Pulp - His 'n' Hers [Deluxe Edition]

Universal UK reissued the three key '90s Pulp albums as double-disc deluxe editions in 2006. The deluxe edition for their 1994 major-label debut, His 'n' Hers, contained full lyrics and liner notes from Jarvis Cocker in its fine booklet, but the real attraction is the second disc here, a 13-track collection of B-sides and rarities from around 1994. All the songs that showed up as B-sides on the singles for the albums show up here, although not necessarily grouped together according to their single release: there's sleekly urbane and romantic "Streetlights" and the schizophrenic cacophony of "The Babysitter" from Do You Remember The First Timenull; from Lipgloss, there's the nearly ten-minute "Deep Fried in Kelvin," which retains its dramatic tension throughout its entire length, and "You're a Nightmare," taken from a Peel session and also available on the two-CD collection The Peel Sessions; finally, there's the three B-sides from The Sisters Ep, which was the "Babies" single -- the wonderful, ominous "Your Sister's Clothes," itself a nasty kissing cousin of "Babies," the chilly pulsating "Seconds," and "His 'n' Hers," a coolly reserved epic built on a burbling synth, a James Bond guitar lick, and a samba rhythm that would have been as an effective an album closer as "David's Last Summer." Also, there is a BBC performance of the Gift-era song "Space," which is nervier in this live incarnation than it was on record. Read More