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Pet Shop Boys: Please

On March 24, 1986, “Parlaphone” label released “Please”, the debut Pet Shop Boys studio album. It was recorded in August 1985 – November 1986, at “Advision” in London and was produced by Stephen Hague.

Personnel:

  • Chris Lowe
  • Neil Tennant
  • Andy Mackay – saxophone
  • Gary Barnacle – saxophone
  • Helena Springs – additional vocals
  • David Jacob – engineer
  • J. J. Jeczalik – production original recording
  • Nicholas Froome – production original recording
  • Ron Dean Miller – overdubs; production original recording
  • Blue Weaver – production original recording
  • Mark Farrow – design
  • Pet Shop Boys – design
  • Eric Watson – cover photograph, inner sleeve photographs
  • Paul Rider, John Stoddart, Brian Aris, Joe Shutter, Ian Hooton, Chris Burscough – inner sleeve photographs

Track listing:

All tracks by Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe, except where noted.

  1. Two Divided by Zero – Bobby Orlando, Neil Tennant
  2. West End Girls
  3. Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots of Money)
  4. Love Comes Quickly – Neil Tenant, Chris Lowe, Stephen Hague
  5. Suburbia
  6. Opportunities (reprise)
  7. Tonight is Forever
  8. Violence
  9. I Want a Lover
  10. Later Tonight
  11. Why Don’t We Live Together

Art of Noise: Who’s Afraid of the Art of Noise?

On June 19, 1984, “ZTT Records” label released “Who’s Afraid of the Art of Noise?”, the debut Art of Noise studio album. It was recorded in February 1983 – April 1984, and was produced by Trevor Horn, Gary Langan, Paul Morley, Anne Dudley and J.J. Jeczalik.

Personnel:

  • Trevor Horn – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, drum machine
  • Anne Dudley – keyboards, arrangements
  • J. J. Jeczalik – synthesizer, programming
  • Gary Langan – keyboards, synthesizer, engineer, mixing
  • Paul Morley
  •  XL, ZTT – art direction
  • A.J. Barratt – photography
  • Anton Corbijn – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Trevor Horn, Gary Langan, Paul Morley, Anne Dudley and J.J. Jeczalik.

  1. A Time for Fear (Who’s Afraid)
  2. Beat Box (Diversion One)
  3. Snapshot
  4. Close (To the Edit)
  5. Who’s Afraid (of the Art of Noise)
  6. Moments in Love
  7. Memento
  8. How to Kill
  9. Realisation

Art of Noise: In Visible Silence

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On April 14, 1986, “China” label released “In Visible Silence”, the second Art of Noise album. It was recorded in 1985 – 1986, and was produced by Anne Dudley, Gary Langan and J. J. Jeczalik.

Personnel:

  • Anne Dudley, Gary Langan, J.J. Jeczalik – performer, arrangements
  • Camilla Pilkington, Deram LaSage, Frank Riccotti, Geoff Dugmore, Roger Dudley
  • John Pasche – artwork
  • Peter Ashworth – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Anne Dudley, Gary Langan and J.J. Jeczalik,

  1. Opus 4
  2. Paranoimia
  3. Eye of a Needle
  4. Legs
  5. Slip of the Tongue
  6. Backbeat
  7. Instruments of Darkness
  8. Peter Gunn (featuring Duane Eddy)
  9. Camilla: The Old, Old Story
  10. The Chameleon’s Dish
  11. Beatback