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Stuart Maconie charts the success of Blur through interviews and music, from the early days of Britpop to the release of their seventh album, Think Tank.

Another chance to hear Stuart Maconie chart Blur's success from the early days of Britpop to the release of their seventh album, Think Tank.

The series looks at where the band came from musically and talks to those responsible for signing, recording and producing them. The band all have their say too!

It traces Blur's success with Leisure; through the lacklustre sales performance and record company arguments which afflicted the making of Modern Life Is Rubbish; to near bankruptcy and the breakthrough of their third album Parklife. This sold in excess of 1.2 million copies in the UK alone and launched Blur into the platinum league.

It also covers their rivalry with Oasis and how they changed direction with the Blur and 13 albums, before looking at Think Tank and how life is different without guitarist Graham Coxon.

This documentary was first broadcast on Radio 2 in 2003, the year Blur released Think Tank.

30 minutes

Last on

Tue 6 Oct 2020 02:30
BBC Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Blur

    SING

    • LEISURE.
    • FOOD.
    • CDP-7975062.

  • ALBARN/BLUR

    Sing

    • Trainspotting - Various Artists.
    • EMI.
    • CDLC-0542.

  • Blur

    she' so high

    • the best of blur.
    • emi.
    • foodcd-33.

  • Blur

    THERE'S NO OTHER WAY

    • Leisure.
    • Parlophone.
    • CDP 797062.

  • Blur

    FOR TOMORROW

    • MODERN LIFE IS RUBBISH.
    • FOOD.
    • LC-0299.

  • Blur

    CHEMICAL WORLD

    • MODERN LIFE IS RUBBISH.
    • NA.
    • 1-1.

  • Blur

    Sunday Sunday

    • Modern Life is Rubbish.
    • Food.
    • K2-89442.

  • Blur

    Parklife

    • PARKLIFE.
    • EMI.
    • 72438-291942 1.

  • Sleater‐Kinney

    Dig Me Out

  • Dutch Uncles

    Big Balloon

    • Memphis Industries.

Broadcasts

  • Tue 24 Apr 2012 00:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music
  • Tue 26 Mar 2013 00:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music
  • Tue 13 Oct 2015 02:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music
  • Tue 7 Mar 2017 02:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music
  • Tue 15 May 2018 02:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music
  • Tue 31 Mar 2020 02:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music
  • Tue 6 Oct 2020 02:30
    BBC Radio 6 Music

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