PULP

Pulp were a rock band, formed in Sheffield, England in 1978, by then 15-year-old school boy Jarvis Cocker (vocals, guitar). They were originally known as "Arabacus Pulp," but this was shortened a year later. The members of Pulp were all schoolmates attending City Secondary School in Sheffield and supported fellow school band Crude in their first gigs. Their breakthrough came after their change to Island Records, with the 1995 album "Different Class" as their artistically and commercially most successful.

They cite their influences as David Bowie, The Cure, The Beatles and The Kinks. Vocally Jarvis often sounds like Steve Harley of Cockney Rebel.

They are most famous in the UK, where their blend of disco-influenced pop-rock coupled with the amusing down-to-earth kitchen-sink lyrics of front-man Jarvis Cocker saw them become popular during the mid 1990s. In 1996 they won the Mercury Prize. After their last album We Love Life (2001), the band entered into an extended hiatus, from which they have yet to emerge.

source: Wikipedia etc.

Band Members:

Jarvis Cocker: Born 1963 . As a founder member, main composer, lead-vocalist, guitarplayer, keyboardman and vocalist Cocker is/was the cornerstone of the band

Candida Doyle: Born 1963. Keyboard and backing vocals

Mark Webber: Born 1970. Guitar

Steve Mackey: Born 1966. Bass

Nick Banks: Born 1965. Drums

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Discography:

1. It - Fire 1983

Tracks:
1. My Lighthouse / 2. Wishful Thinking / 3. Joking Aside / 4. Boats And Trains / 5. Blue Girls / 6. Love Love / 7. In Many Ways / 8. Looking For Life / 9. My Lighthouse (single) / 10. Please Don't Worry / 11. Blue Girls (alt.) / 12. Sink or Swim
Rating : 4

2. Masters of the Universe - Fire 1994 compilation of 1985-86 recordings

Tracks:
1. Aborigine / 2. Goodnight / 3. They Suffocate At Night / 4. Tunnel / 5. Masters Of The Universe / 6. Little Girl / 7. Simultaneous / 8. Blue Glow / 9. Will To Power / 10. Dogs Are Everywhere / 11. Mark Of The Devil / 12. 97 Lovers
Rating :

3. Freaks - Fire 1987

Tracks:
1. Fairground / 2. I Want You / 3. Being Followed Home / 4. Masters Of The Universe / 5. Life Must Be So Wonderful / 6. There's No Emotion / 7. Anorexic Beauty / 8. Neverending Story / 9. Don't You Know / 10. They Suffocate At Night
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4. Seperations - Fire 1992

Tracks:
1. Love Is Blind / 2. Don't You Want Me Anymore / 3. She's Dead / 4. Separations / 5. Down By The River / 6. Countdown / 7. My Legendary Girlfriend / 8. Death II / 9. This House Is Condemned
Rating :

5. Countdown 1992-1983 - Fire 1996 - compilation of early tracks

1. Little Girl With Blue Eyes / 2. Dogs Are Everywhere / 3. Death Goes to the Disco / 4. The Mark Of The Devil / 5. 97 Lovers / 6. Blue Glow + 14 previously released tracks
Rating :

6. His 'n' Hers - Island 1994

Tracks:
1. Joyriders / 2. Lipgloss / 3. Acrylic Afternoons / 4. Have You Seen Her Lately / 5. She's A Lady / 6. Happy Endings / 7. Do You Rememeber The First Time / 8. Pink Glove / 9. Someone Like The Moon / 10. David's Last Summer
Rating : 8

7. Different Class - Island 1995

Tracks:
1. Mis Shapes / 2. Pencil Skirt / 3. Common People / 4. I Spy / 5. Disco 2000 / 6. Live Bed Show / 7. Something Changed / 8. Sorted For E's And Wizz / 9. FEELINGCALLEDLOVE / 10. Underwear / 11. Monday Morning / 12. Bar Italia
Rating : 9

8. This is Hardcore - Island 1997

Tracks:
1. Fear / 2. Dishes / 3. Party Hard / 4. Help The Aged / 5. This Is Hardcore / 6. TV Movie / 7. Little Soul / 8. I'm A Man / 9. Seductive Barry / 10. Sylvia / 11. Glory Days / 12. Day After The Revolution
Rating : 8

9. We Love Life - Island 2001

Tracks:
1. Weeds / 2. Weeds II / 3. The Night That Minnie Timperley Died / 4. The Trees / 5. Wickerman / 6. I Love Life / 7. Birds In Your Garden / 8. Bob Lind / 9. Bad Cover Version / 10. Roadkill / 11. Sunrise
Rating : 8

Essential Albums!

Original albums as listed and rated on “Rate Your Music” - May 2 - 2012

4 Different Class - 1995
30 His "n" Hers - 1994
31 This is Hardcore - 1998
255 We Love Life - 2001
617 Seperations - 1992
682 Freaks - 1987
798 If - 1983
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November 8 - 2007 "rateyourmusic.com"

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My Suggestion For a 80 minutes (app.) Best Of Compilation: ( More tracks will be added eventually!)

1. A Little Soul ( Cocker/Banks/Doyle/Mackey/Webber ) This is Hardcore
2. Sorted Out For E's and Wizz ( Cocker/Banks/Doyle/Mackey/Webber ) Different Class
3. Something Changed ( Cocker/Banks/Doyle/Mackey/Webber ) Different Class
4. Common People ( Cocker/Banks/Doyle/Senior/Mackey ) Different Class
5. Razzmatazz ( Cocker/Banks/Doyle/Senior/Mackey ) His "n" Hers
6. Disco 2000 ( Cocker/Banks/Doyle/Mackey/Webber ) Different Class
7. Underwear ( Cocker/Banks/Doyle/Senior/Mackey ) Different Class
8. Babies ( Cocker/Banks/Doyle/Senior/Mackey ) His "n" Hers
9. Help the Aged ( Cocker/Banks/Doyle/Mackey/Webber ) This is Hardcore
10. Do You Remember the First Time ( Cocker/Banks/Doyle/Senior/Mackey ) His "n" Hers
11. Bad Cover Version ( Cocker/Banks/Doyle/Mackey/Webber ) We Love Life
12. Lipgloss ( Cocker/Banks/Doyle/Senior/Mackey ) His "n" Hers
13. Wickerman ( Cocker/Banks/Doyle/Mackey/Webber ) We Love Life
14. The Trees ( Cocker/Banks/Doyle/Mackey/Webber ) We Love Life
15. Sunrise ( Cocker/Banks/Doyle/Mackey/Webber ) We Love Life
16. Mis-Shapes ( Cocker/Banks/Doyle/Mackey/Webber ) Different Class
17. Last Day of the Miner's Strike ( Cocker/Banks/Doyle/Mackey/Webber/Bacharach ) Hits
18. TV Movie ( Cocker/Banks/Doyle/Mackey/Webber/Thomas ) This is Hardcore
19. Fear ( Cocker/Banks/Doyle/Mackey/Webber/Thomas ) This is Hardcore
20. Live Bed Show ( Cocker/Banks/Doyle/Mackey/Webber ) Different Class
21. Pencil Skirt ( Cocker/Banks/Doyle/Mackey/Webber ) Different Class
22. Bar Italia ( Cocker/Banks/Doyle/Mackey/Webber ) Different Class
23. Feeling Called Love ( Cocker/Banks/Doyle/Mackey/Webber ) Different Class
24. Sylvia ( Cocker/Banks/Doyle/Mackey/Webber/Thomas ) This is Hardcore
25. Glory Days ( Cocker/Banks/Doyle/Mackey/Webber/Thomas ) This is Hardcore
26. Dishes ( Cocker/Banks/Doyle/Mackey/Webber/Thomas ) This is Hardcore
27. Bob Lind ( Cocker/Banks/Doyle/Mackey/Webber ) We Love Life
28. Birds in Your Garden ( Cocker/Banks/Doyle/Mackey/Webber ) We Love Life
29. Day After the Revolution ( Cocker/Banks/Doyle/Mackey/Webber/Thomas ) This is Hardcore

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LINKS:

A Pulp Page

The jarvis Cocker Shrine

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