Massive Attack – Blue Lines
Label: | Wild Bunch Records – 5700960, Virgin – 5700960, Circa – 5700960 |
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Format: | |
Country: | Europe |
Released: | |
Genre: | Electronic |
Style: | Trip Hop, Downtempo |
Tracklist
| A1 | Safe From Harm | 5:16 | |
| A2 | One Love | 4:48 | |
| A3 | Blue Lines | 4:21 | |
| A4 | Be Thankful For What You've Got | 4:09 | |
| A5 | Five Man Army | 6:04 | |
| B1 | Unfinished Sympathy | 5:08 | |
| B2 | Daydreaming | 4:14 | |
| B3 | Lately | 4:26 | |
| B4 | Hymn Of The Big Wheel | 6:36 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Virgin Records Ltd.
- Copyright © – Virgin Records Ltd.
- Recorded At – Coach House Studios
- Recorded At – Eastcote Studios
- Recorded At – Cherry Bear Studios
- Recorded At – Abbey Road Studios
- Recorded At – Hot Nights Studios, London
- Distributed By – Virgin Records Ltd.
- Mixed At – Matrix Studios
- Mixed At – Konk Studios
- Mixed At – The Roundhouse
- Mixed At – Coach House Studios
- Pressed By – Optimal Media GmbH – BG39595
- Manufactured By – Virgin Records Ltd.
- Record Company – Universal International Music B.V.
Credits
- Arranged By [Additional Arrangement] – Neneh Cherry (tracks: B4)
- Arranged By [Strings Arranged By], Conductor [Strings Conducted By] – Wil Malone (tracks: B1)
- Artwork, Design – 3d-del Naja*, Michael-Nash*
- Backing Vocals – Mikey General (tracks: B4)
- Bass Guitar – Paul Johnson (11) (tracks: A3)
- Engineer – Kevin Petri* (tracks: A3, A5)
- Engineer [Mix Eng] – Bryan Chuck New* (tracks: A2, B3), Jeremy Allom (tracks: A1, A3, A4, A5, B1, B2, B4)
- Engineer [Strings Eng] – Hayden (2) (tracks: B1)
- Executive-Producer – Booga Bear
- Leader – Gavin Wright* (tracks: B1)
- Management – The Cherry Bear Organisation
- Mixed By – Jonny Dollar, Massive Attack
- Other [Blame] – Judy
- Photography By [Back Cover] – Jean Baptiste-Mondino*
- Photography By [Single Faces] – Eddie Monsoon
- Producer – Jonny Dollar, Massive Attack
- Written-By – A. Thaws* (tracks: A3, A5, B2), A. Vowles* (tracks: A1 to A3, A5 to B4), W. Cobham* (tracks: A1), C.J. Williams* (tracks: A2, A5), F.E. Simon* (tracks: B3), G. Marshall* (tracks: A1 to A3, A5 to B4), G. Redmond* (tracks: B3), H. Andy* (tracks: A2, B4), J. Simon* (tracks: B3), J. Sharp* (tracks: B1, B3), L. Brownlee* (tracks: B3), N. Cherry* (tracks: B4), R. Del Naja* (tracks: A1 to A3, A5 to B4), S. Nelson* (tracks: B1, B3), W. Badarou* (tracks: B2), W. de Vaughn* (tracks: A4)
Notes
Comes with a printed inner sleeve with lyrics, credits and photos.
Some copies came with a download card.
On labels:
Made in EU
Some copies came with a download card.
On labels:
Made in EU
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Printed): 6 02557 00960 6
- Barcode (EAN-Code, Scanned): 0602557009606
- Label Code: LC 03098
- Matrix / Runout (Label, side A): 5700960-A
- Matrix / Runout (Label, side B): 5700960-B
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A, variant 1): BG39595-01 A₂ 57009606
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B, variant 1): BG39595-01 B₁ 57009606
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A, variant 2): BG39595-01 A₂ 57009606 TI
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B, variant 2): BG39595-01 B₁ 57009606 ∆I⨡
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A, variant 3): BG39595-01 A₂ 57009606 S=+
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B, variant 3): BG39595-01 B₁ 57009606 T=1
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A, variant 4): BG39595-01 A₂ 57009606 S=V
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B, variant 4): BG39595-01 B₁ 57009606 Λ=X
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A, variant 5): BG39595-01 A₂ 57009606 ==ϸ
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B, variant 5): BG39595-01 B₁ Ϯ=^ 57009606
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A, variant 6): BG39595-01 A₂ ⑁v 57009606
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B, variant 6): BG39595-01 B₁ sx 57009606
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A, variant 7): BG39595-01 A2 =4 57009606
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B, variant 7): BG39595-01 B1 A2 57009606
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A, variant 8): BG39595-01 A₂ 57009606 NI=
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B, variant 8): BG39595-01 B₁ 57009606 TI2
Other Versions (5 of 117)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Lines (CD, Album) | Virgin | CDV 3126 | UK | 1991 | |||
Recently Edited | Blue Lines (LP, Album) | Wild Bunch Records, Circa | WBRLP 1 | Europe | 1991 | ||
Recently Edited | Blue Lines (LP, Album, Stereo, Sonopress Pressing) | Circa, Virgin | WBRLP 1, 211 316 | Europe | 1991 | ||
Recently Edited | Blue Lines (CD, Album, Stereo) | Wild Bunch Records, Wild Bunch Records | WBRCD 1, 261 316 | Europe | 1991 | ||
Recently Edited | Blue Lines (Cassette, Album) | Wild Bunch Records, Circa | WBRMC 1, 411 316 | Europe | 1991 |
Recommendations
Reviews
£30 Mint/sealed in 2025. Well worth it. Classic album. I’ve had this album on CD for years and also own the 12” of Unfinished Sympathy. Thought it was about time I bought the album on vinyl. So glad I did. Chefs kiss.
A must have album from a Band that shaped the sound of the 90's.- Edited one month agoThis is a brilliant album that should be in everybody's collection. My only complaint about Massive Attack albums is that there's not enough of them.
Full sound! Listening to my 2013 Mezzanine Massive Attack 180g European Circa pressing album (which sounds awesome too) I realized I needed to hunt this record down too. Got it for about $30 shipped off amazon. Grab a copy before it’s gone.
Magnifico. Muy buen prensado, sin ruidos. Y el sonido perfecto, contundente y cristalino.
Tecnics SL1200MK5 + Nahaoka MP110 + Pro Ject Phono Box DS2
Great pressing. Great Classic trip-hop music. Great quality. Nice shiny bass, big soundstage, clear vocals, u need first clean the record. No pops, no issues, worth every penny.
- Excellent and probably no need to buy early press. Trip hop classic
Amazing pressing of an amazing album - sounds fantastic, absolutely flat, no clicks nor cracks. Bought ist for € 15,- new and sealed - do it.
The best trip-hop album of all time. I like this
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