‘Elysium’, originally released in 2012, was seen by some as a shift in sound and direction for Pet Shop Boys. Writing for the album began whilst PSB were on tour with Take That, with some tracks dating as far back as 2008. The album was co-produced by PSB with Andrew Dawson, who engineered much of Kanye West’s album ‘808s & Heartbreaks’, a record which Neil Tennant had become ‘mildly obsessed’ with at the time. The darker lyrical themes of ‘Elysium’ are reflected in the record’s sound. Neil Tennant said: ‘It is deep in terms of the sound—got a lot of sub-bass—it's sort of deep in terms of subject matter, the way it's expressed. But I think it's the Pet Shop Boys' most beautiful album.’ Tracklist: Leaving (2017 Remastered Version) Invisible (2017 Remastered Version) Winner (2017 Remastered Version) Your Early Stuff (2017 Remastered Version) A Face Like That (2017 Remastered Version) Breathing Space (2017 Remastered Version) Ego Music (2017 Remastered Version) Hold on (2017 Remastered Version) Give It a Go (2017 Remastered Version) 1 Memory of the Future (2017 Remastered Version) 1 Everything Means Something (2017 Remastered Version) 1 Requiem in Denim and Leopardskin (2017 Remastered Version) UPC: 190295852771Label: Rhino / ParlophoneRelease Date: 10.20.17Format: Vinyl
