Alternative

~ Release by Pet Shop Boys (see all versions of this release, 8 available)

Tracklist

▶ 12" Vinyl 1

▶ 12" Vinyl 2

▼ 12" Vinyl 3
#	Title	Rating	Length
E1	Miserablism additional programming: Dominic Clarke (D. Clarke / Dominic Clark) programming: Harold Faltermeyer and Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) engineer: Bob Kraushaar and Brian Reeves producer: Harold Faltermeyer and Pet Shop Boys mixer: Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer) keyboard and vocoder: Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) lead vocals: Neil Tennant phonographic copyright (℗) by: Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd. (in 1990) recording of: Miserablism writer: Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant	5	4:10
E2	Hey, Headmaster recording engineer: Bob Kraushaar programming: Pete Gleadall engineer: Pete Gleadall and Bob Kraushaar additional producer: Stephen Hague producer: Pet Shop Boys mixer: Mike “Spike” Drake and Stephen Hague keyboard: Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) lead vocals: Neil Tennant phonographic copyright (℗) by: Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd. (in 1993) recording of: Hey, Headmaster writer: Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant		3:06
E3	What Keeps Mankind Alive? producer: Pet Shop Boys and Jonathon Ruffle lead vocals: Neil Tennant performer: Pet Shop Boys phonographic copyright (℗) by: Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd. (in 1993) cover recording of: What Keeps Mankind Alive? lyricist: Bertolt Brecht composer: Kurt Weill (composer) translator: Ralph Manheim (translator of French and German to English) and John Willett (translator) translated version of: Die Dreigroschenoper: Akt II. Zweites Dreigroschenfinale: Ballade über die Frage: "Wovon lebt der Mensch?" recording of: What Keeps Mankind Alive? lyricist: Bertolt Brecht composer: Kurt Weill (composer) translator: Ralph Manheim (translator of French and German to English) and John Willett (translator) translated version of: Die Dreigroschenoper: Akt II. Zweites Dreigroschenfinale: Ballade über die Frage: "Wovon lebt der Mensch?"	3	3:24
E4	Shameless programming: Pete Gleadall engineer: Pete Gleadall and Bob Kraushaar additional producer: Stephen Hague producer: Pet Shop Boys mixer: Mike “Spike” Drake and Stephen Hague keyboard: Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) lead vocals: Neil Tennant phonographic copyright (℗) by: Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd. (in 1993) recording of: Shameless writer: Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant publisher: Cage Music Ltd. and EMI 10 Music Ltd.		5:02
E5	Too Many People programming: Pete Gleadall engineer: Pete Gleadall and Bob Kraushaar producer: Pet Shop Boys mixer: Mike “Spike” Drake keyboard: Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) additional vocals: Bruce Woolley lead vocals: Neil Tennant phonographic copyright (℗) by: Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd. (in 1993) recording of: Too Many People writer: Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant		4:17
F1	Violence (Hacienda Version) programming: Pete Gleadall and Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) engineer and mixer: Bob Kraushaar producer: Pet Shop Boys additional guitar: J.J. Belle electric piano, keyboard and background vocals: Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) additional vocals: Sylvia Mason-James (British singer) lead vocals: Neil Tennant phonographic copyright (℗) by: Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd. (in 1993) recording of: Violence writer: Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant publisher: 10 Music Ltd. and Cage Music Ltd.		4:58
F2	Decadence recording engineer, engineer and mixer: Pete Schwier (producer, mixing and recording engineer) programming: Pete Gleadall producer: Pet Shop Boys guitar: Johnny Marr keyboard: Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) percussion and vibraphone: Frank Ricotti (percussionist) lead vocals: Neil Tennant conductor: Richard Niles strings arranger: Richard Niles phonographic copyright (℗) by: Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd. (in 1994) recording of: Decadence writer: Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant		3:56
F3	If Love Were All engineer: Michael Bigwood producer: Richard Niles keyboard: Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) solo trumpet: Gerard Presencer lead vocals: Neil Tennant conductor: Richard Niles cover recording of: Bitter Sweet, Act II. If Love Were All lyricist and composer: Noël Coward part of: Bitter Sweet (Noel Coward operetta)		2:59
F4	Euroboy recording engineer, engineer and mixer: Bob Kraushaar programming: Pete Gleadall producer: Pet Shop Boys keyboard: Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) lead vocals: Neil Tennant phonographic copyright (℗) by: Pet Shop Boys Partnership and Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd. (in 1994) recording of: Euroboy writer: Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant publisher: EMI Virgin Music, Inc.		4:27
F5	Some Speculation recording engineer, engineer and mixer: Bob Kraushaar programming: Pete Gleadall producer: Pet Shop Boys keyboard: Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) lead vocals: Neil Tennant phonographic copyright (℗) by: Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd. (in 1994) recording of: Some Speculation writer: Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant		6:33

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Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/119408 [info]

Release group

Wikipedia:	en: Alternative (album) [info]
Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/28286 [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/comp/pet-shop-boys/alternative/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000176896 [info]
Wikidata:	Q681751 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 724383402311
Format:: 3×12" Vinyl
Length:: 2:13:56

Additional details

Type:: Album + Compilation
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Parlophone
7243 8 34023 1
Parlophone
PCSD 166

Release events

United Kingdom
1995-08-07

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