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Pet Shop Boys Synth-pop 1987 UK
Pet Shop Boys - Actually flac album
  • Performer Pet Shop Boys
  • Title Actually
  • Date of release 1987
  • Country UK
  • Style Synth-pop
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  • Genre Electronic
  • Size MP3 1619 mb
  • Size FLAC 1402 mb
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Actually (stylised as Pet Shop Boys, actually. is the second studio album by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys. It was released on 7 September 1987 by Parlophone in the United Kingdom and by EMI Manhattan in the United States and Canada. According to Neil Tennant and music historian Wayne Studer, Actually loosely critiques Thatcherism, the political zeitgeist of the 1980s, and was recorded in anticipation of Margaret Thatcher's re-election.

Actually’ debuted at the number 2 on the UK Albums Chart upon its release in 1987. The album was produced by Julian Mendelsohn, Stephen Hague, Shep Pettibone, Andy Richards and Pet Shop Boys. This period saw Pet Shop Boys reach new critical and commercial heights with three number one singles, It’s a sin, Always on my mind and Heart, and ‘What have I done to deserve this’, their number two single featuring Dusty Springfield.

English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys have released 13 studio albums, three live albums, eight compilation albums, four remix albums, three soundtrack albums, two extended plays and 55 singles. The duo's debut single, "West End Girls", was first released in 1984 but failed to chart in most regions.

With their second album, Actually, the Pet Shop Boys perfected their melodic, detached dance-pop. Where most of Please was dominated by the beats, the rhythms on Actually are part of a series of intricate arrangements that create a glamorous but disposable backdrop for Neil Tennant's tales of isolation, boredom, money, and loneliness.

Продавец: ООО "МаркетТВ". Адрес: Россия, Москва, Павелецкий 2-й проезд, 5, 1, 76. ОГРН: 5177746148322

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1 One More Chance
Producer, Engineer – Julian MendelsohnWritten-By – Orlando*, Tennant-Lowe*
A2 What Have I Done To Deserve This?
Engineer – David JacobMixed By – Julian MendelsohnProducer – Stephen HagueVocals [Guest Vocals] – Dusty SpringfieldWritten-By – Willis*, Lowe-Tennant*
A3 Shopping
Producer, Engineer – Julian MendelsohnWritten-By – Tennant-Lowe*
A4 Rent
Producer, Engineer – Julian MendelsohnWritten-By – Tennant-Lowe*
A5 Hit Music
Producer, Engineer – Julian MendelsohnWritten-By – Tennant-Lowe*
B1 It Couldn't Happen Here
Arranged By [Arranged For Orchestra] – Angelo BadalamentiEngineer – David JacobProducer – David Jacob, Pet Shop BoysWritten By – Lowe-Morricone-TennantWritten-By – Morricone*, Tennant / Lowe
B2 It's A Sin
Engineer [Mix] – David JacobMixed By – Stephen HagueProducer, Engineer – Julian MendelsohnWritten-By – Tennant-Lowe*
B3 I Want To Wake Up
Engineer – Dave MeeganProducer – Pet Shop Boys, Shep PettiboneWritten-By – Tennant-Lowe*
B4 Heart
Engineer – Tony PhillipsMixed By – Julian MendelsohnProducer – Andy Richards, Pet Shop BoysWritten-By – Tennant-Lowe*
B5 Kings Cross
Engineer – David JacobProducer – Stephen HagueWritten-By – Tennant-Lowe*

Companies, etc.

  • Manufactured By – EMI-Valentim De Carvalho, Música Lda.
  • Distributed By – EMI-Valentim De Carvalho, Música Lda.
  • Printed By – Costa & Valério

Credits

  • Design – Mark Farrow, Pet Shop Boys
  • Photography By [Cover] – Cindy Palmano
  • Photography By [Inner Sleeve Photograph] – Eric Watson
  • Programmed By [Fairlight And Keyboard Programming] – Adrien Cook, Andy Richards, Blue Weaver, Gary Moughan*, J.J. Jeczalik

Notes

"actually" is a digital recording, digitally mixed and mastered.
Recorded in London at Sarm West and Advision Studios.
Management by Tom Watkins with Rob Holden at Massive.
Thanks to Spike, Bobby "O" and Mike Nielson.

℗ 1987 Original Sound Recordings made by EMI Records Ltd. © 1987 EMI Records Ltd.

Pet Shop Boys are Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe.

Manufactured & distributed in Portugal by EMI Valentim De Carvalho Musica Lda.

Também em cassette.

Includes "inner sleeve" with band photo & album credits

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
PCSD 104 Pet Shop Boys Actually ‎(LP, Album) Parlophone PCSD 104 UK 1987
RE 2124 Pet Shop Boys Actually ‎(LP, Album) EMI RE 2124 Taiwan 1987
0190295832612 Pet Shop Boys Actually ‎(LP, Album, RE, RM, 180) Parlophone 0190295832612 USA & Europe 2018
none Pet Shop Boys Actually ‎(10xFile, MP3, Album, RM, 320) Parlophone none Unknown
CDP 7 46972 2, CDPCSD 104 Pet Shop Boys Actually ‎(CD, Album, RP) Parlophone, Parlophone CDP 7 46972 2, CDPCSD 104 Europe Unknown

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1 One More Chance
A2 What Have I Done To Deserve This?
Producer – Stephen HagueVocals – Dusty Springfield
A3 Shopping
A4 Rent
A5 Hit Music
B1 It Couldn't Happen Here
Producer – David Jacob
B2 It's A Sin
B3 I Want To Wake Up
Producer – Shep Pettibone
B4 Heart
Producer – Andy Richards
B5 King's Cross
Producer – Stephen Hague

Companies, etc.

  • Record Company – EMI-Odeon, S.A.
  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – EMI Records Ltd.
  • Copyright (c) – EMI Records Ltd.
  • Published By – Cage Music Ltd.
  • Published By – 10 Music Ltd.
  • Published By – BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
  • Published By – Arista Music
  • Published By – MCA Music Ltd.
  • Made By – EMI-Odeon, S.A.
  • Pressed By – Iberofon, S.A.
  • Printed By – Indugraf Madrid, S.A.

Credits

  • Producer – Julian Mendelsohn (tracks: A1,A3 to A5, B2)

Notes

℗ © 1987 EMI Records Ltd.
Fabricado por Iberofon, S.A. Permiso Nº 5854

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Depósito Legal: M-26.825-1987
  • Other (Iberofon, S.A.): Permiso Nº 5854

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
PCSD 104 Pet Shop Boys Actually ‎(LP, Album) Parlophone PCSD 104 UK 1987
RE 2124 Pet Shop Boys Actually ‎(LP, Album) EMI RE 2124 Taiwan 1987
0190295832612 Pet Shop Boys Actually ‎(LP, Album, RE, RM, 180) Parlophone 0190295832612 USA & Europe 2018
none Pet Shop Boys Actually ‎(10xFile, MP3, Album, RM, 320) Parlophone none Unknown
CDP 7 46972 2, CDPCSD 104 Pet Shop Boys Actually ‎(CD, Album, RP) Parlophone, Parlophone CDP 7 46972 2, CDPCSD 104 Europe Unknown

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1 One More Chance
Written-By – Orlando*, Tennant-Lowe*
A2 What Have I Done To Deserve This?
Written-By – Willis*, Lowe-Tennant*
A3 Shopping
Written-By – Tennant-Lowe*
A4 Rent
Written-By – Tennant-Lowe*
A5 Hit Music
Written-By – Tennant-Lowe*
B1 It Couldn't Happen Here
Written-By – Morricone*, Tennant - Lowe*
B2 It's A Sin
Written-By – Tennant-Lowe*
B3 I Want To Wake Up
Written-By – Tennant-Lowe*
B4 Heart
Written-By – Tennant-Lowe*
B5 Kings Cross
Written-By – Tennant-Lowe*

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – EMI Records Ltd.
  • Copyright (c) – EMI Records Ltd.
  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – Parlophone

Credits

  • Photography By – Eric Watson

Notes

(P) 1987 Original Sound Recordings Made by EMI Records Ltd.
(C) 1987 EMI Records Ltd.
Manufactured under license of EMI.
Made in Hungary (P) 1987 PARLOPHONE

Comes with the inner sleeve photo of the regular release.

Printed on the inner sleeve the Category of the Hungarian LP edition.

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
PCSD 104 Pet Shop Boys Actually ‎(LP, Album) Parlophone PCSD 104 UK 1987
RE 2124 Pet Shop Boys Actually ‎(LP, Album) EMI RE 2124 Taiwan 1987
0190295832612 Pet Shop Boys Actually ‎(LP, Album, RE, RM, 180) Parlophone 0190295832612 USA & Europe 2018
none Pet Shop Boys Actually ‎(10xFile, MP3, Album, RM, 320) Parlophone none Unknown
CDP 7 46972 2, CDPCSD 104 Pet Shop Boys Actually ‎(CD, Album, RP) Parlophone, Parlophone CDP 7 46972 2, CDPCSD 104 Europe Unknown


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