Blur 21 : The Box ［18CD+3DVD+7inch+ブックレット］＜初回生産限定盤＞

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Audio Remasterers: Frank Arkwright; Stephen Street. Liner Note Author: Miranda Sawyer. Recording information: Diorama Studios (03/03/1997); Germany (03/03/1997); Iceland (03/03/1997); London (03/03/1997); Matrix Studios (03/03/1997); MC Vredenburg, Utrecht, Holland (03/03/1997); Rak Studios (03/03/1997); Sarm (03/03/1997); Studio 13 (03/03/1997); The Depot Studios, London (03/03/1997); The Square, Harlow, Essex (03/03/1997); Townhouse Studios (03/03/1997); Diorama Studios (03/10/1990); Germany (03/10/1990); Iceland (03/10/1990); London (03/10/1990); Matrix Studios (03/10/1990); MC Vredenburg, Utrecht, Holland (03/10/1990); Rak Studios (03/10/1990); Sarm (03/10/1990); Studio 13 (03/10/1990); The Depot Studios, London (03/10/1990); The Square, Harlow, Essex (03/10/1990); Townhouse Studios (03/10/1990); Diorama Studios (04/29/1997); Germany (04/29/1997); Iceland (04/29/1997); London (04/29/1997); Matrix Studios (04/29/1997); MC Vredenburg, Utrecht, Holland (04/29/1997); Rak Studios (04/29/1997); Sarm (04/29/1997); Studio 13 (04/29/1997); The Depot Studios, London (04/29/1997); The Square, Harlow, Essex (04/29/1997); Townhouse Studios (04/29/1997); Diorama Studios (12/1989); Germany (12/1989); Iceland (12/1989); London (12/1989); Matrix Studios (12/1989); MC Vredenburg, Utrecht, Holland (12/1989); Rak Studios (12/1989); Sarm (12/1989); Studio 13 (12/1989); The Depot Studios, London (12/1989); The Square, Harlow, Essex (12/1989); Townhouse Studios (12/1989); Diorama Studios (12/1990); Germany (12/1990); Iceland (12/1990); London (12/1990); Matrix Studios (12/1990); MC Vredenburg, Utrecht, Holland (12/1990); Rak Studios (12/1990); Sarm (12/1990); Studio 13 (12/1990); The Depot Studios, London (12/1990); The Square, Harlow, Essex (12/1990); Townhouse Studios (12/1990). Directors: Jonathan Glazer; Paul Postle; Hamish Hamilton. Photographers: Peter Marlow; Greg Williams ; Retna; Steve Pyke; Paul Postle; Steve Gullick ; Kevin Westenberg; Colin Bell; Steve Lazrides; Kim Tonelli; Nels Israelson; Trevor Rogers; Paul Spencer ; Matthew Longfellow; Simon Fowler ; Ceri Levy; Nina Shultz; Anna Webber . It is a hefty box. It is 18 CDs and three DVDs, adding up to 21 discs, which just happens to be the anniversary Blur are celebrating in 2012, a year when they've continued their halting reunion to headline the closing ceremony of the London Olympics. And, really, there was no other choice for such a prestigious gig. Other bands were bigger -- archrivals Oasis handily eclipsed them in popularity and the Spice Girls soon brought Cool Brittania to an even greater audience -- and Suede arguably kick-started the whole Brit-pop phenomenon, but Blur defined their era, reasserting the prominence of British pop music and then heading into uncharted waters. Blur 21 chronicles that journey in minute detail and, contrary to what its imposing size suggests, the box does not contain everything the group ever recorded. You'd have to be a pretty hardcore fan to notice how their terrible 1994 cover of the Who's "Substitute" is MIA and even if you were that committed, chances are you'd rather have the four discs of unreleased rarities included here instead. These CDs -- along with the DVDs, each capturing a separate live show from different stages of the band's career beginning with the 1994 home video Showtime and ending with a 13-era live set augmented by videos that didn't make the 2000 Best of Blur DVD -- are exclusive to the box set but the double-disc expanded editions of the group's seven albums are available separately. Each of these rounds up the non-LP B-sides from the accompanying album, leaving behind a few live cuts and remixes but containing all pertinent stray songs, many of which are excellent, particularly during the group's mid-'90s prime. What makes Blur 21 something more than just fan bait -- although, make no mistake about it, there needs to be a certain level of dedication to get through a box of this size -- is that there is an actual