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...
I’m making a list of all PSB studio recordings that feature real strings or orchestra. Anything missing from the below?
Left to my own devices
This must be the place I waited years to leave
Only the wind
My October symphony
Jealousy (single version)
Overture to Performance
Liberation
Dreaming of...
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Battleship Potemkin:
Comrades!
Men and Maggots
Our Daily Bread
Drama in the Harbour
Nyet
To the Shore
Odessa
No Time for Tears
To the Battleship
After All (The Odessa Staircase)
Stormy Meetings
Night Falls
Full Steam Ahead
The Squardon
For Freedom
As some of you may know, some enthusiasts at the UK Mix forum recently got their hands on the actual chart data used by Gallup to compile the UK singles chart in the 1980s and early 1990s. What's interesting is that it revealed for the first time the estimated weekly sales of each single along with...
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I am interested in how the single in the 90s performed.
I thought I'd Google Pet Shop Boys with Philip Guston as I have just seen his retrospective at Tate Modern and I ended up with this interesting interview. The Sam Macinbes show was called Pet Shop Biyz ? I think, not Pet Shop Biys
V.B Where has the title ‘Pet Shop Biys’ come from?
S.M The work...
I haven't seen this film yet but PSB are on the soundtrack like for Saltburn.
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Watched it yesterday, as it only got to Spain now. I'm heartbroken and devastated, such a sad story. For me PSB music was central to the movie. I want a dog appeareance was unexpected, Always on my mind really felt like the pivotal song for the familiar theme, even if it wasn't the final scene with...
Five nights at Royal Opera House end of July, announced at BBC 2 this morning
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I'd love a B-sides concert, but I can't see them bothering about one again, after the one in the RAH in 2017, for the Teenage Cancer Trust. I remember been surprised about the reaction on social media-most of the people seemed annoyed that they didn't play a greatest hits set, even though I...
So far there's been no news about mixes and stuff but do you think there will be:
Instrumental version (Elextric, Yes, Elysium and Hotspot all had instrumental versions of the album released in some way)
Japanese with bonus material
Mix disc (like etc., Fundementalism and so on)
Special bonus disc...
Rank your favourite lead singles from each album! I’ve considered Domino dancing the lead single from Introspective rather than Always on my mind, and Vocal the lead single from Electric rather than Axis, but feel free to tweak for your list
1. I don’t know what you want but I can’t give it any...
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01 Can You Forgive Her?
02 It's A Sin
03 West End Girls (why do some of you leave this off your list?)
04 Domino Dancng
05 I Don't Know What You Want But I Can't Give It Anymore
06 So Hard
07 The Pop Kids
08 Before
09 I'm With Stupid
10 Loneliness
12 Axis
13 Love ETC.
14 Home and Dry
15 Winner
16...
I have a ROH mosh pit spot for the Saturday night.
My first time in the pit. Although I know(ish) one other person going in there, I will mostly be han solo - please tell me everything I need to know. The good, the not so good. Can’t find any footage online. Is it REALLY the best place to be?
I...
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I’m very jealous of all you guys. Was trying for ages and kept crashing and couldn’t get anything.
Having been to the previous shows I think it’s safe to say it’s the least moshy mosh pit I’ve ever been in. People will definitely be dancing and enjoying it, but you’ve got absolutely nothing to...
Leicester’s Curve has today announced its critically acclaimed Made at Curve production of Hanif Kureishi’s My Beautiful Laundrette will return with a spring 2024 tour as part of the Theatre Nation Partnerships initiative.
Set in London during the Thatcher years, My Beautiful Laundrette tells the...
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The tour dates are in place:
Queen's Theatre Hornchurch
28 February — 9 March 2024
According to David Cavanagh's Creation records book, 'My Magpie Eyes Are Hungry For The Prize', Chris voiced this opinion - or words to the effect of this thread's title - during a Smash Hits feature on whether the monarchy should remain, or otherwise. I can't find the actual quote online anywhere....
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You can't ask us that! We should do away with the Royal Family. They should be publicly executed. Non-violently, of course!
Thank you! I've wanted to see this for years, as it's mentioned in David Cavenagh's amazing Creation Records book. Apparently Creation's Alan McGee was disappointed in...
Neil and Chris have commented on virtually every song they've ever written, between Literally/Annually releases and the liner notes for the re-issues. But there are a few exceptions:
Relentless tracks
Living in the Past
Have they ever commented on these songs?
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In terms of Relentless , they've never really commented on its specific tracks over the years, but rather of spoken of it in terms of its general concept or mood. Back in 1993 Neil said when they were writing the songs that would become Very , they found they were also writing songs similar to the...
So far no PSB related stuff (as far as I can see the closest thing is The Other Two's Tasty Fish 12 )
Quite thankful actually. Hopefully they're too focused on shifting the new album. It did occur to me though that it would be an outlet for a vinyl 7 , 10 or 12 of Loneliness. I'm not encouraging...
Radio Edit , order :1, title : Loneliness
Album Version
PO Intro Edit - Clean
PO Quick Edit - Clean
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All it is is the intro and outro has the beat behind it so it can be mixed into and out of easier. It's the album version. You're not missing anything amazing. The 30 second outro on the album version is reduced to about ten seconds with the beat behind it
Pet Shop Boys announce the theatrical release of Dreamworld: The Greatest Hits Live At The Royal Arena Copenhagen , coming to cinemas worldwide for two nights only on 31 January and 4 February 2024. Tickets go on sale on 6 December.
psbdreamworldlivefilm.com
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Still no news on the DVD release? Why wait? I would make it, so it was sold same time as the new album, to add a few more sales.
I was wondering the same thing. Seems like a great idea to put it out right before the new album.
My guess is that they'll release it when there are no more...
I'm not talking about the song, I'm talking about the video.
To be honest the video is crap. The only thing they know is to put young boys naked or seminaked on the video again and again. There is lack of ideas. The beginning is similar to I Get Along. It's like a soft porn gay video and is really...
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As we're, IMHO, opinioned out and into personal insults and graphic sexual images, both against forum rules, the time has come to close this thread.
You've already heard it, nickname. Nothing on it is as good as It's a Sin or Always on my Mind. Nothing on it will appeal to ver kidz. Nothing on it will get a billion hits on YouTube.
Hopefully there will be great album tracks or b-sides that match their imperial time output. It has been so...
I thought it might be interesting to have a separate thread for the artwork, but feel to merge if it's overkill.
So, they're back on the covers.... This is the first album they've been on the cover of since Fundamental, isn't it? 18 years ago! Interesting to see the return of a classic PSB font,...
A legendary Pet Shop Boys album is released on CD, digital and limited-edition vinyl, celebrating the 30th anniversary of Very Relentless . The limited-edition yellow vinyl version, exclusive to the PSB Store, and the CD will be released on 20th October.
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It's also the reason I still haven't ordered the Nonetheless Deluxe LP + Bonus 12 from the official store. As much as I would like to own that release, the exact thing will happen
I couldn't sleep the other night so I decided to flick through Catalogue again. It's a mammoth achievement and I wondered how on earth they could expand on its already impressive 336 pages without it being impracticable not to say dangerous. It covers twenty years and it's likely the expanded...
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Both Amazon.ca & Indigo.ca have the release date as April 9th & available for pre-order.
Just made an order on amazon.de (9th April). Lets see what happens...worst case I get a refund.
Hope for the best :D
How much is it with p&p?
I have one of Europes most expensive VAT rate (25%) - I...
Talking about the prospects for a new b-side compilation I came to think of all live tracks they've released, either as b-sides or bonus material, outside of Live CDs and DVDs. I'll try to make a list and maybe you can fill in. But I already got an album's worth of material.
Anybody baffled by the fact that Chris is without headwear? Both on the single and album covers as well as in the video for Loneliness. What does this signal?
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A new era. I like it.
Quite unusual for Chris to be without headwear.
I shave my head too so I don't mind seeing him like this.
Looks pretty cool with the shades.
reminds me of the System 01/Effective Force > Johnny Klimek (composer 'Run Lola Run' soundtrack) look...:
Clearly they have the technical skills, because I know they did with Release, but that wasn't a massive success, so is it to do with not trusting their own instincts in commercial terms, eg picking the tracks and doing the arranging?
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Didn't Neil talk about old age and maintaining one's curiousity in the interview in The Guardian? Could be something about that, just wanting to keep exploring.
For no particular reason I made a simple list of the major side projects between album releases. If it had only been these side projects I believe I'd still be a major fan and they'd be my favourite musical act anyway. Hey, merely AlternativeFormat is enough.
West End girls
Oppor
86
Disco
87
Always on my mind
ICHH Film...
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I'm sorry for the confusion. By major side projects I actually meant projects (as in musical endevours) aside from albums, between album releases.
I'd definately say though that the Disco series is a side project in its own right.
SMASH with it's artwork, booklet and videos as well.
“The title of this work—JUST WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT—is an excerpt from the lyrics of ‘Love Comes Quickly’ by the Pet Shop Boys,” Gibson explained. “That song is about love and loving relationships, I wanted to use those words to speak about the times we’re living in and how unpredictable they...
I initially placed this in the Billie Trix thread, but incase some don't see it..
Jonathan Harvey posted on his Instagram regarding meeting up recently with a very cold looking Chris (minus shades) and Neil, presumably to discuss future Musik or other projects..
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I wonder if Through you is a track from Naked ? After all, they first dropped No boundaries a track from My Beautiful Launderette as a b-side to the Dreamland single.
“What we’ve got is a whole stage show called Naked, based on The Emperor’s New Clothes,” says Tennant. “It’s tune-central!” (Why Am I Dancing? rewrites a ballad from the show.)
From The Guardian
Wow - can't wait!!!
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I wonder if Through you is a track from Naked ? After all, they first dropped No boundaries a track from My Beautiful Launderette as a b-side to the Dreamland single.
Seems they are releasing their new LP on Parlophone. x2 seems to have been abandoned now.
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It's funny how they've gone back to parlophone and they're using orchestras again, maybe they get paid more money per album now? 🤔
Neil has said that the amount they received per album sold was vastly higher, when they went independent, than what Parlophone paid them. But it could be that...
Wednesday is clearly going to be a key Pet Shop Boys day. It’s the first cinema showing of Dreamworld, and we now know they are also appearing on the Radio 2 breakfast show.
An appearance on the UK’s biggest radio show therefore means it is likely that they will be debuting their new single. If...
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Was I close?
A source close to the band...
Great predictions...
Purely guesswork.
Unsure if there's other shows at this stage... I just learnt of this one via a Facebook advertisement.
Retro. :)
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I didn't want to start a new thread, but Jonathan Harvey has just posted a photo meeting up with a very cold looking Chris and Neil. Plotting n planning..
Pet Shop Boys’ once-a-year publication Annually will be published on May 10th 2024 and is available to pre-order now. A brand new exclusive Annually 2024 T-shirt is also available to pre-order at the link below.
The new 64-page, hard-backed book will include:
• An in-depth look at the new album...
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It’s still available to order. I ordered one yesterday as I had a blind panic when I accessed the store and couldn’t find it in my order history. Although the store is a mess as when I ordered annually the order for Loneliness and nonetheless had disappeared.
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