Blur – The Ballad Of Darren

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Label:	Parlophone – 5054197660160
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album , Clear w/ Black Smoke, Gatefold Vinyl , 7", 45 RPM CD , Album, Deluxe Edition All Media , Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition
Country:	Europe
Released:	Jul 21, 2023
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Indie Rock

Tracklist

LP-A1	The Ballad	3:37
LP-A2	St. Charles Square	3:55
LP-A3	Barbaric	4:09
LP-A4	Russian Strings	3:38
LP-A5	The Everglades (For Leonard)	2:56
LP-B1	The Narcissist	4:05
LP-B2	Goodbye Albert	4:17
LP-B3	Far Away Island	2:58
LP-B4	Avalon Arranged By [Brass Arrangement] – Mike Smith (3) Engineer [Brass Engineered By] – Mat Bartram Trombone – Nichol Thomson Trumpet – Danny Marsden	3:05
LP-B5	The Heights	3:24
7”-A1	The Rabbi	2:44
7”-B1	The Swan	3:42
CD-1	The Ballad	3:37
CD-2	St. Charles Square	3:55
CD-3	Barbaric	4:09
CD-4	Russian Strings	3:38
CD-5	The Everglades (For Leonard)	2:56
CD-6	The Narcissist	4:05
CD-7	Goodbye Albert	4:17
CD-8	Far Away Island	2:58
CD-9	Avalon Arranged By [Brass Arrangement] – Mike Smith (3) Engineer [Brass Engineered By] – Mat Bartram Trombone – Nichol Thomson Trumpet – Danny Marsden	3:05
CD-10	The Heights	3:24
CD-11	The Rabbi	2:44
CD-12	The Swan	3:42

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Blur (2015)
Copyright © – Blur (2015)
Licensed To – Parlophone Records Ltd.
Record Company – Warner Music Group
Published By – Sony Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Published By – Extra Mile Music
Published By – BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
Engineered At – The Church, London
Mastered At – Metropolis Mastering
Pressed By – Optimal Media GmbH – BN96098
Pressed By – Optimal Media GmbH – BN96096
Lacquer Cut At – Metropolis Mastering
Manufactured By – Optimal Media GmbH – AN96239

Credits

Bass Guitar – Alex James (2)
Cello – Izzi Dunn (tracks: LP-A1, LP-A3, LP-A5, LP-B2, LP-B3, LP-B5 to CD-1, CD-3, CD-5, CD-7, CD-8, CD-10 to CD-12)
Creative Director, Design – Undercard Studio*
Drums – Dave Rowntree
Engineer – Samuel Egglenton
Engineer [Additional Engineering] – Giacomo Vianello (tracks: 7”-A1, CD-11)
Engineer [Assistant Engineered By] – Giacomo Vianello
Engineer [Mix Assistant Engineering] – Grace Banks (2)
Engineer [Strings Assistant Engineered By] – Luke Pickering (tracks: LP-A1, LP-A3, LP-A5, LP-B2, LP-B3, LP-B5 to CD-1, CD-3, CD-5, CD-7, CD-8, CD-10 to CD-12)
Engineer [Strings Engineered By] – Mat Bartram (tracks: LP-A1, LP-A3, LP-A5, LP-B2, LP-B3, LP-B5 to CD-1, CD-3, CD-5, CD-7, CD-8, CD-10 to CD-12)
Featuring [Inside Photo] – Darren Evans (2)
Guitar, Backing Vocals – Graham Coxon
Illustration – Fons Schiedon
Keyboards – James Ford
Lacquer Cut By – Matt*
Management – Eleven Management
Mastered By – Matt Colton
Mixed By – David Wrench
Mixed By [Mixed For] – Solar Management Ltd.
Music By – G. Coxon*
Photography By [Cover Photography] – Martin Parr
Photography By [Inside Photo] – Mike Smith (3)
Producer – James Ford
Producer [Additional Production] – Samuel Egglenton
Strings – The Demon Strings (tracks: LP-A1, LP-A3, LP-A5, LP-B2, LP-B3, LP-B5 to CD-1, CD-3, CD-5, CD-7, CD-8, CD-10 to CD-12)
Viola – Ciara Ismail (tracks: LP-A1, LP-A3, LP-A5, LP-B2, LP-B3, LP-B5 to CD-1, CD-3, CD-5, CD-7, CD-8, CD-10 to CD-12)
Violin – Sarah Tuke (tracks: LP-A1, LP-A3, LP-A5, LP-B2, LP-B3, LP-B5 to CD-1, CD-3, CD-5, CD-7, CD-8, CD-10 to CD-12)
Vocals, Backing Vocals, Piano, Keyboards – Damon Albarn
Words By – D. Albarn*

Notes

Limited edition clear and black deluxe marbled vinyl housed in a gatefold outer sleeve, includes an exclusive poster and a 12 page booklet, 7" black vinyl in picture sleeve featuring two bonus tracks and deluxe 12-track CD in card sleeve, all contained inside inner gatefold.
LP has a custom inner sleeve.

Only available via official stores for Blur and Warner Music.

A number of copies sold in special bundles via Blur’s UK online store come with a card hand-signed by the band.

℗ & © 2023 Blur (2015), under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music group company.
Made in .

Published by Sony Music Publishing (UK) Ltd and Extra Mile Music/BMG MP Ltd.

Strings engineered... at Church Studios, London.

Brass engineered... at Church Studios London.

Mastered... at Metropolis Studios, London.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Scanned): 5054197676208
Rights Society: GEMA/MS
Matrix / Runout (LP side A runout, variant 1): 5054197660160 A3 BN96098-01 A2 = MATT @ METROPOLIS =
Matrix / Runout (LP side B runout, variant 1): 5054197660160 B1 BN96098-01 B1
Matrix / Runout (LP side A runout, variant 2): 5054197660160 A3 VI^ BN96098-01 A2 = MATT @ METROPOLIS =
Matrix / Runout (LP side B runout, variant 2): 5054197660160 B1 VIV BN96098-01 B1
Matrix / Runout (LP side A runout, variant 3): 5054197660160 A3 VIT BN96098-01 A2 = MATT @ METROPOLIS =
Matrix / Runout (LP side B runout, variant 3): 5054197660160 B1 VI▽ BN96098-01 B1
Matrix / Runout (7" side A runout, variant 1): 5054197676208 A1 v= =MATT @ METROPOLIS= BN96096-01 A1
Matrix / Runout (7" side B runout, variant 1): 5054197676208 B1 BN96096-01 B1 v=
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Matrix / Runout (7" side A runout, variant 3): 5054197676208 A1 V∆ =MATT @ METROPOLIS= BN96096-01 A1
Matrix / Runout (7" side B runout, variant 3): 5054197676208 B1 BN96096-01 B1 xv
Matrix / Runout (CD): 5054197676208 AN96239-01 manufactured by optimal media GmbH
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L577
Mould SID Code: IFPI 9754

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
New Submission	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
Recently Edited	The Ballad Of Darren (LP, Album, Limited Edition, Blue; 180g)	Parlophone	505419766019, 5054197676208	Europe	2023
New Submission	The Ballad Of Darren (LP, Album, Clear)	Parlophone	5054197660160	USA & Canada	2023

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Reviews

frank_martin Jun 6, 2024
I bought straight from Blur website...After one year from the release it's still available for 37£.
Scalpers go sleep and find a serious job ;)
ManticoreMantra Sep 5, 2023
Edited one year ago

After two listens I have really fallen for this album. It’s Blur for sure, but appropriately it’s Blur sounding a bit older. Lovely songs sprinkled with gorgeous melodies. The smokey grey pressing is superb. Rarely for these days there is no warping or surface noise, clicks or pops. Good sound stage, separation and clarity. Excellent! Nice to have signatures of the band on a postcard too.
stanmore Sep 2, 2023
Sadly my lp has lot of distorsions on the vocals after barbaric … very disappointed - anyone else ?
roywand Sep 2, 2023
Purchased from Warner Music Canada.
Clean, flat LP sounds very good, 7 inch sounds incredible. No autographed card from the band but I didn’t expect one from a Canadian retailer.
Spaceman45 Sep 1, 2023
Slight warp on mine but only side 1 and it's nothing I can't live with. Sounds amazing too. I bought the blue as well which is perfectly flat, and sounds amazing as well!
alfredomu Aug 21, 2023
Does anyone knows how many copies have the hand-signed card?
Joederuyter Aug 10, 2023
Just received my vinyl and it’s warped. I was apprehensive to play it, yet it doesn’t have a single pop, crackle or distortion. I’m sad that it’s not what I ordered (condition wise) yet I’m still slightly satisfied that it’s playable.
acorvey Jul 25, 2023
F the scalpers… buy direct from the band… still available at both the UK and US stores.
https://shop.blur.co.uk/gb/blur/music/the-ballad-of-darren-exclusive-deluxe-vinyl/5054197676208.html

https://usshop.blur.co.uk/en/blur/the-ballad-of-darren-exclusive-deluxe-vinyl/5054197694837.html?ref=https%3A%2F%2Fblur.lnk.to%2F
Chris926 Jul 25, 2023
Copy sounds beautiful. So clear. Cool package with the extra 7 inch too, glad i got this one. OF COURSE, because UPS sucks, and because I live in one of the hottest states, it came warped. There was a large bend in the cardboard box it was shipped in on one corner and I feared the worst when I saw that. I had this problem with another album that came about a week or two ago. Its like a combination of excessive heat and the mail carries not giving a crap about packages. Not sure if I should reach out to customer service or if I should just let it go.
StickFeit Jul 25, 2023
Anybody know the quantity for this pressing? Mine is on the way, can’t wait!

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