lunes, 17 de diciembre de 2018

Blur - "Starshaped" - (Canceled 1993 album).



“Starshaped” was a documentary film, running time 60 minutes, by English band: Blur. Released on video tape in September 12.1993. Directed by Matthew Longfellow and produced by Ceri Levy. Distributed by Parlophone & Ventura Distribution. This film It became a collection of live performances, videos and band interviews.

Food Records agreed to release a CD/LP with some songs included in the documentary, already known songs except two: The 1992 promotional single:“The Wassailing Song” or the hidden track: “When Will We Be Married”; although the non-album tracks "Popscene" and "Day Upon Day" are also included.

But the CD/LP “starshaped” project was finally canceled, because the band did not want to be interpreted as a “greatest hits” or a bad and opportunistic compilation without much sense of: the previous albums: “Leisure” & “Modern life is rubbish”, and  the material they have recorded live was not entirely acceptable for a disc.bit.ly/93BAY The original track listing from this documentary had 18 songs, not all complete and seven video clips, only 14 on CD/LP, in this way:

Side A: (22:51)

1.Intermission - 2:30
2.Explain - 2:45
3.There's No Other Way - 3:24
4.Inertia - 3:49
5.She's So High - 3:50
6.Colin Zeal - 3:16
7.Popscene - 3:14

Side B: (22:22)

1.Sunday Sunday - 2:38
2.The Wassailing Song - 3:24
3.Coping - 3:24
4.For Tomorrow - 4:21
5.Chemical World (Rwk) - 4:04
6.Advert - 3:45
7.Commercial Break - 1:44
hidden track: “When Will We Be Married”.

The reception was not very good, some critics and fans described it as boring, reason why the documentary was almost forgotten and not reissued until 2004. The new version of “Starshaped” was re-released now on DVD with extra footage: Live In Kilburn & Live At The Princess Charlotte. But even with this reinforcement, the movie is still boring. What do you think about it?. 
Ok, enjoy it and see you soon, if you want!.

Photo: Original cover for “Starshaped” Lp/Cd, used too VHS tape.