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After rebooting their reissue program last month, Pet Shop Boys will continue Catalogue 1985-2012 with expanded, remastered reissues of their final two studio albums for Parlophone Records, 2009’s Yes and 2012’s Elysium, on October 20.

Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe’s 10th and 11th studio albums continued an still-unbroken streak of U.K. Top 10 efforts. Yes‘ lead single, “Love Etc.,” was a British Top 20 hit and broke a U.S. record for most Billboard No. 1 dance hits by a duo or group. Legendary guitarist Johnny Marr appears on several tracks, including “Did You See Me Coming?” and “Beautiful People.” Two discs of B-sides and bonus material are added, including a version of “The Loving Kind,” a hit for Girls Aloud, and demos from the theatrical production My Dad’s a Birdman.

Follow-up Elysium, described by Tennant as the duo’s “most beautiful album,” was inspired by Kanye West’s 808s and Heartbreak. It featured the singles “Winner” and “Leaving,” and here is expanded with a disc of bonus material, including three previously unreleased demos.

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Both sets will be available on CD and vinyl, with extensive track notes by Tennant and Lowe, archival photos and deluxe packaging designed by minimalist artist Farrow. As previously reported, Catalogue 1985-2012 will next loop back around with superior remasters of the group’s out-of-print expanded reissues of Please (1986), Actually (1987), Introspective (1988), Behaviour (1990), Very (1993) and Bilingual (1996)–all originally issued in 2001.

Full track lists and Amazon links are available below!

Yes/Further Listening 2008-2010 (Parlophone, 2017)

3CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K.
LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada (TBD) / Amazon U.K.

Disc 1: Remastered original album (released as Parlophone (U.K.)/Astralwerks (U.S.) 50999 695347 2 0, 2009)

1. Love Etc.
2. All Over the World
3. Did You See Me Coming?
4. Vulnerable
5. More Than a Dream
6. Building a Wall
7. King of Rome
8. Pandemonium
9. The Way It Used to Be
10. Legacy

Disc 2

1. Gin and Jag
2. This Used to Be the Future (with Phil Oakey)
3. We’re All Criminals Now
4. Gin and Jag (Frisky Mix)
5. Beautiful People (Demo)
6. My Girl
7. The Loving Kind (Monitor Mix) *
8. Love Etc. (PSB Mix)
9. Did You See Me Coming? (PSB Possibly More Mix)
10. The Former Enfant Terrible (PSB Bring It On Mix)
11. Up and Down
12. BRITs Medley **

Disc 3

1. I Cried for Us
2. It Doesn’t Snow Often At Christmas (New Version)
3. All Over the World (New Version)
4. Viva La Vida/Domino Dancing (Christmas EP Mix)
5. My Girl (Our House Mix)
6. Leaving (Demo)
7. Together
8. Glad All Over
9. The Dumpling Song (Demo from My Dad’s a Birdman) *
10. Wings and Faith (Demo from My Dad’s a Birdman) *
11. Night Song **

Disc 2, Tracks 1 and 8 from “Love Etc.” singles – Parlophone CDR/CDRS 6765, 2009
Disc 2, Track 2 from Yes Etc. (Parlophone 50999 695345 2 2, 2009)
Disc 2, Track 3 from “Love Etc.” digital single – Parlophone, 2009
Disc 2, Track 4 from “Love Etc.” remix promo single – Parlophone, 2009
Disc 2, Tracks 5-6 from “Beautiful People” CD single – Parlophone 50999 308220 2 3, 2009
Disc 2, Tracks 9 and 11 from “Did You See Me Coming?” single – Parlophone CDRS 6772, 2009
Disc 2, Tracks 10 and 12 from “Did You See Me Coming?” digital single – Parlophone 50999 606599 5 8, 2009
Disc 3, Tracks 1 and 8 from “Together” single – Parlophone 50999 9 47691 2 8, 2010
Disc 3, Tracks 2-5 from Christmas EP – Parlophone CDR 6784, 2009
Disc 3, Track 6 from “Leaving” 7″ single – Parlophone R 6879, 2012
Disc 3, Track 7 from Ultimate – Parlophone 50999 919395 2 4, 2010
Disc 3, Track 11 from fan club download, 2010

Elysium/Further Listening 2011-2012 (Parlophone, 2017)

2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K.
LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada (TBD) / Amazon U.K.

Disc 1: Remastered original album (released as Parlophone 50999 304391 2 2 (U.K.)/Astralwerks 50999 319772 2 7 (U.S.), 2012)

1. Leaving
2. Invisible
3. Winner
4. Your Early Stuff
5. A Face Like That
6. Breathing Space
7. Ego Music
8. Hold On
9. Give It a Go
10. Memory of the Future
11. Everything Means Something
12. Requiem In Denim and Leopardskin

Disc 2

1. Vocal (Demo) *
2. She Pops (Demo) *
3. Inside
4. In Slow Motion (Demo) *
5. Listening
6. Hell
7. The Way Through the Woods (Long Version)
8. I Started a Joke
9. In His Imagination
10. Leaving (Believe In PSB Mix)
11. Leaving (Side By Side Remix)
12. Leaving (Freedom Remix)
13. Memory of the Future (New Single Mix)

Disc 2, Tracks 3, 5 and 13 from “Memory of the Future” single – Parlophone CDR 6889, 2012
Disc 2, Tracks 6 and 9 from “Leaving” single – Parlophone CDR 6879, 2012
Disc 2, Tracks 7-8 from “Winner” single – Parlophone CDR 6869, 2012
Disc 2, Tracks 10-12 from “Leaving” remix promo single – Parlophone, 2012