As we continue to bring you some of our personal favourite items that we have in stock, today’s staff recommendation comes one of the company directors, Cathryn, who has chosen a Pet Shop Boys classic:
“For me is this one of the key tracks of the period just before Esprit Mail Order started ‘happening’. The midst of 80’s pop, the 12”, the 10min+ remixes, ‘80s hair, hatchbacks and iffy fashion. And along came West End Girls.
“A time when everything was about the 12” (ok so this one is a 10”), following a band and then starting to collect everything they did. It took a very long time for me to find a 10”, and even then finding it with the intact sticker was the only one to have. Everyone wanted it … just like the picture disc which didn’t really exist although we had a bit of fun letting collectors think it did for a time. A time of freedom, of history making pop, few responsibilities and youth.
“Anyway, you can get your hands on this one now – they come and they go but “West End Girls” as a track endures. Listen to the 2020 ‘lockdown’ version below. A modern twist on a classic”
PET SHOP BOYS West End Girls (Rare 1986 UK limited edition 10″ vinyl single with picture labels, housed in a circular fold-out picture sleeve with custom printed yellow ‘collectors edition’ sticker, which has been pealed and re-attached. The sleeve has some light wear & creasing whilst the vinyl remains excellent with only a little light signs of play 10R6115).
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PET SHOP BOYS Actually (1987 UK 10-track LP including the huge hits What Have I Done To Deserve This?, It's A Sin, Heart & Rent, picture sleeve with illustrated credits inner. The sleeve shows only minor storage marks and the vinyl is Excellent with just a few faint signs of play PCSD104) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
- Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind - US - 12" vinyl - Promo - £30.00, $39.90, €35.10 (New Item) (arrived 02-Apr-2025 15:41)
PET SHOP BOYS Always On My Mind (Scarce 1988 US EMI Manhattan label 3-track promotional vinyl 12" for the single, including the Extended Dance & Original Version plus Do I Have To, issued in a custom glossy picture sleeve showing the boys sitting on wooden chairs. This 12" was originally only available with initial copies of the 'Actually' LP. There is minimal wear to the sleeve, the vinyl remains in excellent condition with minimal signs of play! SPRO04055)
- Pet Shop Boys - Where The Streets Have No Name - UK - 12" vinyl - £20.00, $26.60, €23.40 (New Item) (arrived 27-Mar-2025 17:00)
PET SHOP BOYS Where The Streets Have No Name (1991 UK 3-track 12" vinyl single, a great cover and mix of two very different, but classic tracks: U2's Where The Streets Have No Name and Frankie Valli's I Can't Take My Eyes Off You. An idea onlythe Pet Shop Boys could come up with and make it work. The single also includes How Can You Expect To Be Taken Seriously [Extended Mix] and Bet She's Not Your Girlfriend. Both the picture sleeve and vinyl appear in EX condition 12R6285)
- Pet Shop Boys - So Hard - EX - UK - 12" vinyl - £15.00, $19.95, €17.55 (New Item) (arrived 27-Mar-2025 17:00)
PET SHOP BOYS So Hard (1990 UK 3-track 12" vinyl single including the Extended Dance & Dub remixes plus It Must Be Obvious. The picture sleeve displays some minor general wear and the vinyl shows only light signs of play, overall an an Excellent example 12R6269)
- Pet Shop Boys - Go West - UK - 12" vinyl - £25.00, $33.25, €29.25 (New Item) (arrived 27-Mar-2025 17:00)
PET SHOP BOYS Go West (1993 UK 3-track 12" vinyl single featuring First & Second Movement, Farley And Heller Disco and Kevin Saunderson Tribe remixes, glossy picture sleeve. The sleeve shows only minor edgewear and the vinyl appears seldom played 12R6356)
- Pet Shop Boys - Being Remixed - UK - 12" vinyl - £25.00, $33.25, €29.25 (New Item) (arrived 27-Mar-2025 17:00)
PET SHOP BOYS Being Remixed (1990 UK limited edition 3-track remix 12" vinyl EP featuring the Marshall Jefferson remix of Being Boring and the After Hours Climax & Ambient Mix of We All Feel Better In The Dark, title sleeve. The sleeve shows light ringwear whilst the vinyl looks barely played 12RX6275)
- Pet Shop Boys - Domino Dancing - Double Sleeve issue - UK - 12" vinyl - £25.00, $33.25, €29.25 (New Item) (arrived 28-Mar-2025 10:49)
PET SHOP BOYS Domino Dancing (1988 UK limited edition 3-track 12" vinyl single featuring the Disco and Alternative remixes plus Don Juan [Disco Mix], with both the picture outer and picture inner sleeves. There is a little edgewear to the outer sleeve and despite some minor surface scuffs showing evidence of play, the vinyl remains in excellent condition 12RS6190)
- Pet Shop Boys - Domino Dancing - Double Sleeve issue - UK - 12" vinyl - £25.00, $33.25, €29.25 (Back In Stock) (arrived 29-Mar-2025 17:00)
PET SHOP BOYS Domino Dancing (1988 UK limited edition 3-track 12" vinyl single featuring the Disco and Alternative remixes plus Don Juan [Disco Mix], with both the picture outer and picture inner sleeves. There is a little edgewear to the outer sleeve and despite some minor surface scuffs showing evidence of play, the vinyl remains in excellent condition 12RS6190)
- Pet Shop Boys - How Can You Expect To Be - Shrink - US - 12" vinyl - £30.00, $39.90, €35.10 (Back In Stock) (arrived 01-Apr-2025 16:00)
PET SHOP BOYS How Can You Expect To Be (1991 US 5-track 12" vinyl single including 7" Perfect Attitidue Mix, Classical Reprise, Being Boring - Marshall Jefferson 12" Mix and We All Feel Better In The Dark. Comes in a picture sleeve which retains it's opened original hype stickered shrink, a stunning Near Mint copy 34 years on! V-56204)
- Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind - US - 12" vinyl - Promo - £30.00, $39.90, €35.10 (Back In Stock) (arrived 03-Apr-2025 16:00)
PET SHOP BOYS Always On My Mind (Scarce 1988 US EMI Manhattan label 3-track promotional vinyl 12" for the single, including the Extended Dance & Original Version plus Do I Have To, issued in a custom glossy picture sleeve showing the boys sitting on wooden chairs. This 12" was originally only available with initial copies of the 'Actually' LP. There is minimal wear to the sleeve, the vinyl remains in excellent condition with minimal signs of play! SPRO04055)
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