PREORDER - Released December 12th
Any orders containing preorders will only be despatched when the last item is available
blur's classic 1995 album The Great Escape turns 30 this year and to celebrate this landmark occasion we're releasing a special 2LP edition of the album on coloured vinyl (each disc a different colour) housed in all-new artwork!
Originally released on 11th September 1995, the album was the follow-up to blur's global breakthrough album Parklife, which charted at no. 1 selling over 120,000 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 (no. 1), The Universal (no. 5), Stereotypes (no. 7) and Charmless Man (no. 5), which between them have delivered the following numbers to date: 1.8m UK sales/ 60m global YouTube views (official videos) / 335m+ global streams
Gatefold sleeve on decent weight board (300/350gsm tbc) with gloss UV finish
2 x 4-colour printed inner bags with gloss dispersion varnish
2 x 140gm coloured vinyl discs (1 – yellow, 1 – turquoise)
4 x 4-colour vinyl labels
1 x 6mm (h) belly band wrapped around outer sleeve, with artist name / title etc... on front, and track listing / barcode etc... on reverse)
*previously unreleased on vinyL
LP1 - The Great Escape A. 01. Stereotypes 02. Country House 03. Best Days 04. Charmless Man 05. Fade Away 06. Top Man 07. The Universal B. 01. Mr Robinson’s Quango 02. He Thought Of Cars 03. It Could Be You 04. Arnold Same 05. Globe Alone 06. Dan Abnormal 07. Entertain Me 08. Yuko And Hiro LP2 - The Great Escape - b-sides A. 01. One Born Every Minute 02. Ultranol* 03. Tame 04. No Monsters In Me* 05. To The End (La Comedie) (featuring Françoise Hardy)* B. 01. The Horrors 02. Ludwig* 03. A Song* 04. St. Louis* 05. The Man Who Left Himself 06. Eine Kleine Lift Musik