Separations (album)
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| Studio album by Pulp | ||||
| Released | July 1992 | |||
| Recorded | Fon Studios, Sheffield August–September 1989 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, indie pop, acid house[1] | |||
| Length | 48:41 | |||
| Label | Fire | |||
| Producer | Alan Smyth, Pulp | |||
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| Singles from Separations | ||||
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 2012 re-release edition cover |
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Separations is the third studio album by the English alternative rock band Pulp. It was recorded in 1989, but not released until 1992.
Release and aftermath
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Pitchfork | (6.7/10) [3] |
| Q | Oct. 2000 |
| Uncut |  [4] |
Recorded in 1989, it was belatedly released in 1992 on the independent record label Fire after released in France in 1991 on Rosebud Records. The songs on the second half of the album are in an experimental acid house style, while the first half contains songs more typical of Pulp.
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.[5] During than period the information that the albums would be remastered was stated and new bonus tracks were added to the track listing. The reissue also includes 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 2012 edition is labeled 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
All songs written by Pulp, all lyrics written by Jarvis Cocker, except "This House is Condemned" and "Is This House?" by Russell Senior
- Side 1
- "Love Is Blind" – 5:45
- "Don't You Want Me Anymore?" – 3:52
- "She's Dead" – 5:09
- "Separations" – 4:45
- "Down by the River" – 3:39
- Side 2
- "Countdown" – 5:07
- "My Legendary Girlfriend" – 6:51
- "Death II" – 5:36
- "This House Is Condemned" – 7:52
- Bonus tracks
| Fire Records 2012 reissue bonus tracks | ||
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| 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
- Jarvis Cocker – vocals, guitar
- Russell Senior – guitar, violin, vocals on "This House is Condemned" and "Is This House?"
- Candida Doyle – keyboards
- Steve Mackey – bass guitar
- Nick Banks – drums, programming
References
- ↑ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Separations - Pulp - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Separations at AllMusic. Retrieved on 2010-07-22.
- ↑ Tangari, Joe (9 August 2011). "Pulp: It / Freaks / Separation". Pitchfork.
- ↑ Uncut magazine review Aug. 2002, p.114
- ↑ "Fire Records article". Retrieved 2012-02-20.
External links
- Separations (2012 remaster) at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)