Please / Further Listening 1984–1986

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Annotation

Please was recorded with Stephen Hague at Advision studios in London between November 1985 and January 1986.
2018 remastering by Tim Young at Metropolis.

℗ 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd. © 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd. A Warner Music Group Company. All rights reserved.

Discs, slipcase: Made in the E.U.

Sticker on the cover reads:
"Featuring a brand new
2018 remaster of the original
album, plus a bonus disc of
rare tracks and previously
unreleased content.
0190295831745"

Issued in a spot varnished slipcase that holds the clear tray jewel case (with just a 2 page front inlay and standard back inlay) and the jewel case sized 36-page booklet.

Annotation last modified on 2020-04-12 07:54 UTC.

Tracklist

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1▼CD: Please
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1Two Divided by Zero
engineer:
David Jacob
producer:
Stephen Hague
performer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) (from 1984 until 1986) and Neil Tennant (from 1984 until 1986)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1984 until 1986)
engineered at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Two Divided by Zero (from 1984 until 1986)
writer:
Bobby Orlando (US record producer, indie record label owner, songwriter & musician) and Neil Tennant
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., Cage Music Ltd. and Orbob Music Ltd.
43:35
2West End Girls
engineer:
David Jacob
producer:
Stephen Hague
additional vocals:
Helena Springs (, from 1984 until 1986)
performer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) (from 1984 until 1986) and Neil Tennant (from 1984 until 1986)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1985)
recorded at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1984 until 1986)
engineered at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 189) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 433)
recording of:
West End Girls (from 1984 until 1986)
writer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., Edition Meridian, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Sony/ATV Music Publishing, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), Cage Music Ltd. (from 1984 to present) and CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (from 1984 to present)
4.24:45
3Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots of Money)
additional recording engineer:
Ron Dean Miller (NY-based composer, producer, engineer and guitarist)
engineer:
David Jacob
additional producer:
Nicholas Froome, J.J. Jeczalik and Ron Dean Miller (NY-based composer, producer, engineer and guitarist)
producer:
Nicholas Froome, Nicholas Froome (task: original recording), Stephen Hague and J. J. Jeczalik (task: original recording)
keyboard:
Stephen Hague (from 1984 until 1986)
performer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) (from 1984 until 1986) and Neil Tennant (from 1984 until 1986)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1985)
recorded at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1984 until 1986)
engineered at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots of Money) (from 1984 until 1986)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant
publisher:
10 Music Ltd. and Cage Music Ltd.
53:44
4Love Comes Quickly
engineer:
David Jacob
producer:
Stephen Hague
guest saxophone:
Andy Mackay (of Roxy Music) (from 1984 until 1986)
saxophone:
Andy Mackay (of Roxy Music) (, from 1984 until 1986)
performer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) (from 1984 until 1986) and Neil Tennant (from 1984 until 1986)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1986, in 1991)
recorded at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1984 until 1986)
engineered at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Love Comes Quickly (from 1984 until 1986)
writer:
Stephen Hague, Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., Cage Music Ltd., Charisma Music Publishing Ltd, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Unichappell Music
44:19
5Suburbia
engineer:
David Jacob
producer:
Stephen Hague
performer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) (from 1984 until 1986) and Neil Tennant (from 1984 until 1986)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1984 until 1986)
engineered at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
Cachitos Nochevieja 2022 (number: 110)
recording of:
Suburbia (from 1984 until 1986)
writer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant
publisher:
10 Music Ltd. and Cage Music Ltd.
3.655:07
6Opportunities (reprise)
engineer:
David Jacob
producer:
Stephen Hague
performer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) (from 1984 until 1986) and Neil Tennant (from 1984 until 1986)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1984 until 1986)
engineered at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
partial instrumental recording of:
Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots of Money) (from 1984 until 1986)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant
publisher:
10 Music Ltd. and Cage Music Ltd.
40:33
7Tonight Is Forever
engineer:
David Jacob
producer:
Stephen Hague
performer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) (from 1984 until 1986) and Neil Tennant (from 1984 until 1986)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1984 until 1986)
engineered at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Tonight Is Forever (from 1984 until 1986)
writer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., BMG 10 Music Ltd. and Cage Music Ltd.
34:32
8Violence
engineer:
David Jacob
producer:
Stephen Hague
additional vocals:
Helena Springs (, from 1984 until 1986)
performer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) (from 1984 until 1986) and Neil Tennant (from 1984 until 1986)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1984 until 1986)
engineered at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Violence (from 1984 until 1986)
writer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant
publisher:
10 Music Ltd. and Cage Music Ltd.
34:29
9I Want a Lover
engineer:
David Jacob
additional producer:
Pet Shop Boys and Blue Weaver
producer:
Stephen Hague, Pet Shop Boys, Pet Shop Boys (task: original recording), Blue Weaver and Blue Weaver (task: original recording)
performer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) (from 1984 until 1986) and Neil Tennant (from 1984 until 1986)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1984 until 1986)
engineered at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
I Want a Lover (from 1984 until 1986)
writer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant
publisher:
10 Music Ltd. and Cage Music Ltd.
34:06
10Later Tonight
engineer:
David Jacob
producer:
Stephen Hague
performer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) (from 1984 until 1986) and Neil Tennant (from 1984 until 1986)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1984 until 1986)
engineered at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Later Tonight (from 1984 until 1986)
lyricist and composer:
Neil Tennant
publisher:
10 Music Ltd. and Cage Music Ltd.
2.52:49
11Why Don’t We Live Together?
engineer:
David Jacob
additional producer:
Ron Dean Miller (NY-based composer, producer, engineer and guitarist)
producer:
Stephen Hague, Ron Dean Miller (NY-based composer, producer, engineer and guitarist) and Ron Dean Miller (NY-based composer, producer, engineer and guitarist) (task: original recording)
performer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) (from 1984 until 1986) and Neil Tennant (from 1984 until 1986)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1984 until 1986)
engineered at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Why Don’t We Live Together (from 1984 until 1986)
writer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant
publisher:
10 Music Ltd. and Cage Music Ltd.
34:48
2▼CD: Further Listening 1984–1986
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1A Man Could Get Arrested (twelve-inch b-side)
producer:
Bobby Orlando (US record producer, indie record label owner, songwriter & musician) and Pet Shop Boys
remixer:
Pet Shop Boys and Frank Roszak (engineer and producer)
recording of:
A Man Could Get Arrested
writer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant
publisher:
Cage Music Ltd.
4:12
2Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots of Money) (full length original seven-inch)
recording of:
Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots of Money)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant
publisher:
10 Music Ltd. and Cage Music Ltd.
24:37
3In the Night
producer:
Phil Harding (engineer, producer and remixer) and Pet Shop Boys
lead vocals:
Neil Tennant
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1985)
recording of:
In the Night
writer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant
publisher:
Cage Music Ltd.
4:51
4Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots of Money) (original twelve-inch mix)
recording of:
Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots of Money)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant
publisher:
10 Music Ltd. and Cage Music Ltd.
7:01
5Why Don’t We Live Together? (original New York mix)
editor:
Latin Rascals
recording of:
Why Don’t We Live Together
writer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant
publisher:
10 Music Ltd. and Cage Music Ltd.
5:14
6West End Girls (dance mix)
recording of:
West End Girls
writer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., Edition Meridian, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Sony/ATV Music Publishing, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), Cage Music Ltd. (from 1984 to present) and CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (from 1984 to present)
6:40
7A Man Could Get Arrested (seven-inch b-side)
producer:
Steve Spiro
background vocals:
Margo Buchanan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012)
recording of:
A Man Could Get Arrested
writer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant
publisher:
Cage Music Ltd.
4:51
8Love Comes Quickly (dance mix)
producer:
Stephen Hague
remixer:
Stephen Hague
recording of:
Love Comes Quickly
writer:
Stephen Hague, Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., Cage Music Ltd., Charisma Music Publishing Ltd, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Unichappell Music
6:51
9That’s My Impression (disco mix)
producer:
Pet Shop Boys
recording of:
That’s My Impression
writer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant
5:20
10Was That What It Was?
mixer:
Shep Pettibone
recording of:
Was That What It Was
writer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant
5:17
11Suburbia (The Full Horror)
programming:
Andy Richards (Strawbs keyboard player/record producer)
producer and mixer:
Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer)
saxophone:
Gary Barnacle
synthesizer and synthesizer [fairlight]:
Andy Richards (Strawbs keyboard player/record producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1986)
recording of:
Suburbia
writer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant
publisher:
10 Music Ltd. and Cage Music Ltd.
58:58
12Jack the Lad
engineer:
David Jacob
producer:
Pet Shop Boys
synthesizer [fairlight]:
Adrien Cook
lead vocals:
Neil Tennant
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012)
recording of:
Jack the Lad
writer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant
34:32
13Paninaro (Italian remix)
programming:
Adrien Cook
engineer and mixer:
David Jacob
producer:
Pet Shop Boys
synthesizer:
Adrien Cook
background vocals:
Neil Tennant
lead vocals:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys)
remixer:
David Jacob and Pet Shop Boys
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1986)
recording of:
Paninaro
writer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant
publisher:
10 Music Ltd. and Cage Music Ltd.
28:38