21 (21 CD set)
Blur (7 LP set)
Announced overnight, an extensive re-issue package will see remastered editions of Blur's back catalogue be released on July 30th 2012. As well as the 21 CD set (consisting of 21 CDs funnily enough, including 65 unreleased tracks) there will also be a 13 LP box set, available to pre-order now.
'Leisure' will appear as a single LP, with the subsequent six albums each spread over two discs, all pressed on heavyweight 180 gram, audiophile vinyl. The first five albums have been remastered by Frank Arkwright, overseen by Stephen Street.
Original vinyl editions command high prices - with LPs selling in neglible quantities through the 1990s they're very hard to come by. As well as celebrating Blur's aural greaness this could well be a canny investment. And with the Amazon 'price guarantee' you can pre-order now and, should the price drop, you pay the lower price. Can't say fairer than that.
