Suede: The Studio Albums
Prologue
Hello you. Make a cup of tea. Put a record on. Between 1983 and 2025, Pulp released eight studio albums. Some of them came quietly. Others changed the charts. What began in Sheffield’s outer zones eventually took over Top of the Pops. This is the studio catalogue. Just the records. Nothing skipped.
1. It (1983)
Released 18 April 1983
Mini-album, 2,000 copies via Red Rhino
Folk-influenced debut with tracks like “My Lighthouse”
Not widely reissued until the early 90s
2. Freaks (1987)
Released 11 May 1987
Darker, slower, often ignored at the time
Includes “I Want You” and “Being Followed Home”
Reappraised as a cult document of their early tone
3. Separations (1992)
Released 19 June 1992 (recorded 1989)
Split between gloomy synth-pop and proto-acid house
Last album before signing to Island Records
Features “My Legendary Girlfriend”
4. His ’n’ Hers (1994)
Released 18 April 1994
First major success, Mercury-nominated
Reached number 9 in the UK
Tracks include “Do You Remember the First Time?” and “Babies”
5. Different Class (1995)
Released 30 October 1995
Number 1 in the UK, four-times Platinum
Won the Mercury Prize
Jarvis said it was about “naughty infidelities and obsession with sex and class”
Features “Common People”, “Sorted for E’s & Wizz”, and “Disco 2000”
6. This Is Hardcore (1998)
Released 30 March 1998
Number 1 in the UK
Themes of fame, exhaustion, and decline
The title track described by Mojo as “a six-minute ode to sleaze and dirt”
Artwork and mood deliberately confrontational
7. We Love Life (2001)
Released 22 October 2001
Peaked at number 6 in the UK
Produced by Scott Walker
Jarvis called it a “life-affirming end” after the bleakness of the previous album
Features “Sunrise” and “Bad Cover Version”
8. More (2025)
Released 6 June 2025
First album in 24 years, reached number 1 in the UK
Recorded with James Ford in London
Features Richard Hawley and Jason Buckle
Dedicated to Steve Mackey, who died in 2023
Jarvis said: “It was obviously ready to happen”
The Fade Out
Eight records. The sound changed. The group changed. But the wit and weight never faded. Pulp left. Pulp returned. The stories got sharper. The silences got longer. From Red Rhino to Glastonbury to another number one, the albums remain exactly as they were made. And they still know how to hold your attention.
