{"title":"Pulp","description":"\u003cp\u003eMost bands hit the big time immediately and fade away, or they build a dedicated following and slowly climb their way to the top. Pulp didn't follow either route. For the first 12 years of their existence, the group languished in near total obscurity, releasing a handful of albums and singles in the 1980s to barely any attention. At the turn of the decade, the band began to gain an audience, sparking a remarkable turn of events that made them one of the most popular British groups of the '90s. By the time Pulp became famous, the band had gone through numerous different incarnations and changes in style, covering nearly every indie rock touchstone from post-punk to dance. Pulp's signature sound is a fusion of David Bowie and Roxy Music's glam rock, disco, new wave, acid house, Europop, and British indie rock. The group's cheap synthesizers and sweeping melodies reflect the lyrical obsessions of lead vocalist Jarvis Cocker, who alternates between sex and sharp, funny portraits of working-class misfits. Out of secondhand pop, Pulp fashioned a distinctive, stylish sound that made camp into something grand and glamorous that retained a palpable sense of gritty reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJarvis Cocker formed Pulp in 1978, when he was 15 years old. Originally called Arabicus Pulp, the first lineup consisted of schoolmates of Cocker. After a year, the band's name was truncated to Pulp. While they were in school, the group performed a handful of gigs. They recorded a demo sometime in 1980 or 1981, giving the tape to John Peel at one of his traveling shows. Peel liked the tape and invited the band to appear on his show. Pulp had their first Peel Session in November 1981. Instead of leading to record deals and pop stardom, the band's appearance on Peel led nowhere. Discouraged by Pulp's lack of success, every member but Cocker left the group in 1982 to go to university. The following year, Cocker assembled a new lineup that featured eight members, including keyboardist Simon Hinkler, who would later join the Mission. In this incarnation, Pulp had distinct folk overtones, as well as new wave underpinnings. The group landed their first record contract, releasing their debut album, It, in 1984. The record didn't make much of an impact, and the band fell apart again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter the second incarnation of Pulp disintegrated, Jarvis Cocker formed another version of the band, with guitarist\/violinist Russell Senior, who became Cocker's first full-fledged collaborator. Cocker and Senior added drummer Magnus Doyle and bassist Peter Mansell to the group, as well as Tim Allcard, who did nothing but read poetry. Musically, Pulp backed away from the folky inclinations of It, adding keyboardist Candida Doyle in 1985, which led to a darker sound; shortly after her arrival, Allcard left the group. In 1985, Pulp released a series of singles on Fire Records. Just as their fortunes were looking up, Cocker became injured severely. As he was trying to impress a girl, he fell 30 feet out of a window, injuring his pelvis, foot, and wrist. For two months, he was confined to a wheelchair, but he performed concerts anyway.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReleased in 1986, Pulp's second album, Freaks, was a dense, dark affair. Following its release, the band split during the filming of the video for \"They Suffocate at Night.\" All of the members, except Cocker and Senior, left the group. For a year, the band was dormant, but Candida Doyle returned in 1987, with drummer Nick Banks and bassist Steven Havenhand joining shortly afterward. Havenhand was soon replaced by Anthony Genn, who was soon replaced by Steve Mackey. Although the group had a stable lineup, they weren't gaining much of a following. In 1988, Cocker moved to London with Mackey and began studying filmmaking at St. Martin's College. While he was studying, Pulp was offered the chance to record another album. The resulting album, Separations, was recorded in 1989 and reflected Cocker's newfound obsession with acid house, but it also boasted some full-fledged pop songs. Separations was released nearly three years after it was completed. Cocker was prepared to stake out a career in film when a single from the album, \"My Legendary Girlfriend,\" was released. NME named the song Single of the Week in 1991, and Pulp's career suddenly took off.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn early 1992, Pulp left Fire Records for Gift, and began releasing a series of singles that consolidated the success of \"My Legendary Girlfriend.\" In particular, \"Babies\" earned the band a great deal of attention and led to a contract with Island Records, their first major-label deal. Island released Pulpintro, a compilation of the Gift singles, as the band recorded their major-label debut, His 'n' Hers. Upon its spring 1994 release, the album earned positive reviews and became an unexpected success, reaching the British Top Ten; it was also nominated for the 1994 Mercury Award. For the rest of 1994 and the early part of 1995, Cocker suddenly became omnipresent on British television. These suave, humorous television appearances became legendary, making him somewhat of a national hero, as well as a sex symbol.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo matter how popular Jarvis Cocker had become, the band didn't break into the big time until they released \"Common People.\" The single became a massive hit upon its May 1995 release, debuting at number two on the U.K. charts. In July, Pulp accepted a last-minute headlining slot at Glastonbury Festival when the Stone Roses had to cancel. Pulp's set was rapturously received, launching the band into superstar status in England and conveniently setting the stage for their forthcoming album, Different Class. During the recording of the album, guitarist Mark Webber -- the president of Pulp's fan club -- became a full-time member of the group. The first record to feature Webber was the double A-sided single, \"Mis-Shapes\" and \"Sorted for E's \u0026amp; Wizz,\" which was released in August, two months before Different Class. The single became a number two hit, despite a major tabloid controversy over the lyrics to \"Sorted.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDifferent Class arrived in late October to rave reviews throughout the British press. The album entered the charts at number one, going gold within its first week and platinum within the second. At the end of the year, the album topped many best-of-the-year lists. In February 1996, Different Class was released in the United States to positive reviews. The massive fame and attention that the album brought Pulp influenced the direction of their follow-up, 1998's world-weary, paranoid This Is Hardcore. The record's troubled sound and somewhat mixed reception led some to speculate whether or not the group would continue; the bandmembers took some time to pursue side projects such as DJing at various nightclubs and remixing tracks for artists like Black Box Recorder and Death in Vegas. Meanwhile, they continued to play live, performing at various festivals, including the Meltdown festival curated by Scott Walker. Walker proved such an inspiration for the group that Pulp hired him on as the producer of their new material after recording with Chris Thomas went unsatisfactorily. The resulting album, We Love Life -- its name inspired by the September 11 terrorist attacks -- was released in the fall of 2001 in the U.K. and in the spring of 2002 in the U.S. to critical acclaim.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2006, Cocker released a solo album entitled Jarvis. In 2022, Pulp unveiled plans for a major reunion tour in 2023. Bassist Steve Mackey, who informed the press he would not be taking part in the concerts, died on March 2, 2023, at the age of 56. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"pulp-freaks-180-gram-vinyl-reissue-2lp","title":"Freaks (180 Gram Vinyl, Reissue) (2LP)","description":"Pulp's 1987 album Freaks is being reissued as part of the Fire Embers series with a special 2 LP release.  Packed with singles and b-sides from the Freaks era the album documents how Pulp had changed significantly since their debut It. By this time every member bar Jarvis had moved on but the addition of Russell Senior proved to be a pivotal turning point for the band. No longer did Pulp sound pastoral, easy-natured; now they were darkly romantic, brooding, noisy and a little bit Gothic.  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This is the transition album where Pulp, caught between a doomed romantic outsider past and an acid-bright future, made an album that brilliantly reflects both.\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandling Note: **Please allow an additional 72 hours for this item's shipment.**\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat Detail: LP 180g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Rock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternal ID: JITRE\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 05\/29\/2012\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Pulp","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44582603129065,"sku":"ZKX4AY-J80N-00","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/3523\/8633\/files\/Pulp-Separations_CyWn1.jpg?v=1740178317"},{"product_id":"pulp-his-n-hers-import","title":"His N Hers [Import]","description":"Double vinyl LP pressing. 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In 1998, Q magazine readers voted it the seventieth greatest album of all time, while it was placed at #110 in the book Virgin All-Time Top 1000 Albums. \"Lipgloss\", \"Do You Remember the First Time?\", \"Razzmatazz\", and \"Babies\" were released as singles.\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Pop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 11\/01\/2019\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Pulp","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44587662868713,"sku":"RKP3WL-MCZD-00","price":46.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/3523\/8633\/files\/Pulp-His-N-Hers-Import_0SmxL.jpg?v=1758978878"},{"product_id":"pulp-this-is-hardcore-import-2-lps","title":"This Is Hardcore [Import] (2 Lp's)","description":"\u003cp\u003ePulp: Jarvis Cocker, Nick Banks, Candida Doyle, Steve Mackey, Mark Webber. Additional personnel: Anne Dudley, Chris Thomas (piano); Olle Romo, Matthew Vaughan, Magnus Fiennes, Mark Haley (programming); Mandy Bell, Carol Kenyon, Jackie Rawe (background vocals); Neneh Cherry. Recorded at The Townhouse, Olympic Studios, CTS Studios, London, England. \"I'm not Jesus, though I've got the same initials,\" croons Jarvis Cocker in Pulp's folllowup to 1996's gleefully hateful DIFFERENT CLASS. As this line illustrates, THIS IS HARDCORE takes Pulp further over the top in every sense--shamelessly dramatic structures telegraph every crescendo, and tense verse arrangements give way to sweeping sing-along choruses. Cocker's venomous, confessional lyrics are best evidenced in his trademark spoken sections--murmured tales of obsession punctuate the band's call to arms for the pasty, skinny dispossessed youth of the world. THIS IS HARDCORE boasts a fantastic palette of sonic textures, from the thick T. Rex-influenced grooves to spacey chimes, E-bows, and storms of feedback. Analog synths buzz and sputter, held aloft by rich string arrangements. As the title implies, sexual themes abound, notably on the cool rush of \"Party Hard\" and the slow throb of the title track. \"Help The Aged\" features elegant instrumentation and a lyric which manages to be poetic where lesser misanthropes would yield to the temptation to be comedic. 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It's influences emanate from old glam and post-punk records, with the hooks and immediacy of perfect pop - it was sensual yet intellectual, cheap yet sophisticated, retro yet modern - with each seeming paradox giving the music weight instead of weighing it down: with Jarvis Cocker's wry comments on life in Sheffield, where desperation, sex, and crime are always on the surface, creating evocative images with an appropriate amount of drama and a surplus of flair.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003eTracklist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003eA1        Joyriders\u003cbr\u003e\r\nA2        Lipgloss\u003cbr\u003e\r\nA3        Acrylic Afternoons\u003cbr\u003e\r\nA4        Have You Seen Her Lately?\u003cbr\u003e\r\nA5        She's A Lady\u003cbr\u003e\r\nB1        Happy Endings\u003cbr\u003e\r\nB2        Do You Remember The First Time?\u003cbr\u003e\r\nB3        Pink Glove\u003cbr\u003e\r\nB4        Someone Like The Moon\u003cbr\u003e\r\nB5        David's Last Summer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e*Audio and\/or tracklist may vary slightly from the vinyl version.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003eLabel: IMT\u003cbr\u003e\r\nRel. 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