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on september 11, 1995, blur released their fourth studio album, the great escape, at the height of the britpop movement

following the success of parklife, the album continued blur’s take on everyday british life, but with a more cynical, theatrical and darker tone. damon albarn’s lyrics explore loneliness, detachment, middle-class alienation and the contradictions of British society in the mid-1990s

the album debuted at number one in the uk and was later certified triple platinum, despite the tensions within the band at the time

#blurofficial #britpop #_blurvault by @_blurvault

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31 years of the great escape

blur performing “stereotypes” on top of the pops, broadcast on february 22, 1996

#blurofficial #britpop #_blurvault by @_blurvault

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blur performing live on bbc’s “later... with jools holland”, april 14, 2015

“i broadcast” was released as a single on september 8, 2015, as part of blur’s eighth studio album, “the magic whip”

#blurofficial #britpop #_blurvault by @_blurvault

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blur, 18th october 1994

photo by kevin cummins

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blur performing at ein abend in wien festival, de doelen

rotterdam, netherlands, august 31, 1991

photo by paul bergen

#blurofficial #britpop #_blurvault by @_blurvault

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on 1 september 1994, blur performed the song on bbc’s top of the pops alongside actor phil daniels

parklife was released on 22 august 1994 as the third single from blur’s third studio album, parklife

the song became one of the defining tracks of the 1990s britpop movement, reaching no. 10 on the uk singles chart and no. 30 in ireland

it later won both british single of the year and british video of the year at the 1995 brit awards

#blurofficial #britpop #_blurvault by @_blurvault

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damon albarn at photo studio in tokyo
november 1, 1994

photo by koh hasebe

#blurofficial #britpop #_blurvault by @_blurvault

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blur group shot at photo studio in tokyo
1 november, 1994

photo by koh hasebe

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blur at reading festival, united kingdom, august 24, 1991

photo by mick hutson

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blur perform “country house” on the top of the pops christmas/boxing day special, broadcast in december 1995

31 years ago today, blur released “country house” as the first single from their fourth studio album, the great escape, on 14 august 1995

released on the same day as oasis’ “roll with it”, the single became the centre of the famous battle of britpop, with the two bands competing for the top spot on the uk singles chart

“country house” went on to reach #1 in the uk, giving blur the victory in one of the most talked-about chart battles of the decade

#blurofficial #britpop #_blurvault by @_blurvault

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blur & oasis at live 105 radio studios, san francisco, 26 september 1994

the two bands were brought together for a joint interview while in the city for separate shows, with blur playing 'the fillmore' the night before and oasis performing at the 'bottom of the hill' that evening

the unexpected meeting would become one of the earliest public encounters between the two bands

#blurofficial #oasis #britpop #_blurvault taken in San Francisco, California by @_blurvault

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abbey road studios in london during march 1995

blur working alongside french singer-songwriter and fashion icon françoise hardy

the iconic collaboration resulted in the beautifully rearranged track "to the end (la comédie)"

#blurofficial #britpop #francoisehardy #_blurvault taken in Studio No. 2, Abbey Road Studios by @_blurvault

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