This Is Hardcore
This Is Hardcore is the sixth album by English band Pulp, first released in March 1998. It came three years after their breakthrough album, Different Class, and was eagerly anticipated. As with the previous album it reached number one in the charts, and was well received critically, earning Pulp a third successive nomination for the 1998 Mercury Prize. Initial pressings in the UK came with a bonus live CD entitled "This Is Glastonbury". A deluxe edition of This Is Hardcore was released on 11 September 2006. It contained a second disc of B-sides, demos and rarities.
The cover photo was art directed by Peter Saville and the American painter John Currin who is known for his figurative paintings of exaggerated female forms. The images were further digitally manipulated by Howard Wakefield who also designed the album.[1] Currin was also the art director for the "Help the Aged" video, based on his painting "The Never Ending Story." Advertising posters showing the album's cover that appeared on the London Underground system were defaced by graffiti artists with slogans like "This Offends Women"[2] and "This is Sexist" or "This is Demeaning".[3]
The music video for the title track was directed by Doug Nichol and is listed as the #51 best video of all time.[4]
Track listing
CD release
| 1. |
"The Fear" |
5:35 |
| 2. |
"Dishes" |
3:30 |
| 3. |
"Party Hard" |
4:00 |
| 4. |
"Help the Aged" |
4:28 |
| 5. |
"This Is Hardcore" |
6:25 |
| 6. |
"TV Movie" |
3:25 |
| 7. |
"A Little Soul" |
3:19 |
| 8. |
"I'm a Man" |
4:59 |
| 9. |
"Seductive Barry" |
8:31 |
| 10. |
"Sylvia" |
5:44 |
| 11. |
"Glory Days" |
4:55 |
| 12. |
"The Day After the Revolution" (Edited to 5:52 on U.S. release) |
14:56 |
| 13. |
"Like a Friend" (B-side to "A Little Soul", Bonus track on U.S. and Japanese releases) |
4:32 |
| 14. |
"Tomorrow Never Lies" (B-side to "Help the Aged", Bonus track on Japanese release) |
4:53 |
This Is Glastonbury bonus disc
| 1. |
"The Fear" |
7:49 |
| 2. |
"Live Bed Show" |
4:33 |
| 3. |
"TV Movie" |
3:55 |
| 4. |
"A Little Soul" |
4:36 |
| 5. |
"Party Hard" |
4:29 |
| 6. |
"Help the Aged" |
5:33 |
| 7. |
"Seductive Barry" |
9:57 |
| 8. |
"This Is Hardcore" (Bonus track on Japanese release) |
7:16 |
| 9. |
"Glory People: Glory Days / Common People" (Bonus track on Japanese release) |
11:13 |
Deluxe edition bonus disc
| 1. |
"Cocaine Socialism (Proper Version)" |
5:14 |
| 2. |
"It's a Dirty World (Recording Session Outtake)" |
5:13 |
| 3. |
"Like a Friend" (B-side to "A Little Soul") |
4:32 |
| 4. |
"The Professional" (B-side to "This Is Hardcore") |
5:09 |
| 5. |
"Ladies' Man" (B-side to "This Is Hardcore") |
4:44 |
| 6. |
"Laughing Boy" (B-side to "Help the Aged") |
3:50 |
| 7. |
"We Are the Boyz" (B-side to "Party Hard") |
3:15 |
| 8. |
"Tomorrow Never Dies (Rough Mix)" |
4:53 |
| 9. |
"Can I Have My Balls Back, Please? (Demo)" |
4:16 |
| 10. |
"Modern Marriage (Demo)" |
4:54 |
| 11. |
"My Erection (Demo)" |
4:22 |
| 12. |
"You Are the One (Demo)" |
4:28 |
| 13. |
"Street Operator (Demo)" |
3:52 |
| 14. |
"This Is Hardcore (End of the Line Mix)" (B-side to "This Is Hardcore") |
2:06 |
Tracks 1, 2, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 were previously unavailable
Limited edition double vinyl LP
| 6. |
"TV Movie" |
3:25 |
| 7. |
"A Little Soul" |
3:19 |
| 8. |
"I'm a Man" |
4:59 |
| 9. |
"Seductive Barry" |
8:31 |
| 10. |
"Sylvia" |
5:44 |
| 11. |
"Glory Days" |
4:55 |
| 12. |
"The Day After the Revolution" |
5:27 |
| 13. |
"Tomorrow Never Lies" |
4:53 |
| 14. |
"Laughing Boy" |
3:50 |
| 15. |
"The Professional" |
5:09 |
| 16. |
"This is Hardcore (End of the Line Mix)" |
3:02 |
Singles
In the UK, there were four singles released from the album:
- "Help the Aged" (10 November 1997)
- "This Is Hardcore" (16 March 1998)
- "A Little Soul" (8 June 1998)
- "Party Hard" (7 September 1998)
- "The Fear" was released as a promo-only CD single in the US in 1998. The single features the 4:29 radio edit and a 0:10 research hook. There was never a commercial single release for the song.
Chart positions
Personnel
- Lyrics - Jarvis Cocker
- Music - Doyle, Cocker, Webber, Banks, Mackey, Peter Thomas ("This Is Hardcore"), Antony Genn ("Glory Days" and "Cocaine Socialism")
- Artwork (art direction) - John Currin, Peter Saville
- Artwork (design and Smart blur 'painterly effect') - Howard Wakefield, Paul Hetherington
- Photography - Horst Diekgerdes
- Engineer - Pete Lewis
- Producer - Chris Thomas
- Programmed By - Magnus Fiennes, Mark Hayley, Matthew Vaughan, Olle Romo[9]
References
- ^ Cocker, Jarvis 'They're not grotesque - they're beautiful' Retrieved 11 December 2007.
- ^ Anon 'PULP - ACRYLIC AFTERNOONS - This Is Hardcore Retrieved 8 July 2008.
- ^ Kelly, Amanda; Clay, Alistair (19 April 1998). "'Sexist' Pulp ads attacked; Anything goes, say advertisers. Not so, say angry women with spraycans.". The Independent (London).
- ^ Stylus Staff (19 July 2006). "Top 100 Music Videos of All Time". Stylus Magazine. 051. Pulp – “This Is Hardcore”. http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/weekly_article/stylus-magazines-top-100-music-videos-of-all-time3.htm.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Pulp: This Is Hardcore > Review" at Allmusic. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ^ Browne, David (13 April 1998). "This Is Hardcore: Pulp". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,63560,00.html.
- ^ DiCrescenzo, Brent (31 December 1999). "Pulp: This Is Hardcore". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on 1 March 2009. http://web.archive.org/web/20090301171909/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/21081/Pulp_This_Is_Hardcore.
- ^ Kot, Greg (23 March 1998). "Pulp: This Is Hardcore". Rolling Stone (784). Archived from the original on 2 October 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20071002061321/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/302322/this_is_hardcore.
- ^ Booklet
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