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16 November 2011

Format

Format

Pet Shop Boys will release a brand new b‑sides compilation on February 6th, 2012, on Parlophone. Entitled “Format”, it celebrates the duo’s prolific song-writing and recording by collecting 38 b‑sides and bonus tracks originally released on singles from 1996 to 2009. The album will be available digitally and on double-CD. All tracks have been remastered and the CD booklet features an interview with Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe by Jon Savage (author of “England’s Dreaming” and “Teenage”). Design is by Farrow.
“Format” follows on from the 1995 release, “Alternative”, which collected the duo’s b‑sides from 1985 to 1994.
Pet Shop Boys are currently working on their 11th studio album which is due for release in early autumn next year.
The full “Format” track-listing is as follows:
CD1
1. The truck driver and his mate
2. Hit and miss
3. In the night (1995)
4. Betrayed
5. How I learned to hate rock ’n’ roll
6. Discoteca (New Version)
7. The calm before the storm
8. Confidential (Demo for Tina)
9. The boy who couldn’t keep his clothes on
10. Delusions of grandeur
11. The view from your balcony
12. Disco potential
13. Silver age
14. Screaming
15. The ghost of myself
16. Casting a shadow
17. Lies
18. Sexy Northerner 

CD2
1. Always
2. Nightlife
3. Searching for the face of Jesus
4. Between two islands
5. Friendly fire
6. We’re the Pet Shop Boys
7. Transparent
8. I didn’t get where I am today
9. The Resurrectionist
10. Girls don’t cry
11. In private (7‑inch mix): Pet Shop Boys with Elton John
12. Blue on blue
13. No time for tears (7‑inch mix)
14. Bright young things
15. Party song
16. We’re all criminals now
17. Gin and Jag
18. After the event
19. The former enfant terrible
20. Up and down

Pet Text
6 February 2025

In 1989 we produced (with Julian Mendelsohn) half of Dusty Springfield’s album “Reputation” and it was released the following year. Dusty had hit singles with “Nothing has been proved” and “In private” but we also wrote some more experimental tracks like “Occupy your mind” and “Daydreaming”. Dusty was always keen to try something new! The album has just been remastered and will be re-released on limited edition pink vinyl on Record Store Day2025. Neil and Chris xx




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