Blur – The Great Escape

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.

Disc 1

1. LP1 - the Great Escape
2. Stereotypes
3. Country House
4. Best Days
5. Charmless Man
6. Fade Away
7. Top Man
8. The Universal

Disc 2

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

Disc 3

1. LP2 - the Great Escape - the B-Sides
2. One Born Every Minute
3. Ultranol*
4. Tame
5. No Monsters in Me*
6. To the End (La Comedie) (Featuring Françoise Hardy)*

Disc 4

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

Label: WB / Parlophone

Catalog: 773418

Genre: Rock