Pulp: His 'n' Hers (2LP, 25th anniversary) [ISLAND]

Why you'll love it

This 25th anniversary 2LP set was remastered and cut at Abbey Road Studios, on 180g vinyl in a deluxe gatefold. His 'n' Hers reached No. 9 in the UK, went gold and was nominated for the 1994 Mercury Prize.

This edition

• 2LP set
• 25th anniversary edition
• Remastered and cut at Abbey Road
• 180g vinyl
• Gatefold jacket
• Download card included

About the album

Pulp had been at it for over a decade before most of Britain noticed, and His 'n' Hers is where it all came together. Jarvis Cocker's Sheffield band landed at Island with producer Ed Buller and a set of songs about bedsits, net curtains and the awkward thrill of other people's lives.

"Joyriders" sets the tone, "Lipgloss" glitters, and "Babies" is the great Pulp story-song, nosy and irresistible. "Do You Remember The First Time?" is pure anthem, "She's A Lady" borrows a little from Gloria Gaynor, and "David's Last Summer" closes the album in near-spoken word. Candida Doyle's Farfisa and Stylophone and Russell Senior's violin give it that thrift-shop glamour, and Nick Banks is credited on fire extinguisher. Steve Mackey's bass keeps the whole glittery operation moving.

Q readers later voted it the seventieth greatest album of all time, and it set the stage for Different Class. Few writers have made a trip to the shops sound quite so much like a heist.

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Tracklist

Listen

On Island (cat# 7722674), a reissue of the 1994 album.