Although we've been preempted by our friend (rival?) over at Radnauseum, we've decided to push forward towards our goal of unveiling the new solo album from our man-of-the-week, JC.The discography of Pulp's earlier years are indeed difficult to navigate, mainly because a lot of is contrived & shitty. But there are too many great songs to shrug it all off, so let the HBBB show you the way -- or a way, as it were.
The 2xCD compilation Countdown 1992-1983 is a very excellent primer, with pretty much all you'd be interested in hearing. Although it was illegitimately released in 1996 at the height of Jarvdom, it really serves its purpose well. More likely than not it's long out of print, but definitely worth keeping your eyes out for as you scour the used bins at the local record store (if you in fact subscribe to such philosophies of the world).
The singles are of course where it's at, so here are a few A-sides from those pre-His 'n' Hers, pre-top-of-the-pops years:
Pulp - "Little Girl (With Blue Eyes)", 1985.
Pulp - "Dogs Are Everywhere", 1986.
Pulp - "They Suffocate At Night", 1986.
Pulp - "My Legendary Girlfriend", 1990.
Here's JC doing his best Leonard Cohen on an album track from the 1992 LP Separations:
Pulp - "Don't You Want Me Anymore"
And here's JC really doing his best Leonard Cohen, from the soundtrack to the Mel Gibson-produced(?) concert film/doc, I'm Your Man:
Jarvis Cocker - "I Can't Forget", 2005.
Until tomorrow, when we focus on the big-boy days of Mercury Prizes & Glastonberries, we leave you with the 2nd of Pulp's many Peel Sessions, recorded on March 5th 1993, about a year before His 'n' Hers was released.
Pulp Peel Session #2 - 3/5/1993
Peel Seesion #2 Tracklist: "Pink Glove," "You're A Nightmare," "Acrylic Afternoons"
2 comments:
1. I had no idea this was all leading up to a dramatic release of "Jarvis."
2. I forgot about Little Girl w/ Blue Eyes. That's a good song.
Well that was the idea, but no harm though.
It's all fun & games here at the HBBB
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