Photograph
Academy 3 (Hop & Grape)
5th November 1993

Photo: Steve Manford
Story: Steve Manford

I went along to see Pulp at the Hop & Grape because I'd seen them featured in Select magazine. I went along with my friend, the performance artist Lord Mongo. I took my camera along. The first song absolutely blew me away. I remember thinking that Jarvis Cocker was the missing link between Quentin Crisp and Ian Curtis. He was the best frontman I'd ever seen; each song sounded better than the last. It was totally revelatory. I sat on the stage to take photos. I remember hearing 'Babies', 'Do You Remember The First Time?' and 'Lipgloss' from the album Pulp:Intro.

(Typical photo of Jarvis inspecting the crown jewels. I like that you can see Russell Senior's glasses in the background - AW.)