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| Released = 15 June 2009 (UK)<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/may/21/blur-release-comeback-compilation Blur to release comeback compilation]</ref><br />28 July 2009 (US)<ref>[http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/05/27/news-ticker-james-brown-meg-white-steven-tyler-blur/ ]{{dead link|date=March 2012}}</ref>
| Released = 15 June 2009 (UK)<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/may/21/blur-release-comeback-compilation Blur to release comeback compilation]</ref><br />28 July 2009 (US)<ref>[http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/05/27/news-ticker-james-brown-meg-white-steven-tyler-blur/ ]{{dead link|date=March 2012}}</ref>
| Recorded = 1990 – 1998 ; 2002
| Recorded = 1990 – 1998 ; 2002
| Genre = [[Alternative rock]], [[Britpop]]
| Genre = [[Britpop]], [[alternative rock]]
| Length = 107:46
| Length = 107:46
| Label = [[EMI]]
| Label = [[EMI]]

Revision as of 22:55, 27 June 2014

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
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Metacritic(86/100)[3]
Review scores
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Allmusic[4]
Digital Spy[5]
musicOMH[6]
Pitchfork Media(9.4/10)[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
Uncut[9]

Midlife: A Beginner's Guide to Blur is a two-disc compilation album by Blur, released by EMI Records on 15 June 2009 (2009-06-15). Designed as a sampler for casual listeners, and with a greater focus on the band's career highlights rather than their hit singles, it is Blur's second retrospective collection, succeeding 2000's Blur: The Best Of and coincides with the band's 2009 reunion performances.[10]

Background

Spanning the breadth of Blur's recorded history from its inception, Midlife: A Beginner's Guide to Blur features a larger sampling of material from 1993's Modern Life Is Rubbish (including the single-only "Popscene" from the same era) than on Blur: The Best Of, in addition to material from 2003's Think Tank, Blur's most recent studio release.

Track listing

All songs written by Blur, except Out of Time and Good Song written by Albarn/James/Rowntree.

Disc one

  1. "Beetlebum" (from Blur) – 5:04
  2. "Girls & Boys" [Single Edit] (from Parklife) – 4:19
  3. "For Tomorrow" [Visit to Primrose Hill Extended Version] (from Modern Life Is Rubbish) – 6:00
  4. "Coffee & TV" [Single Edit] (from 13) – 5:19
  5. "Out of Time" (from Think Tank) – 3:52
  6. "Blue Jeans" (from Modern Life Is Rubbish) – 3:53
  7. "Song 2" (from Blur) – 2:02
  8. "Bugman" (from 13) – 4:51
  9. "He Thought of Cars" (from The Great Escape) – 4:16
  10. "Death of a Party" [7" Remix] (from Blur) – 4:15
  11. "The Universal" (from The Great Escape) – 3:59
  12. "Sing" (from Leisure) – 6:01
  13. "This Is a Low" (From Parklife) – 5:00

Disc two

  1. "Tender" (from 13) – 7:42
  2. "She's So High" [7" Edit] (from Leisure) – 3:50
  3. "Chemical World" [Single Edit] (from Modern Life Is Rubbish) – 3:53
  4. "Good Song" (from Think Tank) – 3:06
  5. "Parklife" (From Parklife) – 3:07
  6. "Advert" (from Modern Life Is Rubbish) – 3:44
  7. "Popscene" (from Popscene single) – 3:15
  8. "Stereotypes" (from The Great Escape) – 3:11
  9. "Trimm Trabb" (from 13) – 5:37
  10. "Badhead" (From Parklife) – 3:28
  11. "Strange News from Another Star" (from Blur) – 4:03
  12. "Battery in Your Leg" (from Think Tank) – 3:20

Personnel

Musicians

Other personnel

  • Blur – Producer
  • Jack Clark – Mixing Assistant
  • Al Clay – Mixing
  • Jason Cox – Engineer
  • Tom Girling – Assistant Producer
  • Stephen Hague – Producer, Engineer
  • Ben Hillier – Producer, Mixing
  • Jeff Knowler – Assistant Engineer
  • Damian leGassick – Programming
  • Steve Lovell – Producer
  • Gerard Navarro – Assistant Engineer
  • William Orbit – Producer, Engineer
  • James Oliver – Design
  • Steve Power – Producer
  • Iain Roberton – Assistant Engineer
  • Andy Ross – Engineer
  • John Smith – Producer, Engineer
  • Sean Spuehler – Programming
  • Stephen Street – Producer, Engineer

Charts

References

  1. ^ Blur to release comeback compilation
  2. ^ [1][dead link‍]
  3. ^ Metacritic score
  4. ^ Allmusic review
  5. ^ Digital Spy review
  6. ^ musicOMH review
  7. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  8. ^ Rolling Stone review
  9. ^ Uncut review
  10. ^ "Capitol/EMI to Release Career-Spanning Blur Collection, 'Midlife: A Beginner's Guide To Blur,' on... – HOLLYWOOD, Calif., May 26 /PRNewswire/". California, England: Prnewswire.com. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
  11. ^ "ミッドライフ／ブラー-リリース-ORICON STYLE-ミュージック" (in Japanese). oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 9 May 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ "Blur > Artists > Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 1 May 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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