Blur – Parklife [2 LP, 180g Black Vinyl, Special Edition]

Description

Damon Albarn predicted in 1990 that Blur’s third album would make them the quintessential English band of the ’90s. He was right. Released April 25, 1994, Parklife debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and stayed on the chart for 90 weeks, earning 4x Platinum certification from the BPI. The album sold over a million copies in the UK, making it Blur’s best-selling studio album. Parklife won four BRIT Awards in 1995 including Best British Album, and was later commemorated on a UK postage stamp by the Royal Mail.

Recorded at Maison Rouge Studios with producer Stephen Street, Parklife blends indie rock, Britpop, and satirical observations of British working-class life. The disco-influenced “Girls & Boys” reached number 5 in the UK, while the title track featured actor Phil Daniels. Other singles included the orchestral “To the End” featuring Stereolab’s Ltitia Sadier and the reflective “End of a Century.” Tracks span genres from synth-pop and waltz to punk rock and new wave, with Albarn drawing inspiration from Martin Amis’ novel London Fields to create vivid character studies.

This special edition 2LP features 180g black vinyl housed in a gatefold jacket. Parklife came to define the emerging Britpop scene alongside Oasis’s Definitely Maybe and formed the backbone of the Cool Britannia movement.

• Format: 180g, 2LP black vinyl
• Standout tracks: “Girls & Boys,” “Parklife,” “To the End,” “End of a Century,” “Bank Holiday”
• Pressing details: Special edition, gatefold, remastered
• Genre/style: Britpop, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
• UPC: 5099962484213

Blur’s 4x Platinum Britpop landmark spent 90 weeks on UK charts and won four BRIT Awards on 180g vinyl.

* The Spotify track list may not exactly represent the tracks and audio of this LP edition.

Track List:

Side A:

1. Girls & Boys
2. Tracy Jacks
3. End Of A Century

Side B:

1. Parklife (Feat. Phil Daniels (narration))
2. Bank Holiday
3. Badhead
4. The Debt Collector
5. Far Out

Side C:

1. To The End (Feat. Laetitia Sadier (spoken words))
2. London Loves
3. Trouble In The Message Centre
4. Clover Over Dover

Side D:

1. Magic America
2. Jubilee
3. This Is A Low
4. Lot 105