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Pulp The Big Breakfast, 1995.

Dishing the dirt: Mark wears nail varnish, Steve has curly hair, Nick folds crisp packets into triangles, Jarvis used a wheelchair & wore arm in a sling & Russell once wore a hardhat during a storm in the streets of Sheffield for fear of slates falling on his head.

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Russell & Jarvis being interviewed in a ladies toilet for French TV. Elysee-Montmartre, November 1994. Source

3/9 Asked about Jarvis's immense personal libido.

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From the Promotional Book for His'n'Hers for the US Market. More info & scans at PulpWiki.

'Our violinist' and his fingers after the cigarette in your mouth. YouTube.

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Russell & Jarvis being interviewed in a ladies toilet for French TV. Elysee-Montmartre, November 1994. Source

9/9 Pulp philosophy in one sentence and message to French viewers.

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Interview starts when timer hits 1.31. Original footage on YouTube here:

Excerpts from a student project created by Simon Bebbington, Shelina Mawani and Mandy Mattheson. It was made as coursework in the second year of their Communications Studies degree at Sheffield City Polytechnic in early 1985.

The brief was to highlight the problems faced by local bands in Sheffield. It is presented by Floy Joy's Desi Campbell and features interviews and footage from various Sheffield bands.

Pulp’s section includes an interview with the band (mainly Jarvis and Russell) filmed in Jarvis’ mum’s back garden and a live rehearsal room performance of The Mark Of The Devil.

Jarvis, Candida, Russell, Manners, Magnus. Rare it is to see this line up performing, let alone being interviewed together (even if only Russell & Jarvis do the talking!) It is an excellent performance of Mark of the Devil btw.

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The sound quality is a bit rough and the picture rather watery, this ‘lost’ interview with Jarvis Cocker and Russell Senior was recorded during Pulp’s first tour of Spain in 1995, the interview was conducted by writer and poet, Bruno Galindo. Source

2/4 The Smiths vs It.

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Nick & Russell of Pulp look at the model in 1996 and the reality in 1999.

Pictures revive memories of Sheffield's National Centre for Popular Music 20 years on – did you go?

Twenty years ago, the National Centre for Popular Music closed to visitors for the last time having been open for less than 18 months.

By Richard Blackledge (1st May 2020) The Star

The £15 million lottery-funded project officially launched in March 1999 and was envisaged as a celebration of contemporary music and culture, with exhibits including instruments and outfits from the careers of legendary acts.

But the place on Paternoster Row struggled to attract enough visitors, becoming a high-profile failure – after its closure as a museum in July 2000 it was used as a venue for hire before the distinctive building, formed of stainless steel-coated ‘drums’, was turned into Sheffield Hallam University’s students’ union.

Enjoy a virtual trip to the long-gone museum by taking a look at these pictures.

Russell spoke to ITN in 1996. "...I haven't a clue what on earth this interaction is gonna involve, it might, you know, be trying to recreate the experience of being in a band, which would be quite nightmarish. But, you know, we'll reserve judgement on that. And yeah, it's a weird looking buiding, and I'm all for weird looking buildings."

and a month later he left the band.

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Russell & Jarvis being interviewed in a ladies toilet for French TV. Elysee-Montmartre, November 1994. Source

5/9 Thoughts on the old music.