Put The Needle On The Record - Week #26

Put The Needle On The Record Week #26 Pulp - Different Class

For this weeks feature we go back to October 1995 and the Pulp album "Different Class".

By the early to mid 1990's Britpop was the in thing in the UK, not something I usually enjoy listening to as a rule but the Pulp album "Different Class" was the exception to the rule, superbly crafted songs about  every day life and everyone can relate to the brilliant track "Common People", one of the greatest songs ever written in my opinion and I highly recommend you check out the Motiv8 remix which has given the track an electronic makeover, one of my all time favourite remixes.

"Different Class" was the 5th album released by Pulp, their best by a mile, the standard of song writing is exceptional.

The album featured 4 singles, "Common People" (which reached number 2 in the UK Singles chart, the video is fabulous!), the double A side "Mis-Shapes" & "Sorted For E's & Wizz" (which again reached number 2 in the UK Singles chart), "Disco 2000", another masterpiece, (which reached number 7 in the UK Singles chart) and "Something Changed" (which reached number 1 in the UK Singles chart - I never realized it was a number 1 hit single!).

They could easily have also released the tracks "Underwear" and "Pencil Skirt" as singles, superb songs, it is an album that stands tall above any other "Britpop" release during this period.

The album peaked at number 1 in the UK Album Chart and rightly so!

Track Listing

Mis-Shapes
Pencil Skirt
Common People
I Spy
Disco 2000
Live Bed Show
Something Changed
Sorted For E's & Wizz
F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E
Underwear
Monday Morning
Bar Italia

So if you have the album in your collection and have n't played it in a while, dig it out and give it a spin!