BOOKS  

This is a fairly comprehensive list of books written about Pulp. In addition to the biographies there are titles which have been associated with, or appropriated by, Pulp from time to time. 

Biographies
Mark Sturdy

Truth and Beauty: The Story of Pulp

Omnibus, 2003, £14.95

0 7119 9599 0

Truth and Beauty site

 

Mark Sturdy: The Story of Pulp

Paul Lester

Pulp: The Illustrated Story

Hamlyn, 1996, £9.99

0 600 589 749

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Martin Aston

Pulp

Pan Books, 1996, £7.99

0 330 34791 8

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Linda Holorny

Pulp: An Illustrated Biography

Omnibus Press, 1996, £6.99

0 7119 5818 1

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Susan Wilson

Pulp: The Tomorrow People

UFO Music Ltd, 1996, no price

01 873884 51 6

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Mike Wilson

Pulp

(Real Lives series)

Hodder & Stoughton / Basic Skills Agency, 1997, no price

0 340 701161

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Michael Heatley

Jarvis Cocker: In His Own Words

Omnibus Press, 1998, £7.99

0 7119 6911 6

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Music
NB: Pulp were not consulted during the production of any of the music / lyrics in these books so their accuracy is doubtful.
Different Class

Polygram / Island, 1995, £9.95

0 7119 5547 6

Contains lyrics, piano, voice and guitar arrangements for every song on the album.

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Play Guitar With Pulp

Wise Publications, 1996, £12.95

0 7119 5852 1

Comes with a 14 track "specially recorded" CD to play along to....

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Pulp: The Chord Songbook

Wise Publications, 1997, £5.99

0 7119 6393 2

Full lyrics, chord symbols, guitar boxes and playing guide to 17 songs, including Babies, Happy Endings, Monday Morning, Something Changed, Underwear and more.

it's so easy!

This Is Hardcore

Wise Publications, 1998, £10.99

0 7119 7167 6

Contains the voice, piano, & guitar arrangements for all the songs from This Is Hardcore, with lyric and guitar boxes. Also contains b/w illustrations from the album

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NB: There are no plans to release the sheet music for "We Love Life" at this time (March 2002)

 

 

Lyrics
His 'n' Hers

Island Records, 1994

Promotional item; contains complete lyrics to His 'n' Hers, plus illustrations by David Calderley, plus brief biographical notes and discography. (Apologies for poor quality of image - the cover does not scan well).

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Textes Originaux & Traduction Francaise (Volume 1)

Bizarre CD-sized booklet of twenty sets of lyrics translated in to French. a mixture of material from His 'n' Hers and Different Class.

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Sarah-Jane Lovett (Ed.)

Oral: Poems, Sonnets, Lyrics and the Like

Sceptre, 1999, £6.99

0 340 75051 0

Contains lyrics to Deep Fried In Kelvin

oral
 

 

Exhibition Catalogues
John Currin

Works: 1989-1995

Limousin, 1995, £13.00

2 908257 18 1

Exhibition catalogue of John Currin's exhibition at the ICA, London. John was art director of This Is Hardcore album and the Help The Aged video, for which copies of many of these works were specially made. "The Never Ending Story" (pictured) was used on the cover of the Help The Aged single.

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Thurston Moore: Root

Exhibition catalogue to coincide with the release of the Root CD (click here to view). Contains works by the artists featured on the CD as well as others, including David Bowie. Mark's contribution is entitled "Stills From 'Thurston Footage [Film in Progress], 1998". Click here to view.

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Comics
Jamie Hewlett

Pulp: Common People

Island France, 1995

This tells the story of the 'Common People' lyrics in the form of a comic book. Colour cover with b/w drawings inside plus a discography and the chance to join an Island Records mailing list at the back. Promotional item, never sold in shops.

Jamie Hewlett comic