Electric Guitar [Gibson ES 345], Electric Guitar [Gibson Les Paul], Electric Guitar [Gibson Firebird], Acoustic Guitar [Sigma], Keyboards [Casio Tonebank CT-470], Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Synthesizer [Roland Juno 6] – Mark Webber Finally, we may also share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other lawful request for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights. Guitar [Gibson Es 345, Gibson Les Paul, Gibson Firebird], Acoustic Guitar [Sigma], Keyboards [Casio Tonebank Ct-470], Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Synthesizer [Roland Juno 6] – Mark Webber When Pulp released Different Class in October 1995, it was at the peak of the Britpop era – less a cultural movement and more a label the music press had slapped on a collection of disparate (though mostly white, guitar-based) British bands infiltrating the charts in the mid-90s. What started as a celebration of the British music industry reasserting its influence after a few years dominated by the US grunge scene had morphed into something of a media bandwagon.

In 1995, Britpop was at its peak, and there was the infamous battle between Oasis and Blur. I often think of Pulp as being ‘outside’ of Britpop, as the music seemed so much smarter and a bit too cool in its own way for such a scene. Thinking about it, and I guess one has to class Different Class as Britpop. Before coming to an article that argue Different Class helped define the scene, I want to quote from Pitchfork’s review of Different Class from 2016: When in line with the preferences you have shared with us, provide you with information or advertising relating to our products or services. This draw is conducted in a secure enivironment selecting an identifier which can not be used to access your account and the data is deleted as soon as the draw has been conducted. Additionally, you can opt out of some of these services by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out portal at: http://optout.aboutads.info/. If you have not experienced Different Class, then I think it is a good investment on vinyl - and it is one of those albums that you will return to time and time again. For those of us who were around in 1995, I think this Pulp masterpiece really changed the game and provided so much pleasure. It was an album that I was very attached to, and my respect for Sheffield’s Pulp raised significantly! An article in COMPLEX from 2015 discusses the importance of Different Class in the Britpop movement:

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A brilliant album and one that not only captured Pulp at their absolute peak but is also one of the most important recordings ever submitted to wax in British music history. The seediness, the wink and nudge as well as the many references to taste, society and above all class make this album an essential social document of sorts and as a consequence it could be argued that their legacy is every bit as important in defining Englishness as are groups like Fairport Convention, Pentangle et al.

Organ [Farfisa Compact Professional II], Keyboards [Ensoniq Asr 10, Korg Trident II], Synthesizer [Minimoog, Roland Juno 6, Roland Sh-09], Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Candida Doyle Organ [Farfisa Compact Professional II], Synthesizer [Ensoniq ASR 10, Korg Trident II, Minimoog], Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Synthesizer [Roland Juno 6], Synthesizer [Roland SH-09] – Candida Doyle

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