From pauldj6 at gmail.com Tue Oct 1 23:34:46 2013 From: pauldj6 at gmail.com (PaulDj) Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2013 08:34:46 +0200 Subject: [Introspective] Vocal - CD Message-ID: <524BBE86.6050404@gmail.com> What happened to the Maxi CD? I finally got back home after two months of traveling, and the CD is gone; it's not available even in the (PSB) online store. Why? Anybody knows a store that is still selling it? Thank you! -- PaulDj From smrossini at yahoo.com.ar Wed Oct 2 05:38:48 2013 From: smrossini at yahoo.com.ar (Martin Rossini) Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2013 05:38:48 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Introspective] Vocal - CD In-Reply-To: <524BBE86.6050404@gmail.com> References: <524BBE86.6050404@gmail.com> Message-ID: <1380717528.79555.YahooMailNeo@web162402.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> that item is sold out and has become one the most PSB CD single items. It seems Kobalt's editions are not that huge in number so grab your while stock lasts! ________________________________ De: PaulDj Para: psb Enviado: mi?rcoles, 2 de octubre de 2013 3:34 Asunto: [Introspective] Vocal - CD What happened to the Maxi CD? I finally got back home after two months of traveling, and the CD is gone; it's not available even in the (PSB) online store. Why? Anybody knows a store that is still selling it? Thank you! -- PaulDj _______________________________________________ introspective at lists.jameslick.com delivery to smrossini at yahoo.com.ar http://lists.jameslick.com/mailman/options/introspective/smrossini%40yahoo.com.ar http://lists.jameslick.com/mailman/listinfo/introspective -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From agrasso at infinito.it Wed Oct 2 07:13:53 2013 From: agrasso at infinito.it (Andrea Grasso) Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2013 16:13:53 +0200 Subject: [Introspective] Vocal - CD In-Reply-To: <524BBE86.6050404@gmail.com> References: <524BBE86.6050404@gmail.com> Message-ID: <524C2A21.8070906@infinito.it> PaulDj wrote: > What happened to the Maxi CD? > > I finally got back home after two months of traveling, and the CD is > gone; it's not available even in the (PSB) online store. Why? > > Anybody knows a store that is still selling it? Yes, on Amazon Marketplace someone is selling it, although is expensive: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00DSFOPWS/ref=as_li_ss_til?tag=newofthemus0a-21&camp=2902&creative=19466&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=B00DSFOPWS&adid=128DK5GWB9HV5E1MKSMD& From pauldj6 at gmail.com Thu Oct 3 10:53:01 2013 From: pauldj6 at gmail.com (PaulDj) Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2013 19:53:01 +0200 Subject: [Introspective] Vocal - CD In-Reply-To: <1380717528.79555.YahooMailNeo@web162402.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> References: <524BBE86.6050404@gmail.com> <1380717528.79555.YahooMailNeo@web162402.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <524DAEFD.4020407@gmail.com> On 2/10/13 2:38 PM, Martin Rossini wrote: > that item is sold out and has become one the most PSB CD single items. > It seems Kobalt's editions are not that huge in number so grab your while stock > lasts! That's what I don't understand. How can it be sold out? Was it a (very) limited edition? I wasn't aware of it. :-( And was only sold through the website? > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > *De:* PaulDj > > What happened to the Maxi CD? > > I finally got back home after two months of traveling, and the CD is gone; it's > not available even in the (PSB) online store. Why? > > Anybody knows a store that is still selling it? > > Thank you! > -- > PaulDj -- PaulDj From agrasso at infinito.it Thu Oct 3 13:48:35 2013 From: agrasso at infinito.it (Andrea Grasso) Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2013 22:48:35 +0200 Subject: [Introspective] Vocal - CD In-Reply-To: <524DAEFD.4020407@gmail.com> References: <524BBE86.6050404@gmail.com> <1380717528.79555.YahooMailNeo@web162402.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> <524DAEFD.4020407@gmail.com> Message-ID: <524DD823.3080500@infinito.it> PaulDj wrote: > That's what I don't understand. How can it be sold out? > Was it a (very) limited edition? I wasn't aware of it. :-( > > And was only sold through the website? No, as I said it was also available on Amazon and other online stores. Consequently, you should be fast in buying their new single released this week: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00EWA1VMK/ref=as_li_ss_til?tag=newofthemus0a-21&camp=2902&creative=19466&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=B00EWA1VMK&adid=1018APPR2STBGZSBKTY4& From psbfan at earthlink.net Thu Oct 10 22:02:38 2013 From: psbfan at earthlink.net (Wayne Studer) Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2013 22:02:38 -0700 Subject: [Introspective] Poll ends soon on changed (?) opinions of PSB studio albums Message-ID: <379C08D61D2244CE87CC0C9529B21F9B@COMP8> Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks whether and, if so, how your opinions of each of the Pet Shop Boys' studio albums have changed since they were first released or you first became familiar with them. If you haven't voted yet, please visit my "Commentary" site at http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm and make your choices right there on my home page. On Sunday I will end this poll, post the final results, and launch a new survey for the week ahead. Thanks to everyone who has already voted! And I hope you all have a great weekend! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From psbfan at earthlink.net Sat Oct 12 22:15:26 2013 From: psbfan at earthlink.net (Wayne Studer) Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2013 22:15:26 -0700 Subject: [Introspective] Final results of how opinions of PSB studio albums have changed Message-ID: <73F03753A47B41809923709CD57E1CB9@COMP8> The final results are in for my previous poll, in which I asked my site visitors to indicate, for each of the Pet Shop Boys' studio albums (excepting "Electric") whether they liked it more than, less than, or about the same as they did shortly after it was first released (or when they first became familiar with it). And the results are, at least to me, quite fascinating: * For all but one of the albums, a majority or plurality of the voters said that they liked it about the same now as they did early on. *The only album for which this wasn?t the case is "Behaviour," for which a majority of the voters, 52.5%, said that they like it more now than they did before. To see the complete results, please visit my "Commentary" site at http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm and click the "Past Survey Results" button in the navigation bar. My new poll for the week ahead is inspired by the fact that, so far as I know, none of the Pet Shop Boys' previous DVD/video releases have been issued in the increasingly popular Blu-ray format. So I'm wondering, if you would purchase (or re-purcahse) any of their previously released DVDs if it were remastered and re-released on Blu-ray. Thanks to Robert Val?n for suggesting this question! Thanks as well to everyone who voted in my previous survey! And I wish you all a fabulous week ahead! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From pauldj6 at gmail.com Sun Oct 13 13:31:13 2013 From: pauldj6 at gmail.com (PaulDj) Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2013 22:31:13 +0200 Subject: [Introspective] discography Message-ID: <525B0311.9010908@gmail.com> Anybody remembers the epic Discography by Lazlo? Is it still maintained somewhere/by someone? I know of http://www.psb-discography.com/ (which right now is not working) but that doesn't really serve my purpose... I'm looking for something easy to navigate (e.g., a single file); a web interface definitely doesn't cut it. Any help? Thank you! -- PaulDj From pauldj6 at gmail.com Mon Oct 14 07:29:27 2013 From: pauldj6 at gmail.com (PaulDj) Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2013 16:29:27 +0200 Subject: [Introspective] Pet Shop Boys - 'Electric Box' Message-ID: <525BFFC7.3030709@gmail.com> Just received the following. Given that Electric ranks very high in my all time list, I'm very excited about this :-) :-) " The process of creating something we believe is going to be really special with The Vinyl Factory is a long road. It involves much talking, testing and prototyping from both sides. All of which takes time. Half way through the process we decided the route we were taking was not going to be special enough - we didn't want to just repeat ourselves, we wanted to go further. My studio's work with Pet Shop Boys is very much a collaborative process and over the years we have always made every effort to make sure everything we do is as good as it can possibly be, and Neil and Chris are totally behind our new ideas. To this end, more work and more prototyping has been necessary. This has inevitably lead to delays, and whilst I'm sorry that you will not be receiving your Electric box set when you were supposed to I firmly believe that the wait will be worthwhile, we are very excited about what we believe will be a truly unique object. Please hold tight, it will be worth it " Mark Farrow -- PaulDj From psbfan at earthlink.net Thu Oct 17 21:21:39 2013 From: psbfan at earthlink.net (Wayne Studer) Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2013 21:21:39 -0700 Subject: [Introspective] Poll ends soon on buying PSB re-releases on Blu-ray Message-ID: Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks whether you would purchase (or re-purchase) previous Pet Shop Boys DVD releases if they were remastered and re-released on Blu-ray? If you haven?t voted yet, please take a moment to visit my "Commentary" site at http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm and make your choice from the options provided there on my home page. On Sunday I will end this poll, post the final results, and start a new survey for the week ahead. Thanks to everyone who has already voted! And I hope you all have a superb weekend! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From psbfan at earthlink.net Sat Oct 19 22:09:18 2013 From: psbfan at earthlink.net (Wayne Studer) Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2013 22:09:18 -0700 Subject: [Introspective] Final results of poll on buying PSB re-released on Blu-ray Message-ID: The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors whether they would buy any previously released Pet Shop Boys DVDs if they were re-released in Blu-ray format. And the response that received the most votes was: * "No, I wouldn't purchase them on Blu-ray. I don't have a Blu-ray player, and I have no intention of buying one," chosen by 34.9% of the voters. To see the complete results, please visit my "Commentary" site at http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm and click the "Past Survey Results" button in the navigation bar. My new survey for the week ahead is inspired by the recent conclusion of the Boys' 2013 Electric Tour. I'm wondering whether you attended any of the concerts on the tour and, if so, how you would assess (as Excellent, Good, or "Not so good") various aspects of the show, such as the setlist (song selection), Neil's vocals, sound quality, and so on. So please, when you get the chance, take a few moments to make your choices right there on my home page. Thanks to everyone who voted in last week's survey! And I wish you all a great week ahead! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From psbfan at earthlink.net Thu Oct 24 21:44:55 2013 From: psbfan at earthlink.net (Wayne Studer) Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 21:44:55 -0700 Subject: [Introspective] Poll ends soon on assessing the Electric Tour show Message-ID: <4FF1BE376DE546ED9DB7F84F0FC8ECD0@COMP8> Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks whether you attended one or more of the Pet Shop Boys' Electric Tour shows ? and, if so, whether would you assess each of various aspects of the show as "Excellent," "Good," or "Not so good." If you haven?t voted yet, please take a few moments to visit my "Commentary" site at http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm and make your choices right here on my home page. On Sunday I will end this poll, post the final results, and start a new survey for the week ahead. Thanks to everyone who has already voted! And I hope you all have a terrific weekend! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From psbfan at earthlink.net Sat Oct 26 22:05:04 2013 From: psbfan at earthlink.net (Wayne Studer) Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2013 22:05:04 -0700 Subject: [Introspective] Final results of poll on rating aspects of the Electric Tour show Message-ID: <0648C176B7B44EF6B34939000C4C9E0C@COMP8> The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors whether they attended any of the Pet Shop Boys' 2013 Electric Tour shows and, if so, how they would rate various aspects of the show. Here?s a summary of the results: * 62.2% of the voters indicated that they did indeed attend one or more of the Electric Tour shows. * A plurality of voters rated every aspect of the show but one as "Excellent," with the largest number of Excellent ratings (47.7% of the voters) going to the "Visuals" (lighting, lasers, projections, etc.). * The only category in which a plurality of voters (30.9%) rated the show "Good" rather than "Excellent" was with regard to the Dancers. To see the complete results, please visit my "Commentary" site at http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm and click the "Past Survey Results" button in the navigation bar. My new poll for the week ahead was suggested by Kandu of the Pet Shop Boys Community Forum, who proposed that I ask whether you would buy a CD of the instrumental versions of all the tracks on "Electric." As usual, I'm offering more than a mere Yes/No option, so please take a moment to check it out right there on my home page and make the choice that most closely matches up with your own feelings. And thanks so much to Kandu for the suggestion! Thanks as well to everyone who voted in last week's survey! And I hope you all have a very pleasant week ahead! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From ahweaver at aol.com Sun Oct 27 15:55:55 2013 From: ahweaver at aol.com (Andrew H. Weaver) Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2013 18:55:55 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [Introspective] Article on PSB in American Newspapers Message-ID: <8D0A17ED3EFFA0D-8C8-11723@webmailstg-d04.sysops.aol.com> Dear list (to which I haven't written in Lord only knows how long), I thought you all might be interested in this Los Angeles Times article, which also appeared in the Sunday, October 27 Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/pet-shop-boys-synthesize-time-and-style/2013/10/23/455daba8-381e-11e3-8a0e-4e2cf80831fc_story.html all best, Andy Weaver ********************************************** Andrew H. Weaver, Ph.D. Acting Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Studies Associate Professor and Head of Musicology Benjamin T. Rome School of Music The Catholic University of America -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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