Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Blur Announce 'Blur 21' Box Set Release

In celebration of the 21st anniversary of their debut album 'Leisure', Blur will re-release their back catalogue as a special deluxe box set on 30th July.

The package will come as a special 21-disc set, including 2cd special editions of each of the band's seven albums, four discs of rarities, three DVDs including two hours of unreleased footage, two live shows and a disc of video rarities, a collectable 7" of a rare and previously unreleased live recording of Seymour-era song 'Superman' and a hard-bound book including liner notes based on brand new interviews with the band and previously unseen photos.

Each Special Edition boxes of all seven studio albums, will include bonus disc of material that includes previously unreleased extras, exclusive Blur artwork postcards, expanded booklets including previously unseen photographs and liner notes based on a brand new interview with the band.

Blur 21 boxset will be available on:
Blur 21: The Box
A deluxe 21 disc set, featuring:
- All seven newly expanded Special Editions
- Four discs of rarities, exclusive to this set. Includes 3½ hours of previously unreleased material
- Three DVDs including over 2 hours of previously unreleased footage. Includes two pivotal live shows and an exclusive disc of video rarities.
- Collectable 7" single of the rare and previously unreleased live recording of the Seymour-era Blur song Superman.
- Deluxe hard-bound book telling the story of Blur's 21 year career with extensive liner notes based on a brand new interviews with the band, illustrated with imagery of the era, including some previously unseen photos.

Blur 21: The Vinyl Box

- All seven vinyl formats of the Blur albums are collected together for The Vinyl Box and housed in a sturdy hard case, presenting the definitive collection of Blur vinyl.

For more details go to blur.co.uk/blur21