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The Special Collectors Edition
Compilation album of B-Sides by
Blur
Released26 October 1994
Recorded1990–1994
GenreBritpop
Length57:43
LabelFood TOCP-8395
ProducerStephen Street, Steve Lovell, Blur and John Smith
Blur chronology
Parklife
(1994) 		The Special Collectors Edition
(1994) 		The Brit Pop Blur Box
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic[1]

The Special Collectors Edition is a collection of B-sides by Blur, released in Japan in 1994.[2] It received a limited worldwide release for Record Store Day 2023.[3] The B-sides are from singles from the albums Leisure, Modern Life Is Rubbish and Parklife. The last track is not a B-side but actually a recording of fans singing "Bank Holiday" at Narita Airport, Tokyo.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Day Upon Day (Live at Moles Club, Bath, 19 December 1990)"4:03
2."Inertia"3:48
3."Luminous"3:12
4."Mace"3:25
5."Badgeman Brown"4:47
6."Hanging Over"4:27
7."Peach"3:57
8."When The Cows Come Home"3:49
9."Maggie May"4:05
10."Es Schmecht"3:35
11."Fried (featuring Seymour)"2:34
12."Anniversary Waltz"1:24
13."Threadneedle Street"3:18
14."Got Yer!"1:48
15."Supa Shoppa"3:02
16."Beard"1:45
17."Theme From An Imaginary Film"3:34
18."Bank Holiday"1:10
Total length:57:43

Production credits

  • Blur: "Inertia", "Luminous", "Mace", "Badgeman Brown", "Es Schmecht", "Threadneedle Street", and "Got Yer!"
  • Blur and John Smith: "Hanging Over", "Peach", "Supa Shoppa" and "Beard"
  • Steve Lovell: "Maggie May"
  • Stephen Street: "When the Cows Come Home", "Anniversary Waltz" and "Theme from an Imaginary Film"

References

  1. ^ The Special Collectors Edition at AllMusic
  2. ^ "30 Killer B-Side and Rarities Albums You Might've Missed | NME.com". NME. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  3. ^ RSD '23 Special Release: Blur - Blur Present The Special Collectors Edition, retrieved 26 August 2023
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Special_Collectors_Edition

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