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A Red Letter Day: Pet Shop Boys' 'Further Listening' Series Completes With Remastering of Three Titles

July 5, 2018 By Joe Marchese 5 Comments

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Pet Shop Boys' remastered Catalogue: 1985-2012 series is drawing to a close on August 31 with the fourth and final round of albums.  This batch includes Behaviour (1990); Very (1993); and Bilingual (1996).  All three albums from Messrs. Tennant and Lowe have been newly remastered and will be accompanied by Further Listening discs of bonus tracks such as demos, extended mixes, and remixes.  (Note that these three albums were released with the Further Listening discs in 2001, and those track listings have been retained for these remastered editions.)

Composer-producer Harold Faltermeyer was on board for Behaviour as co-producer, and much of the album was recorded at his Munich studio.  Upon completion at London's Sarm West Studios, the album was released in October 1990 and reached No. 2 on the U.K. Album Chart as well as a platinum certification.  The original LP featuring "Being Boring," "So Hard," and "How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously" has been expanded with 13 additional tracks including an extended version of the U2/Frankie Valli-by-way-of-The-Boystown Gang mash-up, "Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes Off You)."

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1993's Very bested its predecessor by reaching No. 1 in the U.K. (not to mention Germany, Sweden and Switzerland).  It yielded five singles including "Can You Forgive Her?" and "Go West," a cover of the Village People's song. The album was the first to be produced almost entirely by Pet Shop Boys themselves, with additional programming and production from Pete Gleadall and Stephen Hague. The Further Listening disc adds 16 tracks including the demo of "Falling" for Kylie Minogue and a 1992 twelve-inch mix of "Go West."

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Bilingual, from 1996, was the sixth studio album released by Pet Shop Boys.  A U.K. top 5 success, it included five singles, all of which made the top 20 on the U.K. Singles Chart.  Incorporating Latin music influences, it was recorded by PSB with Danny Tenaglia and Chris Porter.  A Gold disc in the U.K. (and platinum in Spain), Bilingual gains 15 bonus tracks including originally-unissued single versions of "Discoteca" and "A Red Letter Day."

Each reissue includes a booklet with contributions from Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe, plus copious archival photos.  All three titles are due from Parlophone on August 31 and can be pre-ordered at the links below!

Behaviour / Further Listening 1990-1991 (originally released as Parlophone 7243 5 30513 2 7, 2001 - reissued by Parlophone, 2018)

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Disc 1: Remastered album (released as Parlophone PCSD 113, 1990)

  1. Being Boring
  2. This Must Be The Place I Waited Years To Leave
  3. To Face The Truth
  4. How Can You Expect To Be Taken Seriously?
  5. Only The Wind
  6. My October Symphony
  7. So Hard
  8. Nervously
  9. The End Of The World
  10. Jealousy

Disc 2: Further Listening 1990-1991

  1. It Must Be Obvious (B-side to "So Hard" - Parlophone R 6269, 1990)
  2. So Hard (Extended Dance Mix) (12" A-side - Parlophone 12R 6269, 1990)
  3. Miserablism (B-side to "Was It Worth It?" - Parlophone R 6306, 1991)
  4. Being Boring (Extended Mix) (12" A-side - Parlophone 12R 6275, 1990)
  5. Bet She's Not Your Girlfriend (12" B-side to "Where The Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes Off You)" - Parlophone 12R 6285, 1991)
  6. We All Feel Better In The Dark (Extended Mix) (12" B-side to "Being Boring" - Parlophone 12R 6275, 1990)
  7. Where The Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes Off You) (Extended Mix) (12" A-side - Parlophone 12R 6285, 1991)
  8. Jealousy (Extended Version) (12" A-side - Parlophone 12R 6283, 1991)
  9. Generic Jingle *
  10. DJ Culture (Extended Mix) (12" A-side - Parlophone 12R 6301, 1991)
  11. Was It Worth It? (12'' Mix) (12" A-side - Parlophone 12R 6306, 1991)
  12. Music For Boys (Ambient Mix) (12" B-side to "DJ Culture" - Parlophone 12R 6301, 1991)
  13. DJ Culture (7'' Mix) (from Discography: The Complete Singles Collection - Parlophone PMTV3, 1991)

Very / Further Listening 1992-1994 (originally released as Parlophone 72435 30511 2 9 - reissued by Parlophone, 2018)

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Disc 1: Remastered album (released as Parlophone PCSD 143, 1993)

  1. Can You Forgive Her?
  2. I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind Of Thing
  3. Liberation
  4. A Different Point Of View
  5. Dreaming Of The Queen
  6. Yesterday When I Was Mad
  7. The Theatre
  8. One and One Make Five
  9. To Speak Is a Sin
  10. Young Offender
  11. One In a Million
  12. Go West

Disc 2: Further Listening 1992-1994

  1. Go West (1992 12'' Mix) *
  2. Forever In Love (Original Version) *
  3. Confidential (1992 Demo For Tina Turner) (B-side to "Single-Bilingual" CD single - Parlophone CDR 6452, 1996)
  4. Hey, Headmaster (B-side to "Can You Forgive Her?" - Parlophone R 6348, 1993)
  5. Shameless (B-side to "Go West" - Parlophone R 6356, 1993)
  6. Too Many People (B-side to "I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind Of Thing" - Parlophone R 6370, 1993)
  7. I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind Of Thing (Seven-Inch Version) (single A-side - Parlophone R 6370, 1993)
  8. Violence (Hacienda Version) (B-side to "I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind Of Thing" CD single - Parlophone 72438 81120 2 4, 1993)
  9. Falling (Demo For Kylie) *
  10. Decadence (B-side to "Liberation" CD single - Parlophone CDRS 6377, 1994)
  11. If Love Were All (Bitter Sweet) (B-side to "Yesterday When I Was Mad" CD single - Parlophone CDRS 6386, 1994)
  12. Absolutely Fabulous (Single Version) (single A-side - Parlophone CDRS 6382, 1994)
  13. Euroboy (B-side to "Yesterday When I Was Mad" CD single - Parlophone 72438 81633 2 3, 1994)
  14. Some Speculation (B-side to "Yesterday When I Was Mad" CD single - Parlophone CDR 6386, 1994)
  15. Yesterday When I Was Mad (Single Version) (CD single A-side - Parlophone CDRS 6386, 1994)
  16. Girls and Boys (Live In Rio) (B-side to "Paninaro '95" CD single - Parlophone CDR 6414, 1995)

Bilingual / Further Listening 1995-1997 (originally released as Parlophone 72435 30512 2 8, 2001 - reissued by Parlophone, 2018)

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Disc 1: Remastered album (released as Parlophone PCSD 170, 1996)

  1. Discoteca
  2. Bilingual
  3. Metamorphosis
  4. Electricity
  5. Se a Vida é
  6. It Always Comes As a Surprise
  7. A Red Letter Day
  8. Up Against It
  9. The Survivors
  10. Before
  11. To Step Aside
  12. Saturday Night Forever

Disc 2: Further Listening 1995-1997

  1. Paninaro '95 (single A-side - Parlophone CDR 6414, 1995)
  2. In The Night (1995 Version) (B-side to "Before" - Parlophone CDRS 6431, 1996)
  3. The Truck Driver and His Mate (B-side to "Before" - Parlophone CDRS 6431, 1996)
  4. Hit and Miss (B-side to "Before" - Parlophone CDRS 6431, 1996)
  5. How I Learned To Hate Rock 'N' Roll (B-side to "Se a Vida é" - Parlophone CDR 6443, 1996)
  6. Betrayed (B-side to "Se a Vida é" - Parlophone CDR 6443, 1996)
  7. Delusions Of Grandeur (B-side to "A Red Letter Day" - Parlophone CDRS 6452, 1997)
  8. Discoteca (Single Version) *
  9. The Calm Before The Storm (B-side to "Single-Bilingual" - Parlophone CDRS 6452, 1996)
  10. Discoteca (New Version) (B-side to "Single-Bilingual" - Parlophone CDRS 6452, 1996)
  11. The Boy Who Couldn't Keep His Clothes On (Danny Tenaglia International Club Mix) (from Bilingual Remixed - Parlophone CDPCSDX17, 1997)
  12. A Red Letter Day (Expanded Single Version) *
  13. The View From Your Balcony (B-side to "Somewhere" - Parlophone CDRS 6470, 1997)
  14. Disco Potential (B-side to "Somewhere" - Parlophone CDR 6470, 1997)
  15. Somewhere (Extended Mix) (from Bilingual Remixed - Parlophone CDPCSDX17, 1997)

(*) originally unreleased

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JOE MARCHESE (Editor) joined The Second Disc shortly after its launch in early 2010, and has since penned daily news and reviews about classic music of all genres. In 2015, Joe formed the Second Disc Records label. Celebrating the great songwriters, producers and artists who created the sound of American popular song, Second Disc Records, in conjunction with Real Gone Music, has released newly-curated collections produced by Joe from iconic artists such as Johnny Mathis, Bobby Darin, Laura Nyro, Melissa Manchester, Chet Atkins, and many others. He has contributed liner notes to reissues from a diverse array of artists, among them Nat "King" Cole, Paul Williams, Lesley Gore, Dusty Springfield, B.J. Thomas, The 5th Dimension, Burt Bacharach, The Mamas and the Papas, Carpenters, Perry Como, Rod McKuen, Doris Day, Jackie DeShannon, and Andy Williams, and has compiled releases for talents including Robert Goulet and Keith Allison of Paul Revere and the Raiders. Over the past two decades, Joe has also worked in a variety of capacities on and off Broadway as well as at some of the premier theatres in the U.S., including Lincoln Center Theater, George Street Playhouse, Paper Mill Playhouse, Long Wharf Theatre, and the York Theatre Company. He has felt privileged to work on productions alongside artists such as the late Jack Klugman, Eli Wallach, Arthur Laurents, Betty Comden and Adolph Green. In 2009, Joe began contributing theatre and music reviews to the print publication The Sondheim Review, and in 2012, he joined the staff of The Digital Bits as a regular contributor writing about film and television on DVD and Blu-ray. Joe currently resides in the suburbs of New York City.

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Comments

  1. Robert Lett says

    July 5, 2018 at 11:51 am

    Any actual reason to repurchase these if I have the prior reissues?

    Reply
    • Avatar photoJoe Marchese says

      July 5, 2018 at 1:01 pm

      The sound has been newly remastered but the content is identical to the prior reissues.

      Reply
    • elektrolad says

      July 5, 2018 at 3:07 pm

      Neil Tennent said not to buy the new if you have the old. The new versions are slightly louder. That's the only difference.
      I had no intention on purchasing the new versions. That's quite a chunk of change for something I already own several times over.
      I may buy some of the lps to fill the gaps, but you can find NM to Sealed copies of the original import pressings for less.
      I'd be happy if they tried releasing a consistently great pop album.

      Reply
  2. Robert says

    July 10, 2018 at 5:55 pm

    After listening to the first three reissues, the new remasters are slightly less loud and not as compressed, contrary to previous comment.

    Reply
  3. Jason says

    July 22, 2018 at 4:32 pm

    The new editions have actually been a little quieter and less brickwalled than the original remasters of these titles, and these refer to the CDs ONLY as the vinyl remasters of the entire catalog have never been presented before until this campaign which began mid-2017. They sound fantastic and pull out some subtle elements the original masters did not illuminate. Some of the best re-purchases of albums I have ever made in my life.

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