3rd B-sides Compilation

[Gabby]

This is my revised list following the new single. I haven’t included any tracks from the Christmas, Agenda or Lost EPs, or the reworked versions of Left to my own devices or West End girls.

1. Fugitive (seven-inch mix)
2. Glad all over
3. I cried for us
4. A certain “Je ne sais quoi”
5. The way through the woods (long version)
6. I started a joke
7. Hell
8. In his imagination
9. Baby (demo)
10. Listening
11. One night
12. Inside
13. Entschuldigung!
14. Get it online
15. No more ballads
16. Odd man out
17. In bits
18. One-hit wonder

1. The white dress
2. Wiedersehen
3. A cloud in a box
4. The dead can dance
5. An open mind
6. No boundaries
7. Decide
8. At rock bottom
9. New boy
10. Party in the Blitz
11. Through you (extended mix)
12. Sense of time
13. If Jesus had a sister
14. It’s not a crime
15. I’ve got plans (involving you)
16. Everybody will dance
17. Beauty has laid siege to the city
18. Clean air hybrid electric bus

It's weird, when I listen to these when they released as single B-sides, I don't give them enough credit I think. When you collect them this way, you realise what an incredibly strong set of songs these are.

Ding Ding - Round 3. Bring it on!

[tottenhammattspurs]

Still think we’ll see a compilation that brings both alternative AND format together to bring it all up to date as one big b-side collection.

Six cds. 10 lp. Box set. Called something like “additional”.
This way you have Smash with all the a sides and “Additional” with all the b-sides and bonus tracks.

[tottenhammattspurs]

Still think we’ll see a compilation that brings both alternative AND format together to bring it all up to date as one big b-side collection all remastered and shiny

Six cds. 10 lp. Box set. Called something like “additional”.
This way you have Smash with all the a sides and “Additional” with all the b-sides and bonus tracks.

[Leonidas]

This is my revised list following the new single. I haven’t included any tracks from the Christmas, Agenda or Lost EPs, or the reworked versions of Left to my own devices or West End girls.

1. Fugitive (seven-inch mix)
2. Glad all over
3. I cried for us
4. A certain “Je ne sais quoi”
5. The way through the woods (long version)
6. I started a joke
7. Hell
8. In his imagination
9. Baby (demo)
10. Listening
11. One night
12. Inside
13. Entschuldigung!
14. Get it online
15. No more ballads
16. Odd man out
17. In bits
18. One-hit wonder

1. The white dress
2. Wiedersehen
3. A cloud in a box
4. The dead can dance
5. An open mind
6. No boundaries
7. Decide
8. At rock bottom
9. New boy
10. Party in the Blitz
11. Through you (extended mix)
12. Sense of time
13. If Jesus had a sister
14. It’s not a crime
15. I’ve got plans (involving you)
16. Everybody will dance
17. Beauty has laid siege to the city
18. Clean air hybrid electric bus

It's weird, when I listen to these when they released as single B-sides, I don't give them enough credit I think. When you collect them this way, you realise what an incredibly strong set of songs these are.

Ding Ding - Round 3. Bring it on!

Agreed, in a list they seem to have more gravitas!

[daveid]

Assuming they omit the various tracks that are dubious b-sides eg My girl, West End girls (lockdown version), Left to my own devices (Super version), etc. then they have just the right number for two 74 minute sides. Fugitive is also a dubious one but we include this as Neil himself did when discussing a prospective third volume.

Pet Shop Boys – Reserve – The bonus tracks 2009-2024

Disc 1 09-16

01. Fugitive (7-inch mix) 3:31 2009
02. Glad all over 3:25 2010
03. I cried for us 3:47 2010
04. A certain ‘Je ne sais quoi’ 4:57 2012
05. The way through the woods (long version) 5:41 2012
06. I started a joke 3:16 2012
07. Hell 3:35 2012
08. In his imagination 4:56 2012
09. Baby (demo) 3:45 2012
10. Listening 4:19 2012
11. One night 4:05 2012
12. Inside 2:53 2012
13. Entschuldigung! 5:03 2013
14. Get it online 3:36 2013
15. No more ballads 3:44 2013
16. Odd man out 3:46 2013
17. In bits 3:32 2016
18. One-hit wonder 3:21 2016
19. The white dress 3:33 2016

74:42

Disc 2 16-24

01. Wiedersehen 4:16 2016
02. A cloud in a box 4:09 2016
03. The dead can dance 2:57 2016
04. An open mind 3:52 2019
05. No boundaries 3:38 2019
06. Decide 4:49 2019
07. At rock bottom 3:17 2020
08. New boy 4:11 2020
09. Party in the Blitz 3:09 2024
10. Through you (extended mix) 7:01 2024
11. Sense of time 4:10 2024
12. If Jesus had a sister 4:12 2024
13. It’s not a crime 3:17 2024
14. I’ve got plans (involving you) 4:27 2024
15. Everybody will dance 4:35 2024
16. Schlager-Hitparade (Deutsches demo) 3:08 2024
17. Beauty has laid siege to the city 6:35 2024
18. Clean Air Hybrid Electric Bus 3:03 2024

74:43

[panda magic]

Perhaps the non-extended mix of Through You will be included on the next b-sides comp, if only for space reasons (and I guess to at least include *something* exclusive.)

[retrofuturist]

Greetings,

Perhaps the non-extended mix of Through You will be included on the next b-sides comp, if only for space reasons (and I guess to at least include *something* exclusive.)

This is a good idea. Ditto with The Way Through The Woods.

Retro.

[ype]

This might in fact be a better compilation than Format

[Gabby]

Still think we’ll see a compilation that brings both alternative AND format together to bring it all up to date as one big b-side collection.

Six cds. 10 lp. Box set. Called something like “additional”.
This way you have Smash with all the a sides and “Additional” with all the b-sides and bonus tracks.

My heart says "Yes", my wallet says "No"

[before]

Still think we’ll see a compilation that brings both alternative AND format together to bring it all up to date as one big b-side collection.

Six cds. 10 lp. Box set. Called something like “additional”.
This way you have Smash with all the a sides and “Additional” with all the b-sides and bonus tracks.

They should licence the track "Pet Shop Boys" from Bobby O so the box set can cover 1984 to 2024 and fit the "Since 1984" brand.

Additional Pet Shop Boys: 1984-2024
40 years of b-sides and bonus tracks

[leesmapman]

better add the 30 minute version then.

[before]

better add the 30 minute version then.

Perfect - that makes a 7CD box set
The 30 min version of PSB on CD1, Alternative CD2/CD3, Format CD4/CD5, and the latter material CD6/CD7

[VRIDD]

They should licence the track "Pet Shop Boys" from Bobby O so the box set can cover 1984 to 2024 and fit the "Since 1984" brand.

Additional Pet Shop Boys: 1984-2024
40 years of b-sides and bonus tracks

And so the box could start with a track titled with the band name!

[VRIDD]

They should licence the track "Pet Shop Boys" from Bobby O so the box set can cover 1984 to 2024 and fit the "Since 1984" brand.

Additional Pet Shop Boys: 1984-2024
40 years of b-sides and bonus tracks

And so the box could start with a track titled with the band name!

[tottenhammattspurs]

As long as “Additional” contains Je Taime non plus or whatever it was called and Sail Away as they were both left off Format.