West End Girls [Original 1984 version] - Pet Shop Boys

This is the original 1984 recording of 'West End Girls' by Pet Shop Boys, released on the Bobcat label and produced by Bobby Orlando. It is significantly different to the 1985 re-release which went on to become a worldwide smash-hit.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• pet
• shop
• boys;
• west
• end
• girls;
• bobcat;
• synth;
• electro;
• neil
• tennant;
• chris
• lowe;
• bobby
• orlando

[soulandmotown]

Love this morfe than the later release... They shouldve left it at this one, 'cut it to 7 inch' and released it in about the same time in October '85 was it?

[soundoftheatom]

@soulandmotown

Good memory! But I have to disagree with you. I think the re-released version is a million times better than this one. And I very much doubt if it would have gone on to sell the millions of copies it did if they'd left it like this.

But I would say that. The re-released version is my favourite song of all time...

[Fabienasseman]

Trop bon rien a dire sinon encoreeeeeeeee

[aaadj7out]

THIS IS THE OOONNNNLLLYYYY VERSION!!!!  NICE!!!

[ArchibaldCuntiblast]

@soulandmotown the first version was cut to a 7 inch edit and released in the UK on an exceptionally rare CBS single, this edit can be found here on a German issued CD compilation - Pop And Wave - New Romantic (Sony 987888 2).

I've got the 12" on this video above, and the CBS 7" edited down from it.

Good luck with finding the CD - I've only ever seen my copy.

[1982Batmobile]

@soulandmotown too much analog and presets samples in here, this would not even close to be a hit, but nice post anyway

[onlywhenimdancing]

I had this!

[andreasgouroscorfu]

1984-ROME ITALY, I WAS IN A CLUB BY THE NAME " HYSTERIA " VERY FAMOUS AND ELEGANT AT THIS TIME AND I FIRST LISTEN THIS VERSION AND I WENT CRAZY ,THE DJ BY THE NAME MARCO TRANI PLAYED THAT NIGHT THREE TIMES AND THE NEXT DAY I WAS LOOKING ALL THE DJ-RECORD STORES TO FIND IT .I STILL HAVE IT.IS THE SAME VINYL ON THIS VIDEO.THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES.

[trishystyle]

thank you so much i have been looking for this for years!!!

[jomammasplace]

Was dancing the clubs in North Jersey back then. This song was one to move to for sure. What a great time for that type of music. Thanks for posting it!

[CROWFATHER1]

sooooooo nice i love my mom for that

[jctoad]

Can't believe that I've never heard this version before. I like the '85 one better, but this is way more danceable.