The Great Escape is the fourth studio album by the English rock band Blur, released on 11 September 1995 on Food and Virgin Records. The album received near-universal acclaim from critics on release and reached number one in the UK Albums Chart. It was the band's first record to crack the US charts, reaching number 150. Less than a year after the album was released, it was certified triple platinum in the UK.
Some copies came with a special "The Great Escape" Scratch & Win card. Four Blur logo's and you're a winner. See December issue of "Select" for a full list of rules and details of how to play and claim. The Great Escape (Cass, Album). Food, Food, Parlophone. FOOD TC 14, 7243 8 35235 4 2. UK & Europe. TOCP-8633, FOOD CD14. The Great Escape (CD, Album, Promo).
The Great Escape is the fourth studio album by the English rock band Blur, released on 11 September 1995 on Food and Virgin Records. Less than a year after the album was released, it was certified triple platinum in the U. .The album continued the band's run of hit singles, with "Country House", "The Universal", "Stereotypes" and "Charmless Man".
The Great Escape is the fourth album by English alternative rock band Blur, released on 11 September 1995 on Food/Virgin.
Album Name The Great Escape. Erscheinungsdatum 11 September 1995. Mitglieder die dieses Album besitzen20.
Caught in the rat race/Terminally. Initially, Blur’s label, Parlophone – a subsidiary of EMI, and Oasis’ label, Creation, worked together to ensure Blur’s single and Oasis’ Some Might Say follow up, Roll With It had plenty of space between each other.
Is The Great Escape the best album by Blur? BestEverAlbums. com brings together thousands of 'greatest ever album' charts and calculates an overall ranking. This album At A Glance. The Great Escape by Blur (1995) Overall rank: 925th. Accolades: Top 20 albums of 1995 (15th). Top albums of the 1990s (196th). Top 1,000 albums of all time (925th).
It wasn’t always thus. It was critical euphoria that would prove to be short-lived – truth be told, about as long as it took publishers to realise Oasis would probably shift more magazines for them. It’s not a record the band think particularly fondly of either. In 2007, Damon Albarn mused that it was "messy".
Tracklist Hide Credits
| A1 | Stereotypes |
| A2 | Country House |
| A3 | Best Days |
| A4 | Charmless Man |
| A5 | Fade Away |
| A6 | Top Man |
| A7 | The UniversalBacking Vocals – Angela Murrell, Teresa Jane Davis* |
| B1 | Mr. Robinsons' Quango |
| B2 | He Thought Of Cars |
| B3 | It Could Be You |
| B4 | Ernold SameNarrator – The Right On Ken Livingstone* |
| B5 | Globe Alone |
| B6 | Dan Abnormal |
| B7 | Entertain Me |
| B8 | Yuko And HiroVocals [Additional] – Cathy Gillat |
Companies, etc.
- Marketed By – EMI
- Distributed By – EMI
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Food Ltd.
- Copyright (c) – Food Ltd.
- Marketed By – Parlophone
Credits
- Engineer – John Smith
- Horns – The Kick Horns
- Producer – Stephen Street
- Strings – The Duke Strings Quartet*
- Written-By – Albarn*
Notes
Shell: Made in UKInlay: Printed in U.K.
Recorded and mixed at Maison Rouge, Fulham & London Townhouse Studios, London between January and May 1995.
Some copies came with a special "The Great Escape" Scratch & Win card.
Four Blur logo's and you're a winner.
See December issue of "Select" for a full list of rules and details of how to play and claim.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 724383523542
- Barcode (Text): 7 24383 52354 2
- Rights Society: bel BIEM
- Other (Distribution Code France): PM 464
- Other (Distribution Code Italy): 264
- Other (Distribution Code UK): FOODTC 14
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOODLP 14, 7243 8 35235 1 1 | Blur | The Great Escape (LP, Album) | Food, Parlophone | FOODLP 14, 7243 8 35235 1 1 | UK | 1995 |
| 724383523528 | Blur | The Great Escape (CD, Album) | EMI Music Mexico, S.A. De C.V., Parlophone, Food | 724383523528 | Mexico | 1995 |
| FOOD TC 14, 7243 8 35235 4 2 | Blur | The Great Escape (Cass, Album) | Food, Food, Parlophone | FOOD TC 14, 7243 8 35235 4 2 | UK & Europe | 1995 |
| TOCP-8633, FOOD CD14 | Blur | The Great Escape (CD, Album, Promo) | EMI, Food | TOCP-8633, FOOD CD14 | Japan | 1995 |
| 7243 8 35235 2 | Blur | The Great Escape (CD, Album) | Parlophone | 7243 8 35235 2 | Australia | 1995 |
Tracklist Hide Credits
| A1 | Stereotypes |
| A2 | Country House |
| A3 | Best Days |
| A4 | Charmless Man |
| A5 | Fade Away |
| A6 | Top Man |
| A7 | The UniversalBacking Vocals – Angela Murrell, Teresa Jane Davis* |
| B1 | Mr. Robinson's Quango |
| B2 | He Thought Of Cars |
| B3 | It Could Be You |
| B4 | Ernold SameNarrator – The Right On Ken Livingstone* |
| B5 | Globe Alone |
| B6 | Dan Abnormal |
| B7 | Entertain Me |
| B8 | Yuko And HiroVocals [Additional] – Cathy Gillat |
Credits
- Engineer – John Smith
- Horns – The Kick Horns
- Producer – Stephen Street
- Strings – The Duke Strings Quartet*
- Written-By – Albarn*
Notes
Catalogue number on the sleeve is 7243 8 35235 4 2 but on the cassette it is V4 35235.Made In Canada
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 7 24383 52354 2
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOODLP 14, 7243 8 35235 1 1 | Blur | The Great Escape (LP, Album) | Food, Parlophone | FOODLP 14, 7243 8 35235 1 1 | UK | 1995 |
| 724383523528 | Blur | The Great Escape (CD, Album) | EMI Music Mexico, S.A. De C.V., Parlophone, Food | 724383523528 | Mexico | 1995 |
| FOOD TC 14, 7243 8 35235 4 2 | Blur | The Great Escape (Cass, Album) | Food, Food, Parlophone | FOOD TC 14, 7243 8 35235 4 2 | UK & Europe | 1995 |
| TOCP-8633, FOOD CD14 | Blur | The Great Escape (CD, Album, Promo) | EMI, Food | TOCP-8633, FOOD CD14 | Japan | 1995 |
| 7243 8 35235 2 | Blur | The Great Escape (CD, Album) | Parlophone | 7243 8 35235 2 | Australia | 1995 |
Tracklist Hide Credits
| 1 | Stereotypes | 3:10 |
| 2 | Country House | 3:57 |
| 3 | Best Days | 4:48 |
| 4 | Charmless Man | 3:35 |
| 5 | Fade Away | 4:19 |
| 6 | Top Man | 4:00 |
| 7 | The UniversalBacking Vocals – Angela Murrell, Teresa Jane Davis* |
3:59 |
| 8 | Mr.Robinsons' Quango | 4:01 |
| 9 | He Thought Of Cars | 4:16 |
| 10 | It Could Be You | 3:12 |
| 11 | Ernold SameNarrator – The Right On Ken Livingstone* |
2:07 |
| 12 | Globe Alone | 2:23 |
| 13 | Dan Abnormal | 3:24 |
| 14 | Entertain Me | 4:19 |
| 15.1 | Yuko And HiroVocals [Additional] – Cathy Gillat |
3:49 |
| 15.2 | Untitled | 1:01 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Food Ltd.
- Copyright (c) – Food Ltd.
- Record Company – EMI Records Ltd.
- Pressed By – EMI Swindon
- Marketed By – EMI
- Distributed By – EMI
- Recorded At – Maison Rouge
- Recorded At – The Town House
- Mixed At – Maison Rouge
- Mixed At – The Town House
- Published By – MCA Music Ltd.
Credits
- Artwork [Image Manipulation] – FTP
- Bass Guitar – Alex James
- Cello – Ivan McCermony*
- Design – Stylorouge, London*
- Drums – Dave Rowntree
- Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Banjo, Backing Vocals, Saxophone [Occasional Saxophone] – Graham Coxon
- Engineer – John Smith
- Engineer [Assistant] – Julia Gardner, Tom Girling
- Handclaps [Pub Hand-claps] – Stephen Street
- Handclaps [Pub Hand-claps], Chorus [Pub Choruses] – Alex*, Damon*, Dave*, Graham*
- Lyrics By [Songs] – Albarn*
- Management [Studio Management] – Jason Cox
- Music By [Recordings] – James*, Albarn*, Rowntree*, Coxon*
- Photography By [All Other Photographs By] – Pictor International*
- Photography By [Bandshot] – Nels Israelson
- Photography By [Covershot] – Tom King
- Producer – Stephen Street
- Saxophone – Simon Clarke , Tim Sanders
- Trombone – Neil Sidwell
- Trumpet – Roddy Lorimer
- Viola – John Metcalfe
- Violin – Louisa Fuller, Rick Koster
- Vocals, Piano, Organ, Synthesizer [Synthasizers] – Damon Albarn
Notes
[On back cover]℗ 1995 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Food Ltd. a division of EMI Records Ltd. © 1995 Food Ltd.
Printed in Italy
[On CD]
Made in Italy
Track 15.2 is hidden and starts after 30 seconds of silence.
Recorded and mixed between January and May 1995.
This release Made in Italy / Printed in Italy - so differs from these
Blur - The Great Escape - Made in the UK
Blur - The Great Escape - Made in Holland
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 7 24383 52352 8
- Barcode (Number): 724383523528
- Rights Society: BIEM/S.I.A.E.
- Label Code: LC 0299
- Price Code (I): 072
- Price Code (I): 084
- Price Code (F): PM 520
- Matrix / Runout: 835235 2 . 1 EMI SWINDON
- Mastering SID Code: IFPI L041
- Mould SID Code (Variant 1): ifpi 2617
- Mould SID Code (Variant 2): ifpi 2502
- Mould SID Code (Variant 3): ifpi 2507
- Mould SID Code (Variant 4): ifpi 2510
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOODLP 14, 7243 8 35235 1 1 | Blur | The Great Escape (LP, Album) | Food, Parlophone | FOODLP 14, 7243 8 35235 1 1 | UK | 1995 |
| 724383523528 | Blur | The Great Escape (CD, Album) | EMI Music Mexico, S.A. De C.V., Parlophone, Food | 724383523528 | Mexico | 1995 |
| FOOD TC 14, 7243 8 35235 4 2 | Blur | The Great Escape (Cass, Album) | Food, Food, Parlophone | FOOD TC 14, 7243 8 35235 4 2 | UK & Europe | 1995 |
| TOCP-8633, FOOD CD14 | Blur | The Great Escape (CD, Album, Promo) | EMI, Food | TOCP-8633, FOOD CD14 | Japan | 1995 |
| 7243 8 35235 2 | Blur | The Great Escape (CD, Album) | Parlophone | 7243 8 35235 2 | Australia | 1995 |
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