Pet Shop Boys - Disco 1-4 -1986-2007- 4-cd Set -

But nowhere is their dedication to the dancefloor more clear than in the Disco series. Spanning 1986 to 2007, the four albums—now collected in the sleek Disco 1–4 CD box set—aren’t just remix collections. They’re alternate universes. They’re what happens when Neil Tennant’s dry, observational wit meets the pounding, euphoric, sometimes melancholy machinery of the 12-inch single.

It’s less a PSB album and more a DJ mix of their taste. But that’s the point. Disco 4 shows how deeply the Boys are embedded in dance music culture – not just as stars, but as fans and facilitators. Pet Shop Boys - Disco 1-4 -1986-2007- 4-CD Set

And the closing track, the PSB original “The Resurrectionist,” is a pounding, eerie masterpiece about 19th-century body snatchers. Only Pet Shop Boys. But nowhere is their dedication to the dancefloor

“Miracles” (Lemonade Mix) – wait, that’s not right. Let’s be accurate: “Miracles” (Eric Prydz Mix) is pure euphoria, building like a cathedral of lasers. And “Try It (I’m in Love with a Married Man)” – a cover of a lost disco classic – turns adultery into a thumping, breathless confession. Disco 4 shows how deeply the Boys are

For four decades, Pet Shop Boys have been that second kind of band.

And then there’s “In the Night.” Originally a B-side, transformed here into an instrumental thriller – all synth bass and hovering strings. You can almost see the city lights reflecting on wet asphalt.