Pet Shop Boys – SMASH – The Singles 1985 – 2020 (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Pet Shop Boys – SMASH – The Singles 1985 – 2020 (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 03:39:50 minutes | 2,62 GB | Genre: Pop
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Rhino

The complete collection of their singles from across 35 years of the duo’s acclaimed career. The 6LP vinyl box set format includes all Pet Shop Boys’ hits starting with their debut single ‘West End girls’ and continuing through such iconic tracks as ‘Love Comes Quickly’, ‘It’s a Sin’, ‘Always on My Mind’, ‘Being Boring’, ‘Suburbia’, ‘Opportunities’, ‘What Have I Done to Deserve This?’, ‘Rent’ and ‘Heart’.

Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe aren’t often discussed as one of pop music’s great songwriting teams, but the wonderfully eclectic body of work they’ve created as Pet Shop Boys speaks for itself. Since crashing into the mainstream with 1985’s chart-topper, “West End Girls,” the London duo have delivered a remarkably consistent barrage of tightly crafted synth pop singles that fuse dance culture with trenchant cultural commentary and an undeniable sense of melodic grace. Each of their 14 albums has reached the U.K. Top Ten, and they’ve sent an astonishing 42 singles into the Top 30, including number ones like “It’s a Sin” and “Heart.” A bevy of compilations have celebrated Pet Shop Boys’ highlights over the years, and 1991’s Discography: The Complete Singles Collection was a significant number three hit itself. 2023’s Smash: The Singles 1985-2020 is essentially an update of the aforementioned collection and contains, in chronological order, each of their singles from this 35-year period. In unpacking its 55-song sequence, the first thing one notices is the uniform quality of their songs: elegantly constructed, dense with pop nutrients, undeniably catchy, yet ever so smart. Tennant is an underrated vocalist who has continually pushed his range over the years, balancing wry asides and spoken word sections with his reedy and surprisingly nimble tenor. Lowe’s ear for a catchy hook is another defining element and ranges from subtle (1990’s droll standout “Being Boring”) to grandiose (2013’s marvelous banger “Love Is a Bourgeois Construct”). What’s more, the pair has assembled this durable catalog almost without interruption, reliably delivering singles, albums, remixes, and EPs almost annually since their debut. Work ethic and quality don’t always go hand in hand, but Pet Shop Boys have both in spades. – Timothy Monger

Tracklist:
1-1. Pet Shop Boys – West End girls (2023 Remaster) (04:00)
1-2. Pet Shop Boys – Love comes quickly (2023 Remaster) (04:24)
1-3. Pet Shop Boys – Opportunities (Let’s make lots of money) (2023 Remaster) (03:39)
1-4. Pet Shop Boys – Suburbia (2023 Remaster) (04:04)
1-5. Pet Shop Boys – It’s a sin (2023 Remaster) (05:02)
1-6. Pet Shop Boys – What have I done to deserve this? (with Dusty Springfield) (2023 Remaster) (04:24)
1-7. Pet Shop Boys – Rent (2023 Remaster) (03:36)
1-8. Pet Shop Boys – Always on my mind (2023 Remaster) (04:04)
1-9. Pet Shop Boys – Heart (2023 Remaster) (04:19)
1-10. Pet Shop Boys – Domino dancing (2023 Remaster) (04:20)
1-11. Pet Shop Boys – Left to my own devices (2023 Remaster) (04:47)
1-12. Pet Shop Boys – It’s alright (2023 Remaster) (04:21)
1-13. Pet Shop Boys – So hard (2023 Remaster) (04:00)
1-14. Pet Shop Boys – Being boring (2023 Remaster) (04:52)
1-15. Pet Shop Boys – Where the streets have no name / I can’t take my eyes off you (2023 Remaster) (04:32)
1-16. Pet Shop Boys – Jealousy (2023 Remaster) (04:17)
1-17. Pet Shop Boys – DJ Culture (2023 Remaster) (04:14)
1-18. Pet Shop Boys – Was it worth it? (7″ version; 2023 Remaster) (04:33)
2-1. Pet Shop Boys – Can you forgive her? (2023 Remaster) (03:56)
2-2. Pet Shop Boys – Go West (2023 Remaster) (05:03)
2-3. Pet Shop Boys – I wouldn’t normally do this kind of thing (7″ version; 2023 Remaster) (04:45)
2-4. Pet Shop Boys – Liberation (2023 Remaster) (04:08)
2-5. Pet Shop Boys – Yesterday, when I was mad (single version; 2023 Remaster) (04:02)
2-6. Pet Shop Boys – Paninaro ’95 (2023 Remaster) (04:10)
2-7. Pet Shop Boys – Before (2023 Remaster) (04:07)
2-8. Pet Shop Boys – Se a vida è (That’s the way life is) (2023 Remaster) (04:05)
2-9. Pet Shop Boys – Single-Bilingual (2023 Remaster) (03:30)
2-10. Pet Shop Boys – A red letter day (2023 Remaster) (04:31)
2-11. Pet Shop Boys – Somewhere (2023 Remaster) (04:42)
2-12. Pet Shop Boys – I don’t know what you want but I can’t give it any more (2023 Remaster) (04:27)
2-13. Pet Shop Boys – New York City boy (USA radio edit; 2023 Remaster) (03:21)
2-14. Pet Shop Boys – You only tell me you love me when you’re drunk (2023 Remaster) (03:15)
2-15. Pet Shop Boys – Home and dry (2023 Remaster) (04:01)
2-16. Pet Shop Boys – I get along (radio edit; 2023 Remaster) (04:12)
2-17. Pet Shop Boys – Miracles (radio edit, 2023 Remaster) (03:56)
2-18. Pet Shop Boys – Flamboyant (7″ mix; 2023 Remaster) (03:42)
3-1. Pet Shop Boys – I’m with stupid (2023 Remaster) (03:26)
3-2. Pet Shop Boys – Minimal (radio edit, 2023 Remaster) (03:37)
3-3. Pet Shop Boys – Numb (single edit; 2023 Remaster) (03:29)
3-4. Pet Shop Boys – Love etc. (2023 Remaster) (03:33)
3-5. Pet Shop Boys – Did you see me coming? (2023 Remaster) (03:42)
3-6. Pet Shop Boys – It doesn’t often snow at Christmas (new version [2023 Remaster]) (03:51)
3-7. Pet Shop Boys – Together (ultimate mix, 2023 Remaster) (03:31)
3-8. Pet Shop Boys – Winner (2023 Remaster) (03:50)
3-9. Pet Shop Boys – Leaving (2023 Remaster) (03:51)
3-10. Pet Shop Boys – Memory of the future (new single mix; 2023 Remaster) (03:35)
3-11. Pet Shop Boys – Vocal (radio edit, 2023 Remaster) (03:26)
3-12. Pet Shop Boys – Love is a bourgeois construct (nighttime radio edit, 2023 Remaster) (04:11)
3-13. Pet Shop Boys – Thursday (feat. Example) (radio edit, 2023 Remaster) (03:58)
3-14. Pet Shop Boys – The Pop Kids (radio edit, 2023 Remaster) (03:41)
3-15. Pet Shop Boys – Twenty-something (radio edit, 2023 Remaster) (03:40)
3-16. Pet Shop Boys – Say it to me (new radio mix, 2023 Remaster) (03:10)
3-17. Pet Shop Boys – Dreamland (feat. Years & Years) (2023 Remaster) (03:30)
3-18. Pet Shop Boys – Monkey business (radio edit, 2023 Remaster) (03:10)
3-19. Pet Shop Boys – I don’t wanna (radio edit, 2023 Remaster) (03:18)

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