''Disco 4'' (also known as ''Disco Four: Remixed by Pet Shop Boys'') is the fourth
remix album
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by English
synth-pop
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duo
Pet Shop Boys
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, released on 8 October 2007 by
Parlophone
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on
CD and
vinyl
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.
It was not made available as a
digital download, due to licensing difficulties for each track.
The album is mainly a compilation of Pet Shop Boys remixes of songs by other artists, a first among any of their releases to date. It also includes a previously unreleased mix of "
Integral
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" and the maxi-mix of "
I'm with Stupid", previously released on the Japanese edition of ''
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''.
Since the album consists mostly of songs by other artists, it was ineligible for the
UK Albums Chart
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. Instead, the album reached number 15 on the
UK Compilation Chart
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and number three on the
UK Dance Albums Chart
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.
To promote ''Disco Four'', the PSB Perfect Immaculate mix of "Integral" had a limited service to club and selected radio DJs with a music video released on the duo's official website and
YouTube
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.
Track listing
Notes
* signifies a remix producer
* signifies an original producer
* signifies a remixer and additional producer
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Disco 4''.
Pet Shop Boys
*
Neil Tennant
Neil Francis Tennant (born 10 July 1954) is an English musician, singer, songwriter and music journalist, and co-founder of the synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, which he formed with Chris Lowe in 1981. He was a journalist for ''Smash Hits'', and a ...
– additional vocals
*
Chris Lowe
Christopher Sean Lowe (born 4 October 1959) is an English musician, singer and songwriter, and co-founder of the synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, which he formed with Neil Tennant in 1981.
Biography
Lowe attended Arnold School, an independent ...
– additional vocals
Additional musicians
* Pete Gleadall – programming ; additional vocals
*
Tom Stephan
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– additional vocals
* Miguel Mateo-Garcia – additional vocals
*
Sam Taylor-Wood
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– additional vocals
Technical
*
Pet Shop Boys
The Pet Shop Boys are an English synth-pop duo formed in London in 1981. Consisting of primary vocalist Neil Tennant and keyboardist Chris Lowe, they have sold more than 50 million records worldwide, and were listed as the most successful duo i ...
– remix production ; production ; remix, additional production
* Pete Gleadall – remix engineering ; mix engineering ; engineering
*
David Bowie
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– original production
*
Brian Eno
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– original production
*
Bob Kraushaar
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– mix engineering ; remix engineering
*
Trevor Horn
Trevor Charles Horn (born 15 July 1949) is an English music producer, label and recording studio owner, musician and composer. He is best known for his production work in the 1980s, and for being one half of the new wave band The Buggles (wit ...
– original production
* Goetz Botzenhardt – mix engineering
Artwork
*
Mark Farrow Mark Farrow was named Designer of the Year in the Creative Review Peer Poll in 2004, voting him ‘the most important graphic designer working today’. His career began in the early 1980s designing experimental sleeves and posters for Factory Recor ...
– design, art direction
* Pet Shop Boys – design, art direction
* John Ross – photography
Charts
References
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2007 remix albums
Albums produced by Brian Eno
Albums produced by David Bowie
Albums produced by Madonna
Albums produced by Stuart Price
Albums produced by Trevor Horn
Parlophone remix albums
Pet Shop Boys remix albums
Sequel albums