''Showtime'' is a video recording by British rock band
Blur
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Optics and images
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* Box blur, a graphic-art effect
* Defocus aberration, blurring of an image due to incorrect focus
* Gaussian blur, a graphic-art effect
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, released in February 1995. Directed and edited by Matthew Longfellow and produced by Ceri Levy, the film is a recording of the band's gig at Alexandra Palace,
London
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,
England
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on 7 October 1994.
For many years, the video has only been released in the UK on
VHS. A
cult following
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to get it released on
DVD
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occurred amongst fans, which became successful as a DVD version is included on ''
Blur 21
''Blur 21'' is a CD, DVD and vinyl box set encompassing the vast majority of music by Blur (band), Blur. It was released on 30 July 2012, commemorating the 21st anniversary of the release of ''Leisure (album), Leisure'', the band's first album. ...
'' boxset, released 30 July 2012.
Track listing
# "Lot 105"
# "
Sunday Sunday"
# "Jubilee"
# "Tracy Jacks"
# "Magic America"
# "
End of a Century
"End of a Century" is a song by English alternative rock band Blur. Released in November 1994, it was the last single to be released from their third album, '' Parklife'' (1994). "End of a Century" reached number 19 on the UK Singles Chart, c ...
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# "
Popscene
"Popscene" is a song by English alternative rock band Blur, released as a non-album single on 30 March 1992. Despite its relatively low chart placing, it has since become critically praised and regarded as one of the pioneering songs of the ...
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# "Trouble in the Message Centre"
# "
She's So High
"She's So High" is a power pop song written and performed by Canadian singer-songwriter Tal Bachman. It was released as a single to North American radio on February 13, 1999, from his self-titled debut album (1999). The song reached number t ...
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# "
Chemical World
"Chemical World" is a song by English alternative rock band Blur, included on their second album, ''Modern Life Is Rubbish'' (1993).
Tracks
The single was released in the UK on 7-inch and 12-inch vinyl and two CDs. CD1 and the 12-inch feature ...
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# "Badhead"
# "
There's No Other Way
"There's No Other Way" is a song by English band Blur, released on 15 April 1991 as the second single from their debut album ''Leisure''.
Content
The song utilises a beat and tambourine sound typical of songs of the Madchester and baggy scene ...
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# "
To the End"
# "Advert"
# "Supa Shoppa"
# "Mr. Robinson's Quango"
# "
Parklife
''Parklife'' is the third studio album by the English rock band Blur, released on 25 April 1994 on Food Records. After disappointing sales for their previous album '' Modern Life Is Rubbish'' (1993), ''Parklife'' returned Blur to prominence ...
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# "
Girls & Boys"
# "Bank Holiday"
# "
This Is a Low
"This Is a Low" is a song by English rock band Blur for their third studio album, ''Parklife''. The song was released as a promotional single in 1995.
Background and recording
Originally titled "We Are the Low", the song began life as an ins ...
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References
{{Blur
Blur (band) albums
1995 video albums