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EDBULLER After leaving The Psychedelic Furs, songwriter, producer, engineer and programmer Ed Buller knew he never wanted to be a front man, preferring to sit behind the desk in the studio. He reflects on working with Pulp as the Britpop movement kicked off in the ‘90s, and clears up what really happened with Suede during those fraught recording sessions.
What are your memories of producing Pulp’s breakthrough studio album, His ‘n’ Hers? From a career perspective, I’ve got to be honest, I think Pulp was a bit of a disaster for me because when I first worked with them nobody knew who they were, and I was trying to get them signed. I remember going around record companies saying, ‘You’ve got to sign this band!’ They had a terrible time – no money, nothing, and eventually they got signed to Island, so I got the call to do the album. We went to Britannia Row, and one of the things that was really obvious to me when I was working with them was that some of their playing wasn’t quite up to
speed for a record. It was still very indie and it wasn’t as tight as it should be. I locked horns a bit with Nick and said, ‘You’ve got to practice, mate’, and then when we did the record, he was just in a different league. It was like a different drummer turned up: he was so good. It was unbelievable how much better he got. They’re fun people; there’s no drama with Pulp; Jarvis is just a hysterical character. They’re hyper-smart people as well. I’m very proud of that record.
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