Pulp Announce 'Different Class - 30th Anniversary Edition' Reissue
Thursday, 04 September 2025
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Rankin
Pulp have announced a huge 30th anniversary edition of their 1995 Mercury Prize-winning second album, 'Different Class'.
'Different Class – 30th Anniversary Edition' will be released on October 24 via Universal Music Recordings on behalf of Island Records. It'll be available as a four-LP and a double-CD version, both expanded to include the indie giants' iconic 1995 Glastonbury Festival set, performed after they were asked to fill in for The Stone Roses with just 10 days notice. This marks the first time the Pyramid Stage performance has been officially released. 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: six 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. A different class indeed."
On the Glastonbury concert, he continued: "The Glastonbury performance in June 1995 will always be the most significant concert of Pulp's career. Three weeks after Common People hit number #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 a historical moment."
The deluxe four-LP edition also includes a 28-page booklet featuring an essay based on new interviews with the band, along with previously unseen photos by Rankin and Donald Milne — the photographers behind the original release — as well as images from the band's own archives.
Pulp released their eighth album, and first in 24 years, 'More', in June. Singles from it include Tina, Got To Have Love, and Spike Island.
They'll support it with a North American tour this month, which follows a busy summer of festival appearances, including a not-so-secret return to Glastonbury in June, and a hometown headline set at Tramlines in July. Tickets are on sale now.
'Different Class – 30th Anniversary Edition' tracklist:
LPs 1 and 2 - Original album remastered
Side One
1. Mis-Shapes 3:47
2. Pencil Skirt 3:11
3. Common People 5:51
Side Two
1. I Spy 5:55
2. Disco 2000 4:34
3. Live Bed Show 3:29
Side Three
1. Something Changed 3:19
2. Sorted For E’s & Wizz 3:40
3. F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E. 6:01
Side Four
1. Underwear 4:06
2. Monday Morning 4:18
3. Bar Italia 3:44
LPs 3 And 4 - Live At Glastonbury, 1995
Side One
1. Common People Drone Intro 3:28
2. Do You Remember The First Time? 4:00
3. Razzmatazz 4:44
4. Monday Morning 5:16
Side Two
1. Underwear 5:17
2. Sorted For E’s & Wizz 4:34
3. Disco 2000 5:45
4. Joyriders 4:03
Side Three
1. Acrylic Afternoons 6:01
2. Mis-Shapes 4:23
3. Pink Glove 5:09
Side Four
1. Babies 6:41
2. Common People 7:33
Pulp Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Thu September 04 2025 - ATLANTA Georgia - Tabernacle (USA)
Sat September 06 2025 - WASHINGTON District of Columbia - Anthem (USA)
Tue September 09 2025 - PHILADELPHIA Pennsylvania - Met Presented by Highmark (USA)
Thu September 11 2025 - NEW YORK New York - Forest Hills Stadium (USA)
Sat September 13 2025 - BOSTON Massachusetts - Suffolk Downs (USA)
Tue September 16 2025 - TORONTO Ontario - Budweiser Stage at Ontario Place - Complex (Canada)
Wed September 17 2025 - DETROIT Michigan - Masonic Temple - Detroit (USA)
Sat September 20 2025 - MINNEAPOLIS Minnesota - Armory Minneapolis (USA)
Mon September 22 2025 - DENVER Colorado - Red Rocks Amphitheatre (USA)
Thu September 25 2025 - LOS ANGELES California - Hollywood Bowl (USA)
Fri September 26 2025 - LOS ANGELES California - Hollywood Bowl (USA)
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