Pet Shop Boys, Compiled

[Silver Age]

OMG! Wee Rule by Wee Papa Girl Rappers. Haven’t heard that for years.

I found it as I was checking out the 1988 Yearbook on Spotify. Cliff Richard is the last track on disc 4, to save people having to skip that. LOL.

[daveid]

"Tumescent" is a new one on me, Dr. Johnson...

I'd probably agree on 1979. It's always been one of my favourite years with disco, synth and even rap overlapping. I love 1983 for similar reasons - the bigger 80s sound is emerging as well as early dance tracks. I hadn't heard Videotheque until I got hold of the 82 yearbook - ahead of its time as is Ultravox's "Slow Motion" from 78 which really points to the future.

Where are you hearing about 1989 being next? That would be a peculiar choice given that I imagined they'd want to put the last year of each half decade out just before a Final Chapter - and they haven't done 1987 yet. But it would be very Now to be completely random...

Yeah, 79 is amazing. The variety in the charts was astounding. From disco (Eruption's One Way Ticket is immense) and early synthpop to stuff like Girls Talk by Dave Edmunds, Don't Bring Me Down by ELO, and Cliff's We Don't Talk Anymore, not to mention Blondie, The Police, The Rats, and Roxy Music. She's In Love With You by Suzi Quatro is great as well.

83 was superb as well - as we start to move into the 80s proper. I've enjoyed all of the stuff from 78 - but realised that its Extra contained almost nothing of interest. So, the depth is lacking before 79 in my book. Just an age thing.

Drico.

I've heard it's 1989 from that ever-reliable source called Wikipedia, so 1964 here we come...

[Drico One]

OMG! Wee Rule by Wee Papa Girl Rappers. Haven’t heard that for years.

I found it as I was checking out the 1988 Yearbook on Spotify. Cliff Richard is the last track on disc 4, to save people having to skip that. LOL.

Now tend to be good that way...

Loads of "I haven't heard that in years" on these. Sometimes, that's a good thing.

[Drico One]

I've heard it's 1989 from that ever-reliable source called Wikipedia, so 1964 here we come...

So reliable it's been changed to 1974.

BTW, regarding 1979, two of the very best tracks were on the Extra: Sparks with The Number One Song in Heaven (although I hear that Pet Shop Boys knocked them off the following week...) and The Runner by The Three Degrees. Pure Moroder magic.

When two of the very best songs of the decade are on your "Extra", it's been a pretty good 12 months. So, for this reason, this is probably why I'd say 1979 was the best.

Drico.

[daveid]

I've heard it's 1989 from that ever-reliable source called Wikipedia, so 1964 here we come...

BTW, regarding 1979, two of the very best tracks were on the Extra: Sparks with The Number One Song in Heaven (although I hear that Pet Shop Boys knocked them off the following week...)
Drico.

A bit of tabloid gossip surely...

Don't forget Toto's Hold the Line, The Ruts Babylon's Burning and Gerry Rafferty's Get It Right Next Time

[Drico One]

Loneliness is featured on the brand new Now That's What I Call Music 117 compilation.

https://nowmusic.com/products/now-that- ... -music-117

Drico.

[Gabby]

Loneliness is featured on the brand new Now That's What I Call Music 117 compilation.

https://nowmusic.com/products/now-that- ... -music-117

Drico.

Actually that's impressive. Do they appear on NOW compilations much nowadays?

[Drico One]

Loneliness is featured on the brand new Now That's What I Call Music 117 compilation.

https://nowmusic.com/products/now-that- ... -music-117

Drico.

Actually that's impressive. Do they appear on NOW compilations much nowadays?

I don't think they have appeared on one of these since Now 35 - with Se a vida E. I'd need to check. Their appearance now has lots to do with Now's declining sales - they are pushing "legacy" acts to this series now in a bid to tap into the predeliction of such fanbases for physical media.

Drico.

[Nicholas]

Loneliness is featured on the brand new Now That's What I Call Music 117 compilation.

https://nowmusic.com/products/now-that- ... -music-117

Drico.

Actually that's impressive. Do they appear on NOW compilations much nowadays?

I don't think they have appeared on one of these since Now 35 - with Se a vida E. I'd need to check. Their appearance now has lots to do with Now's declining sales - they are pushing "legacy" acts to this series now in a bid to tap into the predeliction of such fanbases for physical media.

Drico.

Love etc was on… whichever Now they would have been up to in early 2009. It was quite a long way into it though. Nonetheless, I remember thinking, “Yes! That’s very super.”

[Drico One]

Yup, Now 72.

[Nicholas]

Yup, Now 72.

Three tracks from the end of disc 2! And just one song away from the unimaginable horror of the Gavin and Stacey cast doing a single with Tom Jones, in character! So awful. Although I see The Loving Kind was also on disc 1 so that's a PSB-B-B-BONUS!

[VRIDD]

Loneliness is featured on the brand new Now That's What I Call Music 117 compilation.

https://nowmusic.com/products/now-that- ... -music-117

Drico.

It should be the radio edit

https://now.site647.com/wiki/index.php/ ... UK_series)

[daveid]

1974 it is. First track Killer Queen, of course...

[tottenhammattspurs]

Queen have it written into their contracts that ANY compilation they appear on they have to be cd1 track 1

[redsock]

Queen have it written into their contracts that ANY compilation they appear on they have to be cd1 track 1

Cilla Black had a similar rule that when she flew, she had to be seat A1. Caused a right headache for cabin crew apparently.