blur are set to mark the 30th anniversary of ‘The Great Escape’ with a new double vinyl edition, released on 12th December. Featuring expanded artwork by Tony Hung, the set is pressed on yellow and turquoise vinyl and housed in a gatefold sleeve.
Disc one presents the 15-track standard album, including the singles ‘Country House’, ‘The Universal’, ‘Stereotypes’, and ‘Charmless Man’. The second disc compiles rare B-sides and bonus tracks from the era, available on vinyl for the first time.
A five-piece capsule of new merchandise is also available to pre-order, comprising ‘Dan Abnormal’ yellow and blue T-shirts, a ‘The Great Escape’ sweatshirt, a ‘Stereotype’ cap, and a ‘Charmless’ necklace.
The tracklisting for ‘The Great Escape 30th Anniversary Edition’ reads:
‘Stereotypes’
‘Country House’
‘Best Days’
‘Charmless Man’
‘Fade Away’
‘Top Man’
‘The Universal’
‘Mr. Robinson’s Quango’
‘He Thought Of Cars’
‘It Could Be You’
‘Arnold Same’
‘Globe Alone’
‘Dan Abnormal’
‘Entertain Me’
‘Yuko and Hiro’
‘One Born Every Minute’
‘Ultranol’
‘Tame’
‘No Monsters In Me’
‘To The End (La Comedie) (featuring Françoise Hardy)’
‘The Horror’
‘Ludwig’
‘A Song’
‘St Louis’
‘The Man Who Left Himself’
‘Eine Kleine Lift Music’
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