Members Login
Username 
 
Password 
    Remember Me  
Bar Italia Forum -> Bar Italia Forum -> Lipgloss single and video remastered and re-released, more Island singles to follow
Post Info TOPIC: Lipgloss single and video remastered and re-released, more Island singles to follow
joemc5054


Hardcore

Status: Offline
Posts: 103
Date:
Lipgloss single and video remastered and re-released, more Island singles to follow
Permalink  
 

and now theyve doubled up the singles/EP section so weve got a similar situation to They Suffocate at Night now.

__________________

Im frightened of Belgian chocolates
lipglossed


Rattlesnake

Status: Offline
Posts: 761
Date:
Lipgloss single and video remastered and re-released, more Island singles to follow
Permalink  
 

It's up! Huzzah!

open.spotify.com/track/2LCJrD8tcDailVk1qvTAm0

__________________

It's OK. It's just your mind.
lipglossed


Rattlesnake

Status: Offline
Posts: 761
Date:
Lipgloss single and video remastered and re-released, more Island singles to follow
Permalink  
 

www.instagram.com/p/CvE80e2qqKj/

"I can't believe this is happening. This is really it.

Pulps Disco 2000 Digital EP is now available on all streaming platforms, with the remastered video replacing the previously available version on YouTube. [link in bio]

 

Finally making its way into the digital realm is the Disco 2000 single mix by Alan Tarney, produced at RAK Studios in late 1995. Alan is the legend who wrote We Don't Talk Anymore and produced Wired for Sound (and Take on Me). I guess this mix was an experiment for us - we'd written a catchy pop song that we perversely tried to beef up with noisy guitar in the LP sessions with Chris Thomas but what if we went the other way, down a commercial pop rabbit hole? Now you can hear the result. We preferred the original in the long run, but this one has its charm.

The video was directed by Pedro Romhanyi and features our friends Pat & Jo Skinny - they were always around at the time but we haven't seen them for ages. As a special treat we've uploaded not one but FOUR versions, also making it available with French, German, and Japanese subtitles. (Some of which we didn't even know existed.)

Rounding out the tracklist are the extras that featured on the two original UK CD singles: two stonking dance mixes by Motiv 8 (Steve Rodway), the extended take of Live Bed Show (with an instrumental verse up front), and a version of Ansaphone recorded during the sessions for Different Class.

1. Disco 2000 (7 Mix)
2. Ansaphone
3. Live Bed Show (Extended)
4. Disco 2000 (Motiv 8 Discoid Mix)
5. Disco 2000 (Motiv 8 Gimp Dub)
6. Disco 2000 (Album Mix)

PS - Did any of you out there win the lifesize cut-out of Jarvis in the lucky draw that was advertised on the Poster Offer flyer ?

PPS - Sorry so many wrong versions have gone out so far in this Digital EP series. We are working with @universalmusicgroup to try to get this all fixed.

Thx to AcrylcAftrnoons for the MTV Awards image."



-- Edited by lipglossed on Monday 24th of July 2023 02:35:11 PM

__________________

It's OK. It's just your mind.
Eamonn


The Only Way is Down

Status: Offline
Posts: 4714
Date:
Lipgloss single and video remastered and re-released, more Island singles to follow
Permalink  
 

Are there Jarvis/group quotes within that post put-up by their social-needs team? And if so, are they new?
Specifically this:

"I guess this mix was an experiment for us - we'd written a catchy pop song that we perversely tried to beef up with noisy guitar in the LP sessions with Chris Thomas but what if we went the other way, down a commercial pop rabbit hole? Now you can hear the result. We preferred the original in the long run, but this one has its charm."

Part of me is hoping that they are lifted from an upcoming reissue project...



-- Edited by Eamonn on Monday 24th of July 2023 03:08:33 PM

__________________

Tell mester to f*ck off!
hawalius1


Different Class

Status: Offline
Posts: 271
Date:
Lipgloss single and video remastered and re-released, more Island singles to follow
Permalink  
 

I imagine this is written by Mark Webber, who seems to be hands-on with the Pulp socials. Certainly haven't heard any of that before. Fascinating!

__________________
Scottbloodyfrazer


Loss Adjuster

Status: Offline
Posts: 394
Date:
Lipgloss single and video remastered and re-released, more Island singles to follow
Permalink  
 

Those quotes are absolutely new for sure. I have always said that the 7" mix was the superior mix in my opinion - I just love the synths and keys in that version, along with the stylophone too. The album version is a little guitar heavy for me but I still love it. In fact, I prefer the promo mix by Alan Tarney over the album mix.

__________________
Jean


Different Class

Status: Offline
Posts: 287
Date:
Lipgloss single and video remastered and re-released, more Island singles to follow
Permalink  
 

100% the 7" mix is the best. Much more of a disco feel!

__________________
andy


Master Of The Universe

Status: Offline
Posts: 1261
Date:
Lipgloss single and video remastered and re-released, more Island singles to follow
Permalink  
 

the 7" mix is in my DC alternate tracklist since 2006.

Absolutely better.

Same for Live Bed Show extended, but this one since 96 and the release of Second Class.

__________________
superchob


Street Operator

Status: Offline
Posts: 684
Date:
RE: Lipgloss single and video remastered and re-released, more Island singles to follow
Permalink  
 

Jean wrote:

100% the 7" mix is the best. Much more of a disco feel!

 i think so too. The guitar sound in the album version used to remind me of Status Quo (dont worry - this extended to Oasis too), though Ive got over that (though not for Oasis)



__________________

Everything just... seemed to fit
joemc5054


Hardcore

Status: Offline
Posts: 103
Date:
Lipgloss single and video remastered and re-released, more Island singles to follow
Permalink  
 

The Disco 2000 7 mix will always be superior. Im so glad theyve put up the proper version rather than me listening to my old computers ripped version. Fingers crossed (as i keep saying all the time) they let us know when theyve properly sorted all of the mixes, as we are all eagerly waiting them to do it. And maybe if i keep bugging them on twitter, well get the Legendary Girlfriend Caff single as ive had Back in LA on repeat thanks to youtube to MP3.

__________________

Im frightened of Belgian chocolates
Jean


Different Class

Status: Offline
Posts: 287
Date:
Lipgloss single and video remastered and re-released, more Island singles to follow
Permalink  
 

There's a lovely keyboard-y sound, I dunno what it is or how to explain it via text... you know the 'do, do, do' sound. That's very clear isn't it? You know exactly what I'm talking about! It's 10 seconds in on the video/7" version. Sounds nearly like a flute kind of sound. That's part of what makes it for me but also the spoken word bit and that whispered 'I remember every single thing' and the drums have a punchier disco sound. It also almost sounds like backing vocals on this though it's just like Jarvis' vocals double tracked or something. The album version is much more guitar driven and more empty. Love this.

__________________
hawalius1


Different Class

Status: Offline
Posts: 271
Date:
Lipgloss single and video remastered and re-released, more Island singles to follow
Permalink  
 

I'll do my best to let you know if and when the EPs are retrospectively fixed... it's certainly happening, there's something to correct on every release. I have already been sent new copies of a few of them to check over, thankfully we're getting there.

On the compressed dynamics front: fair play to PaulTMA for pointing that out, I checked the EP reissues again and have hopefully raised it early enough to switch the tracks for Help the Aged and This Is Hardcore to use the original CD mixes, since they had originally supplied versions that were noticeably louder. It was too late to do anything about Something Changed's EP, which is a bit loud, but I've asked for that to be corrected later, along with the other retrospectively fixed EPs. The other Hardcore-era EPs are all looking fine as it stands, hopefully nothing will change between the last versions I've heard and the final releases.

__________________
Eamonn


The Only Way is Down

Status: Offline
Posts: 4714
Date:
Lipgloss single and video remastered and re-released, more Island singles to follow
Permalink  
 

Any chance you can proffer your services to them for curation of worthwhile physical reissues? They must know that the Pulp fan can be tapped further now that they've stocked up on tea caddies, tea towels and Tatty Devine tat.

__________________

Tell mester to f*ck off!
hawalius1


Different Class

Status: Offline
Posts: 271
Date:
Lipgloss single and video remastered and re-released, more Island singles to follow
Permalink  
 

I hope so, too! Keeping everything crossed.

__________________
weej


The Boss

Status: Offline
Posts: 929
Date:
Lipgloss single and video remastered and re-released, more Island singles to follow
Permalink  
 

Tempted to do some of my own restoration work on Sickly Grin. There's a restored version on youtube, but it's still pretty far off finished.

__________________
lipglossed


Rattlesnake

Status: Offline
Posts: 761
Date:
Lipgloss single and video remastered and re-released, more Island singles to follow
Permalink  
 

Eamonn wrote:

Any chance you can proffer your services to them for curation of worthwhile physical reissues? They must know that the Pulp fan can be tapped further now that they've stocked up on tea caddies, tea towels and Tatty Devine tat.

 Something something proper Best Of collection something something...

(No, seriously, a two-disc compilation like Blur's 'Midlife' would be brilliant. They've given Pink Glove, Like a Friend and Weeds a good airing - a retrospective review of their discography could do well. Potential tracklisting in spoilers, so as not to clog up the thread.)

 

Spoiler



-- Edited by lipglossed on Thursday 27th of July 2023 11:42:09 AM

__________________

It's OK. It's just your mind.
joemc5054


Hardcore

Status: Offline
Posts: 103
Date:
Lipgloss single and video remastered and re-released, more Island singles to follow
Permalink  
 

They can have everything i own if they did something like that with that track list.



-- Edited by joemc5054 on Wednesday 26th of July 2023 11:43:40 AM

__________________

Im frightened of Belgian chocolates
andy


Master Of The Universe

Status: Offline
Posts: 1261
Date:
Lipgloss single and video remastered and re-released, more Island singles to follow
Permalink  
 

Dont know if mentionned but the 7" mix sounds like the original one, not remastered or remixed.

__________________
joemc5054


Hardcore

Status: Offline
Posts: 103
Date:
Lipgloss single and video remastered and re-released, more Island singles to follow
Permalink  
 

I know that if youve saved the previously old version of the Disco 2000 EP to your library on spotify, it will not be correct so youll have the wrong version of it

__________________

Im frightened of Belgian chocolates
Eamonn


The Only Way is Down

Status: Offline
Posts: 4714
Date:
Lipgloss single and video remastered and re-released, more Island singles to follow
Permalink  
 

Pulp really should have had a compilation album on vinyl by now* It's outrageous (it's disgraceful).

*I don't mean like Intro. That's really a genius lp in its own right.

__________________

Tell mester to f*ck off!
lipglossed


Rattlesnake

Status: Offline
Posts: 761
Date:
RE: Lipgloss single and video remastered and re-released, more Island singles to follow
Permalink  
 

Eamonn wrote:

Pulp really should have had a compilation album on vinyl by now* It's outrageous (it's disgraceful).

*I don't mean like Intro. That's really a genius lp in its own right.

 It's difficult pulling together a Best Of compilation because Pulp's songs have many singles and pop hits that, while amazing, the band might look down upon a little (like Mis-Shapes and even Disco 2000), while their statement songs are quite length (This Is Hardcore, Sheffield: Sex City, Wickerman, David's Last Summer, My Legendary Girlfriend, Deep Fried in Kelvin, The Fear in its superior extended guise, even Common People in full nearly reaches 6 minutes) - which can be awkward for vinyl.

It's also genuinely very difficult if you're limiting yourself to a single disc! Achieving the balance of hits / album stuff / b-sides is very hard, so it's even harder with only the length of a single LP. You need Common People and Disco 2000 - but how far down the hits route do you continue? Sorted, which they've played in basically every live gig since it was released (they dropped it briefly during October 2001)? Something Changed? Underwear? I Spy and F.E.E.L.I.N.G. are obviously good enough for a Best Of, but now you've basically got Different Class.



__________________

It's OK. It's just your mind.
Sturdy


The Only Way is Down

Status: Offline
Posts: 1748
Date:
Lipgloss single and video remastered and re-released, more Island singles to follow
Permalink  
 

Who would a best-of compilation actually be for? I agree it'd be a nice thing to have, but obviously us diehards wouldn't have any real use for it, and I'd have thought any curious newbie would just go to DC/HnH for the hits, or just have a poke round Spotify otherwise. I do wonder if this sort of release has had its day really.

__________________
"Yes I saw her in the chip shop / so I said get yer top off"
Eamonn


The Only Way is Down

Status: Offline
Posts: 4714
Date:
Lipgloss single and video remastered and re-released, more Island singles to follow
Permalink  
 

I mean vinyl in particular. There's still a buoyant market for it, prices are going-up all the time on new releases. Hits or some sort of Best Of would do great business now everyone remembers how great they were.

Just tweak Hits (omit Underwear and Miner's Strike - insert Misshapes, Mile End and After You if poss - or do a more creative one that Sam mentioned i.e Blur's Midlife).

Double vinyl, updated artwork, liner notes from Mark and Jarvis, with Steve's remastering from 2019/20. £39.99. I'd be a sucker for it and so would 10,000 other people.

__________________

Tell mester to f*ck off!
lipglossed


Rattlesnake

Status: Offline
Posts: 761
Date:
Lipgloss single and video remastered and re-released, more Island singles to follow
Permalink  
 

Something Changed is up (and wrongly dated as 1995 on Spotify...)

__________________

It's OK. It's just your mind.
joemc5054


Hardcore

Status: Offline
Posts: 103
Date:
Lipgloss single and video remastered and re-released, more Island singles to follow
Permalink  
 

Got an update on Fire Records. Will post it soon, just on holiday at the mo so everythings on the slow.

__________________

Im frightened of Belgian chocolates
«First  <  1 … 4 5 6 7 8 … 12  >  Last»  | Page of 12  sorted by
 
Quick Reply

Please log in to post quick replies.
Bar Italia Forum -> Bar Italia Forum -> Lipgloss single and video remastered and re-released, more Island singles to follow
Tweet this page Post to Digg Post to Del.icio.us


Create your own FREE Forum
Report Abuse 		Powered by ActiveBoard