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Pre-Blur
Two's A Crowd
Damon & Sam Vamplew
era recordings (1987):
- Reck Me
- Let's Get Together
- Big Religion
- Can't Live Without You
- Since You've Been Gone
- Day 1
- Bitter Sweet
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- Free The World
- Red Club
- China Doll
- Metro
- Running
- Waiting
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"Bitter Sweet" was
released on
D+G Song
Jam 1987 bootleg in 2007. The release also contained
early demos of "Hippy Children", "There I Go Again" and
"Waiting". Please note that some of the titles above might
be Damon's
solo recordings.
Circus*
recordings (1988 - Jan 1989):
- There She Goes
- This Is The World
- Fast Food
- Hippy Children
- That Must Be Me
- Black Rain Town
- Buddha In The Bathroom
- One Day
- Wonderful
- I Met Her In A Hotel
- Put Me To Bed
- Jesus Christ
- Drive
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- Heaven
- There I Go Again
- Burden Of These Dreams
- Simple Sin
- The Rain
- Seal Requiem
- Fountain Head
- Jane
- Salvation**
- Happy House**
- Elizabeth**
- She Said**
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Several tracks were released on
Damon Albarn - Unheard bootleg CD. "Hippy Children"
was also
released illegally as MP3.
Please note that some of the titles might be Damon's
solo recordings.
* Circus was initially formed by Tom Aitkenhead and Eddie
Deedigan, who were soon joined
by Damon Albarn. Later Dave Rowntree
joined the band and then Graham Coxon. After the departure of a couple
of members, Alex James joined Circus which then evolved into Seymour.
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First demos to include
Graham on guitar. Recorded in January 1989 or possibly earlier.
Seymour
recordings (1989):
- Fed Up
- Fool (Demo)
- Here I Am
- She's So High (Demo)
Blur
Leisure
sessions (1991):
- Come Together (Mike Thorne
Session)
- Repetition (Mike Thorne Session)
Modern Life
Is Rubbish
sessions (1992):
- Demoed by Damon
- 1992
- Beached Whale
- Blue Jeans
- Pap Pop
- Pleasant Education
- Singular Charm
- Andy Partridge Session
- Coping
- 7 Days
- Sunday Sleep ("Sunday Sunday" Demo)
- Video Killed The Radio Star
"Pleasant Education" was aired on Blur-radio.com in 2000.
Popular
Community Song CD
sessions (1993):
- For Old Times' Sake (possibly
deleted)
Parklife
sessions (1993):
- Demos
- Why Has The Signature Of 3/4
Become Obsolete In The Late 20th Century? (a.k.a. Anniversary Waltz)
- Badhead
- Clover Over Dover
- The Debt Collector
- Far Out
- Girls & Boys
- Jubilee
- Magpie (Demoed by Damon)
- One Born Every Minute
- Parklife (Damon on Phil's vocals)
- To The End (with Justine
Frischmann)
- Tracy Jacks
- Trouble In The Message Centre
- The Universal (Calypso version)
- Original, 30-minute version of Red
Necks
"Why Has The
Signature..." and "Parklife" were broadcast on Mark
Goodier's Evening Session
in 1993. The
rest of the demos leaked to the internet in 2007. "Magpie"
was available for a
listen
at
the Blur:X exhibition in 1999.
The Great
Escape
sessions (1995):
- Saturday Morning (instrumental and
vocal versions)
The instrumental version of "Saturday Morning" was
available for a listen at Blur:X.
Blur
sessions (1996):
- You're So Great (Graham's home
demo)
The demo was available for a listen at Blur:X.
13
sessions (1998):
- Caramel (Ambient Version)
- Death Metal (30-minute version and
12-minute edit)
- No Distance Left To Run (recorded
in Barcelona in 1997)
"Caramel (Ambient Version)" was aired on Blur-radio.com in
2000.
Blur: The
Best Of
sessions (2000):
- Jawbone ("Black Book" Demo)
Think Tank
sessions (2002):
- Ambulance (Demo)
- Crazy Beat (Demo recorded with
Bill Laswell)
- Elton John's Cock (possibly
deleted)
- Money Makes Me Crazy (multiple
versions)
- Saturday
- Sweet Song (Demo featuring Dave's
rap)
Miscellaneous
Remixes:
- Mario Caldato Jr. Mixes (1997)
- Chinese Bombs
- Movin' On
- On Your Own
- Song 2
- Beetlebum (Moby's Slow Mix) (1997)
- Beetlebum (Moby's Dictaphone)
(1997)
- Don't Bomb When You're The Bomb
(William Orbit Mix) (2003)
- Girls & Boys (remix by The
Beatmasters) (1994)
"Don't Bomb When You're The Bomb (William Orbit Mix)" was
played on Xfm radio and
William Orbit's website.
Others:
- Sub Species Of An American Day
(recorded by Blur in 2005)
- Sunnyside Farm (1997 TV series
theme by Damon and Phil Daniels)
- A collaboration track by Damon and
Tricky (1995)
- Damon's Nigeria record (2004)
- WigWam album (2005)
"Sunnyside Farm" was aired on TV. The song was strangely
credited to Blur.
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