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Modern Life Is RubbishBlur
Alternative & Indie · 1990s

Modern Life Is Rubbish

Blur
Released 1993Alternative & Indie
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The album where Blur found their English voice, a witty riposte to grunge. Tuneful and sharp. The blueprint for Britpop. Released in 1993, it's an early landmark for Blur.

On vinyl: Vinyl can be scarcer than the CD from this era, so it's worth looking for a recent repressing.

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