Separations is the third studio album by English rock band Pulp, released on 19 June 1992 by Fire Records.
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| Released | 19 June 1992[1] | |||
| Recorded | August 1989 – January 1990 | |||
| Studio | Fon, Sheffield | |||
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| Length | 48:41 | |||
| Label | Fire | |||
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| Singles from Separations | ||||
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 2012 re-release | ||||
Release and aftermath
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Consequence | B[3] |
| Drowned in Sound | 7/10[4] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [5] |
| The Great Rock Discography | 5/10[6] |
| NME | 7/10[7] |
| Pitchfork | 6.7/10[8] |
| Q | [9] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [10] |
| Vox | 7/10[11] |
Recorded in 1989, it was belatedly released in 1992 by the independent record label Fire, having already been released in France in 1991 on Rosebud Records. The songs on the second half of the album range between electronic synthpop and experimental acid house styles, while the first half contains songs more typical of Pulp's late 80s music. Scottish musician Momus claims that Jarvis Cocker wrote to him offering to produce Separations, but he ignored the offer.[12]
The album was reissued and remastered by Fire in 2012 along with 1983's It and 1987's Freaks. 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.[13] 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.
This re-release gives an opportunity to hear "Death Comes to Town" which was previously released in 2005 only on CD that accompanied Sheffield journalist Martin Lilleker's book Beats Working for a Living. This 22-song CD featured rare tracks from some of the bands featured in the book.
"Death Goes to the Disco" and "Is This House?" are remixes of "Death Comes To Town" and "This House Is Condemned" respectively.
The bonus track "Is This House?" on the 2012 edition is labelled incorrectly. This track is taken from "My Legendary Girlfriend" single, where two remixes of the song "This House Is Condemned" by Parrot & Winston can be found, but it is in fact the remix titled simply "This House Is Condemned (Remix)"
Track listing
editAll music written by Pulp and lyrics written by Jarvis Cocker, except where noted.[a]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love Is Blind" | 5:45 |
| 2. | "Don't You Want Me Anymore?" | 3:52 |
| 3. | "She's Dead" | 5:09 |
| 4. | "Separations" | 4:45 |
| 5. | "Down by the River" | 3:39 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Countdown" | 5:07 | |
| 7. | "My Legendary Girlfriend" | 6:51 | |
| 8. | "Death II" | 5:36 | |
| 9. | "This House is Condemned" | Russell Senior | 7:52 |
| Total length: | 48:41 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 10. | "Death Goes to the Disco" (B-side to "Countdown") | 5:42 |
| 11. | "Is This House?" (B-side to "My Legendary Girlfriend") | 7:36 |
| 12. | "Countdown (Extended Version)" (B-side to "Countdown") | 8:04 |
| 13. | "Death Comes to Town" (from the Beats Working for a Living: The Story of Popular Music in Sheffield 1973–1984 book bonus CD) | 4:26 |
Personnel
editPulp
- Jarvis Cocker – vocals, guitar
- Steve Mackey – bass
- Candida Doyle – keyboards
- Nick Banks – drums
- Russell Senior – guitar, violin, lead vocals on "This House Is Condemned"
Additional personnel
- Alan Fisch – engineering
- Martyn Broadhead – sleeve design basis
- Alex Hornsby – layout, additional design
Notes
edit- ^ Cocker is credited as the sole writer in the liner notes of the album's 2012 reissue. The liner notes of the album's original release simply credit Pulp.
References
edit- ^ "PulpWiki - Separations (Album)".
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Separations at AllMusic. Retrieved 2010-07-22.
- ^ Mojica, Frank (11 August 2011). "Album Review: Pulp – Separations [Reissue]". Consequence.
- ^ Farah, Amanda (13 February 2012). "Album Review: Pulp – Separations (Reissue)". Drowned in Sound.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). "Pulp". Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.
- ^ Strong, Martin C. (2004). "Pulp". The Great Rock Discography (7th ed.). Canongate Books. p. 1231-1232. ISBN 1-84195-615-5.
- ^ Collins, Andrew (18 July 1992). "Pulp — Separations". NME.
- ^ Tangari, Joe (9 August 2011). "Pulp: It / Freaks / Separations". Pitchfork.
- ^ Aston, Martin (July 1992). "Pulp — Separations". Q.
- ^ Harris, Keith (2004). "Pulp". The Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 665. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ Phillips, Shaun (July 1992). "Pulp — Separations". Vox.
- ^ "PulpWiki - Jarvis: Filmography". pulpwiki.net. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ "Fire Records article". Archived from the original on 14 August 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
External links
edit- Separations (2012 remaster) at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)
- Separations at Discogs (list of releases)