Pulp discography

The discography of Pulp, an English Britpop band, consists of seven studio albums, 9 compilation albums, 2 live albums and 26 singles. They were formed in 1978 by Jarvis Cocker and had a continuously rotating band membership until the eleven years between 1991 and their hiatus on 15 December 2002, during which they were largely settled.[1] They rose to prominence during the Britpop era in the early 1990s with their album His 'n' Hers (1994).

Pulp discography
Studio albums7
Live albums2
Compilation albums9
Video albums5
Music videos20
Singles26
Box sets2

The band released two albums and eight singles in the 1980s, which garnered little attention from audiences or critics.[2] Their first charting single was "Razzmatazz", which reached number 80 on the UK Singles Chart. His 'n' Hers was their first charting album, peaking at number 9 on the UK Albums Chart.

As they became part of the Britpop music scene, the band scored their first major hits, most notably "Common People" and "Disco 2000". Their 1995 album Different Class was a commercial success, peaking at number 1 in the UK and going platinum four times. Two further albums, This Is Hardcore and We Love Life, achieved moderate commercial success.

Fire Records, who own the material from the band's first three albums, re-released it several times after Pulp achieved success in a number of compilation albums, most of which had little commercial success.

In 2013 Pulp released the single "After You", written a number of years earlier but never fully finished or released until then. It peaked at number 101 on the UK Singles Chart[3] and in the top 10 of the UK Indie Chart.[4]

Albums

Studio albums

Year Details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[5]
AUS
[6]
AUT
[7]
BEL
[8]
CAN
[9][10]
DEN
[11]
FIN
[12]
FRA
[13]
GER
[14]
NLD
[15]
NOR
[16]
NZL
[17]
SWE
[18]
SWI
[19]
US
[20]
1983 It
  • Released: 18 April 1983
  • Label: Red Rhino (REDLP29)
  • Formats: CD, LP
1987 Freaks
  • Released: 11 May 1987
  • Label: Fire (FIRELP5)
  • Formats: CD, Cassette, LP
1992 Separations
  • Released: 19 June 1992
  • Label: Fire (FIRE11026)
  • Formats: CD, Cassette, LP
1994 His 'n' Hers
  • Released: 18 April 1994
  • Label: Island (ILPS8025)
  • Formats: CD, Cassette, LP
9
1995 Different Class
  • Released: 30 October 1995
  • Label: Island (ILPS8041)
  • Formats: CD, Cassette, LP
1 44 24 47 36 37 71 69 19 37 7
1998 This Is Hardcore
  • Released: 30 March 1998
  • Label: Island (ILPSD 8066)
  • Formats: CD, LP, Cassette
1 15 20 44 32 15 9 24 56 10 12 14 31 114
2001 We Love Life
  • Released: 22 October 2001
  • Label: Island (ILPS8110)
  • Formats: CD, LP
6 46 36 26 38 41 25 46 78
"—" denotes albums that did not chart.

Compilation albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[5]
UK Indie
1993 Intro – The Gift Recordings 23
1994 Masters of the Universe (Pulp on Fire 1985–86)
  • Released: 24 June 1994
  • Label: Fire (FIRELP36)
  • Formats: CD, LP, Cassette
1996 Countdown 1992–1983
  • Released: 11 March 1996
  • Label: Nectar Masters (UK),[23] MCA (US) (NTMLP521)
  • Formats: 2×CD, 2×LP, 2×Cassette
10
1998 Pulp Goes to the Disco
  • Released: 13 July 1998
  • Label: Connisseur Collection (VSOPCD 26)
  • Format: CD
Freshly Squeezed... the Early Years
  • Released: 1 September 1998
  • Label: EMI (79737)
  • Format: CD
Primal: The Best of the Fire Years 1983–1992
  • Released: 12 October 1998
  • Label: Music Collection Int. (MCCD375)
  • Format: CD
1999 On Fire
  • Released: 29 November 1999
  • Label: Snapper Music (SMCCD 247)
  • Format: 2×CD
2002 Hits
  • Released: 18 November 2002
  • Label: Universal Island (CID8126)
  • Format: CD
71
2003 Pulp It Up
  • Released: 20 October 2003
  • Label: Snapper Music (SMDCD463)
  • Format: CD

Live albums

Year Album details
2006 The Peel Sessions
  • Released: 23 October 2006
  • Label: Universal Island (9841397)
  • Format: 2×CD
2012 Party Clowns: Live in London 1991[24]
  • Released: 12 November 2012
  • Label: Floating World (FLOATM6180)
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Box sets

Year Album details Notes
1996 Simply Fuss Free
  • Released: July 1996
  • Label: Island
  • Format: 6×CD
  • Includes the singles "Do You Remember the First Time?", "Common People" ('daytime'), "Mis-Shapes" / "Sorted for E's & Wizz" (both versions) and "Disco 2000" (both versions)
  • Released in Australia only
1999 Pulped: 1983–1992
  • Released: 31 May 1999
  • Label: Cooking Vinyl (COOKCD178)
  • Format: 4×CD
  • Includes the albums It, Freaks, Separations and Masters of the Universe (compilation)

Singles and EPs

Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
Album
UK
[5]
AUS
[6]
AUT
[7]
FIN
[12]
FRA
[13]
GER
[25]
IRE
[26]
NOR
[16]
SWE
[18]
SWI
[19]
1983 "My Lighthouse" It
"Everybody's Problem" Non-album single
1985 "Little Girl (With Blue Eyes)"
1986 "Dogs Are Everywhere"
1987 "They Suffocate at Night" Freaks
"Master of the Universe"
1991 "My Legendary Girlfriend" Separations
"Countdown"
1992 "O.U." Non-album single
(Released on the compilation Intro – The Gift Recordings)
"My Legendary Girlfriend" (Live) Non-album single
"Babies" Non-album single
(Released on the compilation Intro – The Gift Recordings)
1993 "Razzmatazz" 80
"Lipgloss" 50 His 'n' Hers
1994 "Do You Remember the First Time?" 33
"The Sisters EP" 19 197
1995 "Common People" 2 65 49 77 9 5 4 42 Different Class
"Sorted for E's & Wizz" / "Mis-Shapes" 2 15 6 25
"Disco 2000" 7 35 14 9 47 13 41
1996 "Something Changed" 10 30
1997 "Help the Aged" 8 85 56 This Is Hardcore
1998 "This Is Hardcore" 12 64 16 98
"A Little Soul" 22
"Party Hard" 29 90
2001 "Sunrise" / "The Trees" 23 We Love Life
2002 "Bad Cover Version" 27
2013 "After You" 101 Non-album single
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.

Other appearances

List of non-single songs by Pulp from non-Pulp releases, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"What Do You Say?" 1982 Your Secret's Safe with Us[27]
"Whiskey in the Jar" 1996 Childline[28]
"Mile End" 1996 Trainspotting: Music from the Motion Picture
"All Time High" 1997 Shaken and Stirred: The David Arnold James Bond Project
"Like a Friend" 1998 Great Expectations: The Album
"Le Roi des Fourmis" 1999 A Tribute to Polnaref
"Born to Cry" Notting Hill: Music from the Motion Picture
"My Body May Die" 2000 Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased): The Soundtrack
"Grandfather's Nursery"[A] 2005 100% Sinnamon
"Party Hard" (Christopher Just Mix) 2008 Dirty Sanchez[29]
  • A ^ "Grandfather's Nursery" was also released as a free download track by Amazon.com in 2002.[30]

Other appearances

List of appearances by Pulp on various artists’ compilations, showing year released and album name
Year Album Track(s)
1996 Evening Session: Priority Tunes[31] Includes Pulp performance of the song "Babies"
Brit Beat...Later Volume One[32] Includes a live version of the song "I Spy"
1997 Long Live Tibet[33] Includes a live version of the song "Live Bed Show"
2002 4 Scott Scott Piering tribute album includes live performance of the songs "Babies" and "Sunrise"
2014 Britpop at the BBC[34] Includes Pulp performance of the song "Lipgloss"

Video

Video albums

Year Video details Certifications
1995 Sorted for Films & Vids
  • Released: November 1995
  • Label: Polygram Video
  • Format: VHS
1996 F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.I.V.E
  • Released: October 1996
  • Label: Polygram Video
  • Format: VHS
1998 The Park Is Mine
  • Released: November 1998
  • Label: Polygram Video
  • Format: VHS
2002 Hits
  • Released: 9 December 2002
  • Label: Island Universal (0634169)
  • Format: DVD
2005 Ultimate Live
  • Released: 20 June 2005
  • Label: Universal (LC01846 / 0602498296165 )
  • Format: DVD

Music videos

Year Title Director(s)
1985 "Manon" James Eaton and Simon Hinkler
1986 "They Suffocate at Night" Michael Geoghegan
1991 "My Legendary Girlfriend" Martin Wallace and Jarvis Cocker
"Countdown"
1992 "Babies" (original version) Martin Wallace and Jarvis Cocker[35]
1993 "Razzmatazz"
"Lipgloss"
1994 "Do You Remember the First Time?" Pedro Romhanyi[35]
"Babies" (1994 version)
1995 "Common People"
"Mis-Shapes"
"Sorted For E's & Wizz"
"Disco 2000" Pedro Romhanyi[35]
"Something Changed"
1997 "Help the Aged" Hammer & Tongs[35]
1998 "This Is Hardcore" Doug Nichol[35]
"A Little Soul" Hammer & Tongs[35]
"Party Hard" Mike Mills[35]
2001 "The Trees" Phil Harder[35]
"Bad Cover Version" Martin Wallace and Jarvis Cocker[35]

References

General

  • "Pulp > Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
  • Sturdy, Mark (2003). Truth & Beauty: The Story of Pulp. Omnibus Press. pp. 434–450. ISBN 0-7119-9599-0.

Specific

  1. "Happy Ending?". NME. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
  2. "Pulp Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
  3. "Chart Log UK: New Entries Update". zobbel.de. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  4. "2013 Top 40 Independent Singles Archive 9th February 2013". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  5. "Pulp in the UK charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  6. Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
  7. "Austrian chart positions". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  8. "Belgian (Wallonia) chart positions". Ultratop. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  9. "Canadian Different Class position". RPM. Archived from the original on 12 October 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  10. "Canadian This Is Hardcore position". RPM. Archived from the original on 12 October 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  11. "Danish chart positions". danishcharts.dk. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  12. "Finnish chart positions". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  13. "French chart positions". lescharts.com. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  14. "German album positions". musicline.de. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  15. "Dutch chart positions". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  16. "Norwegian chart positions". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  17. "New Zealand chart positions". charts.nz. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  18. "Swedish chart positions". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  19. "Swiss chart positions". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  20. "Pulp Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  21. "British certificates: searchable database". bpi.co.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2014. Note: User needs to enter "Pulp" in the "Keywords" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Search" button. Select "More >>" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
  22. "IFPI certificates: 1996". ifpi.org. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  23. https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/29508/pulp/
  24. Party Clouns: Live In London 1991 Archived 18 June 2013 at Archive.today at floatingworldrecords.co.uk
  25. "German singles positions". musicline.de. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  26. "Searchable database". irish-charts.ie. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
  27. Your Secret's Safe With Us at Discogs
  28. Childline at Discogs
  29. Dirty Sanchez at Discogs
  30. Grandfather's Nursery at Music From a Bachelor's Den
  31. Evening Session: Priority Tunes at Discogs
  32. 'Brit Beat...Later Volume One' at Discogs
  33. Long Live Tibet at Discogs
  34. Britpop At The BBC at Discogs
  35. Pulp Hits (Booklet). Universal Music. 2002 [2002].

Notes

  • Warwick, Neil; Jon Kutner; Tony Brown (2004). The Complete Book of the British Charts: Singles and Albums. Omnibus Press. ISBN 1-84449-058-0.
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