Parklife
by
Blur
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studio album
First released:
Apr 25 1994

Overview Edit

Parklife is the third studio album by the English alternative rock band Blur, released on 25 April 1994 on Food Records. After disappointing sales for their previous album Modern Life is Rubbish (1993), Parklife returned Blur to prominence in the UK, helped by its four hit singles: "Girls & Boys", "End of a Century", "Parklife" and "To the End". The album was certified quadruple platinum in the United Kingdom.

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Record label:
Catalog number:
29194
Release dates:
  • Jun 14 1994 in United States

Genres

Britpop, Concept Album, English,
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5 stars A genuine cultural and musical masterpiece
It does, in some ways, bother me to give five stars to a Blur album (my self-admitted favourite band is Oasis, after all), but this CD is simply magnificent. Nowhere, not even on the best Oasis album, is 1990's Britain best captured in song. These are the best non-personal lyrics penned by Damon Albarn (his best lyrics being found on last year's "13") and this is Blur at their musical best (coincidentally, or perhaps not, at their most "British"). Some songs are better than others, yes -- "Parkl…
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3 stars Good, but how can people say this is the best blur?
I had heard from many people that this was the best of the five albums . . . it's good, but inferior to "The Great Escape" and I don't know, I liked "Modern Life . . ." better, too. Still worth having, but tracks like "Jubilee" really bring the album down . . . starts great, but ends mediocre on some songs. Get it anyway.
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Track listing Edit

Credits Edit

  1. arranger

    1. John Metcalfe [Viola, Arranged By [Strings]]

  2. design

    1. Paul Postle [Photography By]

  3. engineer

    2. Stephen Hague [Producer, Engineer [Additional]

  4. performer

    1. Alex James [Vocals [On Far Out], Bass, Noises [Crowd]]
    2. Audrey Riley [Strings [String Quartet]]
    3. Chris Pitsillides [Strings [String Quartet]]
    4. Chris Tombling [Strings [String Quartet]]
    5. Damon Albarn [Vocals, Backing Vocals, Organ [Hammond], Keyboards [Moog], Strings [Machine], Harpsichord, Melodica, Vibraphone, Recorder, Programmed By [Some]]
    6. Dave Rowntree [Drums, Percussion, Noises [Crowd], Programmed By [Some]]
    7. Graham Coxon [Backing Vocals, Electric Guitar, Guitar [Acoustic], Clarinet, Saxophone, Percussion]
    8. Ivan McCready [Cello]
    10. Leo Payne [Strings [String Quartet]]
    11. Louisa Fuller [Violin]
    12. Lætitia Sadier [Vocals [Chanteuse]]
    13. Mark Pharoah [Violin]
    14. Neil Sidwell [Trombone]
    15. Phil Daniels [Narrator [Starring]]
    16. Richard Edwards [Trombone]
    17. Rick Koster [Violin]
    18. Roddy Lorimer [Flugelhorn]
    19. Simon Clarke [Baritone Saxophone]
    20. Stephen Street [Keyboards [Vintage], Noises [Sound Effects], Programmed By [Some]]
    22. Tim Sanders [Tenor Saxophone]

  1. producer

    1. Stephen Street [(tracks: 1 to 8, 10 to 16)]

Other versions Edit

Parklife 16 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Virgin Records US
catalog number: 29194
release dates: Jun 14 1994
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Parklife 16 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Food
catalog number: FOODCD 10
release dates: Apr 25 1994 in United Kingdom
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Parklife 17 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Toshiba EMI Japan
release dates: Apr 27 1994 in Japan, May 17 1994 in Canada
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Parklife 16 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Virgin Records US
catalog number: 29194
release dates: Jun 14 1994
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  • Recorded in Fulham, London, England at Maison Rouge, November 1993 & January 1994, except 'To The End' recorded at Rak Studios, St. John's Wood, London, England.

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