Two new books by our own Geowayne are forthcoming: ‘Pet Shop Boys: Song by Song’ Volumes 1 and 2!

[jasonjohn]

This may be the most exciting PSB related release this year

[geowayne]

I also question the ability to meaningfully cover multiple songs per page, but if anyone can distill analysis like that, Wayne can. The RW one is something like 500 tracks in 160 pages, which is just insanity.

At the risk of being a bit unseemly commenting on this matter at this stage (because I haven't yet seen the typeset pages), I would estimate that the final result will be an *average* of about one song per page. To be sure, some songs will get more than one page, and other songs will get less than a full page, but I think that will probably turn out to be the average. That's the main reason the publisher and I agreed on splitting the book into two volumes: to avoid giving most of the songs far less attention than they deserve.

Meanwhile, thanks so much to everyone for your very kind and supportive comments about these upcoming books. I'm as excited as can be about it! I just wish they were being published even sooner. It will be hard enough for me to wait until the end of October for Volume 1. The end of next March for Volume 2 seems like an eternity. But, then again, at my age I suppose I shouldn't complain about the slow passage of time.

Wayne

[psbfannyc]

I also question the ability to meaningfully cover multiple songs per page, but if anyone can distill analysis like that, Wayne can. The RW one is something like 500 tracks in 160 pages, which is just insanity.

At the risk of being a bit unseemly commenting on this matter at this stage (because I haven't yet seen the typeset pages), I would estimate that the final result will be an *average* of about one song per page. To be sure, some songs will get more than one page, and other songs will get less than a full page, but I think that will probably turn out to be the average. That's the main reason the publisher and I agreed on splitting the book into two volumes: to avoid giving most of the songs far less attention than they deserve.

Meanwhile, thanks so much to everyone for your very kind and supportive comments about these upcoming books. I'm as excited as can be about it! I just wish they were being published even sooner. It will be hard enough for me to wait until the end of October for Volume 1. The end of next March for Volume 2 seems like an eternity. But, then again, at my age I suppose I shouldn't complain about the slow passage of time.

Wayne

Very happy for you Wayne. Your hard work pays off!

[Skybluearmy87]

Great news , will definitely buy a copy

[leesmapman]

You did some great work, making me understand PSB songs even more. I usually don't listen to lyrics of anyone, so this is quite an accomplishment

[lalolalo]

This is the literary event of the century!

[OakeyDokey]

Yes will there be a London book launch with elderflower lemonade and cupcakes?

[geowayne]

Yes will there be a London book launch with elderflower lemonade and cupcakes?

If my publisher will pay my airfare, I wouldn't mind something like this. But I wouldn't hold my breath.

[Sandy Shaw]

I have to confess I heard about this nearly a year ago but mum was the word

Likewise!

[Future Lover]

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Hyped for this! (image taken from Wayne's site)

[Choliux]

Looks great!

[NotInvisible]

I also question the ability to meaningfully cover multiple songs per page, but if anyone can distill analysis like that, Wayne can. The RW one is something like 500 tracks in 160 pages, which is just insanity.

At the risk of being a bit unseemly commenting on this matter at this stage (because I haven't yet seen the typeset pages), I would estimate that the final result will be an *average* of about one song per page. To be sure, some songs will get more than one page, and other songs will get less than a full page, but I think that will probably turn out to be the average. That's the main reason the publisher and I agreed on splitting the book into two volumes: to avoid giving most of the songs far less attention than they deserve.

Not unseemly at all! Like I said, it anyone can distill analysis like that, you can.

[Grover]

Great news! Looking forward to these

Hi @leesmapman,

As a fellow fan who lives in The Netherlands, I was wondering where you are going to order them from? Thinking about the import costs.

Greetings,
Grover.

[Grover]

Aha, both Amazon.nl and Amazon.de do offer previous Song by Song publications by Fonthill Media:
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https://www.amazon.nl/s?k=song+by+song+ ... nb_sb_noss

https://www.amazon.de/s?k=song+by+song+ ... f=a9_asc_1

[leesmapman]

Great news! Looking forward to these

Hi @leesmapman,

As a fellow fan who lives in The Netherlands, I was wondering where you are going to order them from? Thinking about the import costs.

Greetings,
Grover.

I'm trying my local bookstore, Kooyker, or Mayflower in Leiden (they have a lot of UK import)

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