Tag: Pet Shop Boys

July 13, 2022

Pet Shop Boys – Rent (UK 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1987

“Rent” is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys from their second studio album, Actually (1987). It was released as the album’s third single on 12 October 1987 worldwide except for North America where it was included on certain editions of “Pet Shop Boys With Dusty Springfield – What Have I Done To Deserve This?”, usually as a B-side, but effectively as a double-A-side on one or two U.S. pressings.

It peaked at number 8 in the British charts. Producer Stephen Hague remixed the song for single release.

SIDE A:
Rent (Extended Mix) 7:07
Producer, Engineer –Julian Mendelsohn
Remix – François Kevorkian
Synthesizer [Fairlight] –Andy Richards
Written-By – Tennant-Lowe*

SIDE B:
Rent (Dub) 6:03
Producer, Engineer –Julian Mendelsohn
Remix – François Kevorkian
Written-By – Tennant-Lowe*

I Want A Dog 4:57
Engineer – David Jacob, Mike Nielson
Producer – Pet Shop Boys
Written-By –Lowe-Tennant

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Parlophone – 12R6168
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: Oct 12, 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design – PSB*
Design [At ③] – Mark Farrow
Photography By – Eric Watson (3)

NOTES:
Manufactured in the UK

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THE GEAR:
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Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
DAC: Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

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March 23, 2022

Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls ’86 (Germany 12″)

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“West End Girls” was the first Pet Shop Boys song released on a label, and is arguably the song most commonly associated with the band.

The original version of the song was released in 1984 produced by famed Hi-NRG mogul Bobby Orlando, the single was released on his Bobcat Records label. It was not a huge hit in the Boys’ home country, but it did fairly well in the States and in Italy. Under the Bobby O umbrella, ‘West End Girls’ was remixed and repackaged several times, saturating the world’s record stores with multiple formats of this single.

In 1986 after the band signed with Parlophone Records the song was remixed, and titled “Remix ’86” this was to capitolize off of the re-recorded hit version that had been released in 1985.

SIDE A:
West End Girls (Remix ’86) 5:03
Arranged By, Performer [Played By] – Elvine*
Producer – B. Orlando*
Recorded By [Remix] – Franke*
Remix – Tess (2)
Written-By – Tennant – Lowe*

SIDE B:
Theme For The Pet Shop Boys (Part 1/Remix ’86) 5:04
Arranged By, Performer [Played By] – Elvine*, Hurricanes*
Remix –Tess (2)
Written-By – Elvine*, Tess (2)

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: ZYX Records – 5391, ZYX Records – ZYX 5391
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: Germany
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Lacquer Cut By – SST Brüggemann GmbH

NOTES:
Remixed at Hurrican Studio Munich
℗ 1986

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February 25, 2022

Pet Shop Boys – Domino Dancing (Remix) (UK 12″)

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Originally posted September 7, 2016

“Domino Dancing” is a song recorded by the British synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys, released as the lead single from their 1988 album, Introspective. The “Base Remix” is the second of two 12″ singles released in the UK this version has yet to appear on official CD or digitally.

SIDE A:
Domino Dancing (Base Mix) 5:54
Arranged By [Brass] – Lewis A. Martineé
Backing Vocals – The Voice In Fashion
Brass – Dana Tebor, Ed Calle, Kenneth William Faulk, Tony Conception
Engineer – Lewis A. Martinée, Mike Couzzi
Engineer [Assistant] – Ceaser Sogbe
Guitar – Nestor Gomez
Keyboards [Additional] – Fro Sossa, Mike Bakst
Producer – Lewis A. Martinée
Producer [Associate Producers] – Pet Shop Boys
Remix – Lewis A. Martinée, Mike Couzzi, Rick ‘Billy Bob’ Alonso
Score [Brass] – Mike Bakst
Soloist, Trumpet – Tony Conception*

SIDE B:
Don Juan (Demo) 4:21
Engineer – Robert de la Garza
Producer – Pet Shop Boys

Domino Dancing (Demo) 4:46
Engineer – Robert de la Garza
Producer – Pet Shop Boys

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Parlophone ‎– 12RX 6190
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 12 Sep 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Latin, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design – Mark Farrow, Pet Shop Boys
Photography By – Peter Andreas (2)
Written-By – Tennant/Lowe*

NOTES:
Track A Produced for Pantera Productions. Recorded and mixed at International Sound, Miami, Florida, USA. The Voice In Fashion courtesy of EMI Manhattan Records.
Tracks B1 & B2 Produced & Engineered at Brain Storm Studios, Los Angeles.

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September 29, 2021

Pet Shop Boys – So Hard (US 12″)

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“So Hard” is a song by English synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys, released as the lead single from their fourth studio album, Behaviour (1990). The song is about “two people living together; they are totally unfaithful to each other but they both pretend they are faithful and then catch each other out”. It peaked at No. 4 in the United Kingdom and reached the top three in at least seven European countries, including Finland, where it reached No. 1.

In the United States “So Hard” was a huge club hit peaking at No. 4 on the Billboard Dance Chart on December 7, 1990, after spending fourteen weeks on the survey, “So Hard” also reached No. 62 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart respectively.

SIDE A:
So Hard (Extended Dance Mix) 6:37
So Hard (Single) 3:59

SIDE B:
So Hard (Dub) 7:34
Edited By – Danton Supple

It Must Be Obvious 4:24
Engineer, Mixed By – Danton Supple

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1990	So Hard	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#62
1990	So Hard	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#4

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI USA – V-56194
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: Oct 4, 1990
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Engineer – Brian Reeves (tracks: A1 to B1)
Mixed By – Julian Mendelsohn (tracks: A1 to B1)
Producer – Harold Faltermeyer (tracks: A1 to B1), Pet Shop Boys
Programmed By [Additional] – Dominic Clarke
Written-By – Neil Tennant And Chris Lowe*

NOTES:
Printed in USA.

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VINYL RESTORATION:
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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi