I know yesterday (13th March) was the first time a new PSB track had been played in ages, but (as per the long standing forum rules) in future all public requests for copies of any new track, PSB or otherwise, will be deleted and/or threads containing requests closed. We will officially...
Does anyone have info on the following version of Close My Eyes ?
Why is this version special and interesting?
Because it is the only version of Close My Eyes with NEIL singing We're the Pet Shop Boys !
It happens at 05:25.
Why is it mysterious?
Because I can not find any CD containing...
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The Youtube poster may respond to a question about this I guess.
Someone asked on YouTube few days ago, and today the poster answered:
@user-nz9qm3cu4q
Delayed thanks for this old share! From where did you got this version? It seems that it is different compared to any other of the released...
Many of PSB's singles mixes are different to their parent album versions. I'm interested to know which versions you guys prefer. My list below (with my preferences stated) excludes singles that were exactly the same as the album versions, plus a couple with hardly any differences (2nd version of...
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Thursday is a real conundrum. They fixed the crappy inaudible vocal for the single, then cut it to shreds for the radio friendly length.
This thread is for daily discussion of a Pet Shop Boys track, selected in chronological order, from studio albums starting with Please – including Further Listening – to the new album. The idea is to allow a 24-hour period of discussion for each track – then we move on to the next one. The first 11...
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I was delighted when quite out of the blue 'West End girls' unexpectedly gave up more of its secrets about three years ago.
We finally learned just what those spoken words on the street in the intro are:
We also learned that as well as playing the trumpet solo on the Emulator, Stephen Hague also...
The legendary late 80s girl group Fuzzbox are back Back BACK etc and according to their press release, their new album features a collaboration with Pet Shop Boys! I’ve asked Maggie about it but had a reply yet....
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It was Mark Refoy contributing (played on the Release tour) not PSB. I think.
Yes,
''This is gem of a record and illustrates the prowess of a very under-rated band. It has all the hits but on this cataclysmically amazing occasion is gifted with guest slots by the likes of legendary soul queen...
One of the great joys of a new Pet Shop Boys album is the presence of an “instant classic” – that track that you absolutely adore on first contact which immediately becomes a permanent new entry in the hackneyed but hallowed “soundtrack of your life”. Not every long player has one, of course....
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and the best pop song ever recorded - Love Comes Quickly
Shep Pettibone's Mastermix version is ethereal :clap:
Caitlin Moran tweeted yesterday that her husband, Pete Paphides, was de-bobbling his jumper before meeting Pet Shop Boys. Hoping we can look forward to reading an interview soon :)
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I had to run that tweet through Google Translate several times before it began to make sense to me.
It'd be ten time worse if you didn't know was a Pet Shop Boy was.
There is a new production of Closer to Heaven, launching at the Turbine Theatre in Battersea, running 31 May - 30 June. This will be the third small theatre production of the show, I really enjoyed the last two!
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CLOSER TO HEAVEN (15 MINUTES OF THE ORIGINAL SHOW):
Only 10 minutes actually but still a worthy reminder of one of the low points in the PSB era. Cringeworthy, but then again, so many musicals are that way.
There's a slowly progressing discussion in the off topic section about OMD and I wonder if any of you know about any connection between PSB and OMD? And I mean by persons not the fact they are british pop duos which emerged in the 80's and still are active.
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Sorry, very juvenile and waaaaay off topic but it may refer to the self described, collective onanistic tendencies of everyone’s favourite be-denimed 3-chord boogie purveyors. See the Chart Music Podcast A-Z wiki:
Polish, Having A: The post-gig relaxation technique deployed by Status Quo,...
Imagine PSB not as a duo but a group (of at least three members). What would the timeline look like?
The group must include people who've made large contributions over a longer period. Timeline does only include music work (not artwork etc)
1981-1983 N&C + Ray Roberts
1983-1985 N&C + Bobby O...
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Faltermeyer ftw!
Nope, they just gave some tracks for him to work on, then they went back to UK to finish them with Mendelsohn (who, according to my theory, was part of the group).
I'd really like to hear that Munich mix of Behaviour.
Neil and Chris will be joining @ZoeTheBall on her @BBCRadio2 Breakfast Show this Wednesday morning to talk about new Pet Shop Boys music! Tune in from 8:30am GMT on 31st January at the link below.
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Being bootlegged on some crazy new physical format („mini-cd with wooden tray“) must surely mean you‘re still a very relevant artist.
Well, a new album from PSB is going to be released as everybody knows. A new baby for the long catalogue of studio albums from Neil and Chris. No compilations, no album of remixes, it's a new album and a new era.
This new album tell stories that describe human feelings. So we can make a tribute to...
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Please - Beginning
Actually - Pop
Introspective - Extended
Behaviour - Deep
Very - Sweet
Bilingual - Latin
Nightlife - Intense
Release - Mellow
Fundamental - Political
Yes - Sheen
Elysium - Lowkey
Electric - Explode
Super - Dance
Hotspot - Intrigue
Like a little game, I think is a good time to guess about which one is going to be the main single of Nonetheless . Some people could think Loneliness is the main one but I think you can consider the second one like the main one just because it looks obvious there is a new single to be released...
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Well, Heart was originally supposed to be the first single of Actually…., but they went with Its A Sin, because almost everyone that was in the decision process thought that it was easily the most commercial track on the album…
True.
In fact, I think they saw more potential in What have I done...
I wondered if any of you, as I have before, had a time when you became a bit disappointed with PSB and felt the need to look elsewhere for some similar musical inspiration?
For me it was around the time of Release - it just didn't scratch the itch I needed from PSB at the time. As a result I ended...
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Definitely!! The wilderness years started with Very for me. I remember hearing Can You Forgive Her and I loved it! :up: But then the whole album came out and I was very disappointed, as I liked only Can you forgive her?, The Theatre and Dreaming of the Queen, but the rest of the album sounded cheap...
In light of recent government advice in relation to the ongoing situation and threat of COVID-19 globally, Pet Shop Boys’ Dreamworld tour can no longer commence as planned in May 2020 and the dates are being rescheduled. The European leg of the tour was...
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Ticketsales are good in the most cities, but what the hell is with the people in Belfast?Puuh,time is running..
Pet Shop Boys are happy to announce a Blu-ray edition of Nonetheless , which is now available to pre-order exclusively through the @sdedition shop at the link below and includes an SDE exclusive slipcase.
Out on 26 April, the Blu-ray features @Dolby Atmos and high-resolution stereo mixes of...
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I have placed the order. I wasn't very convinced, but they are one of those things that you later regret not having acquired. I know a lot of products are coming out but unlike others, living the immersive experience has to be very surprising. I don't know exactly if a sound equipment is missing...
Since it's International Womens Day today it seemed apropos to pose the question of whether there are (in anyone opinion) any female producers out there who could add something new and exciting to the PSB sound?
I'm not super up on producers but fairly sure it's quite male dominated, and PSB, to...
Has anybody been collecting the fantastic Now Yearbooks? I've been collecting them religiously since 2021, having not bought a Now compilation since 1987. These are glorious collections containing seven CDs for each year in pop. The special edition contains four discs in a book format (with chart...
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Loneliness is featured on the brand new Now That's What I Call Music 117 compilation.
I know the Boys are playing soon at the Royal Opera House, but I was thinking how I would love to see them tour such a performance. It would be such a fitting event for their music, in regards to their latest album, and a nice change of pace from the “lasers” shows over the past few years.
I wound...
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I would love this too as a tour or a residency. I know touring with an orchestra is really expensive. I was at the RAH in 2017 and it was great despite the sound/acoustic not being great.
Although released under the Eighth Wonder banner, I’m Not Scared is a solo single by singer Patsy Kensit or more accurately, a Pet Shop Boys single + guest vocalist. For this was the first time Tennant/Lowe gave away a song to another act, and it’s a thing of untouchable...
I can have 4 speakers plugged into my old Sony CD player, and my multichanger that got stuck had a central fifth speaker as well as rear speakers. Some tracks work better than others, but for some it is almost like climbing into the track and rather amazing. One more chance from the reissues is...
I’ve taken the liberty of starting a new thread to help us separate chat about the new EP.
I’ve spent a bit of time re-reading the 2016 edition of Literally. There was obviously unfinished business from the Super songwriting sessions. First, there was the mooted “dark techno” album which...
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Yes, I will fall is marvelous. The Lost EP, like many of their b-sides in recent years, strikes me as something best explored over time. I find myself more impatient these days with new music. Perhaps it's the pace of life, but if something doesn't provide instant gratification, I tend to move on...
I was thinking back to how when we last only got a long version of a b-side on the opening single ( The Way Through The Woods on Winner ) that the shorter version appeared exclusively on the Japanese edition of the album.
Which led me to wonder if there'd be a Japanese version of...
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CD Japan have told me that they are not allowed to list it as the record label have blocked it from being sold overseas.
It looks like we will need to use third parties.
As long as it is made in Japan and it includes as well some bonuses, that will be fine. The Japanese Smash was made in...
There is another thread about Loneliness but it's more oriented about the song but I think is better to have another thread about the b-sides. Well, they are two proper songs.
I think Party in the Blitz is a good song, not with the typical sound from PSB but If like it. :D
Through You is better...
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Through You really soars. Tremendous melody in there too. They must have really fallen out with Elton.
Drico.
You think this song is about Elton John?
I must admit, his was the first name which came to mind, for some reason, as I listened to this for the first time. The whole Elton/PSB...
The link closed off (presumably on the September 1st cut off date as advised).
I'm still not entirely sure how they're going to do this logistically speaking.
Also, can we presume the original copies were not actually recalled and are still out there (ie can...
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Received mine in the US, sent in a bubble envelope with a hand-written label. I emailed the store about 3-4 weeks ago asking for an update on my replacement.
On Radio 1 in the early 90s there used to be a regular ‘skit’ called at home with the pet shop boys. They were only a minute or so long and were played on steve wright’s show I believe. It was basically 2 actors voicing Neil and Chris in stereotypical style (Neil talkative, chris grumpy). As I...
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The Spitting Image song and video is quite amusing, but like so many of the parodies, the crap production and songwriting only serves to underscore how superb PSB's production and songwriting is. The only thing these parodies really seem to achieve is to demonstrate their inability to recreate the...
Look, it's only one word - how hard can it be? Let's all brainstorm this thread.
I'll start...
Shoelaces
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Next b-sides compilation
Pet shop boys WOW
Pet shop boys More
Pet shop boys Perpetual
Pet shop boys Surplus
Pet shop boys Overthinking
If they go with WOW, can Neil and Chris pose for the cover exactly the same as Bananarama did on the cover of their album WOW!, ie gleefully clutching/wrapped...
CASISDEAD will release their debut studio album entitled Famous Last Words, on October 27th via XL Recordings. The LP features collaborators including Pet Shop Boys’ Neil Tennant, Connie Constance, Kamio and Desire.
The vocalists are immersed in CASISDEAD’s hallmark 80’s-inspired synthpop...
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That's cool to hear. I will admit I did not pick up the whole album, but I like Skydive and think Neil's contribution is exceptional.
For anyone interested I’ve just been sent information about this forthcoming magazine
Classic Pop Presents Pet Shop Boys
In this special edition 132-page magazine, we survey Pet Shop Boys' incredible career thus far from their early pioneering work with Bobby Orlando that led to debut...
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Just something that I discovered recently (factual errors and all)...
For anyone who hasn't acquired the physical publication (or whose copy is not conveniently within reach), and especially for newer fans:
Can anyone please tell me the name of the dancer wearing the purple dress and the two girls who have water poured on them at the start?
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Sorry to resurrect this thread. I was mostly interested in the dancer in the purple dress. I always thought she was gorgeous and had a big crush on her when I was a boy.
Don't remember her being in the Jealousy video. Will need to watch to check.
Interesting that this hasn't become a subject (or has really been covered in the Lost thread).
The QR code suggests that by 'mining it' (clicking & activating it) Annually 2023 is the first of a digital Pet Shop Boys digital collection.
I hope all the collectors / completists out there are...
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The vast majority of NFTs are now worthless, new report shows:
Yes that's gone very quiet. Only reupping this thread because the new Annually is imminent. I suspect though we may never understand what the heck this was all about.
Pet Shop Boys will be closing Piano Room Month on @BBCRadio2 with a special set at Maida Vale Studios on Friday, 23rd February! More details to follow at the link below.
#PetText
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I played the whole thing to my colleagues at work and my a few of my friends and they all said they really enjoyed it. (I can usually tell when they're just saying that 'Oh it's him again playing us the psb latest song, etc') The general agreement was that it was accomplished and clearly enjoyed by...
Pet Shop Boys now HAVE to do a double album called 'Chemistry // Antagonism' ... following up on Chris Lowe's jokingly delivered reply to presenter Vernon Kay's question in the 'Piano Room' session on BBC Radio 2, 23rd of February 2024.
Kay asked about, what kind of chemistry Neil Tennant and...
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I have nothing to say about Chris's so called humour. I find it all dull, both of their personalities are actually, to me, almost completely uninteresting to me. All I want is music.
Sorry if this has been thrashed out here before. But as a new-ish fan I had no idea it existed until a few days ago. That cover, the story. The key in Neil’s hand. I know not technically a PSB album…
BUT had to have.
Imo it’s GORGEOUS!!
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Must be due a vinyl reissue - plenty of other Back To Mine compilations have had the treatment.
Viewers of the new movie 'Tetris' on AppleTV Plus are in for a treat as the movie closes with a new version of Opportunities!
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Relistened to this mix on YouTube recently and it's not as good as I remembered it the first time around. The Tetris music isn't as prominent as I remembered, and I think it more or less feels like it's just Opportunities with that tacked on behind it, rather than it becoming an integral piece of...
The Hochhaussinfonie was a multimedia musical production by the Dresden Symphony Orchestra and the Pet Shop Boys, conceived by Markus Rindt and directed by Sven Helbig , on the evening of July 20, 2006 in Dresden.
This is a documentary filmed by Bettina Renner about setting the entire thing up....
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This looks brilliant!
Im a big fan of Sven’s work and couldn’t not let him be reminded of this venture. I’m sure he wouldn’t mind me sharing that he has let me know was wonderful to work on :)
Just to let everyone know: If you're in the EU and have to pay customs and fees upon delivery of your PSB order (like I just had to for the Loneliness CD), you can apply for a refund:
Quite ironic, that after the hassle with the German postman (cash only), scanning the receipt and mailing it back...
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Pet Shop Boys have banned shipping from their shop to Russia for a number of years. So I didn't manage to buy Relentless on vinyl and I'm unlikely to buy anything else. On the other hand, I'm glad, because all these singles and vinyls have been lying dead weight for the last years and I rarely...
As has previously been rumoured, PSB are the subject of one of the new BBC 'imagine...' documentaries by Alan Yentob.
Pet Shop Boys' Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe are the most successful duo in UK Music history. They have sold more than 50 million records, produced over 40 Top 40 singles, four...
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Saw Neil with Alan Yentob (who makes these Imagine shows) at the Rufus Wainwright Prom last summer. Neil was superb with the fan who stopped him on the corridor before my slightly disastrous encounter where I confused him rather than just saying ''Hello Neil!!!!
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