Freaks was released in 1987 to little commercial success and features a much darker sound than its predecessor, It.

"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.

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.

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.

All lyrics are written by Jarvis Cocker, except where noted; all music is composed by PulpPulp Additional personnel