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Pulp fans share what they think are the best rarities and B-sides released by the band

Fans are digging deep into Pulp‘s back catalogue and are sharing what they believe are the best B-sides and rarities from the band.

The Jarvis Cocker-fronted group are currently touring the United States in support of their latest album, More. The chart-topping album is the band’s first in twenty-four years, and listeners are now wondering which of the band’s deepest cuts are best. Pulp would perform a handful of songs from their backlog on the More tour in the UK and Ireland. As part of the intermission on the UK and Ireland tour, fans could select songs from the band’s backlog, including the likes of Dishes, 59 Lyndhurst Grove, and We Are The Boyz. Though their This is Hardcore bonus track was not selected, it seems the band are not afraid of their rarities, and neither are dedicated fans.

A post to the r/Pulp subreddit saw listeners share their favourite songs from the group’s B-sides. Others took it as an opportunity to heap praise onto lesser-known songs which they hoped would get a look-in from the band in their upcoming shows. Pulp are believed to be touring in the first half of 2026, with a documentary film on the way also.

One fan asked: “Best lesser-known songs or demos? What are your favourite demos or rarities that you barely hear anyone talk about? For me, it’s You’re Not Blind and Street Lites.” Another fan mentioned Ansaphone, the B-side to the single release of Disco 2000 from Different Class.

A third added: “Pretty much all the extras on the deluxe edition of This is Hardcore. Creativity gone wild for Jarvis on that album and period of time.” The extended edition of the album features songs like We Are the Boyz, which was included on the Velvet Goldmine soundtrack.

It also features hidden gems like The Professional, Can I Have My Balls Back Please, and the song Pulp wrote for the James Bond soundtrack, Tomorrow Never Dies. One fan mentioned the rejected title track as a song which would have been “amazing with the full treatment.”

They wrote: “Tomorrow Never Lies would have been amazing with the full treatment. Jarvis gyrating over the opening titles would have elevated the film by 20% too.” The song was renamed on release from Tomorrow Never Dies to Tomorrow Never Lies.

Other fans are hoping the band will add some of their deep cuts to compliment their most recent songs. One fan hoped: “I’d love to hear them do The Professional and My Sex back to back.” Another added: “Does The Professional count here? Because it has to be my favourite Pulp song, honestly.”

A third suggested the We Love Life demo tapes, which feature the likes of After You and Got to Have Love, are well worth a listen. Fans are petitioning for an anniversary release of the album, which you can sign here.


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