Cool, but can't everyone still find it for free? Anyhow it probably solves the mystery of the Jonathan Ross Show. On a sort of related note I appear to have fucked up the Bad Cover Version wiki page - although I started out with th best of intentions - and don't know how to fix it. So there's a little job for someone...

Presumably there will be a charge, especially if it's being played on Jonathan Ross

Perhaps a single on vinyl, but I don't think a lot of 'cd-singles' are being released these days.

Oh yes...and anyone fancy engaging in a day/week of action again? Surely we have to at least get this bugger into the Top 100?

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...and presumably no physical release. Do physical releases still happen for singles? Sorry, been out of the uk most of the last decade, really not sure.

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 But "due to considerable interest" from 28 January "After You" will be available to fans through iTunes

It doesn't really imply it is a proper bonafide single release.  More akin to testing the water to see if anyone would pay for Pulp material.  If they wanted a "hit", they shouldn't have given it away in the first place.

As for everyone being able to get it for free, I always find it odd that people pay for any downloads.  Even without using torrents and such like, CDs are so cheap these days that it's cheaper to just rip the tracks than to pay for the downloads.  I suppose with the likes of Apple and Amazon your music is always available should you lose it, but I can upload most of my stuff onto the amazon cloud, so not sure that even applies.  Only time I ever paid for a download was when I accidentally got Firework by Katy Perry on my mobile....  Honest, it was an accident, though no one ever believes me.

ArrGee - if we all took that attitude, it'd have very few sales indeed and might make Pulp think again if they were considering more new stuff...?

I'll buy it again, might have new artwork...my ocd demands I buy it.

The news of this from the Independent quotes "due to popular demand" but I can't see a Pulp tweet about it.

Does anyone know what/where the full statement/press release is just in case more information was given (unlikely if the news reports haven't mentioned anything else)?

Come on guys let encourage everyone to download After You.

I would buy it but unfortunately Itunes won't let me. If there's a physical release that's a different matter, though!

If this really is the case then I would have expected it to have been announced on their twitter feed by now.

Hmm, I don't like the artwork much! Though it's good to see the brush-version of the logo coming into use, after appearing on the reunion merchandise!

I'll definitely buy the iTunes version, even though I was up early on Christmas morning to download the free version. I want Pulp to know its appreciated!

Artwork has been done by someone called Pure Evil - acrylic afternoons have tweeted the artwork - http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BBjJDDgCEAIEXQv.jpg#twimg

Hated it at first glance, but actually I suspect that it'd look quite good on a 7" or 12". Just not as a tiny icon!

I love the artwork

Not for me. I've got something similar to the card from Sheffield.

That artwork is awful - it looks like something I could do given 5 minutes on Paint.

they've put out a lot of duds with album covers, but I would agree it's pretty bad

It looks much better here than in that tiny thumbnail posted earlier.

Its good enough for an itunes picture.

The artwork is shit! The artwork made for the Christmas gift was maybe not that original but better.

More clues folks.............

1 - "Copyright: 2013 Rough Trade Records Ltd. under exclusive licence from Pulp" ............. so they are defo signed up to Rough Trade
2 - That logo is what was used on the new tshirts since they were released at Wireless Festival....... so Designers Republic have been dropped. New logo, New image, New song, TV Appearance........

After You is out in Australia. Is it out over there yet?

Unfortunately no, there wasn't one here.

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Excellent. Let's try and encourage everyone to buy it.

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Although we all have the song, lets hope that we all buy a copy. I plan to 'gift' the song to as many friends as I can. I know they'd never pay for it themselves. Any promotion is good.

 

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 Aside from the quality, is it different?  Longer? Shorter?

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I lined them up to be sure, and the lengths are identical.  The iTunes version is very slightly shorter, but only because its cuts a half-second of silence from the end.

Quality-wise, there's not much in it.  The Christmas MP3 is a little quieter.  The iTunes version has a faint hiss during the fade-out, which could be because they re-encoded the original MP3, or because they boosted the volume. 

However, the original Christmas file looks on closer inspection as if it was transcoded up to 320kbps from a lower source, as most of the audio information cuts off around the 16000Hz mark.  The 256kbps iTunes file has a little more info in it, as it goes up to 20000Hz.  So, until we get a CD or vinyl release, the iTunes version is arguably higher quality.  

Christmas: 

iTunes: 

For comparison, this is what an average CD track should look like.  This is Like a Friend.  Note that even when quiet, the information goes right to the top... so you can see what must be missing in the MP3 and M4A files above!

Edited to correct a typo in the Hz's!

-- Edited by hawalius1 on Monday 28th of January 2013 12:04:26 PM

It's at 162 now, doing quite well. I wonder if it will go up even more at the end of the working day?

 

Edit: 155. I'd keep checking, but's its 2AM here. Good progress so far, though.

-- Edited by Brayds2006 on Monday 28th of January 2013 02:57:48 PM

Nice - the iTunes version credits Candida Doyle, Jarvis Cocker, Mark Webber, Nick Banks & Steve Mackey in full on the "composers" ID3 tag : )

Weirdly the iTunes download is 256kbps, even though the free Christmas version was higher quality at 320kbps.

I'm not buying it.

Why not Fred?

Outstanding! I hope it's you and not Buller in the producer's chair for the full comeback.

It doesn't seem to be available on US iTunes!

ugh. yes, not available on US itunes :(

It's up to 178 on iTunes.

I suspect a few more copies wil be downloaded after Friday night

Well, in the iTunes store, click on Top Singles, it's on the right of the screen.

It's at 136 now, it's gaining speed!

bought. I'll probs buy it a couple of times. :) Would be amazing to see them in top the 20 again.

Oh I see. I *think* I have that at home, but not sure. I thought it'd be on the itunes website itself.

Interesting that the two or three Youtube uploads of the song have been pulled. They had at least 50K views last time I checked a couple of weeks ago. I guess it's a good way to gauge reception and then have them taken down when they feel there's enough interest to put it out there officially.

I wonder if the band are in any way pissed off about the reporting of it as an old song re-recorded. I guess that's our fault, right?!

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ArrGee wrote:

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I lined them up to be sure, and the lengths are identical.  The iTunes version is very slightly shorter, but only because its cuts a half-second of silence from the end.

Quality-wise, there's not much in it.  The Christmas MP3 is a little quieter.  The iTunes version has a faint hiss during the fade-out, which could be because they re-encoded the original MP3, or because they boosted the volume. 

However, the original Christmas file looks on closer inspection as if it was transcoded up to 320kbps from a lower source, as most of the audio information cuts off around the 16000Hz mark.  The 256kbps iTunes file has a little more info in it, as it goes up to 20000Hz.  So, until we get a CD or vinyl release, the iTunes version is arguably higher quality.  

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 Ask a simple question, get a superbly detailed answer!  Thanks a lot!

It would need its own thread. It's not what Eamon said.

Blimey that iTunes chart messes with your head. I expected it to be a list of the hottest tunes on the Hit Parade but it's full of totally random songs. How is it possible for a brand new track from Pulp to be lower in the charts than New Kids On The Block and only just ahead of the Proclaimers? I don't think I'm going to look at it anymore.

That's fine. It wish it had been that. (Except that sounds purvey)

Snotty review from Drowned in Sound:

"Everybody Loves Jarvis, would make for a great TV show. You cant say anything bad about Jarvis. You just have to accept that he exists and bop your head and maybe put your handbag/manbag down and have a little dance. I mean, you definitely could never-ever say that the result of him teaming up with James LCD SOUNDSYSTEM Murphy sounds a bit like a Franz Ferdinand album track."

Ouch. Out to get sacred cows eh? Haven't heard an ff album track since their debut. Which is when I stopped listening to their album tracks.

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Snotty review from Drowned in Sound:

"Everybody Loves Jarvis, would make for a great TV show. You cant say anything bad about Jarvis. You just have to accept that he exists and bop your head and maybe put your handbag/manbag down and have a little dance. I mean, you definitely could never-ever say that the result of him teaming up with James LCD SOUNDSYSTEM Murphy sounds a bit like a Franz Ferdinand album track."

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 Well they really do come across as bellends don't they?! It's not even a well-written, provocative review, but reads more like someone's had a shit Monday morning and wants to sit and scowl at the world.

An I like FF anyway!

I'm downloading now because the band deserve my money, a superb song! 

Checking some other countries iTunes, it's at 65 in Mexico and 114 in Ireland.

 

Edit: It's at 23 in Argentina!

-- Edited by Brayds2006 on Tuesday 29th of January 2013 06:27:10 AM

Violin Thing wrote:

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Had two iTunes accounts so I did it twice.

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 Even though you felt so ashamed?

Barcroft wrote:

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stevenchilton wrote:

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Snotty review from Drowned in Sound:

"Everybody Loves Jarvis, would make for a great TV show. You cant say anything bad about Jarvis. You just have to accept that he exists and bop your head and maybe put your handbag/manbag down and have a little dance. I mean, you definitely could never-ever say that the result of him teaming up with James LCD SOUNDSYSTEM Murphy sounds a bit like a Franz Ferdinand album track."

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And I like FF anyway!

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 Franz Ferdinand album tracks are quite brilliant!  The Outsiders, Jacqueline, Bite Hard, Lucid Dreams...