Blur – The Great Escape: 30th Ann (Blue/Yellow Vinyl 2LP)

To celebrate 30 years of Blur’s The Great Escape, the band will be releasing a 30th Anniversary edition on 2xLP, which includes a bonus disc of rare B-sides that have never been released on vinyl before.

Originally released on September 11, 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.

Side A:

1. Stereotypes
2. Country House
3. Best Days
4. Charmless Man
5. Fade Away
6. Top Man
7. The Universal

Side B:

1. Mr. Robinson’s Quango
2. He Thought of Cars
3. It Could Be You
4. Arnold Same
5. Globe Alone
6. Dan Abnormal
7. Entertain Me
8. Yuko and Hiro

LP2: The B-Sides

Side A:

1. One Born Every Minute
2. Ultranol*
3. Tame
4. No Monsters in Me*
5. To The End (La Comedie) [featuring Françoise Hardy]*

Side B:

1. The Horrors
2. Ludwig*
3. A Song
4. St. Louis*
5. The Man Who Left Himself
6. Eine Kleine Lift Musik

*previously unreleased on vinyl