Blur – The Ballad Of Darren
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Parlophone – 5054197669637 |
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UK |
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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.
- Engineered At – The Church, London
- Mastered At – Metropolis Studios
- Designed At – Undercard
- Exclusive Retailer – Blood Records (14)
- Lacquer Cut At – Metropolis Studios
- Pressed By – Optimal Media GmbH – BN96098
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
Exclusively pressed to animated zoetrope picture disc, limited to 10,000 copies and hand-numbered to order.
The only visible cat# is printed on the spine of the sleeve.
Matrix numbers Side A & Side B etched
The only visible cat# is printed on the spine of the sleeve.
Matrix numbers Side A & Side B etched
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 5 054197 669637
- Matrix / Runout (Side A): 5054197660160 A3 BN96098-01 A2 Matt @ Metropolis =
- Matrix / Runout (Side B): 5054197660160 B1 BN96098-01 B1
Other Versions (5 of 29)
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New Submission
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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 | |||
| The Ballad Of Darren (LP, Album) | Parlophone | 5054197660160 | Europe | 2023 | |||
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Recently Edited
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The Ballad Of Darren (LP, Album, Limited Edition, Blue; 180g) | Parlophone | 505419766019, 5054197676208 | Europe | 2023 | ||
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New Submission
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The Ballad Of Darren (LP, Album, Clear) | Parlophone | 5054197660160 | USA & Canada | 2023 |
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Reviews
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Pressing seems good on my copy, none of the rumbling or crackling as mentioned by some other posts. As mentioned elsewhere you need either an app or set phone video to 30fps which should 'enable' the effect.
Album itself would say is short and sweet, and far superior to 'The Magic Whip'. -
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The zoetrope effect doesn’t work on my copy. Sounds ok for a picture disc, though. Should have just bought the standard vinyl.
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Got the zoetrope edition today and I have to say there is a noticeable rumble between tracks and on the run off.
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Mine sounds great. Feel like this is a real return to form for Blur, Barbaric is a beautiful pop song. -
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Received mine today. It has a loud rumble that comes in waves all the way through. I'm not expecting perfection, but it's unplayable. I'm hoping it's just a bad, one off copy. Anyone else have the same concern?
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