The re-release of the final trio of classic Pet Shop Boys albums is almost here, with ‘Behaviour’, ‘Very’ and ‘Bilingual’.
Due at the end of next month, all three classic PSB albums have been remastered for 2018 and all three come with amazing bonus content including remixes, extended editions, b-sides, demos and more.
On ‘Behaviour’, for example, a bonus disc houses extended mixes of ‘So Hard’, ‘Being Boring’, ‘Jealousy’, ‘Where The Streets Have No Name (I Can’t Take My Eyes Off You)’, ‘DJ Culture’ and ‘Was It Worth It’, among other little gems.
CD 1
01. Being Boring (2018 Remastered Version)
02. This Must Be The Place I Waited Years To Leave (2018 Remastered Version)
03. To Face The Truth (2018 Remastered Version)
04. How Can You Expect To Be Taken Seriously? (2018 Remastered Version)
05. Only The Wind (2018 Remastered Version)
06. My October Symphony (2018 Remastered Version)
07. So Hard (2018 Remastered Version)
08. Nervously (2018 Remastered Version)
09. The End Of The World (2018 Remastered Version)
10. Jealousy (2018 Remastered Version)
CD 2
01. It Must Be Obvious (2018 Remastered Version)
02. So Hard (Extended Dance Mix) [2018 Remastered Version]
03. Miserablism (2018 Remastered Version)
04. Being Boring (Extended Mix) [2018 Remastered Version]
05. Bet She’s Not Your Girlfriend (2018 Remastered Version)
06. We All Feel Better In The Dark (Extended Mix) [2018 Remastered Version]
07. Where The Streets Have No Name (I Can’t Take My Eyes Off You) [Extended Mix] [2018 Remastered Version]
08. Jealousy (Extended Version) [2018 Remastered Version]
09. Generic Jingle (2018 Remastered Version)
10. DJ Culture (Extended Mix) [2018 Remastered Version]
11. Was It Worth It? (12” Mix) [2018 Remastered Version]
12. Music For Boys (Ambient Mix) [2018 Remastered Version]
13. DJ Culture (7” Mix) [2018 Remastered Version]
The wondrous ‘Very’ also comes with its very own bonus disc, which features tweaked versions of album tracks, along with the original Pet Shop Boys demo versions of ‘Confidential’ (for Tina Turner) and ‘Falling’ (for Kylie Minogue and the always kitsch ‘Absolutely Fabulous’.
CD 1
01. Can You Forgive Her? (2018 Remastered Version)
02. I Wouldn’t Normally Do This Kind Of Thing (2018 Remastered Version)
03. Liberation (2018 Remastered Version)
04. A Different Point Of View (2018 Remastered Version)
05. Dreaming Of The Queen (2018 Remastered Version)
06. Yesterday When I Was Mad (2018 Remastered Version)
07. The Theatre (2018 Remastered Version)
08. One and One Make Five (2018 Remastered Version)
09. To Speak Is A Sin (2018 Remastered Version)
10. Young Offender (2018 Remastered Version)
11. One In A Million (2018 Remastered Version)
12. Go West (2018 Remastered Version)
CD 2
01. Go West (1992 12” Mix) [2018 Remastered Version]
02. Forever In Love (2018 Remastered Version)
03. Confidential (1992 Demo for Tina Turner) [2018 Remastered Version]
04. Hey, Headmaster (2018 Remastered Version)
05. Shameless (2018 Remastered Version)
06. Too Many People (2018 Remastered Version)
07. I Wouldn’t Normally Do This Kind Of Thing (Seven-Inch Version) [2018 Remastered Version]
08. Violence (Hacienda Version) [2018 Remastered Version]
09. Falling (Demo for Kylie) [2018 Remastered Version]
10. Decadence (2018 Remastered Version)
11. If Love Were All (Bitter Sweet) [2018 Remastered Version]
12. Absolutely Fabulous (Single Version) [2018 Remastered Version] – Absolutely Fabulous
13. Euroboy (2018 Remastered Version)
14. Some Speculation (2018 Remastered Version)
15. Yesterday When I Was Mad (Single Version) [2018 Remastered Version]
16. Girls And Boys (Live In Rio) [2018 Remastered Version]
And finally ‘Bilingual’ also gets the remaster and expanded treatment; this album also featuring a bonus track packed with b-sides, expanded and alternate versions, plus the extended mix of ‘Somewhere’ and the classic ‘Paninaro ’95’.
CD 1
01. Discoteca (2018 Remastered Version)
02. Bilingual (2018 Remastered Version)
03. Metamorphosis (2018 Remastered Version)
04. Electricity (2018 Remastered Version)
05. Se A Vida E (2018 Remastered Version)
06. It Always Comes As A Surprise (2018 Remastered Version)
07. A Red Letter Day (2018 Remastered Version)
08. Up Against It (2018 Remastered Version)
09. The Survivors (2018 Remastered Version)
10. Before (2018 Remastered Version)
11. To Step Aside (2018 Remastered Version)
12. Saturday Night Forever (2018 Remastered Version)
CD 2
01. Paninaro ’95 (2018 Remastered Version)
02. In The Night (1995 Version) [2018 Remastered Version]
03. The Truck Driver And His Mate (2018 Remastered Version)
04. Hit And Miss (2018 Remastered Version)
05. How I Learned To Hate Rock ‘N’ Roll (2018 Remastered Version)
06. Betrayed (2018 Remastered Version)
07. Delusions Of Grandeur (2018 Remastered Version)
08. Discoteca (Single Version) [2018 Remastered Version]
09. The Calm Before The Storm (2018 Remastered Version)
10. Discoteca (New Version) [2018 Remastered Version]
11. The Boy Who Couldn’t Keep His Clothes On (2018 Remastered Version)
12. A Red Letter Day (Expanded Single Version) [2018 Remastered Version]
13. The View from Your Balcony (2018 Remastered Version)
14. Disco Potential (2018 Remastered Version)
15. Somewhere (Extended Mix) [2018 Remastered Version]
Look for ‘Behaviour’, ‘Very’ and ‘Bilingual’ landing at your favourite music retailer from Friday August 31.