{"product_id":"pet-shop-boys-please","title":"Pet Shop Boys – Please","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePet Shop Boys – Please\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eOriginally released on 24 March 1986, \u003cem\u003ePlease\u003c\/em\u003e is the landmark debut album by Pet Shop Boys, the London duo of Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe. Produced by Stephen Hague, the album established the distinctive Pet Shop Boys sound: sleek synthesizers, programmed rhythms, understated vocals, witty songwriting and an unmistakably British blend of electronic pop and dance music. The album reached No.3 in the UK and remained in the UK album charts for 82 weeks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe album opens with “Two Divided By Zero”, before moving into “West End Girls”, the song that transformed the Pet Shop Boys from promising newcomers into international stars. Originally released as a single in 1985, the song reached No.1 in the UK in January 1986 and subsequently topped the charts in the USA and several other countries. Its atmospheric electronic production and portrait of London nightlife remain central to the Pet Shop Boys' identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eOther major highlights include “Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money)”, “Love Comes Quickly” and “Suburbia”. “Opportunities” combines an infectious electronic rhythm with Tennant's deliberately deadpan delivery and sharply satirical lyrics, while “Love Comes Quickly” demonstrates the more melancholy and romantic side of the duo. “Suburbia”, meanwhile, turns everyday British life into another memorable piece of electronic pop. All three songs subsequently became UK Top 20 singles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe second side continues with “Tonight Is Forever,” “Violence,” “I Want A Lover,” “Later Tonight” and “Why Don't We Live Together?”, giving \u003cem\u003ePlease\u003c\/em\u003e considerable variety despite its highly focused electronic palette. The result is an album that captures the Pet Shop Boys at the point where synth-pop, disco, electronic dance music and sophisticated pop songwriting were coming together in the mid-1980s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eFor fans of 80s synth-pop, new wave, electronic music and classic British pop, \u003cem\u003ePlease\u003c\/em\u003e remains an essential Pet Shop Boys album. It also provides a fascinating snapshot of the group's early sound, before their increasingly elaborate production, orchestration and conceptual approach developed across albums such as \u003cem\u003eActually\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eIntrospective\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBehaviour\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSide A\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col data-spread=\"false\" start=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwo Divided By Zero – 3:34\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWest End Girls – 4:45\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOpportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money) – 3:43\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLove Comes Quickly – 4:19\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSuburbia – 5:30\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSide B\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col data-spread=\"false\" start=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTonight Is Forever – 4:31\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eViolence – 4:27\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI Want A Lover – 4:30\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLater Tonight – 2:46\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy Don't We Live Together – 4:44\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VWiC_DiGQGA?si=Cw9mG_n_njlnnWM4\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Parlophone Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55560328773974,"sku":"PCS 7303","price":12.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1009\/1013\/7686\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_d7d2ae99-3b23-40d1-8819-312bae28ec91.jpg?v=1790864092","url":"https:\/\/www.sounds-grounds.co.uk\/products\/pet-shop-boys-please","provider":"Sounds + Grounds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}