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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 ter