GOOD POP, BAD POP
AN INVENTORY
JARVIS COCKER
Jonathan Cape, 368pp, £20
Caroline Sullivan in the said the book ‘ambles through 25 years, tracking Cocker’s worldview as it takes shape in his home city of Sheffield. It opens in the present day, as he’s clearing out the loft of his London house. There is a lot of stuff in there, and each item has a story. His task is to decide whether to keep each thing or “cob” it (throw it out). Mulling over these ancient treasures puts
