Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #27866 in DVD
• Released on: 2002-12-09
• Rating: Exempt
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: DVD-Video, PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 192 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
The Pulp Anthology collection really does have it all, from videos to live performances to surreal home movies. Forget EastEnders, as pioneers of working class chic the early Pulp videos epitomise Shoreditch living, from cramped rooms to charity shop glam; while the later videos, with bigger budgets, add to Pulp's classic kitsch values. The most inspired of the 15 on offer here has to be "The Bad Cover Version", which appears to assemble the cast of Stars in their Eyes.

Beyond the videos and live performances are selections of home movies. Included are the documentaries "Do You Remember the First Time", focusing on losing your virginity, and "This is Hardcore" which, unsurprisingly, centres on the merits of porn and freedom. "TV Madness" is a beautiful montage of crazy TV promotions that shows the price of fame is appearing on Going Live. "Home Movies" offers a look at the real lives of Pulp; "Sheffield Bands" offers a glimpse at Pulp before they were famous while "Catfield" is possibly be the most bizarre children's programme on the planet. Using inspired editing techniques and sceneography, it's clear this all comes from the minds of Jarvis and co, a band who simply refuse to conform to normal stereotypes, instead making up their own rules as they go along. This is one for anyone who's been young, misunderstood and dabbled in the art scene.

On the DVD: Pulp: Anthology offers pristine sound and visuals, perfect for the lurid nature of Pulp, while the menu can only have been inspired by a misspent youth watching Tony Hart. --Nikki Disney

Special Features
Track listing
Promos
Babies (original version)
Razzmatazz
Lipgloss
Do You Remember The First Time?
Babies (1994 Version)
Common People
Mis-shapes
Sorted For E's and Wizz
Disco 2000
Something Changed
Help The Aged
This Is Hardcore
A Little Soul
Party Hard
The Trees
Bad Cover Version
Live performances
Sorted For E's and Wizz - Brit Awards '95
Dishes - Later with Jools Holland '98
Sunrise - Eden Project '02
Joyriders - The Beat
59, Lyndhurst Grove - No Stilletoes
Documentaries
Do You Remember The First Time?
This Is Hardcore
Home movie footage

Synopsis
The ever-cheeky Jarvis Cocker and his bandmates in Pulp display their talent (and swagger) on this collection of promo videos, live performances, and documentaries. Tracks include "Razzmatazz," "Do You Remember The First Time

Customer Reviews

Pulp pull off a great best of package
Featuring the band's promotional music videos, from1 1993's "Razzmatazz" to 2002's Live Aid baiting "Bad Cover Version", this package really is something for Pulp fans to rejoice over. Not only do we get the videos, but a shedload of extra material rarely seen on our TV screens. Even the menu designs are gloriously kitsch, featuring felt figures of the band attempting to plug in guitars, pull down projection screens and more. All the videos included here are pure Pulp - the earlier videos have a great low budget feel to them, especially the 1992 vid for "Babies" featuring on screen captions and great use of editing. It's also hilarious to see Jarvis wearing just a suit jacket and nothing underneath, and bass player Steve Mackey's fantastic curly afro he sported circa 1992-93! As the videos progress, so does the budget and the creativity. By the time we hit the new 1994 version of "Babies", it's transformed into a collection of kitsch and lurid objects such as coloured tights, hairbands and slinky springs. "Mis Shapes" takes place around a fight between the 'normal people' and the 'under dogs' in a nightclub, and then of course there is "Common People", the song and video that catapulted Pulp into mega stardom after nearly seventeen years of trying to crack it. The extra footage on this DVD is also amazing, split, as it is, into sections. "TV Madness" is a near 20 minute compilation of Pulp's appearances on various TV shows, including the Big Breakfast and a strange foreign show where the presenter insists on reading out the entire lyrics to "Common People"..."Home Movies" features Pulp 'au naturel', with the band captured on camcorder, and raises some humorous moments (Jarvis buying a new shirt from a charity shop is priceless!). "Live" showcases Pulp where they are best - on the stage, and features great performances of "Sunrise", "Dishes", "Joyriders" and "59 Lyndhurst Grove". Finally, we have "Sheffield Bands" - this is a short documentary of dubious filming quality from the mid 80s about local bands of the time. Pulp get a mention, albeit with now ex-band member Russell Senior doing most of the talking. We also get to see a snippet of a live performance of 1980s B-side "The Mark Of The Devil" in a toilet roll drenched set (!). There are also a couple of documentaries, made by Jarvis and Steve based on two of their tracks. "Do You Remember The First Time" is a 30 minute set of interviews with various celebrities on losing their virginity, while "This Is Hardcore" looks at the question of morality and pornography. Overall, this is all Pulp fans could have hoped for and more. The only disappointment is perhaps the lack of inclusion of a documentary about how the band got together and their earlier years, or some of the homemade promo videos for some of their late 80s/early 90s work that had been made. This doesn't dampen the effect of the DVD though, which will blow you away! Here's to the next new Pulp project!

Real Razzamataz
As a collection of classic 90's pop standards this is essential for anyone who loves real music but for fans of Pulp this a really quality piece of work. Home video archives, alternative video's, promo films as well as a collection of live videos will make this the perfect DVD to dip in an out of again and again.

essential and priceless viewing
I disagree completely with one of the earlier reviewers:
This DVD is _full_ of great extras and footage. I bought it a few months ago, and I still watch it every once in a while. Every time I watch it, I notice something new.

It's so great to see early footage of this huge band, in their hometown, playing in an empty bathroom with toilet paper 'artfully' strewn about.

Basically, this isn't like any other DvD or video I've ever seen by a band. Usually it's just a string of videos that you've probably already seen. But this DvD has home movies, live performances, a couple odd documentaries, and some great home movies and stuff taped off t.v. (things from all over the world, not just Britain -- I'd seen none of it before); as well as 16 regular music videos.

I wish every band I like would make a DVD like this.

And, by the way, I am not the biggest Pulp fan. Most of the time I listen to _His'n'Hers_ and some rarities I've downloaded.

So, in conclusion, if you like Pulp, I think you'll like it. 5 out of 5 stars!