Blur were signed to Food Records, the founder of which David Balfe who had not only directed earlier music videos for Blur singles “There’s No Other Way” and “She’s So High” but had also been instrumental in getting Blur to changed their name from Seymour. Damon Akbar’s wrote “Country House” about Balfe’s decision to sell Food Records to EMI.
Incidentally, David Balfe was formerly the keyboardist for The Teardrop Explodes
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