| Artist |
Blur |
| Album Title: |
Leisure |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Alternative & Punk: Brit Pop |
| Format |
CD |
| Released |
09/24/1991 |
| Label |
SBK Records |
| Catalog No |
CDP-97880 |
| Bar Code No |
7777-97880-2 |
| Packaging |
Jewelcase |
| Tracks |
| 1.
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She's So High (4:46)
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| 2.
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There's No Other Way (3:23)
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| 3.
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Bang (3:37)
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| 4.
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I Know (3:32)
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| 5.
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Slow Down (3:11)
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| 6.
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Repetition (5:25)
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| 7.
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Bad Day (4:24)
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| 8.
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High Cool (3:38)
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| 9.
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Come Together (3:52)
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| 10.
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Fool (3:16)
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| 11.
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Birthday (3:50)
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| 12.
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Wear Me Down (4:49)
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| Date Acquired |
07/22/2008 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
Discland (98th And 35W) |
| Purchase Price |
7.99 |
Web Links |
All Music Guide Entry:
Discogs Entry: |
Notes |
On the U.S. version of the album, "I Know" was added to replace the removed song "Sing" (the latter was on the U.K. version of the album but was removed because it was considered too "arty" for the U.S. market.) "I Know" is a baggy, danceable song and was originally one of the two A-sides (with "She's So High") on Blur's debut UK single.
? 1991 except tracks 1 & 4 ? 1990 Food Limited under exclusive license to EMI Records Ltd.
? © 1991 SBK Records.
Printed in the U.S.A.
foobar2000 1.2.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2013-12-20 19:51:07
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Analyzed: Blur / Leisure
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -0.82 dB -15.50 dB 4:46 01-She's So High
DR11 -1.83 dB -14.76 dB 3:24 02-There's No Other Way
DR11 -1.02 dB -14.35 dB 3:37 03-Bang
DR12 -2.87 dB -17.46 dB 3:33 04-I Know
DR11 -0.65 dB -13.87 dB 3:11 05-Slow Down
DR13 -0.94 dB -16.03 dB 5:26 06-Repetition
DR13 -0.50 dB -15.41 dB 4:24 07-Bad Day
DR11 -1.42 dB -15.35 dB 3:38 08-High Cool
DR11 -2.47 dB -15.74 dB 3:53 09-Come Together
DR12 -0.49 dB -15.88 dB 3:17 10-Fool
DR12 -2.74 dB -20.34 dB 3:50 11-Birthday
DR12 -2.18 dB -16.31 dB 4:50 12-Wear Me Down
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 882 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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| Reviews |
All Music Guide Review:
Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
"She's So High" and "There's No Other Way" were auspicious debut singles, alternately trancy and melodic, suggesting how shoegazing and baggy beats could be incorporated into pop song structures. Both songs suggested that Blur was capable of a striking debut album, but Leisure wasn't it. Mired by directionless soundscapes and incomplete songwriting, Leisure was nevertheless full of promise. Whenever the group tread close to the warped psychedelia of Syd Barrett, their compositions sprang to life, and "Sing" was an eerie, entrancing minor-key drone reminiscent of the Velvet Underground's "Venus in Furs." Those moments, however, were few and far between on Leisure, since much of the record was devoted to either naïve pop like "Bang" or washes of feedback and effects. From Leisure, it appeared that Blur was only capable of a pair of fine singles, which is what made the complete reinvention of Modern Life Is Rubbish such a surprise. [For the American release of Leisure, SBK Records lopped off one of the album's best songs, "Sing," and shuffled the running order for no apparent reason other than having "She's So High" and "There's No Other Way" appear first.]
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