On March 30, 1998, “Island” label released “This Is Hardcore”,the sixth Pulp album. It was recorded in 1997, at “CTS Studios”, and “Olympic Studios” in London, and was produced by Chris Thomas. In 2013, magazine “NME” ranked “This Is Hardcore” at number 166 in its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
- Jarvis Cocker – vocals, guitar, keyboards, arranger
- Russell Senior – guitar, violin, arranger
- Mark Webber – guitar, keyboards, arranger
- Steve Mackey – bass, arranger
- Nick Banks – drums, percussion
- Anne Dudley – piano, string arrangements
- Chris Thomas – piano
- Neneh Cherry – vocals
- Mandy Bell, Carol Kenyon, Jackie Rawe – backing vocals
- Nicholas Dodd– orchestration
- Magnus Fiennes, Mark Hayley, Matthew Vaughan, Olle Romo – programming
- Pete Lewis – engineer
- John Currin- artwork
- Peter Saville – art direction, artwork
- Howard Wakefield, Paul Hetherington – artwork, design, Smart blur ‘painterly effect
- Horst Diekgerdes – photography
Track listing:
All lyrics by Jarvis Cocker, all music by Nick Banks, Candida Doyle, Steve Mackey and Mark Webber, except where noted.
- The Fear
- Dishes
- Party Hard
- Help the Aged
- This Is Hardcore – Nick Banks, Jarvis Cocker, Candida Doyle, Mark Webber, Peter Thomas, Steve Mackey
- TV Movie
- A Little Soul
- I’m a Man
- Seductive Barry
- Sylvia
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