[Introspective] Side-Line mention

:: richardjohn :: rjohnuk at clara.co.uk
Fri Oct 31 10:38:54 PST 2003


What have we done to deserve this?

Posted by: Side-Line on Oct 30, 03 | 12:00 am | Profile
That's the title of a recent piece in NME on the upcoming November release of the Pet
Shop Boys best of 2CD "PopArt". Out on November 24, "PopArt" will feature 35 tracks,
all 33 of the duo's Top 20 UK singles plus two new tracks, "Miracles" and
"Flamboyant". "Miracles" will be released as a single on November 17th (as we
revealed on September 17th). The songs on the collection are split between two discs,
"Pop" and "Art" and represent a division between, and we quote singer Neil Tennant,
"direct, euphoric pop songs" and "more unusual songs, often involving comment and
role-playing rather than straightforward lyrics". A limited edition of the album,
will include a third CD, "Mix", which features the group's favourite Pet Shop Boys
remixes over the years. A DVD, "PopArt - The Videos", will also be released the same
day as the album. The DVD has a running time of over six hours, and contains 40
tracks, every video in chronological order, as well as a three-hour interview with
Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe.

Anyone got the NME article?

-- Richard John
e: rjohnuk at clara.co.uk | blog: http://feduciary.blogspot.com
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