Hi peeps,

I am visiting London next week and would like to see the famous electronic show where Neil and Chris met up in 1981. If it still does exists and some people knows where it's situated, I would like to know. Thanks x

1992. The Love album is thirty years old this week. Carter were described as “The Indie Pet Shop Boys” and indeed covered “Rent” as a B-Side to their “Rubbish” single

I just came across this interesting YouTube comment:

I used to live next door to Chris in London he had an amazing apartment with a glass bridge in his bedroom which took him to his roof garden the roof opened up with the press of a button...really smart place it was years ago.

I saw him often...

Watching the documentary about Ennio Morricone called Ennio
not a word on their collaboration but the Boys worked with him on It Couldnt Happen Here
basically Ennio's manager gave them a tape of an unreleased track the boys changed to their needs but kept the original chorus, after years it was...

It's on Youtube section but I've included here.

Really fun to see. Looks like these girls wanted something more with PSB than just watching them live, playing music. The host is quite touching with Neil and Chris. :lol:

Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind *1988*

It's also on the Youtube section.

The Making of the Very CD cover - BBC Design Awards 17-06-1994:

Pet Shop Boys - I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind Of Thing Video Shoot - MTV's First Look 1993

Geeky post I know, but here goes.

The Pets were big users of the Emulator II and arturia have just released a soft synth version of it. Some lovely person has uploaded all the original sample files here ->

Having great fun going through them and discovering the original samples as used by the...

Just discovered how the 10'' mix of It's alright ends with the birds on the seaside -sound, the same sound as the beginning of Go West (album version). So those two songs segues perfectly into eachother... a nice pair.
Two great songs about love, freedom and peace and the power of music.

I know you were waiting for another one of my long awaited and world famous polls. Don't worry, I'll keep in secret. Confidential!

I'm back! :D

Choose the classic that you think could have been the best option to win Eurovision. According to the release date of the single, I have added the...

With Duran Duran and especially Eurythmics being inducted into the Rock n roll Hall of Fame do you think there's any chance PSB will get inducted in the future?

I mean, out of Pat Benatar, Eurythmics, Duran Duran, Carly Simon, Lionel Richie and Dolly Parton how many are Rock n Roll?

The PSB Maxi mix edit of Sorry is featured on Madonna's new compilation album

Can't be a bad thing.

How many people on this forum managed to get tickets for the Electric Ballroom show?

Also on an unconnected matter :lol: - if anyone would like to give up their +1, I'd be happy to contribute (either to them or a charity of their choice). I promise I'm not a random internet weirdo and if you'd...

Some of my all-time favourite Pet Shop Boys’ songs don’t seem to quite get the same level of love and attention that others do, either on here or from Neil and Chris themselves. You may well feel the same about some of yours. I thought I’d start a thread where we could call out some of our lesser...

I was sure there was already a topic about seeing/hearing PSB in unusual places as I wasn't sure this deserved its own thread but I couldn't find anything!

I happened to be at an exhibition opening in Prague last night for Czech documentarian photographer Jaroslav Pulicar which is showcasing some...

Commentary welcome. :dance:

Hey guys
Is this website reliable on those numbers ?

It's on Forthcoming PSB TV and radio appearances section.

Pet Shop Boys - Worldwide FM:

Ignore.

Feeling bit Retrospective, what are your top or bottom ranked singles per decade (not including the early releases and ab fab)
80s
Top: What have I done to deserve this?
Bottom: none really but least favourite is ‘It’s alright’ as not keen on single mix.
90s
Top: Before
Bottom: Dj culture
00s...

Great News!

It's on Youtube's section too.

Cicero Promo 1992 (Featuring The Pet Shop Boys):

As a little hobby side project I occasionally upload keyboard covers to YouTube. Don't expect anything too professional, am not a musician, just me recording live music and later adding some tracks, vocals in GarageBand etc. I don't get many new subscribers so if anyone wants to help me out here it...

It’s a yes from me 🙏

Sorry for banging on about it, I am admittedly slightly obsessed with him!

Is that him on guitar, on King of Rome too?

If so am I correct in thinking it's him on

Did you see me coming (guitar)
Beautiful people (harmonica)
Pandemonium (harmonica)

It's also on Youtube section. Sorry, if was posted before but I don't think so.

Pet Shop Boys - Live At BBC Radio 2 In Hyde Park 2019 (with previous interviews, chats and videos):

I was curious about this. Spotify shows the number of plays for each song.
So I've added them up for each album (excluding bonus tracks) and compared the numbers.
Here it is in order from highest streams to lowest:

1. Please
2. Actually
3. Nightlife
4. Super
5. Introspective
6. Behaviour
7. Yes
8....

Today I discovered an hd remaster of Hallo spaceboy was finally uploaded to YouTube on the Bowie channel, so I thought Yeah, today's a good day for Disco 4 . Well, it isn't available on YouTube music. What about other streaming services like Spotify, Amazon music or Apple music?

The new edition of Annually might give us more clues, but we’re at what would usually be a point of inflection in the PSB journey. Roughly every 10 years Pet Shop Boys rip up their template and redefine what PSB can be. Behaviour, Release and Elysium each saw them move into more reflective mood,...

I am only aware of this slightly country song that Neil did with Hidden Cameras. Has PSB ever done anything country before? Probably a bit too old to start now, but I would have gladly swapped a country album for Release or Nightlife.

Spain:

Number 4: 2 (Go West, Se a Vida e)
Number 3: 2 (West End Girls, New York City Boy)
Number 2: 5 (Suburbia, What have I done to deserve this??, Heart, So Hard, Where the streets have no name (I can't take my eyes off you)?)
Number 1: 3 (It's a Sin, Always on my Mind, Domino Dancing)

I'm sure you didn't expect it. :dance:

You can watch all the Number Ones in Spanish...

Those who live in London won’t find this a surprise, but I just read this article in the “Wall Street Journal” about how King’s Cross has transformed from a seedy red light district into a fashionable high-rent neighborhood. “Actually” was indeed long ago:

At Durham Universitay. Congratulations, Neil. Or maybe April's fools?