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Jarvis Cocker forms "Arabicus"
Jarvis Cocker forms a band ("Arabicus") with his secondary school friends and begins rehearsing.
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Arabicus becomes "Pulp"
Cocker convinces his Arabicus bandmates to rename the band "Pulp."
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Pulp's first Peel Session
Pulp are invited to record their first Peel Session after Cocker gives John Peel the band's demo tape at Sheffield Polytechnic.
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Russell Senior joins Pulp
Russell Senior joins the band on guitar and violin duties.
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Candida Doyle joins Pulp
Candida Doyle, sister of then-drummer Magnus Doyle, joins the band on keyboard duties.
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Cocker enrolls at Saint Martin's
Cocker leaves Sheffield for London, where he studies film at Central Saint Martin's College. Pulp more or less goes on hiatus.
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Steve Mackey joins Pulp
Steve Mackey joins the band on bass guitar, completing the band's "classic" lineup.
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"The Day that Never Happened"
Pulp's overly ambitious and ultimately disastrous show, "The Day that Never Happened," makes the band - and, in particular, Cocker - question its future.
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'Separations' LP
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'Intro' LP
Pulp release Intro, a compilation of the singles they released via Gift Records, an imprint of Warp Records.
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"Babies" on TOTP
Pulp make their first appearance on Top of the Pops, miming their single "Babies."
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'His 'n' Hers' LP
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Mark Webber joins Pulp
Longtime assistant to the band and collaborator Mark Webber is asked to officially join Pulp on rhythm guitar, among other musical duties.
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"Common People" reaches No. 2
Pulp's single "Common People" reaches number two in the charts, becoming the band's highest-charting single.
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Pulp headline Glastonbury
Pulp headline the 1995 Glastonbury Festival on the Pyramid Stage after The Stone Roses pull out at the last minute due to an injury.
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'Different Class' LP
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Brit Awards and controversy
Nominees Pulp play "Sorted for E's and Wizz" at the 1996 Brit Awards. Cocker invades the stage during Michael Jackson's performance of "Earth Song" in protest; he is detained, but ultimately released.
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'Different Class' wins the Mercury Music Prize
Pulp are awarded the Mercury Music Prize for their album Different Class. They perform "Bar Italia" at the ceremony and donate their winnings to War Child.
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Russell Senior quits Pulp
Due in part to creative differences, long-time member Russell Senior leaves Pulp in January 1997.
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'This Is Hardcore' LP
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'We Love Life' LP
Pulp release their seventh and final album to date, We Love Life, on Island Records.
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Pulp reunion tour
The band's "classic" lineup - Cocker, Senior, Doyle, Banks, and Mackey - along with Webber reunite for a limited reunion tour.
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'Mother, Brother, Lover' is published
Jarvis Cocker publishes a collection of his lyrics entitled Mother, Brother, Lover: Selected Lyrics.
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'Freak Out the Squares' is published
Russell Senior publishes a memoir centered on his time in Pulp entitled Freak Out the Squares: Life in a Band Called Pulp.
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Pulp reunite again
Pulp - consisting "classic" members Cocker, Doyle, and Banks, along with Webber - reunite for the "This Is What We Do for an Encore" worldwide tour.
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'So It Started There' is published
Nick Banks publishes a memoir focusing on his time in Pulp entitled So It Started There: From Punk to Pulp.
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'I'm With Pulp, Are You?' is published
Mark Webber publishes a book of illustrations and essays pertaining to his time in Pulp entitled I'm With Pulp, Are You?.
Source: PulpWiki
