Pulp – Different Class CD 1995 | Common People | Mis-Shapes | Disco 2000 | Sorted for E's & Wizz | Island | Britpop | New & Sealed

Common People. Pulp — Different Class (1995). Pulp’s fifth studio album and the defining statement of the Britpop era — featuring Common People, Mis-Shapes, Disco 2000, Sorted for E’s & Wizz and Babies — UK number one album — shortlisted for the Mercury Prize in 1996. Britpop / indie rock / indie pop from Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. New & sealed.

Different Class — Most Searched Facts

• Common People — the most searched Pulp song of all time — UK number two in May 1995 — kept off number one by Robson & Jerome’s cover of Unchained Melody — written by Jarvis Cocker about a Greek art student he met at Saint Martins College of Art who claimed to want to “live like common people” — a defining Britpop anthem and a song widely regarded as one of the greatest British singles ever recorded — the class satire remains as sharp and culturally relevant as ever
• Mis-Shapes — the most searched album opener — a rallying anthem for outsiders and misfits — UK number two in September 1995 when released as a double A-side with Sorted for E’s & Wizz — addressed to those who never fitted in at school
• Sorted for E’s & Wizz — the most searched controversial track — a double A-side with Mis-Shapes — caused a front-page tabloid storm in September 1995 when the Daily Mirror claimed the fold-out sleeve could be used to wrap drugs — Jarvis Cocker responded with characteristic wit — one of the most-discussed moments of the Britpop era
• Disco 2000 — the most searched nostalgic track — about a childhood sweetheart named Deborah whom Cocker grew up with in Sheffield — a warm, bittersweet meditation on missed connection and nostalgia — UK number seven in December 1995
• Different Class reached number one in the UK album chart in October 1995 — their first and only UK number one album — it was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize in 1996 — the most searched chart fact

“Common People” — Most Searched Song

• Written about a specific encounter at Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London — a Greek student (widely believed to be Danae Stratou, later a partner of the economist Yanis Varoufakis) told Cocker she wanted to live like common people — the most searched origin fact
• UK number two in May 1995 — kept off number one by Robson & Jerome — the most searched chart fact — widely cited as one of the great injustices of the 1990s singles chart
• Frequently cited in lists of the greatest British songs ever recorded — NME, Q magazine and numerous other publications have ranked it in their all-time top tens — the most searched critical ranking fact
• A live version performed at Glastonbury 1995 is considered one of the greatest live performances of the Britpop era — the most searched live performance fact

Most Searched Pulp / Jarvis Cocker Facts

• Pulp formed in Sheffield in 1978 by Jarvis Cocker at the age of fifteen — they spent over a decade in relative obscurity before breaking through in 1993–1994 — the most searched origin fact
• Jarvis Cocker born 19 September 1963 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire — the most searched personal fact
• Cocker studied film-making at Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London — where the encounter that inspired Common People took place — the most searched education fact
• Jarvis Cocker’s most searched single act: his stage invasion during Michael Jackson’s performance at the BRIT Awards in February 1996 — protesting what he saw as Jackson’s messiah complex — he was briefly arrested but no charges were brought — the most searched Jarvis Cocker moment
• His Excellent Adventures of a Dysfunctional Superhero — Cocker’s memoir published in 2023 — the most searched recent Jarvis Cocker publication

Frequently Asked Questions

• Who is Common People about? — A Greek art student Jarvis Cocker met at Saint Martins — widely believed to be Danae Stratou — the most searched question
• Why did Common People not reach number one? — Kept off by Robson & Jerome’s Unchained Melody — the most searched chart question
• What was the Sorted for E’s & Wizz controversy? — The Daily Mirror claimed the fold-out sleeve could be used to wrap drugs — September 1995 tabloid front page — the most searched controversy question
• What did Jarvis Cocker do at the BRITs? — Invaded the stage during Michael Jackson’s performance in February 1996 — briefly arrested — no charges — the most searched Jarvis moment
• Where is Disco 2000 set? — Sheffield — based on Cocker’s childhood sweetheart Deborah — the most searched Disco 2000 question

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

Album Details

• Artist: Pulp
• Album: Different Class
• Year: 1995
• Format: CD
• Label: Island
• EAN / Barcode: 0731452416520
• Condition: New & Sealed

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