Singles Collection 2001-2011

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GORILLAZ CELEBRATE A DECADE WITH NEW SINGLES COLLECTION The Singles
Collection: 2001-2011, the career-spanning best of from Gorillaz, will be
released on EMI s Virgin Records. A 15-track collection of the band s singles,
videos and remixes, The Singles Collection: 2001-2011 celebrates 10 years of
audio visual innovation and three studio albums from the most successful
virtual band in the world ever. The Singles Collection will be released as a
standard CD, CD and DVD and 140 gram vinyl. A special edition import-only 7
box set will also be made available.Formed in 1998, the band released their
revolutionary debut album Gorillaz in 2001. The launch had many industry
detractors who saw the idea of an animated pop group as merely folly and
gimmick but the album went on to sell 6 million copies around the world. The
hugely successful campaign took its toll on Gorillaz. As guitar-playing
wunderkind Noodle noted sadly Every great band is destroyed by their success.
Cartoon bands are no exception.” Despite this, she wrestled the band back
together for the release of second album Demon Days in 2005 and a run of
groundbreaking animated live shows at Manchester International Festival and
Harlem s Apollo Theater. In early 2010 Gorillaz resurfaced again this time
from an island in the South Pacific with the album Plastic Beach. The lead
single Stylo featured a bad ass Bruce Willis chasing down our intrepid
Gorillaz who made a clean escape and headed out on their first World Tour with
a crack team of musicians including Clash greats Paul Simonon and Mick
Jones.In ten years, Gorillaz didn t just top charts around the world, hit
number 1 in more than a dozen countries and garner sales in excess of 13
million, they received influential awards and recognition that represented the
band s significance beyond their music. Alongside a Grammy and an Ivor
Novello, Gorillaz were nominated for four CAD awards and took home the coveted
Webby Award for Artist of The Year 2006, plus the Jim Henson Award for
Creativity. In 2006 Jamie Hewlett was awarded Designer of the Year for his
work on Gorillaz; four years later the band graced the cover of tech bible
WIRED magazine.Always open to an interesting collaboration, Gorillaz have
worked with numerous artists including Danger Mouse, Ibrahim Ferrer, Del the
Funkee Homosapien, De La Soul, Kano, Bobby Womack, Ike Turner, Lou Reed, Mark
E Smith, Bootie Brown, Tina Weymouth, Bashy, Little Dragon, Hypnotic Brass
Ensemble, Snoop Dogg, Dan The Automator, Mos Def, D12, Phi Life Cypher, MF
Doom, Rosie Wilson, Shaun Ryder and Neneh Cherry. Gorillaz are Murdoc Niccals,
Noodle, 2D and Russel Hobbs. The track listing for The Singles Collection:
2001-2011 is as follows

Features:

Product Details:

• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.96 x 5.63 x 0.39 inches; 3.46 Ounces
• Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Wb / Parlophone
• SPARS Code ‏ : ‎ DDD
• Date First Available ‏ : ‎ October 6, 2011
• Label ‏ : ‎ Wb / Parlophone
• Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
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