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Pet Shop Boys - Actually/Further Listening 1987-1988


Pet Shop Boys
Actually/Further Listening 1987-1988

   

The Pet Shop Boys (Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe) could be a formidable singles act if only they didn't take themselves so seriously. Their breakthrough hit, "West End Girls," was as catchy as anything on the radio in 1986, but the appeal of its enticing bass line and foreboding synth riffs was almost nullified by peevish spoken asides and the cryptic posturing of the duo's lyrics. Heralding themselves as prophets of doom for the British youth culture, the Pet Shop Boys came across more like crybabies who hadn't got their allowance.

Even less levity will be found on the duo's new album, Pet Shop Boys, Actually. There's a recurring theme – money not only as corrupter but as
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fulfillment. "I love you, you pay my rent" is the prevailing gospel. But if human communication has dwindled to the exchange of dollars and cents, then Tennant and Lowe haven't spent enough, because there's not much on Actually to get the listener into the transaction. The generic dance beats have all the sound appeal of a busy airport runway, and the off-the-top-of-the-head lyrics are much too vague to make their case. The protagonist of "It's a Sin" may have "always been the one to blame," but there's little detail to make us care – his claims to heroism are rarely more than a whine.

The duo's vocal deficiencies are painfully displayed on "What Have I Done to Deserve This?" – which boasts an appearance by Dusty Springfield. Any song that starts with the line "You always wanted a lover/I only wanted a job" has explosive potential, but matched with Britain's best-ever pop singer, the Pet Shop Boys can barely manage a peep. Tennant and Lowe do get points for bringing Springfield back from chart limbo and also for getting out of her way. Springfield's impassioned gusts run away with the song and turn it into an infectious, Top Forty romp – indeed, she sounds as relevant as she did in 1966.

But "What Have I Done to Deserve This?" is the lone bright spot on an otherwise dispirited and dull album. For an album that attempts to teach a lesson in economics as emotional history, Actually inspires little more than window shopping: take a quick look, then walk on by. (RS 514)


ROB HOERBURGER



Pet Shop Boys Records and CDs:
Actually
Always On My Mind
Before
Behaviour
Bilingual
Can You Forgive Her
Disco
Dj Culture
  Domino Dancing
Go West
Heart
Introspective
It's A Sin
It's Alright
Left To My Own Devices
  Love Comes Quickly
Nightlife
Opportunities
Please
Release
So Hard
Suburbia
  Very
Was It Worth It
West End Girls
Where The Streets Have No Name

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Parlophone, Cdp 7 46972 2, 1987
vg+ CD   4.44   randomacoust
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Very Good CD   7.55   CDKISTE
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Standard 0077774697224, 1987
USED CD   7.96   Inandout
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Cdp7469722
Mint CD   8.76   Al's Tracks
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- all Items Fully Restored [if Needed], Visually Checked, Played And Re-sealed. Full Refund If...
M VG CD   8.76   KRT Music
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Brand New CD   9.36   EverCheap
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In Stock. Shipped Within 24 Hours. Number Of Discs: 1. It's A Sin, Rent ... 74697224
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Pet Shop Boys - Actually Upc: 077774697224 Capitol, 10/25/1990
New CD   9.91   BetamOnline
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One More Chance What Have I Done To Deserve This? Shopping Rent Cap, 9/15/1987
New CD   10.58   MusicImport
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New CD   10.72   CDQuest
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CD   10.99   Alternativem
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Cd. Release Date: 09/15/1987. Us, Cap, 077774697224, 09/15/1987
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CD   11.33   ParkCo Music
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VG CD   12.17   discservice
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Parlophone (42)
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Status: Available Label: Emm / Capitol Catalog: 46972 Genre: R Emm / Capitol, 077774697224...
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Original Uk Cd Version Emi Uk
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CD   27.59   CDExpress
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CD   35.06   La La Land
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Japanese Promo 1995 Issue With Obi Tocp3199
m m CD   45.41   Tokyo Music
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VG+/VG+ CD   58.82   F-seventies
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CD   75.45   Vinyl Traxx
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Pcsd104 + Inner Bag
VG/EX LP   1.95   JACKS
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In Stock. Shipped Within 24 Hours. Number Of Discs: 1. It's A Sin, Rent ... Netherlands, Emi - Pa...
used/gebra LP   2.76   Total Recall
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Uk, Parlophone, Pcsd104, 1987
VG G LP   2.96   AVIDVINYL
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VG+/VG+ LP   3.24   Nick's World
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Pet Shop Boys - Actually CD   Pet Shop Boys   Actually
Dutch W/orig. Innerbag + Sticker On Ps, Front Cover Vg- Nl, Parlophone, 064 74 6972 1, 1987
LP   4.30   Poplife
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Emi, 104, 1987
Good LP   4.09   Alan Hare
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D=VG+/C=VG LP   4.15   Sound45
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Nice Very Clean Used Lp. No Noise Or Scratches. Us, Emi, 46972, 1987
VG+ LP   3.99   Merlins
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Ex/ex LP   4.28   SB 45S
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m/vg++ LP   4.40   jpdiscosound
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SOME NOISE LP   4.40   Jads Jams
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+ 1987 Nl- catalog Number: 74 6972 Parlaphone
M-/VG+ LP   4.78   H&E Records
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1987-inner Sleeve Yugoslavia, Jugoton, Lsemi 78047
EX/EX LP   5.00   KARMA VINYL
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VG+/VG+ LP   5.50   MightyVinyl
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Some Surface Damage To Jacket Canada, Manhattan, 46972
NM LP   5.51   Airpower
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10 Track Lp Uk Release 1987 Parlophone, Pcsd 104
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Woc 1987
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10 ps Inn Italy, Emi, 7469721, 1987
EX EX LP   6.93   viny
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Parlophone, 74 6972-
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Pscd 104, U.k. '87 Picture Inn
LP   6.31   Alwills
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Emi-manhattan Records, Elj-46972, 1987
LP   7.00   Nu_Images
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Cover Nm. Sm. 10 Songs. White Cvr. Fairly Clean,slt. Ring. Emi, 46972, 1986
NM LP   7.02   reporecords
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In-store Location Eec, Emi, Emi
EX EX LP   7.20   Playland
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Pet Shop Boys - Actually Vinyl   Pet Shop Boys   Actually
1987. With Their Second Album, Actually, The Pet Shop Boys Perfected Their Melodic, Detached Danc...
VG+/VG++ LP   7.92   Waiting For
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EX EX LP   7.56   vinyl4ever
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Inc Rent / It’s A Sin Parlophone, Pcsd 104, 1987
VERY GOOD LP   7.77   Dapa Records
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N/a Parlophone, Pcsd104, 1987
Ex/Ex LP   7.79   Kellys
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Punch Hole Emi Manhattan 46972 / 1987
VG++ / NM LP   7.99   Musical Ener
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10 Tracks Ships In 24 Hours Usa, Emi Manhathan, Elj 46972, 1987
Vg++/m LP   7.99   Oliver Sudde
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0 stereo--inner Sleeve--in Shrink!!!! (shrink) M- Ca, Emi, 46972
NM / NM LP   8.00   RECORD KINGD
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Usa, Emi, Elj-46972, 1987
Vg LP   8.00   Ron Sulaski
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Parl Pcsd104
LP   8.28   Zincsounds
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LP   8.16   sugarball
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Incl. Rent / Heart / It's A Sin Etc. > Nice Picture Cover > Stamp/sticker On The Cover ... Ho
vg/vg LP   9.23   80sfunk
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Brazil, Parlophone, 0647469721, 87
ex- LP   9.00   Faunus
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-'87,pic, Emi Parlophone(g)064-7 46972 1
fair condi LP   8.86   Black Rhythm
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8808 slve/rec:vg++ Vg+ Original Inner Sleeve Yr: 1987 Style: Wave Special Order
LP   9.09   CDExpress
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