It is the debut studio album by English rock band Pulp, released on 18 April 1983 by Red Rhino Records.
Release and aftermath
It was originally released as a limited vinyl mini-LP of 2000 copies in April 1983. The album's odd title is in fact a deliberate pun: when added to the name of the band it spells "pulpit".Reed, John. "The Complete History of Pulp". Record Collector. December 1994.
The first reissue on CD was by Cherry Red in February 1994 with three bonus tracks ("Looking for Life", "Everybody's Problem" and "There Was..."). However, this release was soon deleted as Cherry Red did not own the material. Later that year Fire Records made its own re-release in November 1994, but without "Everybody's Problem" and "There Was..." as bonus tracks. The album existed in this form for all subsequent releases.
The album was reissued and remastered by Fire Records in 2012 along with Pulp's 1987's Freaks and 1992's Separations. This re-release took several delays as the first stated release date was 8 August 2011 while the albums finally came out on 13 February 2012. An announcement in the interim stated that the albums would be remastered with new bonus tracks to be added to the track listings as well as new artwork and liner notes from music journalist Everett True.
Track listing
All songs written by Jarvis Cocker, except where noted.
Side 1
"My Lighthouse" – 3:30 "Wishful Thinking" – 4:17 "Joking Aside" – 4:20 "Boats and Trains" – 1:34
Side 2
"Blue Girls" – 5:56 "Love Love" – 3:09 "In Many Ways" – 2:46
Bonus tracks
Fire Records 1994 reissue
"Looking for Life" – 5:29
Fire Records 2012 reissue
"My Lighthouse" – 3:28 "Please Don't Worry" – 3:24 "Blue Girls" – 6:05 "Sink or Swim" – 4:02
Personnel
Pulp
Jarvis Cocker: vocals, guitar Simon Hinkler: bass, piano, guitar, mandolin Peter Boam: guitar, keyboards, piano David Hinkler: keyboards, trombone Wayne Furniss: guitar, bass Garry Wilson (credited as "Beefy Garry O"): drums
Additional musicians
Mister Barry Thompson: flute, clarinet Jill Taylor: backing vocals Saskia Cocker: backing vocals Jon Short: cello Joanne, Julie and Alison: chatter and recorders
Artwork
Tony Perrin
References
External links
It at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)