Blur – The Ballad Of Darren
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Parlophone – 5054197660160 |
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Vinyl
, LP, Album
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Europe |
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Genre: |
Rock |
Style: |
Indie Rock |
Tracklist
| A1 | The Ballad | 3:37 | |
| A2 | St. Charles Square | 3:55 | |
| A3 | Barbaric | 4:09 | |
| A4 | Russian Strings | 3:38 | |
| A5 | The Everglades (For Leonard) | 2:56 | |
| B1 | The Narcissist | 4:05 | |
| B2 | Goodbye Albert | 4:17 | |
| B3 | Far Away Island | 2:58 | |
| B4 | Avalon | 3:05 | |
| B5 | The Heights | 3:24 |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Warner Music Group
- Licensed To – Parlophone Records Ltd.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Blur (2015)
- Copyright © – Blur (2015)
- Published By – Extra Mile Music / BMG MP Ltd.
- Published By – Sony Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
- Pressed By – Optimal Media GmbH – BN96098
- Engineered At – The Church, London
- Mastered At – Metropolis Studios
- Designed At – Undercard
Credits
- Band – Blur
- Creative Director, Design – Matt de Jong
- Engineer – Samuel Egglenton
- Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Giacomo Vianello
- Engineer [Strings, Assistant] – Luke Pickering
- Engineer [Strings] – Mat Bartram
- Illustration – Fons Schiedon
- Keyboards – James Ford
- Lacquer Cut By – Matt*
- Lyrics By – D. Albarn*
- Management – Eleven Management
- Mastered By – Matt Colton
- Mixed By – David Wrench
- Mixed By [Assistant Engineer] – Grace Banks (2)
- Music By – G. Coxon*
- Musician [Blur], Bass Guitar – Alex James (2)
- Musician [Blur], Drums – Dave Rowntree
- Musician [Blur], Guitar, Backing Vocals – Graham Coxon
- Musician [Blur], Vocals, Backing Vocals, Piano, Keyboards – Damon Albarn
- Musician [The Demon Strings], Cello – Izzi Dunn
- Musician [The Demon Strings], Viola – Ciara Ismail
- Musician [The Demon Strings], Violin – Sarah Tuke
- Photography By [Cover] – Martin Parr
- Photography By [Inside, Featuring] – Darren Evans (2)
- Photography By [Inside] – Mike Smith (3)
- Producer – James Ford
- Producer [Additional] – Samuel Egglenton
Notes
180g heavyweight 12" black vinyl housed in printed outer and inner sleeves with a matt finish.
A number of signed art cards were available with this album from Blur Website
"Made in "
A number of signed art cards were available with this album from Blur Website
"Made in "
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 5054197660160
- Rights Society: GEMA/MS
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A - variant 1): 5054197660160 A3 BN96098-01 A2 = MATT @ METROPOLIS = 1T
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B - variant 1): 5054197660160 B1 BN96098-01 B1 1T
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A - variant 2): 5054197660160 A3 BN96098-01 A2 = MATT @ METROPOLIS = 1+T
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B - variant 2): 5054197660160 B1 BN96098-01 B1 1=△
Other Versions (5 of 29)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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The Ballad Of Darren (CD, Album) | Parlophone | 5054197660238 | Europe | 2023 | ||
| The Ballad Of Darren (CD, Album, Deluxe Edition, Stereo) | Parlophone | 5054197660245 | USA & Europe | 2023 | |||
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The Ballad Of Darren (LP, Album, Limited Edition, Blue; 180g) | Parlophone | 505419766019, 5054197676208 | Europe | 2023 | ||
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The Ballad Of Darren (LP, Album, Clear) | Parlophone | 5054197660160 | USA & Canada | 2023 | ||
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Recently Edited
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The Ballad Of Darren (Blu-ray, Blu-ray Audio, Album, Stereo, Multichannel) | Parlophone | 5054197660252 | Europe | 2023 |
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Reviews
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"Duh duh duh duh
Oh god, we're doing the fucking song
When's it gonna finish
Fuckin' hell" -
I find it curious that they used the same cover photo as this techno release: https://discogs.cinepelis.org/release/29707102-Ori-Lichtik-Joy-Stock -
My FAVOURITE Blur record! Which might tell you I’m not exactly a super fan but I really love the songwriting and production here and find this album totally addictive.
Mostly stopping by to say this LP is mastered quite well and has a more realistic analog sound when compared to streaming Tidal and the vinyl itself is totally quiet and this is without bothering to clean it. Big rich sounds. Enjoy! -
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Very much middle aged man music which i can largely relate to having grown up with these lads and they perform it well enough. Its not a classic record but its solid throughout and it i can tell i will enjoy growing older with it. My copy is flat and silent being super glossy (after ultrasonic cleaning that is) and it plays well. The cut is very low in volume, unnecessarily so perhaps, therefore the vinyl noise floor has to be low to enjoy this one. But it is smooth and crankable and i prefer it to my CD on tonal balance grounds.
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What about "The Swan" ?!? Why isn't the best track of the album in the regular formats ? We need an official 7" now ! Please...!
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Edited one year agoA so-so album. I find the production a bit flat and the songs are very slow paced. Not bad but I get more pleasure out of Cracker Island to be honest. -
This is by far one of the worst sounding records I've heard in years, and I thought Beck's Hyperspace was bad. Compressed to death with no obvious reason. Folks, stick to the Spotify version, it is not as bad! No complaints about pressing etc, but mastering left me puzzled.
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