They think they've got us beat, but revenge is going to be so sweet," snarls Cocker, before the second track, "Pencil Skirt," cues up—an anthem about screwing over the rich by, literally, screwing their wives.

The only downside to it all is the fact that my own perfect and pristine copy on vinyl with interchangeable sleeves was lost years ago due to burst water pipe. As described above, we use your Personal Information to provide you with targeted advertisements or marketing communications we believe may be of interest to you. Island/UMC did a really nice deluxe 25th version of His N' Hers in 2019, white vinyl, Abbey Road mastering, sounded great. He sang for people like himself—common people, as their hit single would have it—those raised on a diet of broken biscuits, those who would drink and dance and screw because there's nothing else to do.The negs: the drums have no punch, they barely register and there is almost no change in dynamics when transitioning from the quiet to loud parts rendering the tension and release that pulp are masters of non existent. Cocker has been naturally gifted with the ability to seduce by whispering sweet nothings, between moans and hip swishes from his lanky figure, his fingers always curled in that come-hither sort of way. What started as a celebration of the British music industry reasserting its influence after a few years dominated by the US grunge scene had morphed into something of a media bandwagon.

The opening track on Different Class served as the record's thesis: "Mis-Shapes" rebelled against the airhead rich kids, immediately putting Pulp in the team of the "other," or rather, a different class. Songs like Common People, and Disco 2000 are classics, and these are cuts that were ubiquitous and oft-quoted when I was at school. The entire process went from 'take my money' to 'take my breath away', it was simple, straightforward and superb. This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit or make a purchase from discrepancy-records.

Finally got around to listening to this album on vinyl, and I was quite happy with side one as surface noise is almost non-existent, but I did have to turn up my preamp to get to a decent volume.

Cocker’s songs on Different Class are such a rich text that you can go quite a long way into a review of the album before realizing you’ve barely mentioned how it sounds.That album was nominated for a Mercury Prize in 1994; Different Class was nominated and won in 1996 and I think, when it comes to albums that define the spirit of the 1990s, Different Class instantly comes to mind! They did hit another peak on 1998’s This Is Hardcore, but I think there is something extra-genius and memorable about 1995’s Different Class. The mix is weirdly balanced without some body to deliver these awesome songs, the volume too low, no bass, no audible impact during the transitions in a song like 'Common People'. Not only are the melodies and hooks significantly catchier and more immediate, the music explores more territory.