Pulp bassist Steve Mackey dies aged 56

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The Sheffield musician played on hits including Common People, Disco 2000 and Lipgloss, after joining Pulp in 1989. After signing to Island Records in the early 1990s, the band hit the big time with classic albums including His 'N' Hers and Different Class, with frontman Jarvis Cocker becoming one of the most beloved characters of the Britpop era. He also played a cameo in the 2005 film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, as one of The Weird Sisters - a rock band that also featured Jarvis Cocker and Radiohead musicians Jonny Greenwood and Phil Selway

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