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Posted by Ian
It looks like they have recorded this for use in ITV drama "The Hack"

https://cultfollowing.co.uk/2025/11/06/pulp-cover-johnny-cashs-the-man-comes-around-for-itv-drama-the-hack/

 

 
 
 
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Posted by Bookmark
I am... hacking it
 

 
 
 
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Posted by Eamonn
Huh...wonder when and where it was recorded.
 

 
 
 
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Posted by Bookmark
it ends with spoken words but before there's a montage and it seems more rhythmic and...great !

https://www.mediafire.com/file/4i1oxe6vc2n1ur9/Pulp_The_Man_Comes_Around.aiff/file

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Posted by HoltbyCity
I've extracted the audio here: limewire.com/d/BmqH5

Does anyone know anything suitable for separating out the different tracks, to isolate the bit we want? Maybe its an AI job?
 

 
 
 
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Posted by Eamonn
Limewire lives?! 2002 flashbacks...never used it to illegally download WLL, honest guv.

When was the last time Pulp played a cover and recorded one in studio?
 

 
 
 
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Posted by Ian
Is that a clip from the series? All I can hear is news nonsense.
 

 
 
 
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Posted by JohnPaul_II
I posted about this when it aired a few weeks ago. It's just 20 seconds or so that plays over a montage of the News of the World scandal. Feel really old knowing that's now ancient history.

 

 
 
 
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Posted by weener
I was working for the opposition at the time, so weird to watch. Remember seeing folk I knew outside for the statement after the last edition.

I don't think Murdoch really gave a **** about the hacking scandal, it helped to get the Sun on a seven day operation rather have 2 different teams.

And yes I also feel really old
 

 
 
 
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Posted by Ian
JohnPaul_II wrote:
I posted about this when it aired a few weeks ago. It's just 20 seconds or so that plays over a montage of the News of the World scandal. Feel really old knowing that's now ancient history.

Oops, I must have missed that post first time round. Sorry. 

I don't believe that Pulp would release a cover version as a single or album track. I think Candida talked about a potential EP in future so it may appear on that.

 

 
 
 
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Posted by Ian
Here we go:

www.instagram.com/p/DQ66SdpkzUC/
 

 
 
 
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Posted by hawalius1
WOW!

So Candida's hypothetical EP wasn't hypothetical after all...
 

 
 
 
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Posted by lucyduck
What a great year for both the band and us
 

 
 
 
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Posted by Eamonn
Be still my giddy aunt!! These cats play their cards pressed against their chests and bosoms and never give anything away!

Is this the first time individual Pulp members get sole music credit? Mark, you're up next!
 

 
 
 
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Posted by saw119
Eamonn wrote:
Be still my giddy aunt!! These cats play their cards pressed against their chests and bosoms and never give anything away!
 
 Is this the first time individual Pulp members get sole music credit? Mark, you're up next!

 Mark was complaining in Sheffield about being asked to contribute song ideas and then them not being pursued. 

I hope this will be available as a DL as I dont do vinyl 

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Posted by HoltbyCity
Now on sale: www.roughtrade.com/product/pulp/the-man-comes-around
 

 
 
 
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Posted by Eamonn
Not cheap...is that the going rate for 10" EPs these days? Guess it's not a common mix.

We need an Alex Deck to collate recording session details like she did so well in the past!

Curious as to what else was demo'd at Jason's studio.
 

 
 
 
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Posted by Bookmark
I would buy a deluxe edition of More in a blink, come on Rough Trade

-- Edited by Bookmark on Tuesday 11th of November 2025 06:11:29 PM
 

 
 
 
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Posted by Ian
I will buy it but I hope that it appears on streaming because I don't own a record player. I am sure I am not the only one.

I have added details to the Wiki.
 

 
 
 
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Posted by andy
Nice ! will probably buy it but we need a CD or streaming version Pulp, i'm sure you are reading this
 

 
 
 
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Posted by seductivebarry
Does anyone know how I can contact the band? I might as well set up a direct debit from my bank account to theirs these days

Joking aside, this was a very pleasant surprise. We've been really blessed in the past few years after so much silence and I'm loving every bit of it. I hope they are too and know how much this means to us (well, at least me).
 

 
 
 
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Posted by legohairjordan
This took me by surprise today! Super excited to hear a couple of demos from the More sessions.
 

 
 
 
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Posted by Jean
This was a lovely surprise I'm excited to hear about Nick and Candida writing the music.

I'll join the chorus of people wanting a CD. I never bought a record player, not because I wouldn't like one but money just goes elsewhere. My CD player from the 90s is still going strong.
 

 
 
 
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Posted by legohairjordan
A thought I had earlier about this:

Does this mean they recorded The Man Comes Around, and then spruced these two demos up to be proper tracks in the studio with Jason Buckle in recent sessions? Or is it one properly recorded studio cover and just two demos?

Would be very interesting if they had gone back to these two tracks and fully recorded them. And maybe open the door to future stuff in this respect.
 

 
 
 
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Posted by cutcopy
its like a muted colour scheme from This is Hardcore. Adding my wish for a deluxe edition of More.
 

 
 
 
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Posted by Eamonn
I take it to mean the Nick and Candy songs were demo'd with other More material before they started working with James Ford but not taken any further apart from the mixing by Jason. Jarvis told Hot Press in May that they only had one tune left over from the album sessions, he couldn't think of appropriate lyrics and felt it didn't suit the mood of the album.

Presumably The Man Comes Around was done "properly", ie not during a demo session and more recently. Around the time of the Red Rock gig where they were going to play it live? 

 

 
 
 
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Posted by inspirit
Bit baffled at the late Feb release date, combined with the 'albums of the year edition' tag.

I used to buy some of the albums of the year bundles, with exclusive bonus discs, but they always come out in the run up to Christmas, i.e. now, not 3 months from now. Described as a 'festive bonus'... maybe the date's wrong.

Dread to think what I've spent on Pulp this year, and I haven't even seen them live.

-- Edited by inspirit on Wednesday 12th of November 2025 09:18:37 PM
 

 
 
 
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Posted by Sturdy
Could just be a consequence of vinyl pressing lead times.
 

 
 
 
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Posted by Bookmark
we'll surely have the chance to listen the man comes around before this date, maybe as Christmas gift
 

 
 
 
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Posted by andy
Surely they are preparing a new release for christmas with a bonus CD. I mean, it would be a mistake not to do it.
 

 
 
 
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Posted by hugomrtnzz
Record Store Day..?
 

 
 
 
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Posted by JohnWayne
Ive only just read about this! I assumed you were all still talking about the TV show so hadnt looked in!
 
 Pretty exciting news (if its still news, olds)

 

(for some reason it removes a lot of my punctuation when I hit post)

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Posted by pulped
andy wrote:
Surely they are preparing a new release for christmas with a bonus CD. I mean, it would be a mistake not to do it.

 I highly doubt there will be a CD version until the lucrative 12" record business is over. I can't stand this business, but that's the way it is. I really miss the glory days of CD (DVD) singles/B-sides.

 

 
 
 
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Posted by HoltbyCity
pulped wrote:andy wrote:
Surely they are preparing a new release for christmas with a bonus CD. I mean, it would be a mistake not to do it.

 I highly doubt there will be a CD version until the lucrative 12" record business is over. I can't stand this business, but that's the way it is. I really miss the glory days of CD (DVD) singles/B-sides.

Id imagine more people own record players now than have anything in their house that will still play a cd. 

 

I bought More on cd as well as vinyl, but i barely remember cd singles existing for over a decade now. I lie actually - Bluetones have done a few recently, but that's the one exception i can think. After You never got a cd release other than the dj promo, and that was 13 years ago

 

 
 
 
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Posted by andy
HoltbyCity wrote:pulped wrote:andy wrote:
Surely they are preparing a new release for christmas with a bonus CD. I mean, it would be a mistake not to do it.

 I highly doubt there will be a CD version until the lucrative 12" record business is over. I can't stand this business, but that's the way it is. I really miss the glory days of CD (DVD) singles/B-sides.

Id imagine more people own record players now than have anything in their house that will still play a cd. 

 

I bought More on cd as well as vinyl, but i barely remember cd singles existing for over a decade now. I lie actually - Bluetones have done a few recently, but that's the one exception i can think. After You never got a cd release other than the dj promo, and that was 13 years ago

 

Well its too bad really, people miss a lot of details, the streaming version does not even come close to the CD. So many bits cut even on the "lossless" version of apple music that's supposed to be like a CD.

 

 

 
 
 
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Posted by pulped
HoltbyCity wrote:andy wrote:
Surely they are preparing a new release for christmas with a bonus CD. I mean, it would be a mistake not to do it.

Id imagine more people own record players now than have anything in their house that will still play a cd. 

 

 

 I'm probably very old school. I still own 4 CD players (Blu-ray player/car/computer and hi-fi system)... 

 

 
 
 
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Posted by inspirit
pulped wrote:
 I'm probably very old school. I still own 4 CD players (Blu-ray player/car/computer and hi-fi system)... 

 Snap. Maybe CDs will come back, after all cassettes have, and that seemed vanishingly improbable. Can't see CD singles every returning though. Maybe (hopefully) people will turn away from streaming. I don't stream, but when visiting friends with TV streaming, the common habit of silently scrolling through loads and loads of stuff seems miserable, and little different psychologically from doom-scrolling. I'm told that music streaming services are getting clogged with AI pap, and we all know it doesn't work for for creators. I hope the whole thing collapses.

 

 
 
 
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Posted by Eamonn
Have cassettes really come back? I imagine that they are just bought as souvenirs of a gig attended or a merch memento to support the artist and admire the artwork/read the lyrics, credits and liner notes if there are any.

And I imagine the same applies to the majority of CD and vinyl purchases. Streaming from your phone or laptop is just too easy to do.

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Posted by cutcopy
I really dislike streaming. For me it completely takes the pleasure away from living with an album. Not to mention the soaring environmental costs, musicians I adore and want to keep making music not paid appropriately, not really wanting a machine to track my music listening and then have them recommend similar artists which I have no interest in listening to - just because I love the Cocteau Twins doesnt mean I want to listen to every single band doing their dream pop... its so passive -  and of course the horrendous ethics of those pushing these platforms. I am so glad I got off them - not that I was really on them. I used to play Music Leagues and became quite obsessed. But I purchased a very impressive hifi player - not the crappy ones you get at JB Hifi - one from a proper Hihfi shop so had to endure through a hifi man's tech specs but its slowed my consumption back to where I enjoy music again. Not trying to keep up with every release. Love physical media. So I hope these new tracks make it across to CDs.

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Posted by andy
As with every human invention, streaming is being used the lazy and daft way. It's the equivalent of Youtube being used for cat and dance videos (when there are many content to learn new things).

I could only dream of having every song ever in my pocket when i was a teenager, it was very frustrating to not be able to buy every song from a band i love. Now it's all there, for very little money. It can be an incredible tool to discover new bands and let's be honest, test before buying the CD. Before that, we had listening booth in some music store. I use streaming exactly for that and also for bands who dont release their record on CD.

but they need to change the model. maybe raise the price a bit and include some kind of physical format along with it i dont know.

Streaming is not the problem, the people that make it and the people that use it are. It could be a tool to open your world to new horizon, but most use it to listen to **** autotuned music.
 

 
 
 
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Posted by hawalius1
Boom!

pulpmusic.bandcamp.com/track/the-man-comes-around
 

 
 
 
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Posted by Eamonn
Blimey...well, it's certainly different which I guess is the point of a cover version. I love Johnny Cash's version so this is going to take getting used to. Not necessarily a bad cover version but I think it'll always be the original JC rendition for me.
 

 
 
 
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Posted by HoltbyCity
Eamonn wrote:
Blimey...well, it's certainly different which I guess is the point of a cover version. I love Johnny Cash's version so this is going to take getting used to. Not necessarily a bad cover version but I think it'll always be the original JC rendition for me.

 

I had the opposite reaction.  I listened to the Pulp one (which is fine).  Then thought I'd go and discover the original, and didn't like the Johnny Cash at all.  I've never got country music and that didn't convince me one bit.

 

 
 
 
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Posted by andy
this is a weird one but i guess its a good sign that we'll get the other two on the streaming platforms as well
 

 
 
 
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Posted by hawalius1
Hmm, perhaps. I actually thought the opposite when I saw the B-sides weren't up: like Open Strings, they might be held as vinyl exclusives [or Japanese imports] for a while longer.
 

 
 
 
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Posted by inspirit
Listened to the radio debut on Lauren Laverne this morning, she was very keen, but on first listen it was intriguing more than exciting. Will keep listening, sure it'll grow on me. Barely a song really, it's mostly spoken (what's the fancy word, something like sprechengesang?). Doesn't sound very Pulp-ish, or JARV IS-ish, reminded me of the Riton-Gucci Sound System 'Let's Stick Around' from a couple of years ago.

Jarvis is only 8 years younger than Cash was when he did his version, and he looked and seemed ancient.

 

 
 
 
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Posted by Eamonn
Not that it matters, but I didn't like it being referred to as "Pulps new single" on the announcement. Its a mild diversion but nowt more.

 

 
 
 
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Posted by Ian
I have had a listen and it is certainly a grower. Without already knowing that this was a cover version, I would have thought that it was a Jarv Is outtake or something.

I hope that the B-sides appear on streaming and to be honest, "Open Strings" belongs there too.
 

 
 
 
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Posted by Sturdy
Can't say I'm massively warmed to it so far, but there's time.

Is Mark on it? Haven't heard him so far.
 

 
 
 
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Posted by andy
Eamonn wrote:
Not that it matters, but I didn't like it being referred to as "Pulps new single" on the announcement. Its a mild diversion but nowt more.

 

It's a weird choice indeed. Couldn't they have reworked an abandonned song from the session ? I dont really like covers, and especially with Pulp. Their songs are better. 

 

 
 
 
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