric guitars], tambourine, triangle and background vocals:
Graham Coxon
bass guitar:
Alex James
drums (drum set):
Dave Rowntree
handclaps:
Stephen Street
vocals:
Damon Albarn
recording of:
Turn It Up
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree
3:23
14Resigned / Commercial Break
engineer:
John Smith
producer:
Blur and John Smith
bass guitar:
Alex James
drums (drum set):
Dave Rowntree
electric guitar [electric guitars] and slide guitar [slide guitars]:
Graham Coxon
melodica and piano:
Damon Albarn
vocals:
Damon Albarn
compilation of:
Commercial Break by Blur and Resigned by Blur
recording of:
Commercial Break
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree
recording of:
Resigned
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree
6:13
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