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- Date Released: January 1, 1986
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Label: Fire Records / The Orchard
Proto-Pulp, unrefined and slightly awkward, but skulking somewhere near a signature sound
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We Say...
During the recording of 1986's Freaks, Pulp leader Jarvis Cocker was reportedly living with a junkie in a Sheffield attic. Judging by the overall tone of the album, though, his bandmates were enjoying even less glamourous personal circumstances. Aided by some oppressive production, gloom — bordering on gothic during the Bauhaus-esque “Master of the Universe” — pervades each composition. Fear abounds, whether it's in the form of a deadly stalker, suffocation or just guitarist Russell Senior having a stab at vocal duties. (“Fairground,” “Anorexic Beauty.”)
This is proto-Pulp, unrefined and slightly awkward, but skulking somewhere near a signature sound. The hushed Jarvis monologue on “Being Followed Home” sets the standard for many a menacing mumble of the future, and disturbing subject matter would remain a group staple. Here though, the moments of highest quality arrive via a subtler form of misery, as in the desperate, obsessive longing of “I Want You,” or the squalid bitterness of “Life Must Be So Wonderful.”
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Fairground |
5:07 |
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| 02. | |
I Want You |
4:42 |
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| 03. | |
Being Followed Home |
6:03 |
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| 04. | |
Master of the Universe |
3:22 |
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| 05. | |
Life Must Be So Wonderful |
3:58 |
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| 06. | |
There's No Emotion |
4:27 |
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| 07. | |
Anorexic Beauty |
2:59 |
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| 08. | |
The Never Ending Story |
3:01 |
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| 09. | |
Don't You Know |
4:09 |
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| 10. | |
They Suffocate At Night |
6:17 |
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10 Total Tracks, 44:05 Total Length
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Credits
- Pulp - Producer // Pulp - Main Performer // Jarvis Cocker - Guitar // Jarvis Cocker - Drums // Jarvis Cocker - Vocals // Jarvis Cocker - ? // Candida Doyle - Organ // Candida Doyle - Piano // Candida Doyle - Vocals (Background) // Candida Doyle - ? // Russell Senior - Guitar // Russell Senior - Violin // Russell Senior - Vocals // Russell Senior - ? // Magnus Doyle - Guitar // Magnus Doyle - Percussion // Magnus Doyle - Drums // Magnus Doyle - ? // Peter Mansell - Bass // Peter Mansell - Guitar // Peter Mansell - Guitar (Bass) // Peter Mansell - ?
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