Alternative (limited edition)

~ Release by Pet Shop Boys (see all versions of this release, 9 available)

Annotation

Packaged in cardboard box with lenticular cover (alternates between Chris & Neil). Different jewel case inlays to standard edition, no barcode on jewel case sleeve reverse nor on cardboard case.
Includes extended 32 page booklet featuring an interview with Jon Savage.

Annotation last modified on 2013-03-13 21:28 UTC.

Tracklist

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1It Must Be Obvious
engineer and mixer:
Pete Schwier (producer, mixing and recording engineer)
producer:
Pet Shop Boys
keyboard:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd. (in 1990)
recording of:
It Must Be Obvious
writer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant
4:24
2We All Feel Better in the Dark
engineer:
Bob Kraushaar and Paul Wright (UK recording engineer)
producer:
Pet Shop Boys
mixer:
David Jacob
lead vocals:
Neil Tennant
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd. (in 1990)
recording of:
We All Feel Better in the Dark
writer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant
publisher:
10 Music Ltd. and Cage Music Ltd.
34:01
3Bet She's Not Your Girlfriend
engineer:
Bob Kraushaar and Pete Schwier (producer, mixing and recording engineer)
producer:
Pet Shop Boys
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd. (in 1990)
recording of:
Bet She’s Not Your Girlfriend
writer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant
4:28
4Losing My Mind
cover recording of:
Follies: Losing My Mind (Follies)
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Sondheim
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation (ended) and Herald Square Music, Inc.
part of:
Follies
34:34
5Music for Boys
programming:
Scott Davidson (musician, engineer)
engineer:
Ren Swan
producer:
Pet Shop Boys
keyboard:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd. (in 1991)
recording of:
Music for Boys
writer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant
publisher:
10 Music Ltd. and Cage Music Ltd.
33:36
6Miserablism
additional programming:
Dominic Clarke (D. Clarke / Dominic Clark)
programming:
Harold Faltermeyer and Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys)
engineer:
Bob Kraushaar and Brian Reeves
producer:
Harold Faltermeyer and Pet Shop Boys
mixer:
Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer)
keyboard and vocoder:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys)
lead vocals:
Neil Tennant
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd. (in 1990)
recording of:
Miserablism
writer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant
54:11
7Hey, Headmaster
recording engineer:
Bob Kraushaar
programming:
Pete Gleadall
engineer:
Pete Gleadall and Bob Kraushaar
additional producer:
Stephen Hague
producer:
Pet Shop Boys
mixer:
Mike “Spike” Drake and Stephen Hague
keyboard:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys)
lead vocals:
Neil Tennant
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd. (in 1993)
recording of:
Hey, Headmaster
writer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant
3:07
8What Keeps Mankind Alive?
producer:
Pet Shop Boys and Jonathon Ruffle
lead vocals:
Neil Tennant
performer:
Pet Shop Boys
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd. (in 1993)
cover recording of:
What Keeps Mankind Alive?
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
translator:
Ralph Manheim (translator of French and German to English) and John Willett (translator)
translated version of:
Die Dreigroschenoper: Akt II. Zweites Dreigroschenfinale: Ballade über die Frage: "Wovon lebt der Mensch?"
recording of:
What Keeps Mankind Alive?
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
translator:
Ralph Manheim (translator of French and German to English) and John Willett (translator)
translated version of:
Die Dreigroschenoper: Akt II. Zweites Dreigroschenfinale: Ballade über die Frage: "Wovon lebt der Mensch?"
33:24
9Shameless
programming:
Pete Gleadall
engineer:
Pete Gleadall and Bob Kraushaar
additional producer:
Stephen Hague
producer:
Pet Shop Boys
mixer:
Mike “Spike” Drake and Stephen Hague
keyboard:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys)
lead vocals:
Neil Tennant
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd. (in 1993)
recording of:
Shameless
writer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant
publisher:
Cage Music Ltd. and EMI 10 Music Ltd.
5:02
10Too Many People
programming:
Pete Gleadall
engineer:
Pete Gleadall and Bob Kraushaar
producer:
Pet Shop Boys
mixer:
Mike “Spike” Drake
keyboard:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys)
additional vocals:
Bruce Woolley
lead vocals:
Neil Tennant
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd. (in 1993)
recording of:
Too Many People
writer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant
4:18
11Violence (Haçienda version)
programming:
Pete Gleadall and Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys)
engineer and mixer:
Bob Kraushaar
producer:
Pet Shop Boys
additional guitar:
J.J. Belle
electric piano, keyboard and background vocals:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys)
additional vocals:
Sylvia Mason‐James (British singer)
lead vocals:
Neil Tennant
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd. (in 1993)
recording of:
Violence
writer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant
publisher:
10 Music Ltd. and Cage Music Ltd.
4:59
12Decadence
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Pete Schwier (producer, mixing and recording engineer)
programming:
Pete Gleadall
producer:
Pet Shop Boys
guitar:
Johnny Marr
keyboard:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys)
percussion and vibraphone:
Frank Ricotti (percussionist)
lead vocals:
Neil Tennant
conductor:
Richard Niles
strings arranger:
Richard Niles
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd. (in 1994)
recording of:
Decadence
writer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant
3:56
13If Love Were All
engineer:
Michael Bigwood
producer:
Richard Niles
keyboard:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys)
solo trumpet:
Gerard Presencer
lead vocals:
Neil Tennant
conductor:
Richard Niles
cover recording of:
Bitter Sweet, Act II. If Love Were All
lyricist and composer:
Noël Coward
part of:
Bitter Sweet (Noel Coward operetta)
3:00
14Euroboy
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Bob Kraushaar
programming:
Pete Gleadall
producer:
Pet Shop Boys
keyboard:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys)
lead vocals:
Neil Tennant
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pet Shop Boys Partnership and Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd. (in 1994)
recording of:
Euroboy
writer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music, Inc.
4:28
15Some Speculation
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Bob Kraushaar
programming:
Pete Gleadall
producer:
Pet Shop Boys
keyboard:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys)
lead vocals:
Neil Tennant
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd. (in 1994)
recording of:
Some Speculation
writer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant
6:34

Credits

Release

design/illustration:Mark Farrow (artwork/graphic design)
Rob Petrie (graphic designer)
Phil Sims
photography:Richard Burbridge
Eric Watson (photography)
graphic design:Mark Farrow (artwork/graphic design)
Pete Mauder
mastering:Nick Webb (mastering engineer)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/45060 [info]
ASIN:IT: B000002TYI [info]