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Freaks (subtitled: Ten Stories About Power, Claustrophobia, Suffocation and Holding Hands) is the second album by the English rock band Pulp.

Release and aftermath

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Pitchfork(7.1/10) [3]
Q Oct. 2000 [citation needed]

It was released in 1987 to little commercial success. It has a much darker sound than its predecessor, It. Russell Senior sings lead vocals on "Fairground" and "Anorexic Beauty". "Master of the Universe" was released as a single in an alternative version called the "sanitised version"; it replaces the word "masturbates" with "vegetates".

"I Want You" is the only song from the album to have been performed live regularly, most notably during the UK Forest Tour in the Summer of 2002.

The album was reissued and remastered by Fire Records in 2012 along with 1983's It and 1992's Separations. This re-release took several delays as the first stated release date was 8 August 2011 while the albums finally came out on 13 February 2012.[4] During than period the information that the albums would be remastered was stated and new bonus tracks were added to the track listing. The reissue also includes new artwork and liner notes from music journalist Everett True.

The reissue bonus disc is in fact Masters of the Universe compilation aside from two tracks: "They Suffocate at Night" which appears on the album itself and "Master of the Universe (sanitised version)" which again appears on the album without censorship.

Track listing

All music is written by Pulp, all lyrics are written by Jarvis Cocker, except "Anorexic Beauty" (by David Kurley), and "Fairground" and "The Will to Power" (by Russell Senior).

Side 1
  1. "Fairground" – 5:07
  2. "I Want You" – 4:42
  3. "Being Followed Home" – 6:03
  4. "Master of the Universe" – 3:22
  5. "Life Must Be So Wonderful" – 3:59
Side 2
  2. "There's No Emotion" – 4:28
  3. "Anorexic Beauty" – 2:59
  4. "The Never-Ending Story" – 3:01
  5. "Don't You Know" – 4:09
  6. "They Suffocate at Night" – 6:17
Bonus tracks
Fire Records 2012 reissue bonus disc
No.TitleLength
1."Little Girl (With Blue Eyes)" (Non-album single)3:28
2."Simultaneous" (B-side to "Little Girl (With Blue Eyes)")4:09
3."Blue Glow" (B-side to "Little Girl (With Blue Eyes)")3:06
4."The Will to Power" (B-side to "Little Girl (With Blue Eyes)")3:25
5."Dogs Are Everywhere" (Non-album single)4:53
6."The Mark of the Devil" (B-side to "Dogs Are Everywhere")4:36
7."97 Lovers" (B-side to "Dogs Are Everywhere")4:30
8."Aborigine" (B-side to "Dogs Are Everywhere")4:53
9."Goodnight" (B-side to "Dogs Are Everywhere")5:08
10."Tunnel" (B-side to "They Suffocate at Night")8:13
11."Manon" (B-side to "Master of the Universe")3:33

Personnel

References

  1. ^ http://drownedinsound.com/releases/16802/reviews/4144470
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Freaks at AllMusic. Retrieved on 2010-07-23.
  3. ^ Tangari, Joe (9 August 2011). "Pulp: It / Freaks / Separation". Pitchfork.
  4. ^ "Fire Records article". Retrieved 20 February 2012.
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