This post is about storytellers, or, more specifically, modes of storytelling, from a historical perspective. In the '40s, Francis Albert Sinatra becomes the quintessential storyteller of pop music. He spins a tale of time and place, mood, character and introspection. Forty years later, Chris Sean...

The final results are in for my poll of the past two weeks, in which I asked my site visitors to rate the songs from the Pet Shop Boys' recent EP Agenda on a scale of 0 to 10 as they compare to all other PSB songs. And the song from Agenda that received the highest average rating was:

* The...

Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, the latest round of my ongoing Rating Project, which (in this case) asks you to rate each of the songs on the Pet Shop Boys' recent EP Agenda on a scale of 0 to 10 as they compare to all other PSB songs. If you haven't voted...

Pretty cool.

Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks you to choose what you consider to be the most underrated and the most overrated Pet Shop Boys studio albums. If you haven't voted yet, please visit my Commentary site at and make your choices right there on my home...

After a screening of his Adam Ant film:

Hi, I'm looking for an Electric lithograph as a present for my partner who's a huge fan. I know it's a long shot but does anyone have one they no longer want?
thanks

Hi,

I don't know if anyone is looking for any issues of Literally or any tour programmes, but I've just put a load on eBay if you're interested.

The final results are in for my poll of the past two weeks, in which I asked my site visitors to choose what they consider to be the best and worst PSB years from among those in which the Pet Shop Boys did not release a studio album. And the years that received the most votes were:

* 1991, which...

Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, in which I've listed each of the years since the release of their first album, Please, in which the Pet Shop Boys did not release a studio album, and I'm asking you to choose (based on all the other things that took place in...

Hello...

2018 Annually for sale or trade.
New but shrinkwrap was torn during shipping and removed.
PM offer if interested.

Thanks!
-Alan

There's a good article on the surprise track today...

:mrgreen:

Anyone point me to any good vinyl stores in Montreal likely to have PSB?

The final results are in for my survey of the past week, in which I asked my site visitors how many times they've seen the Pet Shop Boys perform live, in-person. And the number of times that received the most votes was:

* 1 (once), picked by 15.4% of the voters.

To see the complete results,...

The final results are in for my poll of the past week, in which I listed by ten favorite Pet Shop Boys single b-sides and asked my site visitors to pick those that also happen to be among their own favorites. And the b-side that received the most votes as a favorite in common was:

* Shameless,...

Hey there! Tomorro (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, in which I've listed my ten favorite Pet Shop Boys single b-sides, and I'm asking you to pick those that happen to be among your own personal favorites. If you haven't voted yet, please take a few moments to visit my Commentary...

The final results are in for my poll of the past week, in which I asked my site visitors whether they agree with a recent statement made by one of them (that is, my site visitors) that it's all about money for the Pet Shop Boys these days. And the response that received the largest number of votes...

The final results are in for my poll of the past week, in which I asked my site visitors to choose what they consider to be the Pet Shop Boys highlight of 2018. And the choice that received the most votes was:

* The reissue of the first six PSB studio albums (aka Catalogue ), remastered, with...

Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks you to choose what you consider to be the Pet Shop Boys highlight of 2018. If you haven't voted yet, please take a moment to visit my Commentary site at and take your pick from the choices provided right there on my...

The final results are in for my poll of the past week, in which I asked my site visitors to choose what they consider to be the best (or their favorite) original (non-cover) Christmas song of the 1990s. And, not surprisingly, since we're all Pet Shop Boys fans here (right?), the song that earned...

Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks you to choose your favorite original (non-cover) pop Christmas song of the 1990s from a selection of tracks chosen as the best by Us Weekly magazine, plus the Pet Shop Boys' own It Doesn't Often Snow at Christmas. If...

The final results are in for my poll of the past week, in which (in an unusual question, at least for me, that really had nothing to do with the Pet Shop Boys) I asked my site visitors about their current interest in new music -- that is, music by artists with whom they're not already quite...

Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks which of the Pet Shop Boys album reissues has, in your opinion, the best Further Listening bonus disc(s)? If you haven't voted yet, please take a moment to visit my Commentary site at and make your choice right there...

The final results are in for my poll of the past week, in which I asked my site visitors whether they would like for the Pet Shop Boys to record and release another album that, like Bilingual, was predominantly Latin in its musical style and influences. And the response that received the most votes...

Hey there! Tomorrow (Friday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks whether you would like the Pet Shop Boys to record and release another album that, like Bilingual , has a predominantly Latin musical style or influence. (Not surprisingly, I make sure this is more than just a simple...

The final results are in for my poll of the past week, in which I asked my site visitors how they would rank the Pet Shop Boys' first five albums -- what many if not most music critics regard as their classic era -- from #1 to #5, with #1 being the best of the bunch. And the album that received the...

Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks you to pick, of the individual songs (as opposed to entire albums) listed by the Pet Shop Boys on their official website's Collaborations page that they have not yet performed live on tour or during their occasional...

Hi,

Anyone point me to a good vinyl store in vegas that are likely to stock PSB stuff?

thanks

Thought I'd share this with you. It's a playlist based on 'Disco' and 'Introspective' plus other contemporary tracks, because I've been listening to both those again a lot recently.

(Unless otherwise specified the version is that from 'Disco' or 'Introspective')

In the night
Left to my own...

Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which lists all of the Pet Shop Boys' singles that had music videos (which of course is most of them) and asks you to pick two: (1) the one in which the single is the most better than its video and (2) the one in which the...

The final results are in for my survey of the past two weeks, in which I asked my site visitors about the first-ever Pet Shop Boys product they ever bought, or at least that they ever owned. And the selection chosen by the largest number of voters was:

* The album Actually , cited by 16.7% of the...

Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current survey, which asks you to dig back into your memory and name the first-ever Pet Shop Boys product (album, single, DVD, ticket, etc.) that you ever bought, or at least that you ever owned, such as if you received it as a gift. If you...

So this doesn't get lost in the main thread about Neil announcing a new book, here' a link to the interview the Guardian did with Neil:

Hi everyone, I've just posted a mashup of Always On My Mind and Lady Gaga's Edge Of Glory on SoundCloud. You can check it out here:

Cheers,
Butterfly Roof

The final results are in for my survey of the past two weeks, in which I asked my site visitors -- assuming that the video for Domino Dancing was a prominent factor in wrecking the Pet Shop Boys' success as a major mainstream singles act in the United States (admittedly, a highly debatable point)...

Error - and i cant seem to delete it?

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Does anyone have the pre-show playlist from the Super summer tour? I know Pete has already given us two playlists from 2017, but I cannot find the track I'm looking for from those lists. :| I remember it having played at least in Estonia and Finland (perhaps just before Cassiopeia). Can someone...

Hello,
I have decided to keep Further Editions and sell everything else, so please contact me for any item you are interested in:
RELEASE (2xCD) ASIA

TOGETHER (CD-Single+ CD Maxi)

BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE (CD Single)

DID YOU SEE ME COMING (12 + 2 CD Singles)

LOVE ETC. (2 CD Singles)...

Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks you to choose your succinct assessment of the Pet Shop Boys' fifth studio album, Very , in the wake of its recent silver (25th) anniversary. If you haven't voted yet, please take a moment to visit my Commentary site...

The final results are in for my poll of the past two weeks, in which I asked my site visitors two questions about the inevitable (but hopefully not yet impending) final Pet Shop Boys studio album. First, in response to my question, Would you prefer the final song on the final PSB studio album to be...

Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks two questions about the inevitable but hopefully still far-off final Pet Shop Boys studio album:

1. Would you prefer the final song on the final PSB album to be an uptempo stomper or a quieter, more comtemplative...

''The one where the grandee of pop encounters the bright young thing. It’s still a phenomenon on albums, especially in the US, where grizzled, wizened veterans still deploy the services of younger artists to appear alongside them as courtiers at the throne of the old monarch. But the better version...

The final results are in for poll of the past two weeks, in which I asked my site visitors to pick their favorite Pet Shop Boys-written song on the subject of lost love. And the song that received the most votes -- by a very wide margin, receiving more votes than the next three runners-up combined...

Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks you to pick your favorite Pet Shop Boys-written song dealing with the subject of lost love. If you haven't voted yet, please take a moment to visit my Commentary site at and make your choice from the options provided...

The final results are in for my poll of the past two weeks, in which I asked my site visitors to pick the 12 recent (2010s) Pet Shop Boys b-sides that, in their opinion, would together have made the best studio album had the Boys decided to release them as such. And the 12 songs that received the...

I am looking for:

- Left To My Own Devices CD3.
- So Hard CD3.
- Being Boring CD3.
- Where The Streets Have No Name CD3.
- Go West Promo CD (PCD - 0417 Edit Mixes).

I have some stuff to trade as well.

I had a real good experience with the PSB group....maybe the best. I remember.....

Buying Discography and being blown away by the artistic success and enjoyment factor of their tracks whilst looking at the CD covers for them in the booklet and reading their comments. They seemed mysterious and so...

Hello, everyone!

After years reading you all, I finally decided to join the community. I'm not much of a talker in social media, but I think I should try and describe what kind of a fan I am. I'm not an English speaker, but I'll do my best to write properly!

My first PSB memory, the It's a Sin...

If anybody is looking to sell or put me in a good direction.... it’s eluded me for too long!

I’ll pay a good rate.