Description
To celebrate 30 years of Blur’s The Great Escape, the band will be releasing a 30th Anniversary edition on 2xLP and digitally, which includes a bonus disc of rare b-sides which have never been released on vinyl before.
Originally released on 11th September 1995, this iconic album captured the spirit of Britpop at its peak and marked a defining moment in the band’s career.
The Great Escape was the follow-up to blur's global breakthrough album Parklife and it charted at no. 1 selling over 125,000 copies in its first week, going on to achieve Triple Platinum status in the UK (900k+ sales to date).
Featuring the hit singles, Country House (#1), The Universal (#5), Stereotypes (#7) and Charmless Man (#5). The singles have combined UK sales of over 1.8m, with over 60m YouTube views and combined global streams of 335m+
It defined mid-’90s Britain, both the optimism and the underlying malaise and ultimately became the record that placed Blur at the heart of one of the most talked-about moments in music history.
To celebrate 30 years of Blur's The Great Escape, the band will be releasing a 30th Anniversary edition on 2xLP and digitally, which includes a bonus disc of rare b-sides which have never been released on vinyl before. Originally released on 11th September 1995, this iconic album captured the spirit of Britpop at it's peak and marked a defining moment in the band's career.
Details
| Artist | BLUR |
| Released | 2025 |
| Music Genre | Pop / Rock |
| Label | Parlophone |
| Condition | New |
| UPC | 5021732773418 |
| SKU | eb-5021732773418 |
Track Listing
1.2 Stereotypes
1.3 Country House
1.4 Best Days
1.5 Charmless Man
1.6 Fade Away
1.7 Top Man
1.8 The Universal
2.1 Mr Robinson's Quango
2.2 He Thought of Cars
2.3 It Could Be You
2.4 Arnold Same
2.5 Globe Alone
2.6 Dan Abnormal
2.7 Entertain Me
2.8 Yuko and Hiro
3.1 LP2 - the Great Escape - the B-Sides
3.2 One Born Every Minute
3.3 Ultranol*
3.4 Tame
3.5 No Monsters in Me*
3.6 To the End (La Comedie) (Featuring Françoise Hardy)*
4.1 The Horrors
4.2 Ludwig*
4.3 A Song
4.4 St. Louis*
4.5 The Man Who Left Himself
4.6 Eine Kleine Lift Musik
