His 'n' Hers was nominated for the prestigious award. Ultimately it came a narrow second. The panel was split down the middle between Pulp and M People's Elegant Slumming. The chairman's deciding vote eventually gave the award to M People.
The shortlist of nominees:
- Pulp – His 'n' Hers
- Blur – Parklife
- M People – Elegant Slumming
- Ian McNabb – Head Like A Rock
- Shara Nelson – What Silence Knows
- Michael Nyman – The Piano Concerto and MGV
- The Prodigy – Music for the Jilted Generation
- Take That – Everything Changes
- Therapy? – Troublegum
- Paul Weller – Wild Wood
Television coverage
- Programme: The Late Show: Mercury Music Prize Ceremony
- Broadcast: 17 September 1994
- Recorded: Live at the Savoy Hotel Ballroom, London (13 September 1994)
- Channel: BBC2
- Songs played: Babies (acoustic) + interview
Stills
Notes
Below are the notes Jarvis would have used for his acceptance speech:
(Taken from Pulp People, February 1995)
Press
(Melody Maker, 24th September 1994)
(The Star, Sheffield, 16th September 1994)