Region Free- Nice!

Pity there's no blu-ray

I just watched the dvd last night imported from the UK... it sounds great and looks good (although I wish it had come out on blu-ray)...

but the packaging says it's in DTS...

it is NOT - you have the option of stereo, dolby digital 5.1, and audio commentary with neil & chris...

no DTS anywhere

kinda disappointing

^ well that's sucky, I think I'll just wait for the US release at the latter end of this month - maybe they'll fix that (maybe not)

another 'best of ' streets next Monday in the UK:



Pet Shop Boys 'Ultimate'

tracklisting:

1. West End Girls
2. Suburbia
3. It's A Sin
4. What Have I Done To Deserve This
5. Always On My Mind
6. Domino Dancing
7. Left To My Own Devices
8. Being Boring
9. Where The Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes Off You)
10. Go West
11. Before
12. Se A Vide E (That's The Way Life Is)
13. New York City Boy
14. Home And Dry
15. Miracles
16. I'm With Stupid
17. Love Etc
18. Together


"Ultimate is a CD with 18 hit songs. This deluxe package includes a DVD with previously unreleased performances from the BBC as well as their 2010 headlining performance at Glastonbury. This is the first time any of this footage will be available to purchase on DVD. The Pet Shop Boys have also recorded a brand new track - "Together" - especially for this album."

obviousily I'm up for the Glasto performance from earlier this year, but I really want their 2000 Glasto performance on the main Pyramid Stage - where they did a fantastic version of 'What Have I Done to Deserve this' with Catatonia's lead singer Cerys Matthews.

No It couldn't hapen here? No Love comes quickly? No Jealousy? No HCYETBTS? No New life? No Jack the lad? Meh....this isn't even worth it for casual psb fans.

here's the complete tracklisting for the upcoming dvd - makes it worth it even if the cd is a lame reissue with one new track...

The special edition of the forthcoming Ultimate Pet Shop Boys compilation includes a DVD with over three hours of BBC TV performances by Pet Shop Boys, released by arrangement with BBC Music. As well as the complete Glastonbury Festival performance from earlier this year, there are 27 performances of singles. Here's the complete list:

1. West End girls
Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops. First transmitted: 15/12/85
2. Love comes quickly
Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops. First transmitted: 20/03/86
3. Opportunities (Let's make lots of money)
Recorded for BBC 2’s Whistle Test. First transmitted: 29/04/86
4. Suburbia
Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops. First transmitted: 02/10/86
5. It’s a sin
Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops. First transmitted: 25/06/87
6. Rent
Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops. First transmitted: 22/10/87
7. Always on my mind
Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops. First transmitted: 10/12/87
8. What have I done to deserve this?
Recorded for The Brits Awards. First transmitted: 08/02/88
9. Heart
Recorded for BBC 1’s Wogan. First transmitted: 30/03/88
10. Domino dancing
Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops. First transmitted: 22/09/88
11. Left to my own devices
Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops. First transmitted: 01/12/88.
12. So hard
Recorded for BBC 1’s Wogan. First transmitted: 28/09/90
13. Being boring
Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops. First transmitted: 29/11/90
14. Can You Forgive Her?
Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops. First transmitted: 10/06/93
15. Liberation
Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops. First transmitted: 07/04/94
16. Paninaro ‘95
Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops. First transmitted: 03/08/95
17. Se a vida é
Recorded for BBC 2’s Top Of The Pops 2. First Transmitted: 02/12/03
18. A red letter day
Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops. First transmitted: 28/03/97
19. Somewhere
Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops. First transmitted: 04/07/97
20. I don't know what you want but I can't give it any more
Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops. First transmitted: 30/07/99
21. New York City boy
Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops. First transmitted: 08/10/99
22. You only tell me you love me when you're drunk
Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops. First transmitted: 14/01/00
23. Home and dry
Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops. First transmitted: 29/03/02
24. I get along
Recorded for BBC 2’s Top Of The Pops 2. First transmitted: 17/04/02
25. Miracles
Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops. First transmitted: 14/11/03
26. Flamboyant
Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops. First transmitted: 19/03/04
27. I’m with Stupid
Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops. First transmitted: 23/04/06

Sometimes I really resent how this band uses/abuses its fans with their releases. I don't enjoy having to keep up with each release in each country to see what's on what. And another greatest hits? Just release the DVD.

To be fair to PSB I don't think they have really ever over milked the "best of" route.

Unless I am missing something they have had two singles collections. I'm not counting "Essentials" because that was a limited specialty release.

1 Discography in 1991 (Singles from mid 80's until 1991 in order)
2 Pop Art in 2004 (Which collected all their single from the mid 80's up until 2004, in an out of order form)

It's 2010, why not have a "best of" compilation? And with an added dvd, I don't see what the problem is. The price of the collection is probably about the same as the dvd would be alone.

holy crap! wow, 27 videos plus the Glasto set - waaaay awesome! thanks for the posted info.

I really like that list. Will be getting this.
This Friday tickets go on sale for a one-off charity concert in London. They are supposed to have some good support acts. Gonna get tickets for me and my girlfriend.

When is this coming out in the US? (Pet Shop Boys get no love over here- I've never heard anything after "Where the Streets Have No Name" on the radio.)

Jack The Lad? Really?

What's wrong with with JtL? One of their best tracks ever.

The official site mentioned early next year - though if it is anything like the delay in getting 'PopArt' out over here, it could be a while. (They've been on five or six different labels over the years on the US so licensing becomes an issue.) And then, there's no promise of the DVD for the US release - I don't recall if the 'PopArt' DVD got a US release or just the CD, but I know the 3xCD version did not.

Also, the physical formats of "Together" are now available to pre-order:

http://www.recordstore.co.uk/product...T5KUbqN3IEb-13

I hope that we eventually get the digital EPs in the US, there's a few mixes and dubs on them that aren't on the CDs...of course. Kind of makes me long for the days of tracking down multiple promo 12"s to get all the mixes.

Agree Jack The Lad is a great great song!

I got the "Popart" DVD from Canada- don't think that ever got a US release but Canada is close enough. Might just have to order the UK release of the new one, since I've got at least one player that can play PAL discs but would rather have NTSC for convenience's sake.

Don't get me wrong. It is a good track. But did it even have a video?
Seems more like padding.

Really like "Together". It's one that sticks with you.
Wasn't getting this because I already own ever DVD release but all those old videos are too good to give up!

watched the Glasto 90min set video this afternoon - wow! the occasional shot of the festival crowd really conveys a great vibe.

The DVD is region 0.

PAL or NTSC?

on the back it states PAL