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Anyone who's going, please try and record the discussion. Gutted I'm missing this and the ICA event...

 

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Ooh, a Sunday - not sure I can make this one as I don't generally go to London at weekends. But will consider it for sure.

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Eamonn wrote:

Anyone who's going, please try and record the discussion. Gutted I'm missing this and the ICA event...

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pulps-this-is-hardcore-vinyl-listening-session-with-mark-webber-tickets-1079333318009

 £6 - ticket booked - cant guarantee to record discussion, but this looks like fun.

RE: ICA event - can't be bothered with a book launch!



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ArrGee wrote:
Eamonn wrote:

Anyone who's going, please try and record the discussion. Gutted I'm missing this and the ICA event...

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pulps-this-is-hardcore-vinyl-listening-session-with-mark-webber-tickets-1079333318009

 £6 - ticket booked - cant guarantee to record discussion, but this looks like fun.

RE: ICA event - can't be bothered with a book launch!

 Please, I really don't want to on my own. cry 

Also the listening party is on a Sunday in December. Busy time for us lot in hospitality.



-- Edited by SarahAWilson on Friday 15th of November 2024 01:34:22 AM

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SarahAWilson wrote:
ArrGee wrote:
Eamonn wrote:

Anyone who's going, please try and record the discussion. Gutted I'm missing this and the ICA event...

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pulps-this-is-hardcore-vinyl-listening-session-with-mark-webber-tickets-1079333318009

 £6 - ticket booked - cant guarantee to record discussion, but this looks like fun.

RE: ICA event - can't be bothered with a book launch!

Please, I really don't want to on my own. cry 

Also the listening party is on a Sunday in December. Busy time for us lot in hospitality.

 I am hoping no one else goes and I win the LP!    



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Did I briefly consider flying across an ocean for this? I did. It's one of my very favourite albums, after all. How often do you get to listen to that with one of the people most responsible for its sound? Approximately never.

So I priced out the plane tickets. Played with the dates to find the best price. Compared a flight to Paris plus Eurostar ticket.

But I've already spent extravagantly enough on this band... until the next tour.

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Did I briefly consider flying across an ocean for this? I did. It's one of my very favourite albums, after all. How often do you get to listen to that with one of the people most responsible for its sound? Approximately never.

So I priced out the plane tickets. Played with the dates to find the best price. Compared a flight to Paris plus Eurostar ticket.

But I've already spent extravagantly enough on this band... until the next tour.

Crikey! I'm only forking out £6 as I won't have to pay anything for travel with my 60+ Oyster Card for the trip across London.  

That written, I'm off to Lisbon for a couple of days next week to watch a football match in a bar unless I get a couple of tickets from a friendly stranger.  Not quite hopping across the Atlantic though.



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Well I did give it only brief consideration, just a few minutes and then a semblance of sanity returned...

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I have managed to snare a return ticket from Preston Lancashire to Euston, for £68. 7 hours travelling in total. Worth it :)



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Will be in attendance. Proper mega fucking hyped!

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Make sure y'all mingle now, don't be awkward Pulppeople.

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Sold out! If anyone has a spare, let me know.

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weej wrote:

Sold out! If anyone has a spare, let me know.

So my chances of winning the LP are now 70/1

better get there early to get a bottle of wine for £30.  

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Make sure y'all mingle now, don't be awkward Pulppeople.

I dont think there is going to be any other option!  For the record, I will be the poor auld fella with white hair drinking a bottle of wine.  At Ben Elton last night, that would have not distinguished me from about 70% of the audience biggrin

 



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It's quite amusing to me that Pete Paphides is the journalist hosting this. When Mark gave that great interview on US radio for the first bit of promotion for his book, I said to myself "Wow, he really sounds like Pete Paphides!"

I'd listened to the audio book of PP's memoir ("Broken Greek" - highly recommended) a couple of years ago and both he and Mark have that slightly nerdy, soft-spoken tone of voice that doesn't have any strong regional accent yet both can be quite direct and forthright in their opinions. Anyway, see what you think when you hear them having a conversation together in a few weeks!

Actually, Paphides made a great mini documentary series for Radio 4 called "Follow-Up Albums" about a decade back - delving into the genesis of three records that followed a really successful one by the artist in question (Dexys, Suede and Fleetwood Mac). The records were Don't Stand Me Down, Dog Man Star and Tusk (all brilliant imo). Of course, This Is Hardcore would have fitted in nicely with that list. I wonder if Pete considered it but couldn't get interest from Pulp to talk about it. Now, he finally can...

 

Link to the series appears to be online still: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01j0lxw/episodes/player Think it is on BBC Sounds too.

As an aside, Pete's famous fellow-journo partner, Caitlin Moran, is also interviewing "Britpop royalty" (ugh) next week, Alex James from Blur. He must have a book out too.



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I'll be there

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How did this go?

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IMG20241215152151.jpgIMG20241215165554.jpgIMG20241215174931.jpgIMG20241215174942.jpgIMG20241215183816.jpgIMG20241215183933.jpgIMG20241216014704.jpgWell the day started incredibily well for me, my train was cancelled from Preston to London. All wasnt lost though, the next train still got my to Euston quicker than my prebooked train! Every cloud and all that!

Sooooo - I make my way to Kings Cross and I have to say that the regeneration in that area is simply amazing compared to my last visit to that area 10 years prior.

I approach Spiritland after making my way through the queue for the swaggy restaraunt next door - to be greated by two lovely people in the form of Mr and Mrs Acrylic Afternoons - Giles and his lady. What lovely folk they are. Also met with a few more Bar Italians but forgive me for not getting your names.

We are all given a cute little pin badge and raffle ticket upon entry into the snug intimate room - and awaited the presence of Mr Webber. I managed to talk to him before during and after the function, and what a charming fellow he is.

Come 430pm - Pete Paraphides does his intro spiel and Mark Webber is introduced to us. First thing first, we listen to Hardcore at a very decent volume, and I tell you something, the quality of the audio from the original pressing is just amazing. To close your eyes and listen to every note, cymbal crash etc - it was pretty damn good. Got talking to a lad who comes on Bar Italia now and again but I forgot your name sorry.

The locked grove of Revolution hits, and soon Pete is asking him numerous questions, including one which was pretty personal about the breakup with his girlfriend at the time, and losing her to someone from a "3rd rate Britpop band". Menswear maybe? (my guess).

The inevitable questions about WLL deluxe, and a new album come - of which Mark would love for WLL to get the deluxe treatment, but its not really been talked about. There is definately another albums worth of songs written, so who knows. Mark was definately coy about "a new album". However he would be, as it would be Jarvis who would confirm this. I asked Mark which instrument he preferred - stylophone or guitar. He laughed about it at first, but guitar won.

End of the event, and mark was gladly signing books and taking photos. He had said earlier that he will answer ANY questions, which I thought was a dangerous thing to do lol, but no one took the piss. It was a very dignified and enjoyable evening. I got back to Preston just before midnight. Its been a long day. Oh I met Weener too - another lovely person :)



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The locked grove of Revolution hits, and soon Pete is asking him numerous questions, including one which was pretty personal about the breakup with his girlfriend at the time, and losing her to someone from a "3rd rate Britpop band". Menswear maybe? (my guess).


It was Danny McNamara from Embrace.

I was told this by a guy called Jack Notman, a music agent who worked with Mark's ex. We used to share the same nightbus home from Ls@H back in the 90's.



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Shame I missed this. Was feeling pretty ill on Saturday evening, so decided to have a day to recover (busy week). Thanks for the report!

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This was a really wonderful evening! The album sounded just extraordinary. "Help the Aged" sounded so good that Mark fired off a text to Jarvis suggesting they give it another try ("Too close to the bone" was the predictable response!)

Mark such a wonderful host, genial, at ease and informative. He signed my book, and raffled off some prize assets from the era (both Heather and Ester won things). And answered tons of questions! I asked about the "Dishes" solo, and he said he didn't think it was him! Nor was "A Little Soul" (I did already wonder if that one was Hawley).

The music stood up so well (though I share Mark and Candida's discomfort with the front cover). During "Seductive Barry" I was basically curled up beneath the speakers, feeling the music flowing through me (which seemed to amuse Mark!). Both that song and the title track earned rounds of applause. Quite right too.

When I heard "Sylvia", my main thought was that, wow - the Pulp of "Pink Glove" and "She's a Lady" really were dead and gone by this point - this is just grim (not in a bad way, it's an excellent song), you can understand them not playing the earlier songs back then, and them not returning to these ones right now. That was my main takeaway. It's an overpoweringly dark record and I don't think that angle is particularly overplayed: as Mark said, it could've been the follow-up to Freaks, really.

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