I doubt it. Besides After You came after the last reunion.

I'd like to think when Jarvis is too old to prance about on stage, they could still tour smaller venues with semi-acoustic sets drawing on the non-anthems and less electronic-driven tracks.

Imagine them coming to a playhouse near you, playing "The Pulp Songbook" with Jarvis' in-between song chat focusing on stories about how the songs came to be or what they remind him of.

They could play plenty of songs from both It and We Love Life in their natural form and stripped-down versions of songs from other eras well into their 70s if they wanted to!

To be honest, I'd take this type of concert now instead of the festival-headlining reunions (excited as I am for the summer to see them). But shows akin to their little 1999 concerts in Edinburgh, Venice and Cork would be a real treat to see.

-- Edited by Eamonn on Friday 20th of January 2023 12:10:04 PM

Yeah, it's probably something that Jarvis would be more likely to do with one or two musicians and play all sorts of things, solo/covers/Pulp.

He did something similar in 2009 pulpwiki.net/Jarvis/16April2009ManchesterRoyalNorthernCollegeOfMusicManchester

But I'd love Pulp to do it.

I wouldn't be suprised if they record something 'Jarv Is' style at some of the shows. It's a great way to get material down for a band that dislike being in the studio. Nothing new. Maybe another 1999/2000 outtake.

-- Edited by weed on Thursday 26th of January 2023 11:59:30 PM

Ooh yeah, half-speed cut would certainly make up for the muddy sounding copy Ive loved all these years. Want to choose my own cover though! Candida and the dog, or the couple snogging on the grass, for sure

-- Edited by superchob on Tuesday 31st of January 2023 07:05:49 PM

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If Jarvis hadn't just done his own recording of 'Cuckoo Song', I'd have said that it was a very strong contender for a single release after the new shows à la 'After You', but now I'm not so sure. 'The Quiet Revolution', perhaps? It's the only other one from the 99/00 demos jumping out at me right now. Then again, maybe one of the demos we've never heard before - that'd be exciting.

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Well the Jarvis cuckoo version is half spoken, so Pulp could do it the "Pulp way". It's the best option, The Quiet Revolution is great, but doesn't feel like a "single". 

 

Still hopin for a release of the WLL demos. Even more so than a re-recorded song. 

Yeah but if they were to do another late-era re-record there are a clutch of songs we've never even heard (St. Just, Performance Of A Lifetime, M'Lady, Darren etc.) and who knows what else ?

The ticket prices for the reunion might reflect the demographic they were expecting (smaller number of middle-aged nostalgics in steady employment) rather than reflecting a self-perception of legend status where they can simply charge what they like. If so, maybe they just dont think WLL deluxe would sell? Hopefully the speed of sales suggests otherwise (though again, the success of reunion #1 didnt change matters). Time could lead to the band looking more favourably on their unreleased output, but perhaps economics and the way things have panned out since suggest a souvenir single rather then more, fun though it is to talk-up the possibility of more. I suppose indecision about what to record could lead to an EP, but thats probably as substantial as we could hope for

-- Edited by superchob on Saturday 4th of February 2023 11:37:27 AM

And may i add in these days of streaming, the more material you have online, the more money you make doing nothing.

I dont know what streaming numbers are for Pulp, but chances are they make a lot from "Common People" alone (Noel Gallagher said he makes 2k a day with Wonderwall), and adding new unreleased material to put as "suggestions" after that song is played could be good for their wallet. Just saying.

 

I like the idea that they are sitting on WLL outtakes to record maybe a new album. But, with that kinda of project, the original is always better. Would rather them using the original recording and maybe adding some bits to it if need, although judging by what we have so far. There is no need. 

-- Edited by andy on Wednesday 8th of February 2023 01:58:01 PM

I think we could get one of the following (in my personal order of preference):

Brand new Pulp album
Super-deluxe reissues of the Island albums including "We Love Life"
"We Love Life" deluxe
Brand new Pulp EP/single
Pulp album made up of re-recordings of "lost" songs (there is about an album's worth of material each from 1982 and 1999-2001, the latter is much more likely to happen)
Pulp EP made up of re-recordings
Re-recording of one song as per "After You"
New Jarv Is Album
Super-deluxe reissues of the Island albums excluding "We Love Life"
A live album or DVD containing songs we have already heard on bootlegs

-- Edited by Ian on Wednesday 8th of February 2023 08:59:49 PM

If theyre on good form, and one of the nights is a bit of a walk through their career (2nd night in Sheffield?), you could see a live album as an easy release to bolster their retirement. Given the Jarv Is treatment, as someone else suggested on one of these threads. Interesting idea if done well.