They were formed in 1978 by Jarvis Cocker and had a continuously rotating band membership until 1991.

Pulp released two albums and eight singles in the 1980s, which garnered little attention from audiences or critics.

As Pulp became part of the Britpop music scene, they scored their first major hits, most notably "Common People" and "Disco 2000".

Two further albums, This Is Hardcore and We Love Life, achieved moderate commercial success.

Fire Records, who own the material from the band's first three albums, re-released Pulp's material several times after they achieved success in a number of compilation albums, most of which had little commercial success.