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'Parklife' demos turn up

Demos from Blur’s seminal album 'Parklife' have appeared on line.

The two tracks are 'Parklife' and 'Girls and Boys', which were both UK Top Ten hits when eventually released as singles in 1994.

The title track of the album features Damon Albarn performing the spoken word verses made famous by Phil Daniels and a prominent Hammond organ part.

Meanwhile the demo of 'Girls And Boys' is much more electro-sounding than the released song, recalling Gary Numan.

To hear the tracks go to SendMeDeadFlowers.

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sparksandfire 

Sep 1, 2007

more than that turned up, a mish mash of demos radio sessions and rouh mixes from 1991 - 1994

to the end
clover over dover
peter panic
tracy jacks
jubilee
one a minute
boys and girls
badhead
trouble
far out
debt collector/waltz
park life
bank holiday
never clever
seven days

The version of Parklife mentioned in the article is actually the BBC Goodier session version from 1993

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