Pet shop boys reissues

The best track IMO is This Used To Be The Future with Philip Oakey. Great track.

 

AFAIK this one hasn't been reissued yet, so I assume you're talking about the album in general.

In which case, what are you talking about??? It's my favorite PSB record!

 

I think that loss of control is exactly what Neil and Chris were looking for and needed at that time. After a string of (imo) dull albums, they needed something to shake up their comfort zone and the Xenomania method of making a record did just that... maybe more than they were expecting. I thought Yes was far better than anything they had done since Behaviour (or maybe Very) and I think it breathed new life into their songwriting skills even if they never used that method again. A lot of the best albums out there were made under stressful, uncomfortable, or even chaotic conditions: Fleetwood Mac's Rumors, Slowdive's Souvlaki and Split by Lush are a few that come to mind.

 

I think Yes is pretty much great all the way through, I don't hear any "lackluster" songs on it at all.

 

Yes is their best record since Very at least, maybe since Behaviour as beneath all the slamming beats there's a lot of serious talk going on. It's inventive, smart, catchy, holds my attention and there are no embarrassments or duds. Can't say that about any PSB record since the early '90s (even the overrated Fundamental).

 

I'm spinning Yes right now while typing this!

 

Sounds clearly better than the 2009 Vinyl which sounds very compressed like the CD.

All over the world, Beautiful People and Did you see me coming were unlistenable.

 

Behaviour or Behavior , Very and Bilingual being released on Vinyl on August 31 2018, according to an email I received from www.soundstagedirect.com

 

Oh wow this is huge. Count me in times three.

It'll be interesting to see if the Very and Bilingual reissues adopt the artwork of the original vinyl or try to approximate the CDs. Either way I'm extremely excited for this; three of my most wanted titles on vinyl at a price I can swing at last.

 

Great NEWS!

 

These is the artwork against each listing.

 

The CD sets will also be released on August 31st as well.

 

Supremely good news!

 

2001 vs. 2018 - just the numbers part 1: Please (1986)


Please/Further Listening 2001:

DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR9 0.00 dB -10.57 dB 3:35 01-Two Divided By Zero [Remastered 2001]
DR10 0.00 dB -11.44 dB 4:46 02-West End Girls [Remastered 2001]
DR7 0.00 dB -9.27 dB 3:44 03-Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money) [Remastered 2001]
DR8 0.00 dB -9.82 dB 4:19 04-Love Comes Quickly [Remastered 2001]
DR7 0.00 dB -9.21 dB 5:07 05-Suburbia [Remastered 2001]
DR12 -0.44 dB -15.59 dB 0:34 06-Opportunities (Reprise) [Remastered 2001]
DR8 0.00 dB -9.55 dB 4:33 07-Tonight Is Forever [Remastered 2001]
DR10 0.00 dB -12.25 dB 4:30 08-Violence [Remastered 2001]
DR7 0.00 dB -9.37 dB 4:07 09-I Want A Lover [Remastered 2001]
DR10 0.00 dB -11.50 dB 2:49 10-Later Tonight [Remastered 2001]
DR8 0.00 dB -10.20 dB 4:49 11-Why Don't We Live Together? [Remastered 2001]
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Official DR value: DR9
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DR8 0.00 dB -9.29 dB 4:12 01-A Man Could Get Arrested [Twelve-Inch B-Side - Remastered 2001]
DR8 0.00 dB -11.55 dB 4:37 02-Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money) [Full Length Original Seven-Inch - Remastered 2001]
DR8 0.00 dB -10.28 dB 4:51 03-In The Night [Remastered 2001]
DR7 0.00 dB -10.48 dB 7:01 04-Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money) [Original Twelve-Inch Mix - Remastered 2001]
DR9 0.00 dB -10.34 dB 5:14 05-Why Don't We Live Together? [Original New York Mix - Remastered 2001]
DR9 0.00 dB -10.30 dB 6:40 06-West End Girls [Dance Mix - Remastered 2001]
DR8 0.00 dB -9.74 dB 4:51 07-A Man Could Get Arrested [Seven-Inch B-Side - Remastered 2001]
DR7 -0.01 dB -9.96 dB 6:51 08-Love Comes Quickly [Dance Mix - Remastered 2001]
DR7 0.00 dB -9.19 dB 5:20 09-That's My Impression [Disco Mix - Remastered 2001]
DR9 0.00 dB -10.43 dB 5:17 10-Was That What It Was? [Remastered 2001]
DR7 0.00 dB -9.40 dB 8:58 11-Suburbia [The Full Horror - Remastered 2001]
DR9 -0.01 dB -11.31 dB 4:32 12-Jack The Lad [Remastered 2001]
DR7 -0.10 dB -9.25 dB 8:38 13-Paninaro [Italian Mix - Remastered 2001]
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Official DR value: DR8

Please/Further Listening 2018:

DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR9 -0.01 dB -10.60 dB 3:35 01-Two Divided By Zero [Remastered 2018]
DR10 -0.01 dB -11.43 dB 4:46 02-West End Girls [Remastered 2018]
DR8 -0.01 dB -10.20 dB 3:44 03-Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money) [Remastered 2018]
DR8 -0.01 dB -9.86 dB 4:19 04-Love Comes Quickly [Remastered 2018]
DR8 -0.01 dB -9.86 dB 5:07 05-Suburbia [Remastered 2018]
DR11 -0.10 dB -14.42 dB 0:34 06-Opportunities (Reprise) [Remastered 2018]
DR9 -0.01 dB -10.19 dB 4:30 07-Tonight Is Forever [Remastered 2018]
DR9 -0.01 dB -11.05 dB 4:30 08-Violence [Remastered 2018]
DR7 -0.01 dB -9.06 dB 4:06 09-I Want A Lover [Remastered 2018]
DR11 -0.01 dB -12.49 dB 2:50 10-Later Tonight [Remastered 2018]
DR8 -0.01 dB -10.41 dB 4:50 11-Why Don't We Live Together? [Remastered 2018]
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Official DR value: DR9
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DR8 0.00 dB -9.16 dB 4:11 01-A Man Could Get Arrested [Twelve-Inch B-Side - Remastered 2018]
DR9 0.00 dB -12.25 dB 4:37 02-Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money) [Full Length Original Seven-Inch - Remastered 2018]
DR9 0.00 dB -10.39 dB 4:51 03-In The Night [Remastered 2018]
DR8 0.00 dB -11.40 dB 7:01 04-Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money) [Original Twelve-Inch Mix - Remastered 2018]
DR8 -0.07 dB -9.34 dB 5:14 05-Why Don't We Live Together? [Original New York Mix - Remastered 2018]
DR9 0.00 dB -9.78 dB 6:39 06-West End Girls [Dance Mix - Remastered 2018]
DR8 0.00 dB -9.85 dB 4:52 07-A Man Could Get Arrested [Seven-Inch B-Side - Remastered 2018]
DR9 -0.11 dB -11.20 dB 6:51 08-Love Comes Quickly [Dance Mix - Remastered 2018]
DR8 0.00 dB -10.25 dB 5:20 09-That's My Impression [Disco Mix - Remastered 2018]
DR8 -0.03 dB -10.22 dB 5:17 10-Was That What It Was? [Remastered 2018]
DR8 0.00 dB -9.53 dB 8:58 11-Suburbia [The Full Horror - Remastered 2018]
DR9 -0.10 dB -10.66 dB 4:32 12-Jack The Lad [Remastered 2018]
DR8 -0.09 dB -10.64 dB 8:40 13-Paninaro [Italian Mix - Remastered 2018]
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Official DR value: DR8

Observations:

- Overall DR value remains 9 for disc 1 and 8 for disc 2.
- Largest running time difference is 3 seconds: Disc 1 - track 7 - Tonight Is Forever (4:33 vs. 4:30)
- Largest DR value difference is 2: Disc 2 - track 8 - Love Comes Quickly [Dance Mix] (DR 7 vs. DR 9)
- Lowest DR values have been slightly increased on the 2018 version: While the 2001 version has eight tracks with DR 7, the 2018 version has only one such track.

Don't forget:

Numbers are nice, but your ears are your friends!

 

Will there be a box including all the reissues?

 

Last three albums released on August 31
Pet Shop Boys (@petshopboys) on Twitter

 

I don't think so. It's not announced and obvioulsy there isn't much such a box could add, except for, well, the box itself.

Looking at the five new Further Listening releases, Neil and Chris are not very eager to contact other artists/labels regarding licensing of remixes in order to re-release them, making some kind of super-duper-includes-absolutely-every-single-track-of-their-carrer box set quite unlikely as well.

 

The idea for the box containing everything was dropped. They realized that it should have been announced at the same time as the first set of re issues so that folks would could have a choice, re buy the lot in a box or buy them separately. I know what I would have bought

 

2001 vs. 2018 - just the numbers part 2: Actually (1987)


Actually/Further Listening 2001:

DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR8 0.00 dB -10.66 dB 5:31 01-One More Chance [Remastered 2001]
DR8 0.00 dB -9.65 dB 4:23 02-What Have I Done To Deserve This? [Remastered 2001]
DR8 0.00 dB -9.46 dB 3:37 03-Shopping [Remastered 2001]
DR8 0.00 dB -9.98 dB 5:08 04-Rent [Remastered 2001]
DR8 0.00 dB -9.30 dB 4:45 05-Hit Music [Remastered 2001]
DR7 0.00 dB -10.56 dB 5:22 06-It Couldn't Happen Here [Remastered 2001]
DR7 0.00 dB -9.46 dB 4:59 07-It's A Sin [Remastered 2001]
DR8 0.00 dB -9.72 dB 5:11 08-I Want To Wake Up [Remastered 2001]
DR9 0.00 dB -10.33 dB 3:58 09-Heart [Remastered 2001]
DR8 0.00 dB -9.16 dB 5:12 10-King's Cross [Remastered 2001]
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Official DR value: DR8
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DR9 -0.42 dB -12.39 dB 6:00 01-I Want To Wake Up [Breakdown Mix - Remastered 2001]
DR9 0.00 dB -10.17 dB 4:13 02-Heart [Shep Pettibone Version - Remastered 2001]
DR8 0.00 dB -10.17 dB 5:52 03-You Know Where You Went Wrong [Remastered 2001]
DR8 -0.01 dB -9.97 dB 3:50 04-One More Chance [Seven-Inch Mix - Remastered 2001]
DR8 0.00 dB -10.96 dB 7:41 05-It's A Sin [Disco Mix - Remastered 2001]
DR8 0.00 dB -10.47 dB 6:51 06-What Have I Done To Deserve This? [Extended Mix - Remastered 2001]
DR10 0.00 dB -11.69 dB 8:40 07-Heart [Disco Mix - Remastered 2001]
DR9 0.00 dB -10.42 dB 4:57 08-A New Life [Remastered 2001]
DR8 -0.25 dB -10.23 dB 4:04 09-Always On My Mind [Demo Version - Remastered 2001]
DR8 0.00 dB -10.58 dB 3:37 10-Rent [Seven-Inch Mix - Remastered 2001]
DR10 0.00 dB -11.92 dB 4:59 11-I Want A Dog [Remastered 2001]
DR8 0.00 dB -10.21 dB 8:13 12-Always On My Mind [Extended Dance Mix - Remastered 2001]
DR8 0.00 dB -9.42 dB 5:17 13-Do I Have To? [Remastered 2001]
DR9 0.00 dB -11.35 dB 2:04 14-Always On My Mind [Dub Mix - Remastered 2001]
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Official DR value: DR9
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Actually/Further Listening 2018:

DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR8 0.00 dB -10.45 dB 5:31 01-One More Chance [Remastered 2018]
DR8 -0.02 dB -9.65 dB 4:23 02-What Have I Done To Deserve This? [Remastered 2018]
DR8 -0.05 dB -9.76 dB 3:37 03-Shopping [Remastered 2018]
DR8 -0.06 dB -10.33 dB 5:08 04-Rent [Remastered 2018]
DR8 -0.02 dB -9.35 dB 4:45 05-Hit Music [Remastered 2018]
DR6 -0.04 dB -8.46 dB 5:21 06-It Couldn't Happen Here [Remastered 2018]
DR7 -0.06 dB -9.12 dB 4:59 07-It's A Sin [Remastered 2018]
DR8 0.00 dB -9.60 dB 5:10 08-I Want To Wake Up [Remastered 2018]
DR8 0.00 dB -9.84 dB 3:58 09-Heart [Remastered 2018]
DR7 -0.12 dB -8.93 dB 5:13 10-King's Cross [Remastered 2018]
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Official DR value: DR8
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DR9 0.00 dB -11.90 dB 6:00 01-I Want To Wake Up [Breakdown Mix - Remastered 2018]
DR9 0.00 dB -10.12 dB 4:13 02-Heart [Shep Pettibone Version - Remastered 2018]
DR9 0.00 dB -11.05 dB 5:52 03-You Know Where You Went Wrong [Remastered 2018
DR8 0.00 dB -9.97 dB 3:50 04-One More Chance [Seven-Inch Mix - Remastered 2018]
DR8 0.00 dB -9.87 dB 7:41 05-It's A Sin [Disco Mix - Remastered 2018]
DR9 0.00 dB -11.10 dB 6:50 06-What Have I Done To Deserve This? [Extended Mix - Remastered 2018]
DR8 0.00 dB -9.78 dB 8:39 07-Heart [Disco Mix - Remastered 2018]
DR8 0.00 dB -9.88 dB 4:57 08-A New Life [Remastered 2018
DR7 -0.01 dB -9.44 dB 4:04 09-Always On My Mind [Demo Version - Remastered 2018]
DR8 0.00 dB -10.24 dB 3:36 10-Rent [Seven-Inch Mix - Remastered 2018]
DR10 -0.02 dB -11.80 dB 4:59 11-I Want A Dog [Remastered 2018
DR8 0.00 dB -10.07 dB 8:13 12-Always On My Mind [Extended Dance Mix - Remastered 2018]
DR8 0.00 dB -9.69 dB 5:17 13-Do I Have To? [Remastered 2018
DR9 0.00 dB -11.96 dB 2:07 14-Always On My Mind [Dub Mix - Remastered 2018]
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Official DR value: DR8

Observations:

- Overall DR value remains 8 for disc 1 and decreases from DR 9 (2001) to DR 8 (2018) for disc 2.
- Largest running time difference is 3 seconds: Disc 2 - track 14 - Always On My Mind [Dub Mix] (2:04 vs. 2:07)
- Largest DR value difference is 2: Disc 2 - track 7 - Heart [Disco Mix] (DR 10 vs. DR 8)
- Lowest DR values see no improvement on the 2018 version: While the 2001 version has two tracks with DR 7, the 2018 version has one track with DR 6 and three tracks with DR 7.

Don't forget:

Numbers are nice, but your ears are your friends!

 

No Complete Mono box?!?

 

Alas no, however they have released a Cloud In A Box

 

Very and Behaviour are preordered from itunes.

 

2001 vs. 2018 - just the numbers part 3: Introspective (1988)


Introspective/Further Listening 2001:

DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR8 0.00 dB -9.71 dB 8:17 01-Left To My Own Devices [Remastered 2001]
DR8 0.00 dB -9.41 dB 6:17 02-I Want A Dog [Remastered 2001]
DR7 0.00 dB -9.23 dB 7:41 03-Domino Dancing [Remastered 2001]
DR7 0.00 dB -9.79 dB 7:25 04-I'm Not Scared [Remastered 2001]
DR8 0.00 dB -9.10 dB 9:05 05-Always On My Mind/In My House [Remastered 2001]
DR7 0.00 dB -9.69 dB 9:26 06-It's Alright [Remastered 2001]
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Official DR value: DR8
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DR8 0.00 dB -10.04 dB 5:36 01-I Get Excited (You Get Excited Too) [Remastered 2001]
DR7 -0.12 dB -8.20 dB 4:22 02-Don Juan [Demo Version - Remastered 2001]
DR7 -0.12 dB -7.69 dB 4:48 03-Domino Dancing [Demo Version - Remastered 2001]
DR11 -0.94 dB -15.06 dB 4:53 04-Domino Dancing [Alternative Version - Remastered 2001]
DR7 -0.12 dB -9.59 dB 5:13 05-The Sound Of The Atom Splitting [Remastered 2001]
DR6 -0.12 dB -7.36 dB 3:26 06-What Keeps Mankind Alive? [Remastered 2001]
DR8 -0.01 dB -9.48 dB 7:35 07-Don Juan [Disco Mix - Remastered 2001]
DR7 -0.03 dB -8.27 dB 6:09 08-Losing My Mind [Disco Mix - Remastered 2001]
DR6 -0.12 dB -7.98 dB 4:52 09-Nothing Has Been Proved [Demo For Dusty - Remastered 2001]
DR7 0.00 dB -8.00 dB 3:26 10-So Sorry, I Said [Demo For Liza - Remastered 2001]
DR8 -0.03 dB -9.06 dB 4:48 11-Left To My Own Devices [Seven-Inch Mix - Remastered 2001]
DR8 -0.01 dB -9.55 dB 4:47 12-It's Alright [Ten-Inch Version - Remastered 2001]
DR7 -0.03 dB -7.55 dB 3:56 13-One Of The Crowd [Remastered 2001]
DR7 -0.03 dB -8.82 dB 4:21 14-It's Alright [Seven-Inch Version - Remastered 2001]
DR8 -0.01 dB -10.49 dB 2:18 15-Your Funny Uncle [Remastered 2001]
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Official DR value: DR7

Introspective/Further Listening 2018:

DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR8 0.00 dB -9.55 dB 8:17 01-Left To My Own Devices [Remastered 2018]
DR8 0.00 dB -8.97 dB 6:16 02-I Want A Dog [Remastered 2018]
DR7 0.00 dB -9.36 dB 7:40 03-Domino Dancing [Remastered 2018]
DR7 0.00 dB -9.33 dB 7:25 04-I'm Not Scared [Remastered 2018]
DR7 0.00 dB -8.38 dB 9:05 05-Always On My Mind/In My House [Remastered 2018]
DR8 -0.05 dB -9.73 dB 9:28 06-It's Alright [Remastered 2018]
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Official DR value: DR8
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DR8 0.00 dB -10.10 dB 5:35 01-I Get Excited (You Get Excited Too) [Remastered 2018]
DR8 0.00 dB -9.31 dB 4:22 02-Don Juan [Demo Version - Remastered 2018]
DR9 -0.04 dB -9.83 dB 4:47 03-Domino Dancing [Demo Version - Remastered 2018]
DR11 -0.09 dB -13.75 dB 4:53 04-Domino Dancing [Alternative Version - Remastered 2018]
DR9 -0.11 dB -13.12 dB 5:13 05-The Sound Of The Atom Splitting [Remastered 2018]
DR8 -0.08 dB -8.61 dB 3:26 06-What Keeps Mankind Alive? [Remastered 2018]
DR8 -0.11 dB -10.31 dB 7:35 07-Don Juan [Disco Mix - Remastered 2018]
DR8 -0.02 dB -9.43 dB 6:09 08-Losing My Mind [Disco Mix - Remastered 2018]
DR8 -0.01 dB -10.16 dB 4:52 09-Nothing Has Been Proved [Demo For Dusty - Remastered 2018]
DR8 0.00 dB -9.50 dB 3:26 10-So Sorry, I Said [Demo For Liza - Remastered 2018]
DR7 -0.03 dB -8.68 dB 4:48 11-Left To My Own Devices [Seven-Inch Mix - Remastered 2018]
DR8 -0.04 dB -10.46 dB 4:47 12-It's Alright [Ten-Inch Version - Remastered 2018]
DR9 -0.07 dB -10.26 dB 3:56 13-One Of The Crowd [Remastered 2018]
DR8 -0.06 dB -10.13 dB 4:20 14-It's Alright [Seven-Inch Version - Remastered 2018]
DR10 -0.05 dB -12.85 dB 2:19 15-Your Funny Uncle [Remastered 2018]
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Official DR value: DR9

Observations:

- Overall DR value remains 8 for disc 1 and increases from DR 7 (2001) to DR 9 (2018) for disc 2.
- Largest running time difference is 2 seconds: Disc 1 - track 6 - It's Alright (9:26 vs. 9:28)
- Largest DR value difference is 2: Disc 2 - track 3 - Domino Dancing [Demo Version] (DR 7 vs. DR 9)
Disc 2 - track 5 - The Sound Of The Atom Splitting (DR 7 vs. DR 9)
Disc 2 - track 6 - What Keeps Mankind Alive? (DR 6 vs. DR 8)
Disc 2 - track 9 - Nothing Has Been Proved [Demo For Dusty] (DR 6 vs. DR 8)
Disc 2 - track 13 - One Of The Crowd (DR 7 vs. DR 9)
Disc 2 - track 15 - Your Funny Uncle (DR 8 vs. DR 10)
- Lowest DR values are improved on the 2018 version: While the 2001 version has two tracks with DR 6 and ten tracks with DR 7, the 2018 version has four tracks with DR 7.

Don't forget:

Numbers are nice, but your ears are your friends!

 

Don't know if someone has already mentioned this, but "Violence" 2018 is different from the original and the 2001 release, as it adds an "Violence" vocal at 1:21.

 

These re-releases are coming with awesome booklets and you are pre-ordering them on iTunes?
And what has the poor Bilingual done to you to deserve its exclusion?
Shame on you!