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Length 156:27 Format(2012) Elysium(2012) Release date 3 February 2012 Genre Synth-pop		Producer Pet Shop Boys, various Artist Pet Shop Boys Label Parlophone

Released 3 February 2012 (2012-02-03) Similar Pet Shop Boys albums, Synth-pop albums

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Format is a double-disc compilation album by English synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys. The album consists of B-sides from various singles released from 1996 to 2009 (Bilingual through Yes, or "Before" to "Did You See Me Coming?"). It is their second B-sides album after Alternative (1995), which collected B-sides from the time of their first version of "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)" (1985) through "Yesterday, When I Was Mad" (1994).

The album's release was initially announced in November 2011, then officially on 19 December 2011 through the Pet Shop Boys' official website, offering it for pre-order. The album was released on 6 February 2012 in the UK, but was released earlier in various territories worldwide, including Australia, where it was released on 3 February. The album debuted at number 26 on the UK Albums Chart, selling 5,909 copies in its first week.

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Track listing

All tracks written by Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe, except "We're the Pet Shop Boys", written by My Robot Friend, and "Screaming", written by Chris Lowe, Neil Tennant, and Tom Stephan.

Personnel

Neil Tennant

Chris Lowe

Producers

Pet Shop Boys – all tracks

Danny Tenaglia – disc 1: track 9

David Morales – disc 2: track 2

Craig Armstrong – disc 2: track 5

Chris Zippel – disc 2: tracks 6 and 14

Stuart Crichton – disc 2: track 11

Sven Helbig – disc 2: track 13

Guest musicians

Pete Gleadall – programming on all tracks except disc 1: tracks 7 and 9; disc 2: tracks 6, 14, 16–20; additional programming and vocals on disc 2: track 18

Sylvia Mason James – additional vocals on disc 1: tracks 1 and 3

Katie Kissoon, Davide Giovannini, Joseph De Jesus, Weston Foster and Lino Rocha – additional vocals on disc 1: track 6

Peter Daou – keyboards on disc 1: track 9

Louie "Balo" Guzman and Danny Tenaglia – drum programming on disc 1: track 9

Vanessa Ichak – banji girl vocals on disc 1: track 9

Tom Stephan – additional keyboards on disc 1: track 14

Mark Bates – piano on disc 1: track 14

Jodie Linscott – percussion on disc 2: tracks 1, 3, 4 & 8

Joey Mosk – programming on disc 2: track 2

Johnny Marr – guitars on disc 2: tracks 3, 4 and 8

Craig Armstrong – orchestral arrangement on disc 2: track 5

Steve Walters – bass swoops on disc 2: track 8

Elton John – guest vocals on disc 2: track 11

Torsten Rach – orchestration on disc 2: track 13

Dave Clayton – additional keyboards and programming on disc 2: track 13

Chris Zippel – programming on disc 2: track 14

Songs

1The Truck Driver and His Mate3:34
2Hit and Miss4:07
3In the Night (1995)4:16

References

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