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  • Audio CD (24 Nov 2003)
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Format: Extra tracks
  • Label: Parlophone
  • ASIN: B0000CCZ34
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (43 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,047 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Disc 1:

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Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. Go West (2003 Digital Remaster)Pet Shop Boys 5:04£0.89
Listen  2. Suburbia (Video Mix) (2003 Digital Remaster)Pet Shop Boys 5:11£0.89
Listen  3. Se A Vida é (That's The Way Life Is) (2001 - Remaster)Pet Shop Boys 4:00£0.89
Listen  4. What Have I Done To Deserve This? (2001 - Remaster)Pet Shop Boys With Dusty Springfield 4:18£0.89
Listen  5. Always On My Mind (2003 - Remaster)Pet Shop Boys 4:01£0.89
Listen  6. I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind Of Thing (Beatmasters Mix) (2001 Digital Remaster)Pet Shop Boys 4:45£0.89
Listen  7. Home And Dry (2003 - Remaster)Pet Shop Boys 3:58£0.89
Listen  8. Heart (2003 Digital Remaster)Pet Shop Boys 3:58£0.89
Listen  9. Miracles (Radio Edit)Pet Shop Boys 3:55£0.89
Listen10. Love Comes Quickly (2001 Digital Remaster)Pet Shop Boys 4:18£0.69
Listen11. It's A Sin (2001 - Remaster)Pet Shop Boys 4:59£0.89
Listen12. Domino Dancing (2003 - Remaster)Pet Shop Boys 4:17£0.89
Listen13. Before (2001 - Remaster)Pet Shop Boys 4:06£0.69
Listen14. New York City Boy (US Radio Edit) (2003 - Remaster)Pet Shop Boys 3:20£0.89
Listen15. It's Alright (2003 Digital Remaster)Pet Shop Boys 4:19£0.89
Listen16. Where The Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes Off You) (2003 - Remaster)Pet Shop Boys 4:30£0.89
Listen17. A Red Letter Day (2003 Digital Remaster)Pet Shop Boys 4:32£0.89


Disc 2:

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Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. Left To My Own Devices (2001 - Remaster)Pet Shop Boys 4:47£0.89
Listen  2. I Don't Know What You Want But I Can't Give It Anymore (2003 Digital Remaster)Pet Shop Boys 4:24£0.89
Listen  3. FlamboyantPet Shop Boys 3:50£0.89
Listen  4. Being Boring (2001 - Remaster)Pet Shop Boys 4:50£0.89
Listen  5. Can You Forgive Her? (2001 Digital Remaster)Pet Shop Boys 3:52£0.89
Listen  6. West End Girls (2001 - Remaster)Pet Shop Boys 4:04£0.89
Listen  7. I Get Along (Radio Edit) (2003 Digital Remaster)Pet Shop Boys 4:11£0.69
Listen  8. So Hard (2001 Digital Remaster)Pet Shop Boys 3:58£0.69
Listen  9. Rent (2003 Digital Remaster)Pet Shop Boys 3:33£0.89
Listen10. Jealousy (2003 Digital Remaster)Pet Shop Boys 4:15£0.69
Listen11. DJ Culture (2003 Digital Remaster)Pet Shop Boys 4:20£0.89
Listen12. You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk (2003 Digital Remaster)Pet Shop Boys 3:13£0.69
Listen13. Liberation (2001 Digital Remaster)Pet Shop Boys 4:06£0.89
Listen14. Paninaro 95 (2003 Digital Remaster)Pet Shop Boys 4:10£0.89
Listen15. Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money) (2001 Digital Remaster)Pet Shop Boys 3:45£0.89
Listen16. Yesterday When I Was Mad (2003 Digital Remaster)Pet Shop Boys 4:00£0.89
Listen17. Single - Bilingual (2003 Digital Remaster)Pet Shop Boys 3:30£0.89
Listen18. Somewhere (2003 Digital Remaster)Pet Shop Boys 4:42£0.89


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Amazon.co.uk Review

Managing--sort of--to keep within the Pet Shop Boys tradition of one-word album titles, the moniker of this latest best-of, PopArt, is typical of the band--arrogant and somewhat pretentious yet also tongue-in-cheek and slyly self-aware. All the 35 tracks on these two CDs are indeed both pop and art and rather than being in chronological order have been split in fairly arbitrary fashion across a "Pop" and, erm, an "Art" disc. The band are doubtless well aware that much heated discussion will take place among fans about which track belongs where, and indeed, as evidenced on the commentary of the accompanying DVD, squabbled about the splits themselves when compiling this release.

Philosophical debates aside, this is an absolutely essential collection for anyone who enjoys the Pet Shop Boys' unique mix of bittersweet poignancy, archness and occasional high camp--or indeed for any discerning pop (or art) fan. Encompassing almost all their single releases (only "Was It Worth It?" and "How Can You Expect To Be Taken Seriously?" are missing), this is a glorious retrospective of one of Britain's finest pop institutions. Let's hope there are another 35 singles half this good for a quadruple box set in another 18 years' time. --Rikki Price


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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
The art of pop 14 May 2004
By "bobsy"
Format:Audio CD
Not many artists genuinely need two whole CDs to fit their best songs on. The Beatles, Stones, Bowie, Elton John, Elvis and dare I say Pet Shop Boys?

There are no fillers here. Every song is a top twenty hit. Every song has received considerable airplay and is instantly recognisable to anyone who has listened to the radio over the last twenty years.

The monster hits from the 1980s and 1990s, West End Girls, It's A Sin, What Have I Done To Deserve This, Heart, Always On My Mind and Go West rub shoulders with recent hits Miracles and the wonderful Flamboyant. Other highlights are their masterwork Being Boring, the very funny Yesterday When I Was Mad, I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind of Thing and So Hard as well as the beautiful Rent and Liberation. I could go on, but I'd just end up listing every track.

Pop Art is a must-buy for anyone who likes pop music. It will make you want to dance, it will make you laugh and some of it could even make you cry.

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35 of 37 people found the following review helpful
Pop art 19 Sep 2003
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
How many bands in the world would have trouble fitting all their UK Top 20 hits on two compact discs? A handful. Pet Shop Boys is one of the very few. In fact, counting the singles of theirs, that haven’t reached UK Top 20 can be done on only one finger.

This double-cd feature, contains 33 songs that did reach UK Top 20 plus two new songs, one of which is the new single Miracles, released in early november, that most likely will be their 34th hit. The songs are not presented in chronological order, but divided into Pop and Art. The difference is not obvious.

With Pet Shop Boys’ back-catalouge, how can you go wrong? You can’t of course. This is easily the best Greatest Hits compilation released in a very long time. Buy it for your self, and give everyone you know a copy for Christmas.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Simply wonderful 24 Nov 2003
Format:Audio CD
CD1 is called 'Pop' and as you might expect, features PSB at their glorious, Top Of The Pops best. 'It's A Sin', 'Heart', 'I Wouldn't Normally Do That Kind Of Thing' and the mighty 'Always On My Mind' showcase their talent for a catchy hook, a cheerful singalong chorus and crisp production.

CD2, art, is the flipside; the beautiful melancholy that only the Pet Shop Boys can pull off in the dance areana. 'Jealousy' (the first song they ever wrote), 'Rent' and the tumultuous 'Somewhere', of which Mark Radcliffe once said, 'it's got everything and two kitchen sinks'.

There you have it: the definitive PSB collection, and you can even chose the CD that best matches your mood. How can you fail?

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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Superb cd
Worth the money. Read the reviews prior to purchase and can confirm that this cd is the bees-knees. Quality throughout.
Published 26 days ago by bevboy
The point where POP becomes ART
This is the album that introduced Pet Shop Boys to me. Usually compilation albums are weak efforts that do not truly reflect the artist's discography; but "PopArt" really does a... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Can Ozdilek
Pop Art: Pet Shop Boys - The Hits
If you're a fan of the Pet Shop Boys then you will have all these tracks anyway. I'm a new convert and I absolutely love it especially Go West which has to be played at full... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Mrs G
Fantastic service!
My cd was received in brilliant condition only 48 hours after ordering it and at the 'normal' delivery rate! Excellent!
Published 11 months ago by Ozzir
fantastic album
All i can say is a great album, it arrived on time in great condition,,,.... Now its being played endlessly...
Published 13 months ago by Peter
Still great after all these years!
Saw them recently on TV doing Glastonbury. Have their first album on tape, but hey, who still has a tape player these days? Read more
Published 21 months ago by jo
No better introduction to their catalogue
If you're a fan you will have almost every song on here anyway. If you enjoyed their set on the Brits show then this compilation can't be bettered as an introduction to their work... Read more
Published on 8 May 2009 by D. Gamble
The Pet Shop Boys at their best
I purchased this album as I had been into their music for a while and felt a greatest hits comp would be an ideal addition to my collection. Read more
Published on 17 April 2009 by M. Dean
Pop Art - One of the Best
Included with the 2 discs are most of the Pet Shop Boys greatest hits, all remixed, however unlike normal remixes, this makes a big improvement on the originals. Read more
Published on 13 April 2009 by Mr. Andrew M. Sweet
Pop Art - a Masterpiece
Feeling down? Get a hold of this!

Full of all the singles from their early years & more recent ones - it is wonderful! True unadulterated POP! Read more
Published on 31 Mar 2009 by Ms. Suzanne Letters
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