Pulp were an English alternative rock band formed in Sheffield in 1978 by Jarvis Cocker (vocals, guitar). They were originally known as "Arabicus Pulp," but this was shortened a year later. The members of Pulp were all schoolmates attending City Secondary School in Sheffield.
Throughout the 1980s, the band struggled to find success but gained prominence in the UK in the 1990s after the release of the albums His 'n' Hers, Different Class and This Is Hardc.... The latter two of these reached number one spot in the UK Album Chart. Their musical style in this successful era consisted of disco-influenced pop-rock coupled with down-to-earth "kitchen-sink drama"-style lyrics. This success led to the band and frontman Jarvis Cocker becoming major figures of the mid-1990s Britpop movement and to two nominations for the Mercury Music Prize; in 1994 for His 'n' Hers and a win in 1996 for Different Class. Their 1995 single Common People, which reached number 2 in the UK Singles Chart, was voted number 3 in NME's's 50 Greatest Indie Anthems Ever. Later in 1995, they headlined the Pyramid Stage of the Glastonbury Festival. After their last album We Love Life in 2001, the band entered an extended hiatus. Pulp's unglamorous mix of musical styles, evident in their music videos, has often been described as forming part of the Britpop aesthetic. It is more likely a result of their public image, and the fact that working-class culture was more "alive" than most people thought.
Discography
Studio albums
* It (1983)
* Freaks (1987)
* Separations (1991)
* His 'n' Hers (1994) (#9 UK, Gold)
* Different Class (1995) (#1 UK, 4x Platinum)
* This Is Hardc... (1998) (#1 UK, #114 US, Gold)
* We Love Life (2001) (#6 UK, Silver)
Compilations
* Intro - non-album singles compilation (1993)
* Masters of the Universe - non-album singles compilation (1994)
* Countdown 1992-1983 - compilation of tracks from the Fire/Red Rhino era (1996) #10 UK
* Pulp Goes to the Disco (1998)
* Freshly Squeezed... the Early Years - North-American release (1998)
* Primal: The Best of the Fire Years 1983-1992 (1998)
* Pulped 1983-1992 - four-CD box set, featuring the first three albums, plus Masters of the Universe (2000)
* Hits - official greatest hits compilation (2002) #71 UK
* The Peel Sessions (2006) - compilation of all the Peel sessions from Pulp
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