Blur's sixth album 13 has now been expanded across two discs, cut on heavyweight 180 gram, audiophile vinyl and housed in a replica of the original sleeve artwork.

a b Cameron, Keith (10 March 1999). "Blur – 13". NME. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000 . Retrieved 18 November 2015.Recording took place from June to October 1998 in London and Reykjavík. The album marks a departure of the band's longtime producer, Stephen Street, with his role being filled by William Orbit, who they had chosen after the release of the remix album, Bustin' + Dronin' (1998). Relationships between the band members were reported to be strained, with members frequently missing from the sessions. Lyrically, the album is significantly darker and more innovative than Blur's previous efforts, being heavily inspired by Damon Albarn's breakup with long-term girlfriend, Justine Frischmann, which followed an increasingly strained relationship. This album was the last for over a decade to feature the original line-up as Coxon left the band during the sessions of their next album Think Tank (2003), before returning for The Magic Whip (2015). Tender (7:40), 2 Bugman (4:47), 3 Coffee & Tv (5:58), 4 Swamp Song (4:36), 5 1992 (5:29), 6 B.l.u.r.e.m.i. (2:52), 7 Battle (7:43), 8 Mellow Song (3:56), 9 Trailerpark (4:...

Japanese album certifications – ブラー – 13" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 1999年3月 on the drop-down menu

CDs in a deluxe lift-off lid box with four exclusive Blur artwork postcards and an expanded booklet that includes previously unseen photos and liner notes based on a brand new interview with all the band members and extra b-sides, remixes and demoes

has received accolades from music critics, which ranks it among the greatest albums of the 1990s, according to Acclaimed Music. Some of these can be found below. [39] [40] Sleeve & Cd Very Good+ - Cd Faint Surface Scratch Play Not Effected Europe, Food, Foodcd29, 1999-03-15 Gundersen, Edna (30 March 1999). "Blur sharpens focus on '13' ". USA Today. Archived from the original on 31 October 2016 . Retrieved 5 July 2017. a b Sillitoe, Sue (August 1999). "STEPHEN STREET: Producing Blur, Cranberries & Catatonia". Sound on Sound. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013 . Retrieved 3 September 2012. Talvin Singh: Closing the divide". BBC News. 8 September 1999. Archived from the original on 27 January 2007 . Retrieved 10 June 2009.was nominated in the Album of the Year category at the 2000 NME Awards, losing to The Soft Bulletin by The Flaming Lips. [34] [35] [36] 13 was also nominated for the 1999 Mercury Prize, being Blur's second album to receive a nomination. The award was eventually given to Talvin Singh for OK. [37] [38]

In a more mixed assessment, Heather Phares of AllMusic felt that "the group's ambitions to expand their musical and emotional horizons result in a half-baked baker's dozen of songs, featuring some of their most creative peaks and self-indulgent valleys." [21] Keith Cameron of NME concluded that 13 was "Blur's most inconsistent and infuriating statement thus far. Infuriating, because divested of four solid-gone clunkers 13 could pass muster as the best of Blur." [25] Robert Christgau gave the album a three-star honourable mention rating, indicating "an enjoyable effort consumers attuned to its overriding aesthetic or individual vision may well treasure", and remarked that "halfway there, it sits down in the middle of the road and won't budge." [33]

a b "Indie soap opera: Justine Frischmann, Damon Albarn and Brett Anderson". The Guardian. April 2003. Masley, Ed (31 December 1999). "The Best of 1999/Pop CDs". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Retrieved 31 December 2016.