This Is Hardcore (Deluxe Edition)

Following the worldwide success of Different Class, Pulp released This Is Hardcore in 1998. Although at the time it encountered a lukewarm reception, it went straight to Number One on release, sold close to a million records worldwide (double platinum in the UK), and yielded four Top 30 hits. A different kind of album from Different Class it is still home to some of Pulp's finest work, including the brilliant, slow-burning "Help The Aged," the emotional "A Little Soul" and the epic "This Is Hardcore," one of the very finest tracks in their considerable canon. The Deluxe Edition features the original album in its full glory as the first disc, with the hit singles "Help The Aged," "This Is Hardcore" and "A Little Soul." The second disc of bonus material has been personally chosen by Jarvis Cocker and features b-sides and previously unreleased versions of "Cocaine Socialism" and "Tomorrow Never Dies," as well as six previously unreleased demos. This luxuriously packaged set comes complete with a thirty-two page booklet featuring previously unseen photos from the album sessions and sleeve notes written by Jarvis.