Name: Hotspot
Brand: Pet Shop Boys

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

X20018VL1

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Colour

Black

Colour details

Discogs ID

[r14692292]

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Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Housed in a Gatefold Sleeve.

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2020-01-24

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

The Orchard

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

5056167118060

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Total Cap

1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

X20018CD1

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5056167117537

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Pet Shop Boys

Genre GB

Label GB

Pet Shop Boys are an English musical duo formed in London in 1981. The duo consists of Neil Tennant, who handles main vocals, keyboards, and occasional guitar, and Chris Lowe, who plays keyboards and occasionally provides vocals. They hold the title of the most successful duo in UK music history according to The Guinness Book of Records.
In the early 90s, Pet Shop Boys operated their own record labels including Spaghetti Recordings. More recently, they have been associated with Olde English and Lucky Kunst labels.
In March 2013, after a long-standing relationship with Parlophone spanning 28 years, the duo officially left the label. They entered into a new arrangement with Kobalt Label Services for their twelfth studio album. This album marked their first release on their own music imprint called x2 (2).

Label X2, owned by [a7552], was founded in April 2013. It was primarily created to release their own music after leaving [l2294] in 2012. The label operates through [l509687], who handle manufacturing, distribution, and promotion.

In a statement on April 30th, 2013, [a62963] announced that their future releases would be released on their own label called x2 (Times two) through Kobalt Label Services. The name "x2" was inspired by mathematics and reflects the limitless possibilities of the label. While initially focused on releasing their own music, there is potential for x2 to also release music from other artists in the future.

With a strong foundation built on artistic independence and support from industry professionals at [l509687], x2 continues to grow as a platform for innovative and boundary-pushing music.

Hotspot was mostly recorded in Hansa Studios, Berlin, and mixed in The Record Plant, Los Angeles. It was produced and mixed by Stuart Price and features ten brand new Tennant / Lowe tracks including the single Dreamland featuring Years and Years, which was released in September. Another of the songs, Burning the Heather, features Bernard Butler on guitar and was recorded at RAK Studios in London.

Pet Shop Boys say: "We've written much of our music over the last ten years in Berlin and it was an exciting experience to work on this album in the legendary Hansa studios there and add a new dimension to our sound."

The album is the last instalment of the trilogy of PSB albums produced by Stuart Price, following Electric in 2013 and Super in 2016.

Hotspot

Music GB

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