Pulp - This Is Hardcore LP vinyl record

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This Is Hardcore is the sixth studio album by English rock band Pulp, originally released on 30 March 1998. Following the success of Different Class (1995), friction grew in the band, culminating in the notable departure of guitarist and violinist Russell Senior; frontman Jarvis Cocker left for New York alone to decompress and write in isolation from the rest of the band. These new songs took a much more art rock approach and glam rock influence from its predecessor. After reconciling with the band, work on the album began in November 1996 and finished in January 1998. Lead single "Help the Aged" was released on 11 November 1997, followed by the album's title track on 16 March 1998. After the album's release on 30 March, two more singles were released; "A Little Soul" on 8 June and "Party Hard" on 7 September.

As with the band's previous album, This is Hardcore received generally positive reviews from critics and debuted at No. 1 in the UK Albums Chart, but with far fewer sales, and earned Pulp a third successive nomination for the 1998 Mercury Prize.