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- Date Released: March 1, 1996
- Genre: Rock/Pop
- Style: Pop
- Label: Fire Records / The Orchard
A 20-track cash-in that collects in reverse chronological order a decade of sleazy singles, lurid B-sides and pervy album tracks.
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We Say...
After enduring an eternity of unpopularity and personnel changes, Sheffield, England's Pulp finally hit the UK big time as their quintessential Englishness satisfied a national thirst for all things Britpop. Their mid-'90s breakthrough also coincided with the band mastering its instruments and leader Jarvis Cocker learning how to write a tune worthy of his pop inspirations. But Pulp's earlier indie material has an audible seediness that mirrors his lyrical content: Its tinny, ham-fisted and sometimes pitch-shy approximations of disco, glam, jangle-pop, '60s lounge and even goth suit Cocker's sooty social commentary and tales of adolescent sexual fumbling. This 20-track cash-in collects in reverse chronological order a decade of sleazy singles, lurid B-sides and pervy album tracks -- all flops. But what Pulp here lacks in polish it compensates with clumsy enthusiasm like a drunken shag in a stinky bathroom stall.
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They Say...
A double-disc collection released to cash in on Pulp's massive success with Different Class, Countdown might be a rip-off compilation, but it does offer an effective introduction to Pulp's '80s catalog. Since their recordings on Fire were decidedly uneven, Countdown does distill all the highlights a casual fan could want to hear. Beginning with the latest track, the 1990 single "Countdown," and working its way backwards, the compilation's sequencing eases newer fans into both the band's more experimental and folkier work. Even though all of Pulp's best material from this era is included, they lacked the pop sense that they developed in the early '90s, which could make this rough sailing for some recent fans. For those that want to dig deeper, there is plenty of fascinating material here.
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| 01. |  |
Countdown |
4:41 |
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| 02. | |
Death Goes To The Disco |
5:43 |
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| 03. | |
My Legendary Girlfriend |
6:45 |
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| 04. | |
Don't You Want Me Anymore |
3:47 |
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| 05. | |
She's Dead |
5:04 |
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| 06. | |
Down By The River |
3:38 |
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| 07. | |
I Want You |
4:39 |
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| 08. | |
Being Followed Home |
6:02 |
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| 09. | |
Master Of The Universe |
3:20 |
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| 10. | |
Don't You Know |
4:07 |
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| 11. | |
They Suffocate At Night |
6:18 |
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11 Total Tracks, 54:04 Total Length
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| 01. | |
Dogs Are Everywhere |
4:53 |
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| 02. | |
The Mark Of The Devil |
4:32 |
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| 03. | |
97 Lovers |
4:28 |
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| 04. | |
Little Girl (With Blue Eyes) |
3:25 |
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| 05. | |
Blue Glow |
3:04 |
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| 06. | |
My Lighthouse |
3:28 |
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| 07. | |
Wishful Thinking |
4:16 |
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| 08. | |
Blue Girls |
5:58 |
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| 09. | |
Countdown (Extended Version) |
8:04 |
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09 Total Tracks, 42:08 Total Length
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Credits
- Pulp - Main Performer // Nick Banks - Drums // Jarvis Cocker - Vocals // Candida Doyle - Keyboards // Russell Senior - Guitar // Mark Webber - Guitar // Steve Mackey - Guitar (Bass)
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