- Audio CD (19 Jun 1992)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Fire Records
- ASIN: B000007348
- Other Editions: Audio CD | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 121,755 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Amazon.co.uk Review
After releasing two albums to general indifference, Jarvis Cocker abandoned Sheffield and made for the big smoke, where a place at Saint Martins College awaited him. There he befriended bassist Steve Mackey and the two threw themselves into all the affordable nightlife London had to offer. Separations is the result of that--caught square between the strange Brechtian pop of early Pulp and the ecstasy culture that had gripped the capital. Is it any good though? Well, that depends on who you ask. Embittered by memories of a restrictive record deal, Jarvis eventually disowned Separations; in truth though, it's more than a hint of future glories. Admirers of the more melodramatic extremes of 1995's Different Class will love the sinister synthpop of "Death II" and "Love Is Blind", not to mention genius shag-epic "My Legendary Girlfriend". --Peter Paphides
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Vinyl is on 180 gram vinyl and include download card. Fire are to reissue Pulp s 1992 album Separations as part of the Fire Embers reissue series with unreleased bonus material. Their third and last album on Fire, Pulp had already transformed from their debut It through the dark electronic phase of Freaks and were garnering significant momentum. Now critically acclaimed and with a live reputation matched by only a few, most of the songs on Separations sound fully-realised in that undeniably Pulp manner that was soon to be experienced everywhere. And, for the first time, there was an inescapable disco pulse. This is the transition album where Pulp, caught between a doomed romantic outsider past and an acid-bright future, made an album that brilliantly reflects both. Remastered and repackaged. Liner notes by Everett True. Featuring 4 bonus tracks Death Goes To The Disco and Is This House , as well as an extended version of the single Countdown and the previously unreleased Death Comes To Town . Separations spawned two of Pulps most successful singles to date in Countdown and My Legendary Girlfriend with the latter being placed on many top singles of 1991 lists by major music publications. Pulp s It and Freaks will be reissued at the same time for the complete Pulp on Fire collection.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
To really see where Pulp's defining 'Different Class' era sound began, Separations is where to go. Death II shines beautifully while My Legendary Girlfriend, Don't You Want Me Anymore, and Countdown showcase themselves wonderfully. Any Pulp fan would be mad to not have this album - as you can fully appreciate Pulp's transition from obscure to popular in listening to them grow on this CD.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Now don't be mislead by the title of this review, I like the old Pulp, a lot, a hell of a lot. And I also like the new Pulp too - it's nice to see a band develop over such a long time. But this album is staggering, there are tracks on it that are simply stunning - Death II and the album version of Countdown (don't be put of by the bouncy Countdown compilation version). This album is great, and it's nearly at His and Hers.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Filled with dark tales of death, abandonment, regret and distained worth this is by far the best and darkest Pulp album available, and is essential for any fan of the group's darker sides.
The distant wailing of the opening track 'Love Is Blind' leads into one of Jarvis' most expressive vocals; soaring through a huge range of needful sounds describing the mundane spirit of love.
The unmistakable keyboard stamp intro, combined with a fantastic lyric opens the wire doors to 'Don't You Want Me Anymore' the first of a two-part story about the risks of leaving love and home; a simply beautiful track.
The haunting violin intro of 'Separations' with the desperate, godly vocal are utterly capturing. The sound then dramatically changes; bouncing musically into a jiggy, swirling, bumble-bee melody, with a bird's-eye-view narrative; thus creating a fantastic 2nd part to 'Don't You Want Me Anymore.'
There are NO poor tracks on this album!
My only regret is that the inlay sheet contains no lyrics; this is a real sore point for me personally.
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Published 1 month ago by apricot
Back to evenings in the Leadmill with Pulp
If you want to understand where Pulp originally came from and how they sounded when Jarvis Cocker was a pretentious 23 year old nob strutting around Sheffield circa 1987/88 then... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Stratman
Excellent
Among all the other albums including solo albums of Jarvis, this is by far the best album for me. After these years, the sound is still fresh and I may say it is a modern classic. Read more
Published 18 months ago by E. Deliormanli
Brilliant
If you like Pulp and are interested to know how they got there... this is for you. Personally I think its so similar in style to the Pulp we all know and love its just great! Read more
Published on 4 Oct 2005 by Alan Miles
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