| Tracklisting / Additional Info: |
CD 1
1. Beetlebum
2. Girls And Boys
3. For Tomorrow
4. Coffee And TV
5. Out Of Time
6. Blue Jeans
7. Song 2
8. Bugman
9. He Thought Of Cars
10. Death Of A Party
11. The Universal
12. Sing
13. This Is A Low
CD 2
1. Tender
2. She's So High
3. Chemical World
4. Good Song
5. Parklife
6. Advert
7. Popscene
8. Stereotypes
9. Trimm Trabb
10. Bad Head
11. Strange News From Another Star
12. Battery In Your Leg
13. Tender - Cornelius Remix |
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| Availability: |
Last copy in stock. Order now for shipping on Tuesday 24th November
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| Year of Release: |
2009 |
| Artist: |
Blur (click here for complete listing) |
| Title: |
Midlife: A Beginners Guide To Blur (click here for more of the same title) |
| Price: |
£ 34.99, US$ 58.43
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| Postage/Shipping: |
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| Format: |
DOUBLE CD |
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No-one packages a CD album quite like the Japanese. Known as a culture for elaborate and
excessive packaging, their approach to the CD album is no exception. From the visual
delights of the artwork and packaging, to the content itself, you will without doubt get
your money's worth here. The inclusion of the famous 'obi-strip' not only adds a uniquely
intriguing aspect, but is also a great marketing tool for the Japanese labels. The
term 'obi-strip' is derived from the name of the piece of wide fabric - the obi - that a
geisha woman wears around her waist over the traditional Kimono dress. An amazing amount
of information is packed onto this little wraparound piece of paper, often noting special
tracks, concert dates, discography information and release anniversaries. And, as this
information is intended to be read in the home market, it’s all printed in Japanese kanji
and ~kana script! Whilst they are safely sealed on new release CD’s they are often
discarded once opened, so they should be considered a real bonus when intact on out-of-print
CD’s.
In recent years we have seen the obi-strip occasionally replaced with a sleeve sticker,
no less attractive and equally unique to the Japanese pressing. Japanese CD albums often
benefit from extra music and new video-style content, to further entice the Japanese public
to buy their native release and not an import. Non-album tracks and exclusive mixes often
feature and there are a huge amount of 'Japan-Only' releases that do not have an equivalent
release elsewhere in the world. Japanese pressings will nearly always include a lyric
booklet or fold-out lyric sheet. These are dual-language, printed in both the ~kana script
and in English, the latter often having some wonderful mis-translations!
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| Record Label: |
EMI |
| Catalogue No: |
TOCP-70800-01 |
| Country of Origin: |
Japan
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| Language: |
Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description. |
| Condition : |
All items are at least excellent condition unless we state otherwise so please read our descriptions carefully. We try to source items as close to Mint condition as possible, many will indeed be unplayed and as close to new as you could hope to find. Others may be 'used', however, all will meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed. |
| EIL.COM Ref No |
BLR2CMI488312 (quote this reference in any e-mails, letters, faxes or phone calls to help identify this item) |
| Genres: |
Britpop, Indie, NME Indie/Alternative Artists
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| Related Artists: |
Damon Albarn, Dangerdoom, Del The Funky Homosapien, Deltron 330, Fat Les, Gnarls Barkley, Gorillaz, Graham Coxon, Handsome Boy Modeling School, Monkey [Gorillaz], The Good, The Bad And The Queen, Wigwam |
| Complete Stock List: |
Blur |
| email: |
sales@eil.com to contact our sales team. |
| Alternative Names: |
None |
| To order by phone: |
Call quoting EIL.COM reference number BLR2CMI488312 |
