Initial pressings of THE BEST OF included a live bonus disc.
Blur: Damon Albarn (vocals, keyboards); Graham Coxon (guitar); Alex James (bass); Dave Rowntree (drums).
Producers include: Stephen Street, William Orbit, Steve Lowell, Steve Power, Stephen Hague.
Audio Mixers: Al Clay; Ben Hillier.
Recording information: Wembley Arena.
Professional Reviews
Entertainment Weekly (12/1/00, pp.103-4) - "...Some of the best singles of the '90s..." - Rating: A-
Q (1/01, p.95) - Included in Q's "5 Best Re-Issues of 2000".
Q (11/00, p.134) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...A bloody good group...whizzing through the history of Blur in fractionally under 80 minutes..."
Melody Maker (11/7/00, p.56) - 4.5 stars out of 5 - "...16 fantastic tracks....they could justifiably call themselves the most important band of the '90s..."
Mojo (Publisher) (11/00, p.108) - "...Cherry-picks from the singles....it's all pretty essential stuff....But you've probably got them anyway, right?"
NME (Magazine) (12/30/00, p.79) - Ranked #1 in NME's "Top 5 Compilations Of The Year".
NME (Magazine) (10/28/00, p.39) - 9 out of 10 - "...Brilliant....monuments to the power of pop..."
