Pet Shop Boys

Artist:  Pet Shop Boys
Origin:  London, England
Genre:  Pop, Synthpop, Art Pop, New Wave, Dance Pop, House, Alternative Dance

Original line-up:

Neil Tennant:  Lead  Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar, Bass, Violin, Trumpet
Chris Lowe:  Keyboards, Vocals, Synthesizers, Programming, Samples, Computer, Piano, Electronic Piano, Electric Piano, Drums, Electronic Drums, Organ, Panpipes, Tuba, Didgeridoo, Sequencers

Pet Shop Boys are an English Synthpop Duo from London, formed in 1981, consisting of Neil Tennant (lead Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar, Bass), and Chris Lowe (Keyboards, Synthesizer, Programming, Piano, Organ, Vocals).  They have sold more 50 million records worldwide and are listed as the most successful Duo in UK Music History by The Guinness Book Of Records.  Three-time Brit Award Winners and Six-time Grammy nominees.  Since 1985, they have achieved 42 Top 3 Singles, 22 of them Top 10 Hits in the UK Singles Chart, including four UK No. 1:  "West End Girls" (also No. 1on the US Billboard Hot 100), "It's A Sin", "Always On My Mind", "Heart", "Go West" and more!.  In 2009 Brit Awards in London, they received an Award for Outstanding Contribution To Music.   In 2016, Billboard Magazine name Pet Shop Boys the No. 1 Dance Duo/Group over the 40 years since 1976.  In 2017 they received NME's Godlike Genius Award.

Title:  Yes:  Further Listening 2008-2010 (Box Set 3 CD) (2017)
Genre:  Pop, Synthpop, Art Pop, New Wave, Dance Pop, House, Alternative Dance
Label:  Parlophone Records
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

Disc 1:  Yes:

 1.  Love Etc  (3:33)
 2.  All Over The World  (3:51)
 3.  Beautiful People  (3:42)
 4.  Did You See Me Coming?  (3:41)
 5.  Vulnerable  (4:47)
 6.  More Than A Dream  (4:57)
 7.  Building A Wall  (3:50)
 8.  King Of Rome  (5:31)
 9.  Pandemonium  (3:42)
10. The Way It Used To Be  (4:44)
11. Legacy  (6:23)

Disc 2:  Further listening 2008-2010 Volume 1:

 1.  Gin And Jag  (4:30)
 2.  This Used To Be The Future (feat. Phil Oakey)  (5:13)
 3.  We're All Criminals Now  (3:55)
 4.  Gin And Jag (Frisky Mix)  (7:12)
 5.  Beautiful People (Demo)  (3:21)
 6.  My Girl  (3:41)
 7.  The Loving Kind (Monitor Mix)  (3:22)
 8.  Love Etc.  (PSB Mix)  (6:17)
 9.  Did You See Me Coming? (PSB Possibly More Mix)  (8:48)
10. The Former Enfant Terrible (PSB Bring It On Mix)  (7:24)
11. Up And Down  (3:45)
12. Brits Medley  (9:35)

Disc 3:  Further Listening 2008-2010 Volume 2:

 1.  I Cried For Us  (3:47)
 2.  It Doesn't Often Snow At Christmas (New Version) (3:50)
 3.  All Over The World (New Version)  (3:48)
 4.  Viva La Vida/Domino Dancing (Christmas EP Mix)  (5:32)
 5.  My Girl (Our House Mix)  (5:48)
 6.  Leaving (Demo)  (4:15)
 7.  Together  (3:29)
 8.  Glad All Over  (3:25)
 9.  The Dumpling Song (Demo)  (1:48)
10. Wings And Faith (Demo)  (2:09)
11. Night Song (Fan Club Download 2010)  (3:27)

Personnel:


Neil Tennant:  Lead  Vocals, Keyboards, Programming
Chris Lowe:  Keyboards, Vocals, Synthesizers, Programming

Special Guest:

The Human League's Phil Oakey: Vocals on Track 2 Disc 2

Yes:  Further Listening 2008-2010 is the remastered and reissued Box Set by Pet Shop Boys, released on October 20, 2017 by Parlophone Records, includes alongside the remastered original album plus two Bonus Discs of rare tracks and previously unreleased content.