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It (Pulp album)

It is the debut studio album by English rock band Pulp, released on 18 April 1983 by Red Rhino Records.

It
Studio album by
Pulp
Released18 April 1983
Recorded22 August 1982 – 15 January 1983
Studio
  • Victoria, Sheffield
  • Southern, London
  • Input, Sheffield
GenreIndie folk[1]
Length25:32
LabelRed Rhino
ProducerSimon Hinkler
Pulp chronology
It
(1983) 		Freaks
(1987)
Singles from It
  1. "My Lighthouse"
    Released: 2 May 1983

Release and aftermath

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
Clash7/10[3]
Drowned in Sound6/10[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music     [4]
The Great Rock Discography4/10[5]
MusicHound2.5/5[6]
Pitchfork6.1/10[7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide     [8]
Sounds     [9]
Spin3/10[10]

It was originally released as a limited vinyl mini-LP of 2.000 copies in April 1983. The album's odd title is in fact a deliberate pun, as when it added to the name of the band it spells the word "Pulpit".[11]

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.[12] 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.[13]

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.[14] 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

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All songs written by Jarvis Cocker, except where noted.

Side 1

  1. "My Lighthouse" (Cocker, Simon Hinkler) – 3:30
  2. "Wishful Thinking" – 4:17
  3. "Joking Aside" – 4:20
  4. "Boats and Trains" – 1:34

Side 2

  2. "Blue Girls" – 5:56
  3. "Love Love" – 3:09
  4. "In Many Ways" – 2:46

Bonus tracks

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Fire Records 1994 reissue

  2. "Looking for Life" (B-side to "My Lighthouse" single) – 5:29

Fire Records 2012 reissue

  2. "My Lighthouse" (single version) – 3:28
  3. "Please Don't Worry" – 3:24
  4. "Blue Girls" (alternative mix) – 6:05
  5. "Sink or Swim" – 4:02

Personnel

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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

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  1. ^ a b Ashman, Neil (13 February 2012). "Album Review: Pulp – It (Reissue)". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 19 June 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. It at AllMusic. Retrieved 2010-07-232.
  3. ^ TC (13 February 2012). "Pulp – It". Clash.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). "Pulp". Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Strong, Martin C. (2004). "Pulp". The Great Rock Discography (7th ed.). Canongate Books. p. 1231-1232. ISBN 1-84195-615-5.
  6. ^ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel, eds. (1999). "Pulp". MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. p. 906. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
  7. ^ Tangari, Joe (9 August 2011). "Pulp: It / Freaks / Separations". Pitchfork.
  8. ^ Harris, Keith (2004). "Pulp". The Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 665. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  9. ^ McCullough, Dave (23 June 1983). "Pulp — It". Sounds.
  10. ^ Modell, Josh (June 2009). "Discography: Jarvis Cocker". Spin. Vol. 25, no. 6. p. 82.
  11. ^ Reed, John. "The Complete History of Pulp". Record Collector. December 1994.
  12. ^ "Pulp It". Discogs. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  13. ^ "'It' Pulp 1983". Angelfire. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  14. ^ "Fire Records article". Archived from the original on 14 August 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
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