PULP - ACRYLIC AFTERNOONS - Pulp Discography 1983-1994

It LP

Release: April 1983
Number: RED LP 29
Formats: Vinyl LP
Sleeve: Designed by Tony Perrin

* Only 2,000 copies were pressed of the It LP.

* Cherry Red re-issue: February 1994, CDMRED112
Limited edition Cherry Red 10trk CD (1000 copies only). Includes additional tracks 'Everybody's Problem', 'There Was' and 'Looking For Life'. The version of 'My Lighthouse' on this CD is the rare remix version from the 'My Lighthouse' 7" single.

* Fire Records re-issue: November 1994, REFIRECD15
Fire Records 8trk CD, includes 'Looking For Life' as an additional track.

* Second Fire Records re-issue: 11 November 2002, SFIRE004CD
Fire Records 8trk CD with card slipcase, includes 'Looking For Life' as an additional track.

* Click Here to see the It LP label.

It LP - Remastered Edition

Release: 13 February 2012
Number: FIRECD223E, FV223E
Format: CD, Vinyl LP

My Lighthouse
Wishful Thinking
Joking Aside
Boats And Trains
Blue Girls
Love Love
In Many Ways
Looking For Life
My Lighthouse (remix)
Please Don't Worry
Blue Girls (Alternative Mix)
Sink Or Swim

* Tracks 10-12 were previously unreleased.

* Mastered by Duncan Powell at Sound Mastering.

* See the full sleevenotes and artwork.

My Lighthouse

Release: May 1983
Number: RED 32
Formats: 7" vinyl

* Click here to see the record label.

Everybody's Problem

Release: September 1983
Number: RED 37
Formats: 7" vinyl
Sleeve: Michael Paramore

* Click Here to see a scan of the record label and here to see the rear sleeve.

Little Girl (With Blue Eyes) and other pieces

Release: 28 October 1985
Number: FIRE5
Formats: 12" vinyl
Sleeve: Pulp & Julie Paramore, Photography - David Bocking

Dogs Are Everywhere

Release: June 1986
Number: BLAZE10
Formats: 12" vinyl

* Recorded in Sheffield by P.J. Oldfield on 22-23 February 1986.

Sleevenotes:
Dogs Are Everywhere: Recent evidence shows that man is a direct descendant of the Dog, rather that the ape, as had previously been believed. Some are closer to their roots than others.
The Mark Of The Devil: A disease that can strike at any age. How it is caught is a mystery but when one day you look in the mirror and see that mark upon your face... It's a sickener.
97 Lovers: Why 97? It could just have easily been 970 or 9,700. Just take a short walk around town and you'll soon lose count of the deformities. By the way, what's that growing on your back?
Aborigine: A real kitchen-sink drama. This kind of thing happens all the time, and it leaves a nasty stain on the shag-pile.
Goodnight: Zzzzzzzzzzz.

They Suffocate At Night 7"

Release: January 1987
Numbers: BLAZE17
Format: 7" vinyl

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They Suffocate At Night 12"

Release: January 1987
Numbers: BLAZE17T
Format: 12" vinyl

Click here to see the 12" record label.

* Recorded at the Sheffield Input Studio during June 1986.

Sleevenotes:
Tunnel; - The True Story. I first entered the tunnel on the tenth of July 1985. It was a sunny day, just a few rolled-out wispy clouds, and I was wearing my best suit. I saw the entrance and went in - simple as that. I had nothing else to do; I was bored. That was fifteen weeks ago and guess what? - I'm lost, it's so bleeding dark in here, that's the problem. But I'm not alone, - oh no, there must be hundreds, perhaps thousands, down here with me. We all mill around and bump into each other in the darkness. And the stench of a thousand unwashed bodies hangs in a thick fog. That's city dirt, Fanny. I walk for at least eight hours every day but I've still never seen even the slightest glimmer of light that would tell me I was nearing the end of the tunnel. Most of the others are content to just walk on the spot and hum to themselves, but I still make the effort. Hoping that one morning I will wake up in the sun with the sky blue above me. And to be clean again. But I know I'll never be clean again.

Freaks LP

Release: May 1987
Numbers: FIRELP5 / FIRECD5 / FIREMC5
Formats: Vinyl LP / CD / Cassette
Sleeve: Robert Winterman Design Group

* The CD was reissued (SFIRE013CD) by Fire Records in June 2002, and came with a card slipcase.

* Click here to see the cassette sleeve.

Sleevenotes:
Now listen; these freaks we're talking about, they're just normal people gone a bit wrong, that's all. Something happened to them and they never got over it. Now they walk around in a daze with twisted innards and blank faces, wanting to join in but too scared to make the jump. It's sad but don't bother crying; they still eat and drink and watch T.V. just like anyone else. And they smoke.

Freaks LP - Remastered Edition

Release: 13 February 2012
Number: FIRECD05E, FV05E
Format: Double CD, Double Vinyl LP

CD1: Remastered Freaks LP. Tracklisting as per original release.
CD2:

Little Girl (With Blue Eyes)
Simultaneous
Blue Glow
The Will To Power
Dogs Are Everywhere
The Mark Of The Devil
97 Lovers
Aborigine
Goodnight
Tunnel
Manon

* See the full sleevenotes and artwork.

Master Of The Universe

Release: May 1987
Number: BLAZE21T
Formats: 12" vinyl
Sleeve: Robert Winterman Design Group

* Click here to see the Master Of The Universe record label.

* Masters Of The Universe was recorded in June 1986. Manon was recorded in June 1985, then re-mixed and partially re-recorded in June 1986.

* Silence was recorded live by John Nicholls at the Wicker Karate Rooms on 8 May 1984.

Sleevenotes:
'Master Of The Universe' - an explanation:
He was God and she was His congregation. But when she lost her faith, He lost His power. Now the thigh-length boot's on the other foot. (You might think it's funny, but someone's always got to be the boss.) This record marks the end of Pulp #3. Pulp #4 will follow shortly.

My Legendary Girlfriend

Release: March 1991
Number: BLAZE44T
Format: 12" vinyl / CD (from 1996)

* Tracks 2 & 3 are Parrot & Winston remix versions of 'This House Is Condemned'.

* Fire reissued this single on CD format with the same track listing on 17 November 1996 (BLAZECD44).

Countdown

Release: August 1991
Numbers: BLAZE51T / BLAZE51CD
Formats: 12" vinyl / CD
Sleeve: Martyn Broadhead

* The CD track listing is the reverse of the above.

* Both versions of Countdown on this single are different to the version found on the Separations LP.

O.U. (Gone, Gone)

Release: 26 June 1992
Numbers: GIF1 / GIF1CD
Formats: 12" vinyl / CD
Sleeve: Martin Broadhead, Photography: Colin Bell

O.U. (Gone, Gone) (Radio Edit)
O.U. (Gone, Gone) (12" Mix)
Space

* The 12" track listing is: A1. O.U. (Gone, Gone) (12" Mix), B1. Space, B2. O.U. (Gone, Gone) (Radio Edit).

* Click here to see the O.U record label.

Sleevenotes:
...so we finally made it into orbit (good, innit?). But like the man said "Space is O.K. but I'd rather get my kicks down below." One re-entry later and now it's a choice between an extra hour in bed or stopping the love of your life from getting on the next train out of town. Took too long deciding what shirt to wear and blew it. But hold on, who's this walking out of the sun? It can't be - but it is. Talk about leaving it till the last minute. O.U. jammy get..

Separations LP

Release: 19 June 1992
Numbers: FIRE11026 / FIRE MC26 / FIRE33026
Formats: Vinyl LP / Cassette / CD
Sleeve: Martyn Broadhead

Love Is Blind
Don't You Want Me Anymore?
She's Dead
Separations
Down By The River
Countdown
My Legendary Girlfriend
Death II
This House Is Condemned

* Click here to see the cassette sleeve.

* The CD was reissued (SFIRE025CD) by Fire Records in April 2002, and came with a card slipcase.

Separations LP - Remastered Edition

Release: 13 February 2012
Number: FIRECD26E, FV26E
Format: CD, Vinyl LP

Love Is Blind
Don't You Want Me Anymore?
She's Dead
Separations
Down By The River
Countdown
My Legendary Girlfriend
Death II
This House Is Condemned
Death Goes To The Disco
This House Is Condemned (Remix)
Countdown (Extended Version)
Death Comes To Town

* The four bonus tracks (tracks 10-13) are not included on the vinyl release.

* Track 11 is incorrectly labelled as 'Is This House?'

* See the full sleevenotes and artwork.

My Legendary Girlfriend

Release: August 1992
Number: CAFF 17
Format: 7" vinyl (limited to 500, mail order only)

* Click here to see the record labels.
* Click here to see the rear sleeve.

Sleevenotes:
The following notes (written by Bob Stanley, founder of the Caff label) were included on an insert: "Pulp. From Sheffield. Sex City. And yes, that probably explains why 'My Legendary Girlfriend' is such a bottomless pit of seething sauciness. This version was recorded live with a so-called friend of the group whining his little head off at the front. A uniquely tense performance. On the reverse side we have 'Sickly Grin' (complete with tape deterioration) from 1982, and a fine rocker called 'Back In LA' from 1985, where Pulp let off steam after the miserablism of the 'Freaks' LP. Jarvis Cocker, eugenius. Goodnight, Bob x."

Babies

Release: 5 October 1992
Numbers: GIF3 / GIFCD3
Formats: 12" vinyl / CD

Babies
Styloroc (Nites Of Suburbia)
Sheffield: Sex City
Sheffield: Sex City (Instrumental)

* The 12" release does not include 'Sheffield: Sex City (instrumental)'.

Sleevenotes:
Babies: Yes it happened years ago on some damp acrylic afternoon. I know you got your own back years later (that's another story) but it wasn't such a big deal anyway - in those days you packed people rather than divorced them. I liked it that way and I still do, but then again, I'm imma.
Styloroc: Happening at a cul-de-sac near you.
Sheffield: Sex City: The morning after "My Legendary Girlfriend". Trying to get things done but ending up on a tour of the fleshpots of Sheffield in a T-reg Chevette. Wybourn, Brincliffe, Intake - All these places really do exist and maybe those adventures still happen there - I don't know; I don't live there anymore.

Razzmatazz

Release: 15 February 1993
Numbers: 7GIF6 / GIF6 / GIF6CD
Formats: 7" vinyl / 12" vinyl / CD
Sleeve: Designers Republic, Photography - Colin Bell
Highest Chart Position: 80

Razzmatazz
Inside Susan "A story in three songs..."
Stacks
Inside Susan
59, Lyndhurst Grove

* The 7" single only includes Stacks & 59, Lyndhurst Grove as b-sides.

* Click here to see the Razzmatazz record label.

* Click Here to see a picture of 59 Lyndhurst Grove.

Sleevenotes:
Razzmatazz... the bits that "Hello" leaves out.
Inside Susan "A story in three songs..."...following Susan from her Rotherham puberty through wild teen years in Sheffield to her eventual marriage and settling down somewhere on the outskirts of London. I played these songs to Susan the other day - she just laughed and said I was being spiteful because she wouldn?t sleep with me when we first met. She also said to tell you that she's perfectly happy where she is at the moment, thank you very much.

Pulp Intro LP

Release: 11 October 1993
Numbers: ILPM2076 / ICM2076 / IMCD159
Formats: Vinyl LP / Cassette / CD (from 1995)
Sleeve: Designers Republic, Photography - Kevin Westerberg

Space
O.U. (Gone, Gone) [12" Mix]
Babies
Styloroc (Nites Of Suburbia)
Razzmatazz
Sheffield: Sex City
Stacks
Inside Susan
59, Lyndhurst Grove

* Strictly a compilation album, Pulp Intro is a collection of tracks that Pulp released on the Gift Label between 1992 and 1993.

* Click Here to see the cassette sleeve.

Sleevenotes:
This album comprises the three singles released by Pulp on Sheffield's Gift Records during 1992/3. It is intended as an introduction to the group for those who may have missed these songs the first time around. Welcome.

Lipgloss

Release: 15 November 1993
Numbers: IS567 / 12IS567 / CIS567 / CID567
Formats: 7" vinyl / 12" vinyl / Cassette / CD
Sleeve: Designers Republic, Illustration, Hideaki Kodama
Highest Chart Position: 50

Lipgloss
Deep Fried In Kelvin
You're A Nightmare

* The version of You're A Nightmare was originally recorded for the John Peel Show at the BBC Maida Vale Studios on 7 February 1993.

* The Cassette and 7" release do not include 'Deep Fried In Kelvin'.

* The 7" was rereleased on 20 November 1996 on red vinyl.

* The CD was rereleased in September 1996.

Sleevenotes:
Welcome to the new era. Now we all live on cosmetics and garage food... we might look rough but we've got beautiful insides. But everything's going to be alright just as long as you mind the low-flying televisions.

Do You Remember The First Time?

Release: 21 March 1994
Numbers: IS574 / 12IS574 / CIS574 / CID574
Formats: 7" vinyl / 12" vinyl / Cassette / CD
Sleeve: Designers Republic, Illustration - Philip Castle
Highest Chart Position: 33

Do You Remember The First Time?
Street Lites
The Babysitter

* The Cassette and 7" release do not include 'The Babysitter'

* The 7" was rereleased on 20 November 1996 on brown vinyl

* The CD was rereleased in September 1996

Sleevenotes:
Well do you? And why did you choose them? Was it the drink or the time of year or the position of the planets? Or was it just their hair?

His 'n' Hers LP

Release: 11 April 1994
Numbers: ILPS8025 / ICT8025 / CID8025
Formats: Vinyl LP / Cassette / CD
Sleeve: Designers Republic, Photography - Kevin Westerberg, Illustration - Philip Castle
Highest Chart Position: 9

Joyriders
Lipgloss
Acrylic Afternoons
Babies
Have You Seen Her Lately?
She's A Lady
Happy Endings
Do You Remember The First Time?
Pink Glove
Someone Like The Moon
David's Last Summer

* The vinyl LP format does not include Babies.

* The version of Babies on the album is a remix. The original version appeared on the Pulp Intro LP and on the original Babies single.

* The US CD (314524006-2) and Cassette (314524006-4) include 'Razzmatazz' as a bonus track.

* Click here to see the cassette sleeve.

* BPI UK Sales Awards:
Silver (60,000 units), 1 August 1994
Gold (100,000 units), 1 February 1995

Sleevenotes:
Please deliver us from matching sweatshirts and 'chicken in the rough', from evenings sat on couple row admiring the flock, from Sundays spent parading the aisles of Meadowhall. We don't want to live like this. It's bad for our health. Do something soon or it's curtains (just as long as they match the walls and the sofa)

His 'n' Hers LP - Remastered Deluxe Edition

Release: 11 September 2006
Number: 9840045
Format: Double CD

CD1: Remastered His 'n' Hers LP. Tracklisting as per original release.
CD2:

Live On (BBC Mark Goodier Session)
You're Not Blind (Demo)
Space (BBC Hit The North Session Soundcheck)
The Boss (Demo)
Watching Nicky (Demo)
Frightened (Demo)
Your Sister's Clothes
Seconds
His 'n' Hers
Street Lites
You're A Nightmare (BBC John Peel Session)
The Babysitter
Deep Fried In Kelvin

* Tracks 1-6 of CD2 were previously unavailable. The sleeve incorrectly states that 'You're A Nightmare' was previously unavailable (it was originally a 'Do You Remember The First Time?' b-side). 'Street Lites' is also incorrectly labelled as Streetlights.

* This Deluxe Edition was released on a double vinyl 180-gram gatefold LP on 3 December 2012 (MOVLP663).

Sleevenotes:
Hmmm, let's see... 'His 'n' Hers' was started in the late summer of 1993 at Britannia Row studios in Islington. It was our first major label album so we were all very excited about doing something 'proper' at last. The studio had a house that bands could stay in whilst recording so I finally got to live out my Monkees fantasy, tho' I seem to remember that it soon disintegrated into a student-house hell kind of scenario (just like any house I've ever lived in, I suppose). I think the studio was owned by Nick Mason of Pink Floyd at the time and there seemed to be some inflatable figures left over from 'The Wall' stuffed into an out-house round the back - which was exciting.

I can't remember much about the recording process except that we decided to make things extra-difficult for ourselves by converting the table-tennis room into a make-shift film studio in order to make a documentary to go along with the song 'Do You Remember The First Time?'. So, whilst Ed Buller was struggling manfully to make us sound palatable, we kept nipping off to ask the likes of John Peel, Viv Stanshall, Justine Frischmann, Terry Hall, Pam Hogg, Jo Brand & Vic 'n' Bob about their first sexual experiences - better than talking about hi-hat sounds all day.

The only real problem we had was when I thought that I had summoned up the Devil by means of an analogue synthesiser. Let me explain: Ed Buller had this big old modular synth and I was trying to find some kind of ambient noises to go on the track 'Acrylic Afternoons'. After an hour or so of plugging and unplugging various leads and twiddling some dials I found this quite spooky, self-generating noise that I was quite pleased with. I left it playing and then went to have dinner with the others. With the sound still playing in the background the atmosphere around the dinner-table was a little subdued but I thought nothing of it. The real trouble started later after we'd put it to tape - lots of equipment started malfunctioning, a tape reel broke and I became convinced it was all down to 'The Tones of Evil', as the sound was now known. Things kept going wrong until I was moved to ask Ed to erase the said sound in order to break the curse that seemed to have descended on us. The tape-op attempted to do this but only succeeded in erasing another track instead - 'The Tones' did not want to die! Eventually we managed to erase the right track but, to this day, I believe you can discern their faint echo at the start of 'Acrylic Afternoons' if you turn it up very loud. After this occurrence the rest of the album was finished without incident. (Except me and Steve got beaten up after walking home from Select magazine's Christmas party. Goodwill to all men!... and maybe Nick bust his hand at the same event; it was the first time we'd been to a party with free drink).

'Do You Remember The First Time?' came out before the album and limped into the charts at no.36 or something. But then the album got to no.9 and 'Babies' got re-released and was a real top-twenty hit and everything. I remember being on the tour-bus when we found that out and Mark Webber put 'Here Comes Success' by Iggy Pop on the stereo and we all danced about on the hard shoulder for a bit.

Little did we know what was to come...

The Sisters EP

Release: 23 May 1994: CD, 12", Cassette
30 May 1994: Numbered 7" vinyl
Numbers: IS595 / 12IS595 / CIS595 / CID595
Formats: 7" vinyl / 12" vinyl / Cassette / CD
Sleeve: Designers Republic, Illustration - Philip Castle
Highest Chart Position: 19

Babies
Your Sister's Clothes
Seconds
His 'n' Hers

* The 12" contains a ten inch print of the 'His 'n' Hers' album artwork.

* The Cassette contains all four tracks on both sides.

* The sleeves of the original 7" release were numbered.

* The 7" was rereleased on 20 November 1996 on white vinyl.

* The CD was rereleased in September 1996.

* The version of Babies on the Sisters EP is an edited version of the 1994 remix.

Sleevenotes:
"Your Sister's Clothes" features the sisters from "Babies" four years on. Now the younger sibling finally gets her revenge for earlier years. "Seconds" explores the idea that perfect people are... well, perfectly boring to be honest whilst "His 'n' Hers" is one man's fear of domestic interiors set to music. What are you frightened of? (And remember - shove it in sideways).