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1988年 Pet Shop Boys出版了第2張專輯後﹐便於同年發了一張 Remix EP“Introspective”﹐兩年後又製作了第3張專輯Behavior﹐此時筆者已從西洋流行歌曲轉向本地的粵語歌曲及台灣的國語歌曲了﹐另一方面自己的口味越來越轉向 Adult Contemporary﹑Jazz﹑Big Band﹑甚至是 Classical﹐所以對 PSB已鮮有留意了。

不過隨著黑膠唱片轉向 CD﹐不少精選CD仍是必買的﹐1991年便有 Pet Shop Boys的 Pet Shop Boys Discography﹐收錄了兩首新曲加上單曲16首。當時英國版跟美國版收錄的歌曲會有少許分別﹐同期香港進口的美國版 PSB精選及Tina Turner精選都比一般美版CD要貴﹐但管他呢﹐筆者仍是選購了美國版。

Pet Shop Boys Discography The Complete Singles Collection (1991/EMI America) Track List:
01 West End Girls [UK #1 / US #1]
02 Love Comes Quickly [UK #19]
03 Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money) [UK #11 / US #10]
04 Suburbia [UK #8]
05 It's A Sin [UK #1 / US #10]
06 What Have I Done To Deserve This? (with Dusty Springfield) [UK #2 / US #2]
07 Rent [UK #8]
08Always On My Mind [UK #1 / US #4]
09 Heart [UK #1]
10 Domino Dancing [UK #7 / US #18]
11 Left To My Own Devices [UK #4]
12 It's Alright [UK #5]
13 So Hard [UK #4]
14 Being Boring [UK #20]
15 Where The Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes Off You) [UK #4]
16 Jealousy [UK #12]
17 DJ Culture [UK #13]
18 Was It Worth It? [UK #24]

或者已經少留意 PSB的歌曲﹐故此精選的歌曲﹐筆者仍是集中喜愛前半部的歌曲﹐事實上90年代初跳舞歌曲也有重大轉變﹐歌曲的鼓聲明顯減輕﹐也著重模仿70年代的Disco Sound式原始錄音﹐產生了 House Music ﹐ PSB的歌曲也不一定再是節奏強勁的舞曲了﹐可是筆者仍然留戀著 PSB早期歌曲風格﹐包括了1988年的Left To My Own Devices。

Left To My Own Devices (1988/EMI America)


90年代無論音樂與影像都步入數碼化﹐於是為了配合Pet Shop Boys Discography精選﹐同期也發行了 Pet Shop Boys Videography The Singles Collection On Laser Disc﹐收錄的 MV曲目跟美國版CD有少許不同﹐但當年一張美國版音樂Laser Disc售價才200多元港幣 (兩張CD價錢) ﹐卻是收錄18首MV﹐既可以聽﹐也可以觀看﹐實屬超值﹗

Pet Shop Boys Videography The Singles Collection On Laser Disc (1991/Pioneer) Track List:
01 West End Girls
02 Love Comes Quickly
03 Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots Of Money)
04 Suburbia
05 It’s A Sin
06 What Have I Done To Deserve This?
07 Rent
08 Always On My Mind
09 Heart
10 Domino Dancing
11 Left To My Own Devices
12 It’s Alright
13 So Hard
14 Being Boring
15 How Can You Expect To Be Taken Seriously?
16 Where The Streets Have No Name (I Can’t Take My Eyes Off You)
17 Jealousy
18 DJ Culture



Pet Shop Boys Official Website: http://www.petshopboys.co.uk



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