Astralwerks will release Pet Shop Boys’ first-ever double CD live album, Concrete, as well as Battleship Potemkin, their original music for the film Sergei Eisenstein’s classic film, May 17.
Concrete was originally recorded live for Radio 2 at the Mermaid Theatre in London with the BBC Concert Orchestra, and released in the United Kingdom in May 2006. The show features songs Pet Shop Boys had previously recorded with orchestral arrangements, including huge hits, album tracks from their album Fundamental and a few surprises, including a song from their musical Closer To Heaven.
Battleship Potemkin, composed by Pet Shop Boys members Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe, is performed by the Boys and the Dresdner Sinfoniker, conducted by Jonathan Stockhammer. Orchestrations are by Torsten Rasch.