Pulp’s fifth album, Different Class, is being reissued to mark its 30th anniversary.
The album will newly be available as both a 4xLP set and on 2xCD format, and has been expanded to add their 1995 Glastonbury festival set in full. It will be the first time that the Glastonbury performance has been released. Both physical formats of the reissue will come with a 28-page booklet featuring a newly commissioned essay based on new interviews with the band, plus previously unseen images from photographers Rankin and Donald Milne.
In a statement, frontman Jarvis Cocker said: “This 45rpm double album version of Different Class will make it sound a whole lot better. We were obsessed with the fact that this was our ‘pop’ album (we had finally achieved some ‘popularity’ when ‘Common People’ was a hit) and, as everyone knows, all pop albums have 12 songs on them: 6 tracks per side.
“Only problem: this took the running time of the record to 53 minutes. We were told this would compromise the audio quality of the vinyl record – but we were more bothered about not compromising the quality of our Pop Dream. Now, 30 years later, we are finally ready for Different Class to be heard in all its glory. Different Class indeed.
“The Glastonbury performance in June 1995 will always be the most significant concert of Pulp’s career. Three weeks after ‘Common People’ hit No.2 in the national charts, the band filled in for The Stone Roses at the last minute. We played ‘Sorted For E’s & Wizz’, ‘Mis-Shapes’ and ‘Disco 2000’ – all receiving their live debut. This is first time the whole concert (including the long, drone-based intro) has been made available. Your chance to relive an historical moment.”
Earlier this year, Pulp put out their first album in 24 years, titled More.
Universal Music will release Different Class – 30th Anniversary Edition on October 24, 2025.
