Woooooooooooooo!

Except... the content on that page is very poorly written, not sure what to make of it! And checking the Wayback Machine, the site has been like that since at least 28th March.

SarahAWilson wrote:

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I fucking told you. Everytime I have a Pulp related dream something happens.

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 Lol!!

SarahAWilson wrote:

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I fucking told you. Everytime I have a Pulp related dream something happens.

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 Yeah but you were also wondering if Mackey had smack-eyd Cocker out of his life!

My wild prediction is Pulp announce a show at BST Hyde Park when the Springsteen tickets are sold. Which has echoes of what happened nearly 12 years ago

baritalia.activeboard.com/t39226086/didnt-see-this-one-coming/

seductivebarry wrote:

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For purely selfish reasons (having two young kids) I hope it's not just a gig in London as I don't think I'd make it - it's hard to get down there for me whilst being a responsible parent.

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Last time it started with the announcement of a gig in London and snowballed into 50 gigs over 2 years.  I had two young kids at the time.  But they are no longer young.  So I guess no need to worry about being responsible.  

OlympusMons wrote:

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Natuarally I would think this is a Hardcore reissue/thing based on the lyric but... it's the Different Class font and encore definitely suggests a live element. Like others have said, best be cautious...

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I dont think its TIH related due to the different class era typeface.. But the post is Pulp related due to the lyric, so im fully pumped up. i cant really see him pushing a reissue a year before- hed do it a couple of months before surely and it wouldnt as cryptic as this post is?

Pye wrote:

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OlympusMons wrote:

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Natuarally I would think this is a Hardcore reissue/thing based on the lyric but... it's the Different Class font and encore definitely suggests a live element. Like others have said, best be cautious...

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I dont think its TIH related due to the different class era typeface.. But the post is Pulp related due to the lyric, so im fully pumped up. i cant really see him pushing a reissue a year before- hed do it a couple of months before surely and it wouldnt as cryptic as this post is?

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Agree, its probably not just about Hardcore.  The questions are how the end of the hiatus all started nearly 12 years ago. Same this time?

In terms of a live reunion or full on reunion and speculations and theories flying on every social media outlet right now, let's address and ponder some:
Candida did say years ago there would most likely be no more reunions...and given her condition.
And Jarvis is very deeply committed to Jarv Is right now. And obviously working on more new songs.

Steve is being very quiet (as they've unfollowed each other, again...) And no mention anywhere of this, which normally he would be, if Pulp related, if say, a reunion, or even reissue. Unless they really did get into a spat (NO EVIDENCE ..but the unfollowing is weird) and he refuses to get involved. That's ALL CONSPIRACY theorying here.
Plus, he's busy with being a producer, etc.

Marks doing his thing now. Nick is always Nick. Lol.

Unless Candida encouraged them to go on without her and use, say, Serafina on keyboards as she's been doing all that for Jarv Is...
But that just, seems really ..unlikely. And I can't see the band going along without Candida even if she told them to. Plus, Serafina and Emma have their own other band outside of Jarv Is, which is equally as active.

In terms of a possible reissue:
That seems more likely. Or even with a fun new song they might've recorded or redone. Or remix?
Possible Jarv Is might've recorded a 'cover' ..possibly involving Pulp members?
Could a future or TBA surprise Jarv Is show encore feature a guest appearance performance by members of Pulp?
That, I could maybe see happen?? But he seems very careful about not making Jarv Is shows into a nostalgic act.

Given its a DC font and TIH reference... That makes it more puzzling. Lol.
But I think its gonna involve Jarv Is somehow. Just a weird feeling and ..I just..who knows??? Lol
I can't see a full on tour. If its Pulp related, I hope its something really out there different and wild.

But during the last ARTE show Jarv Is did, which is still up on YouTube, they came back out for an encore and nobody was prepared for that or ..not sure, and they decided to replay "Aline" and there was a couple jokes thrown about by Jarv ..can't remember what now. That was what first went through my mind for some reason when I saw his post.
Maybe this sparked a fun future encore idea for him lol.

But, the disappearance of TIH from Spotify etc recently seems intriguingly suspicious, too......

That's some top notch teasing he did!! Lol. Could be ANYTHING!!! lol.

Nebula wrote:

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But, the disappearance of TIH from Spotify etc recently seems intriguingly suspicious, too......

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Hardcore is still on Apple Music & Prime Music.

Given the applause on instagram post, the word encore", the Pulp font and the Pulp lyric it seems obvious that a Pulp gig (Jarvis/Steve/Nick would be the minimum required, though ideally others) is in the offing and most likely a return to somewhere big played last time out.  So could be Motorpoint Sheffield or Hyde Park.  Also I suspect that there may have been some negotiations for big festivals like Reading/Leeds, Isle of Wight and Glastonbury. 

There may even be a new LP or reissues, but I doubt thats what the Instagram message alludes to.

superchob wrote:

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When did TIH disappear from Spotify? It's there today

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 The USA version of Spotify of the deluxe version went missing for a while. This was part of a whole discussion about it on one of the Facebook groups. Was posted a few weeks ago. Here's a screenshot:

Nebula wrote:

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superchob wrote:

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When did TIH disappear from Spotify? It's there today

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 The USA version of Spotify of the deluxe version went missing for a while. This was part of a whole discussion about it on one of the Facebook groups. Was posted a few weeks ago. Here's a screenshot:

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Dont see Hardcore deluxe edition on Apple Music or Prime Music Unlimited but basic Hardcore is there.  His n Hers deluxe is on Apple Music but not Prime Music Unlimited.  Different Class deluxe on both.    

Hard to read much into that as the list of Pulp albums differ on both platforms.  i.e. Peel Sessions on Prime but not Apple.

Maybe a new Hardcore with the deluxe tracks and This is Glastonbury is on the way

Nebula wrote:

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www.nme.com/news/music/fans-speculate-that-jarvis-cocker-is-teasing-another-pulp-reunion-3273518

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 Well it's true that fan's are speculating about it ...

Ian wrote:

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Another reunion would be great but I'm not sure how well it would be received by the media if they don't release some material.

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Personally, I dont give a monkeys about the media reception    I would be quite happy if Pulp did a run through every LP song by song including B-sides over a week and there was no new material at all.  Jarv Is is a better vehicle for new material.  

Also i would not expect a band to return after 20 odd years without a release with an LP that bears comparison with what went before.  But if it does happen, heres a list for Pulp to join https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_longest_gaps_between_studio_albums

Eamonn wrote:

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Pulp are big enough to do reunification on their own terms (ie one sole broadcast interview and no print ones during the whole of 2011/12).

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So true.  Did not have the record company hastily release a greatest hits.  And the London & Sheffield dates, sold out in next to no time (well except Hyde Park, but that was 60,000 people in a field).   And even when they released After You, they appeared on Jonathan Ross and disappeared, never to be seen again

no other band would have done that!

-- Edited by ArrGee on Friday 22nd of July 2022 12:49:54 PM - For some reason all the punctuation I put in does not appear

It is as if it was all planned, long ago

https://www.nme.com/news/music/pulp-61-1270514

After playing set-closer Common People, the Pulp frontman told the crowd - " Christmas just came early. See you all again in about 15 years probably"

MrOceanRain wrote:

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Even if there's no reunion and it's just a This Is Hardcore anniversary reissue, it's still nice to see that the forum has blown up within the past few days. So far, 243 people in the last 24 hours.

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I would not be unhappy with a Hardcore reissue, but having the original CD, This is Glastonbury, the deluxe edition and the Plain vinyl reissue from 2009 (and all the CD singles in their many formats), it is not high on my list.   Also I believe there was supposed to have been a Different Class 25th anniversary reissue along the lines of the His n Hers 25th.  I guess COVID kiboshed that, but if there is a Hardcore reissue then surely Different Class should also be reissued as well.  I still live in hope that PulpIntro appears on vinyl some day.  The glaring omission for me and I am not willing to spend £75 for a copy off eBay.

Here's his latest post today ...

Yeah, bet you he throws in a little surprise lol. 

Even if not, it was a fun tease. Lol. Or its really just about...that..hence in his last post about the encore's hashtag was "#overtoyou". 

Puzzles are fun lol