{"product_id":"pet-shop-boys-volume-the-complete-visual-record-9780500027479","title":"Pet Shop Boys Volume: The complete visual record (The Instant Sunday Times bestseller)","description":"\u003cp\u003eMarking the fortieth anniversary of \u003cem\u003ePlease\u003c\/em\u003e, the duo's first album release, \u003cem\u003ePet Shop Boys Volume\u003c\/em\u003e presents their entire visual output to date in a contemporary literary format.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarking the fortieth anniversary of \u003ci\u003ePlease\u003c\/i\u003e, the duo's first album release, the instant \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003ePet Shop Boys Volume\u003c\/i\u003e presents their entire visual output to date in a contemporary literary format.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Pet Shop Boys - Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe - are the most successful duo in the history of pop music. Three-time Brit Award winners and six-time Grammy nominees, they have sold more than 50 million records worldwide, including No. 1 hits such as 'West End girls', 'It's a sin', and 'Always on my mind', and platinum-selling albums \u003ci\u003ePlease\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eActually\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eVery\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Uniquely spanning the worlds of music, art, film, theatre, design, and fashion, Pet Shop Boys have forged an identity as unforgettable as their sound. From the seminal graphic design of their record sleeves to their groundbreaking videos and innovative stage shows, they have set the bar for the visual presentation of pop.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Celebrating the fortieth anniversary of the release of their first album in 1986, \u003ci\u003ePet Shop Boys Volume\u003c\/i\u003e is the definitive retrospective of the duo's career. Expanding upon \u003ci\u003ePet Shop Boys Catalogue\u003c\/i\u003e, published two decades ago, it presents their entire visual output to date, year by year. Sleeve artworks and packaging, stills from every video, film, and performance, stage sets and costume designs, photoshoots, publications, and even Christmas cards all feature, as does every collaboration with luminaries including Mark Farrow, Wolfgang Tillmans, Martin Parr, Bruce Weber, Sam Taylor-Johnson, Derek Jarman, Scott King, Zaha Hadid, Tom Scutt, and Es Devlin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Concise commentaries by Chris Heath and Philip Hoare provide illuminating insights into the genesis of each project. Hoare's original introduction is accompanied by a new introduction from Libby Sellers who considers the importance of Pet Shop Boys within the history of design, while a new foreword by Jeremy Deller reflects on the enduring impact of their music and image.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With a jacket designed by Farrow and a new conversation between Heath, Tennant, and Lowe, \u003ci\u003ePet Shop Boys Volume\u003c\/i\u003e is a visual feast and a sumptuous tribute to four decades of creative innovation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9780500027479\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 592\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 08 Apr 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Thames \u0026amp; Hudson Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 23.4(H)x15.6(L)1580\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 1580\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChris Heath\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the recently re-released books \u003ci\u003ePet Shop Boys, Literally\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePet Shop Boys versus America\u003c\/i\u003e, two best-selling biographies of Robbie Williams, and \u003ci\u003eNo Road Leading Back: An Improbably Escape from the Nazis and the Tangled Way We Tell the Story of the Holocaust\u003c\/i\u003e. He currently writes for \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian\u003c\/i\u003e magazine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePhilip Hoare\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, artist, and curator. His books include acclaimed biographies of Stephen Tennant and Noel Coward, \u003ci\u003eLeviathan or, The Whale\u003c\/i\u003e -  winner of the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize - and \u003ci\u003eWilliam Blake and the Sea Monsters of Love\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eLibby Sellers\u003c\/b\u003e is a design historian, curator, and writer. Formerly a curator at the Design Museum in London, she ran her eponymous design gallery for a decade. In 2014, she was awarded Woman of Achievement in the Arts by the Women of the Year awards.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eJeremy Deller\u003c\/b\u003e is a Turner Prize-winning conceptual, video, and installation artist. 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