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This Is Hardcore

This article is about the album. For the song, see This Is Hardcore (song).

This Is Hardcore
Studio album by
Pulp
Released30 March 1998
RecordedNovember 1996 – January 1998[1]
Studio
Genre
Length69:49
LabelIsland
ProducerChris Thomas
Pulp chronology
Countdown 1992–1983
(1996) 		This Is Hardcore
(1998) 		Freshly Squeezed... the Early Years
(1998)
Singles from This Is Hardcore
  1. "Help the Aged"
    Released: 11 November 1997
  2. "This Is Hardcore"
    Released: 16 March 1998
  3. "A Little Soul"
    Released: 8 June 1998
  4. "Party Hard"
    Released: 7 September 1998

This Is Hardcore is the sixth studio album by English rock band Pulp, released on 30 March 1998. Following the success of Different Class (1995), friction grew in the band, culminating in the notable departure of guitarist and violinist Russell Senior; frontman Jarvis Cocker left for New York alone to decompress and write in isolation from the rest of the band. These new songs took a much more art rock approach and glam rock influence from its predecessor.[5] After reconciling with the band, work on the album began in November 1996 and finished in January 1998. Lead single "Help the Aged" was released on 11 November 1997, followed by the album's title track on 16 March 1998. After the album's release on 30 March, two more singles were released; "A Little Soul" on 8 June and "Party Hard" on 7 September.

As with the band's previous album, This is Hardcore received generally positive reviews from critics and debuted at No. 1 in the UK Albums Chart, but with far fewer sales,[6] and earned Pulp a third successive nomination for the 1998 Mercury Prize.[7] A deluxe edition of This Is Hardcore was released on 11 September 2006, containing a second disc of B-sides, demos and rarities.

  1. ^ Sturdy, Mark (15 December 2009). Truth and Beauty: The Story of Pulp. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857121035.
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  4. ^ Laws, Mike (11 December 2014). "The 10 Best Britpop Albums of All Time (or At Least Since 1993 or So)". The Village Voice. Suzan Gursoy. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
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