Bustin' + Dronin'

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Bustin' + Dronin'
Bustin' Dronin' cover.jpg
Remix album / live album by
Blur
Released25 February 1998
Recorded1996–1997
GenreAlternative rock
Length84:34
LabelFood/EMI
ProducerStephen Street, Alison Howe
Blur chronology
Blur
(1997) 		Bustin' + Dronin'
(1998) 		13
(1999)
Damon Albarn chronology
Blur
(1997) 		Bustin' + Dronin'
(1998) 		Ravenous
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic2/5 stars[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music2/5 stars[2]

Bustin' + Dronin' is a remix compilation/live album by the band Blur. It was originally only released in Japan but was also released in limited quantities in the UK and the US. All the remixes are of songs from the band's eponymous album, Blur. After five albums with the same producer (Stephen Street), Food Records turned the songs from Blur over to other producers for remixing. The band later chose William Orbit to produce their sixth studio album, 13. Due to its low key, limited release in the UK, Bustin' + Dronin' only reached number 50 on the albums chart, though is the only import release by the band to chart in the UK.

Track listing[]

All lyrics are written by Damon Albarn; all music is composed by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree.

Disc one
No.TitleRemixerLength
1."Movin' On" (William Orbit mix)William Orbit7:56
2."Death of a Party" (Well Blurred remix)Adrian Sherwood6:45
3."On Your Own" (Crouch End Broadway mix)William Orbit4:11
4."Beetlebum" (Moby's mix)Moby6:42
5."Essex Dogs" (Thurston Moore's mix)Thurston Moore9:00
6."Death of a Party" (Billy Whiskers mix)William Orbit4:45
7."Theme From Retro" (John McEntire's mix)John McEntire5:41
8."Death of a Party" (12" Death)Adrian Sherwood7:07
9."On Your Own" (Walter Wall mix)William Orbit15:00
Disc two (Live at Peel Acres)
No.TitleLength
10."Popscene"3:05
11."Song 2"1:50
12."On Your Own"4:47
13."Chinese Bombs"1:15
14."Movin' On"3:21
15."M.O.R."2:59

Personnel[]

  • Miti Adhikari – engineer
  • Damon Albarn – vocals
  • Alan Branch – engineer
  • Cesare – turntables
  • Graham Coxon – cover art concept
  • Alison Howe – producer
  • Alex James – group member
  • John McEntire – remixing
  • Moby – producer, remixing
  • Thurston Moore – mixing
  • William Orbit – producer, remixing
  • Jeff Parker – guitar
  • Dave Rowntree – group member
  • Adrian Sherwood – mixing
  • John Smith – engineer
  • Stephen Street – producer

Charts and certifications[]

References[]

  1. ^ Bustin' + Dronin' at AllMusic
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-85712-595-8.
  3. ^ "バスティン+ドローニン／ブラー-リリース-ORICON STYLE-ミュージック" [Highest position and charting weeks of Bustin + Dronin by Blur] (in Japanese). oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Blur > Artists > Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  5. ^ "RIAJ > The Record > May 1998 > Certified Awards (March 1998)" (PDF). Recording Industry Association of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 9 July 2013.

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