http://www.mediafire.com/?b1ca90x956yf8fh

Voila!

Surprised me, too! Further surprise is quite how structured it is!

Yes indeed Liltman! And ppl thought even 'My Lighthouse' more likely than this one. Enjoy!

Amazing stuff, Stephen, thank you.

Who are these chaps? Where are you getting such rarities?

Saw119, I do have FLAC versions of the Limit gig, but now sure whether they're going to be hugely better or not. That's to come in a little while, though!

And yes, Tunnel does indeed appear to be a song. A short, structured song at that. Very odd!

Stephen wrote:

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Eamonn, well I thought it was pretty exciting. Sorry if I got yr hopes up for anything more. 

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 Sorry if that came across as ungrateful, I was just thinking aloud if Back In LA had been played live and recorded other than at the Dolebusters gig. Your work on all these is very much appreciated.

With regards to the 1982 gigs, do you have any leads on who might have those recordings? And any luck getting in touch with that bloke, Paul Mills on other gigs he apparently recorded (unless he is one of the chaps you refer to)? On his blog he also states he has an old Russell and Jarvis interview, I think different to the one that most of us have heard, judging from the wiki perhaps it was this: 

 

BBC Radio Sheffield - R.O.T.T.

Eamonn wrote:

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On his blog he also states he has an old Russell and Jarvis interview, I think different to the one that most of us have heard

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I guess this is the interview that was included on the obscure 'Premspeak 1' cassette in 1987. I've certainly never heard it.

And yes Will, that's the one I reckon. I'm surprised Premspeak 1's never been unearthed thus far. I think every other Pulp cassette comp's come to light bar this one, hasn't it...?

And Eamonn, the 'Back in LA' demo just *sounds* like a live recording :)

Yeah, see PPF #6 for that.

The Pulpwiki lists:
Hydroelectric Dam Tillys Story (part 1) Little Girl (With Blue Eyes) The Will to Power Fairground There's No Emotion The Mark of the Devil Simultaneous Back in LA Breaking Down at My Door Srpski Jeb Life Must Be So Wonderful Being Followed Home Tillys Story (part 2) "and possibly others"

However, the tape in circulation (and included on PPF6) features only
Hydroelectric Dam Tillys Story (part 1) Little Girl (With Blue Eyes) Fairground There's No Emotion The Mark of the Devil Simultaneous Breaking Down at My Door Srpski Jeb Being Followed Home Tillys Story (part 2)

so missing out on Will to Power, Back in LA and Life Must be So Wonderful. And possibly others.

I just need to wait 'til Nick Canute has time on his hands to dig out his tapes and hopefully copy/digitise them to get these 'missing songs'. I don't think it's his main priority though!

I'm not sure where the Pulpwiki setlist originates from.

Performance good once it gets started, anyway :) What was it about Jarvis continually messing up Simultaneous? It happened again in '84, too. Tut tut.

Thanks for this Stephen!

Is there a new link then for the newer 005?

http://www.mediafire.com/?g7ga1l4al7ls1lq

Yes indeed! Sorry...trying to keep track of a few things at the moment...and evidently failing!

Probably about the same actually on further listenings.

-- Edited by saw119 on Monday 12th of March 2012 01:27:32 PM

Curious thing about the version of Tunnel: there doesn't appear to be any guitar (or violin, for that matter). So what's Russell doing? Hitting some extra percussion maybe?

I hope that's true. I think I also hear some additional drumming though...

Question for you Mr saw119: do you know where in the uni the Maze Bar was?

Sturdy wrote:

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I hope that's true. I think I also hear some additional drumming though...

Question for you Mr saw119: do you know where in the uni the Maze Bar was?

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 To be honest I can't say for certain but the Union has changed quite alot recently. I would say that there are 2 possibilities. Downstairs in what is now University house on the bottom floor is a bar and also the large, and what I would call the main bar, that has an entrance on Glossop Rd. Sorry, it's not much help. I've been looking for a photo but cannot seem to find one online. The best, and only, one I can find at the moment is on the back cover of a Throbbing Gristle CD of a show from Sheffield Uni in 1980! I'll do some more research on this one.

The room Stephen is describing (I think) is called the Raynor Lounge, and AFAIK it's always been called that (there's a plaque outside marking the opening).

If it's definitely in the Union complex (Sheff Uni Union own at least one other bar externally, but not sure for how long) I reckon the Maze Bar is now either 'Bar One' which is the large bar outside or the Interval Bar.

I've just spoken to my Boss, who used to be in bands back in the day (Bride Wore Black and Deathtrash apparently), and actually recalls seeing Pulp in the Maze Bar! (lucky sod!)

He reckons the Maze bar was a level up from Bar One, on the same level as the 'Lower Refectory'.

I don't know the layout well enough (I've been but I was never a Student there) so that would make it either the Interval bar, or the Foundry.

Given his description of size and so on, I reckon it's the Interval or the smaller room in Foundry & Fusion.

Yeah, I think I know which one it is now. Thanks blueowl.

Trying desperately to upload it, but megaupload keeps failing it. And, indeed, anything I try to upload to it!

Any suggestions?

"...due to network timeout..."

Stephen, I gave you last week some details about unlimited upload space I set up for you. You can upload the various portfolios in different quality (including the best).

I mean you should not consider to limit the possibilities for such a technical limitation whereas we can give you some help.

I remind you, because then, I can make the files available to the board.

-- Edited by alphi on Friday 16th of March 2012 06:13:55 PM

How big is the file you're trying to upload Stephen?

File is 105MB. I've uploaded similar and larger before.

I can't even upload the individual songs though. Which is also odd. I might try creating another account later.

Where else might you recommend, kind one...?

You could try Sendspace. A disadvantage is that uploads are deleted after a month.

What's the situation with Pulp Portfolio right now? Is there more material pending? Sorry, don't want to hurry you, just eager to hear this interview everyone keeps talking about.

Fans of the shambolic B-Hive gig can rejoice - the rest of it is coming soon. And it's even worse than the first five tracks here. HURRAY! I've patched the two best run throughs from the original master in order to best counteract the huge difference in recording levels from about 22 - 33 minutes into the gig. It is a bad gig. But it is one of the earliest in circulation. Well,it's about to be anyway...!

Goldwave hacked and cracked. Hurrah! Prepare for your ears to bleed shortly...

It's a really bad gig. Yet the crowd are loving it. Three encores.

Fascinating to see that, even in '84, Jarvis was taunting those who called out for My Lighthouse.

Also interesting in that gig #1 on this NEW DOUBLE CD PACK was 19th Dec, the second gig 28th (if memory serves - can't be arsed checking). Three new songs are featured in the 2nd gig that aren't featured in the 1st (or any previous gig), suggesting a hectic rehearsal/writing period in late December '84.

Now, if my home computer connection didn't keep cutting out every five mins, I'd be able to upload this behemoth...

Stephen wrote:

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Ah, disc 2's been circulating for quite some time so probably ain't much of a surprise. Disc 1 (the last eight songs or so) is the real rarity here. As far as I'm aware, the tape that I recorded it from was the only copy in existence.

Until now.

Fly my pretty, fly!

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Hmm, I must have missed the stuff on disc 2 the first time round. Just had a listen to the second half of disc 1, and the new stuff that has emerged is awesome, too. Currently having a listen to 'They Suffocate At Night', and it sounds great. Also had a listen to 'Little Girl (With Blue Eyes)' earlier, which also sounded really good. Although the gig has a reputation of being something of a disaster, the recordings of the two aforementioned songs still sound good (though a few people were rather drunkenly singing along).

-- Edited by salmon92 on Wednesday 18th of July 2012 09:33:07 PM

Ooh, cheers. I'll try and set it running tonight...

http://www.mediafire.com/?8yzp44f8n6ho5qr

Fuck YEAH!

I think it's just me that's given it that reputation :) Mind you, disc 2 is pretty shonky too. Again we get a very ratty Jarvis. Was December '84 a particularly bad time for him?

I think the B-Hive gig may well be where Paul Mills (who was in attendance) fell in love with Maureen. It was always one of his favourite Pulp tracks, although it doesn't feature in any gigs after this. He got the band to agree to him releasing it on Premspeak 1 a couple of years later.

Not sure if I've mentioned this before, but it's gonna break hearts if not. The chap who recorded disc 1 was one Clyde Hatter who used to be in various Sheffield bands around this time. Paul Mills mentioned that Clyde had had 'loads' of Pulp live stuff including an amazing one from...'82 I think? that Paul had heard. Myself and Mr. Sturdy managed to recently track down Clyde - now a hugely successful computer...person - to find out that all of the tapes are likely long since gone.

We wept.

Apparently Clyde used to take his tape recorded to pretty much anything. A bit like the Bridget Polk who never got the pay-off I suppose...

I thought it was Jarvis announcing 'My Lighthouse', but am happy to be persuaded otherwise. He seemed to take umbrage at the excitied, happy girls near the front (?) who kept shouting for it.

"How dare they request a song that is...a whole YEAR OLD?!" says The J (or the R) and launches into their second abandoned song of the night.

Yet the crowd do love the set...for some reason. There is a lot of yelling for the continual encores. Seems such a shame how Pulp weren't up for enjoying the experience themselves.