Alternative | ||||
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Released | 7 August 1995 | |||
Recorded | 1985–1994 | |||
Length | 134:12 | |||
Label | Parlophone | |||
Producer | Pet Shop Boys | |||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Melody Maker | (favorable)[3] |
NME | 6/10[4] |
Alternative is a compilation album by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys. It was released on 7 August 1995 by Parlophone.
Alternative is a two-disc set, consisting of 30 B-sides in chronological order. The title Alternative was a last-minute change from the title that had been long saved for such an album, Besides, but that title was taken by American rock band Sugar, who released their own B-sides compilation two months prior.[citation needed]
A remake of the original 7-inch "Paninaro", titled "Paninaro '95", was released as a single (which was included on the later PopArt: The Hits set) to promote the two-disc compilation which reached number two in the UK Albums Chart.[5]
The cover of Alternative features photographs of Tennant and Lowe in fencing masks. The first copies of the CD have a lenticular image on the cover which shifts between the two photographs.
Neil Tennant revealed in a radio interview with Absolute Radio that a second B-side album may be released in 2010. On 11 November 2011, the duo announced through Varsity that they would release another B-sides album in February 2012, titled Format.
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