Good stuff!

What is wrong with me then? I like 'shakespeare rock' Hahahhahahhahahaa :)

Very nice site, and great detail... look forward to checking back.

Updated! - http://pulpsongs.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/3-to-8-arabicus-pulp/

These early years are not great to write about, being unable to hear the actual songs and all that. Only a couple of weeks to "What Do You Say?" though.

YES. I would do it but I can't write (see previous posts for proof...)

certainly, I always enjoyed your blog and regularly re-read it. especially the b-side and other rare stuff.

We're finished with prehistory! http://pulpsongs.wordpress.com/2012/01/21/9-to-12-pulp-mk-1/
Next week on to ancient history.

-- Edited by weej on Saturday 21st of January 2012 01:48:39 PM

I Scrubbed The Crabs That Killed Sheffield

Enjoy! I had to upload the first part of 'The Pulp Story' to Youtube for this. Shall I put the rest of it up, or is there no need?

All I can remember is that it's a two minute or so punky number with a chorus that goes "Wo-ho-ho, I scrubbed, I scrubbed the, I scrubbed the crabs that killed Sheffield", he screams as well in the middle. That's about all I can remember though.

This might be of assistance further down the line - I've also heard "How Could You Leave Me?" and it's a jazz song; pretty chilled out and slower than the rest of the band's early 1980s output that I've heard. Unfortunately, I cannot remember any of the lyrics.

Surely one day these things will surface!!

-- Edited by Ian on Saturday 28th of January 2012 01:56:27 PM

If anyone's heard 'I Scrubbed The Crabs' and can remember anything about it, then please feel free to leave comments about it on the page. Or send me a copy. (This is obviously not going to happen, but there's always hope)

Haven't heard this in years. The earliest known example of Jarvis' exemplary patter. I wonder if this performance was what made ''Russell the muscle'' join the band!

weej wrote:

The idea is that I'm going to write about every Pulp song...

 

There used to be a website that did this.  Now what was it called?  Bar Italia, wasn't it? 

I wish you all the best, would be great to have a synopsis of all Pulp's songs down the years.

Who the heck posted that? I wonder which live show it comes from? According to Pulpwiki the band played it at Bath Uni in Jan '82, that show is also listed as being the earliest known live recording but is not in circulation. Jarvis comments at the end of the song suggest that it was their final song/encore. Someone out there who reads this board seems to have access to that show. Thanks for posting it.

saw119 wrote:

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Someone out there who reads this board seems to have access to that show. 

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I only ever got a copy of the one song; not the rest of the show. I am not naming names but there is online evidence to suggest who has a copy of what...

weej wrote:

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check out the link at the bottom for an added treat too.

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An interesting little mix there. I am very interested in the punk and post punk Sheffield scene. It's always nice to view Pulp within the context of what was going on at the time in the city. If people haven't investigated the scene local to Pulp in the early 80's then they really should.

I'm enjoying the blog, weej. Excellent work.

Jazza wrote:

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'I scrubbed the crabs that killed Sheffield' is already on the 2007 account

(It was not me who put it on, but thankyou to whoever did)

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I'm glad 'Crabs' is now in circulation. Like Ian, I have had a copy for several years. On receiving it I was asked not to share it and so haven't. It must come from Bath University in January 82 and while a recording of the rest of the show does definitely exist, I don't have a copy.

Can't believe there's not been more discussion of 'Crabs' (snigger). It really must be the rarest Pulp recording to have made its' way online. And the earliest known example of Jarvis' on-stage banter. Cracking tune too.

I guess the talk of it being buried in this thread means a lot of regulars on here may not have noticed yet.

wasn't it Russell who organised the show in Bath where the recording of 'crabs' comes from?

We're actually witnessing the start of their relationship in that song. It's quite sweet really, you have what Pulp and are going to become in a few seconds of tape. Now if only the rest of the gig would surface.

Ian wrote:

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It wasn't me either though I have had a copy for years. Sorry I didn't admit that earlier but I never knew it was in circulation (now it's clear why the lyrics are on the wiki).

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 so you've probably got the other song that you mentioned too ;)

Anyway - many thanks to whoever did upload 'Crabs' nice to have another song out in the open.

Boo @ hoarding.

blueowl0708 wrote:

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Ian wrote:

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It wasn't me either though I have had a copy for years. Sorry I didn't admit that earlier but I never knew it was in circulation (now it's clear why the lyrics are on the wiki).

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 so you've probably got the other song that you mentioned too ;)

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 "How Could You Leave Me?" - definitely not. I've only ever heard it but have never been able to get hold of a copy.

Not guilty for the leak.

Cripes alive! I didn't expect to see Crabs out there!

Looking forward to downloading this later, too. And it looks like I'll need to rejig one of the old Portfolios, too.

Now...can the kind benefactor be prevailed upon to allow the rest of the gig to surface? I suppose it's quite easy to do these things anonymously to the baritalia account...

How wonderful to finally hear this. It sounds like it's soundboard with it being so very tinny and without natural echo. Interesting.

Point to note - you'd never guess that 'this band' woul record 'Boats and Trains' in seven months' time!

Well, if the rest of this gig does surface at some point (and I now wonder how many copies of it are out there), we'd have a better idea!

I suppose the 'school boy Pulp' aspect cuts off at just before 'Boats and Trains' gets recorded though, doesn't it...?

I also further suppose that, with having the anonymity that sending stuff to the bar italia accounts provides, then hopefully we might see more stuff emerging. Fingers crossed!

Sickly Grin's very much 2nd period Pulp I think, though. I know Wayne Furniss is still around, but it's quite Hinkler-led by then. All pop and charm rather than oddness.

I learnt on Sunday that one of my friends works with Jimmy Sellars. He claims, however, to have been Pulp's keyboard player rather than drummer. Odd!

Is it him making the squelching noises at the start of this recently unearthed 'Crabs'...? Or would that have been Pete Dalton at work...?

And now I've got 'Sicky Grin' in my head. One of those songs that's hard to shift.

Cheers for clearing up the confusion re: Sellars' role.

Indeed, but who owns the rights? I doubt it's Fire.

I believe that, although one of Pulp was once interested in doing this, another Pulper (and one whose authority must be obeyed!) was not keen.

Also....why Rattlesnake? You've got it already surely!

I think there's a line between playing a verse or two of something you're embarassed about but can laugh at, and hearing 'Silence' or 'Everybody's Problem' released to the pubic.

Rattlesnake should be around somewhere. I'm fairly sure I found it in one of the yahoo accounts!

Never really been much of a fan of Rattlesnake, I must say! However, the alternate version of Don't You Want Me Anymore is, I think, rather wonderful.

I think maybe I had hopes that were a little too big for Rattlesnake!

Did anyone attempt to contact the 'Jane Doe' who leaked the track? Any response?

With the latest Pulp rarities being released, I'm minded to rejig some of the earlier Portfolios but I'm not sure whether to wait and see if more of the Bath gig comes to light or not...

The new Volume One is currently looking like...

what do you say?
turkey mambo momma
refuse to be blind
wishful thinking
please dont worry
i scrubbed the crabs that killed sheffield
sickly grin
boats and trains
my lighthouse (album version)
wishful thinking
love love
in many ways
looking for life
please dont worry
sink or swim
joking aside
blue girls
my lighthouse (7 remix)
blue girls (alternative mix)
everybodys problem
there was
everybody's problem peel show outro

You'll have to wait and see!

Eh? Never heard of this either.

Wishful Thinking - Has everyone heard the cover version by Golden? I hadn't before.

Funny how different his voice sounds only about a year later..Can't decide which one I prefer.

Fighting, tearing for a way out so at last it can be free, yes it's Refuse To Be Blind

Not a new review this week, just an update of I Scrubbed The Crabs and another little bonus feature I'm working on.

Nice work!

Stephen wrote:

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Family tree! Yes! And you've used the Peter Frame font, too.

Btw if Mark Sturdy bites on this he's going to drive you mental with the amount of bands you've got to fit in to that :)

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He's welcome to. Right now I'm curious as to who else was in Vector 7-7.

 

fredthe3rd wrote:

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Will this include Relaxed Muscle, Venini, Pollinates and such like?

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Blog or tree?

If the first then yes, probably, no.

If the second then yes, yes, yes.

The best way to connect all the bands together is with the program 'Analysts Notebook'. I have it at work, but I'm sure you could get a crack copy. You can link pictures/logos/anything with a line. The line contains info (i.e. the artists that links the bands). It also resizes and reshapes things to give the best fit.

I've done it before with band connections and it really is a beauty!

Not what it's designed for like, but I do recommend it.

Have you come across Uncommon People? It has a really whizzy connections thing if you click on Connections, I assumed this was a Prezi for some reason, not sure if I read that there or leapt to that conclusion all by myself. Hmm, when I loaded it just now, I got a blank screen at first, but typed Pulp into the search and it zoomed into somewhere sensible. It has bands, individuals and connections between them.

This looks like a project someone has got all excited about starting and set up all the infrastructure and connections, but haven't really got round to populating any of the information it is meant to drill down to. Not sure it's terribly active any more, doesn't appear to be developing at all.

http://uncommonpeople.co.uk/

Well I was a past band member of Pulp for over a year on wikipedia...

Dominic Vent?

Cheers! I knew she'd married one of them, but wasn't sure whom.

If anyone wants to give me some info on how they'd like the bands/members to tie up in this tree, I can give it a go on the analyst's notebook software and post an image.

Back to the land of 'dunno' with the Rotherham Demo.

It's a contemporary (1982) photo of a street in Rotherham (unlikely to be THE street, searches for Kaley studios just lead to Pulpwiki) - if you click it you'll find a very good 'then-and-now' gallery. You're right though, a little extra labelling wouldn't go amiss.
As for other reviews, yes, very welcome indeed! But that's all I've managed to get out of everyone so far. If anyone else has heard these songs I'd be very grateful for messages / comments / etc.

Sink or Swim

The first version had dates on, but I took them off for some reason. They just cluttered it up too much.
I might update that tonight.