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Covers for different
versions
Released: 15 June 2009
All release dates
Highest UK Chart
Position: 20
Chart History
Formats:
UK
Double CD
Cat. No.
9663072
Double CD
Promo
unknown
US
US
Double CD
unknown
Asian
Countries
Japanese
Double CD TOCP-70800
Japanese Ltd
Double CD TOCP-70800-01
Taiwanese
Double CD
I0456
Malaysian
Double CD
unknown
Other Countries &
Formats
Digital
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Record labels:
UK:
Parlophone/EMI Records
US:
Capitol/EMI Records
Japan:
EMI Music Japan
Taiwan:
EMI Records Taiwan
Malaysia:
EMI Records Malaysia |
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Tracklist:
CD 1:
01. Beetlebum
02. Girls & Boys
(Edit)
03. For Tomorrow (Visit To
Primrose Hill Extended)
04. Coffee & TV (Single Edit)
05. Out Of Time
06. Blue Jeans
07. Song 2
08. Bugman
09. He Thought Of Cars
10. Death Of A Party
(7" Remix)
11. The Universal
12. Sing
13. This Is A Low
CD 2:
01. Tender
02. She's So High
(Edit)
03. Chemical World
04. Good Song
05. Parklife
06. Advert
07. Popscene
08. Stereotypes
09. Trimm Trabb
10. Badhead
11. Strange News From Another
Star
12. Battery In Your Leg |
Japanese and
Spotify versions feature "Tender (Cornelius Remix)" as
a bonus track.
Japanese
Ltd edition comes with a 48-page booklet
featuring lyrics and setlists from Japan tours.
iTunes version features
the comment tracks about "Girls & Boys", "Song
2", "Tender", "Coffee & TV", "Parklife", "Beetlebum"
and "The Universal". The comments are from
"Blur: The Best Of... The
Interview"
promo that was released in 2000.
Liner notes
Credits inside the album
booklet. |
Trivia:
- The compilation tries to serve as
an honest and ecclectic introduction to the band. Many hit singles
(such as "Charmless Man", "Country House" and "There's No Other Way")
were left out of the compilation and replaced with the album tracks
that are more valued by the band and fans.
- Curiously, the design concept of the
album is directly copied from Beginner's Guide To series by Nascente
records. The cover design is indentical to
Beginner's Guide To
Africa (starring Damon's collaborators Amadou & Mariam and
Bassekou Kouyate, among other).
- The songs referenced in the cover
photography (as suggested by fans): "This Is A Low", "Popscene", "Girls
& Boys", "He Thought Of Cars", "Trimm Trabb" and "The Universal". Can
you think of more?
- The album was announced on 20th May
2009, leaving only a few weeks for the promotion.
- Total running time: 107:20
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