Slight Return

THE BLUETONES – Britpop Vets Released Their Debut LP ‘EXPECTING TO FLY’ 25 Years Ago

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Significant longplayers of yesteryear

16 February 2026

Band: THE BLUETONES
Who: Britpop legends from London
Active: 1993–2011, 2015–present

Album: EXPECTING TO FLY
Released: 12 February 1996
25 years ago today
Score: #1 in the UK – platinum


25 years ago

Q magazine wrote: “Perhaps the most accomplished rock debut album since
The Stone Roses in 1989, Expecting to Fly avoids the usual primitive drive of
first recordings, in favour of technical brilliance and adventurous songwriting.
A classic rock album.”

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25th Anniversary Tour Dates

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‘Slight Return’ by THE BLUETONES – 1995 & 1996

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11 January 2020

Band: The Bluetones
Song: Slight Return
Released: For the first time in 1995 as a double A-side single with
The Fountainhead but without success. In 1996 it was re-released
as the only A-side and peaked at #2 in the UK
B-sides: Nae Hair On’t  and Don’t Stand Me Down
Album: Expecting To Fly – the band’s debut LP

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