SKU: A0.1329692

Always on My Mind is a ballad written by Wayne Carson, Johnny Christopher, and Mark James, first recorded by Brenda Lee and first released by Gwen McCrae (as You Were Always on My Mind) in March 1972. Lee's version was released three months later in June 1972. The song has been a crossover hit, charting in both the country and western and pop categories. Elvis Presley's recording was the first commercially successful version of the song.

AllMusic lists more than 300 recorded releases of the song in versions by dozens of performers. While Lee's version reached no. 45 on the US country chart in 1972, other performers reached the Top 20 on the country and/or pop charts in the United States and elsewhere with their own versions: Elvis Presley (1972, US country; UK pop Top Ten); John Wesley Ryles (1979, US country) and Willie Nelson's Grammy Award-winning version (1982, US/Canada country number one; US/Canada pop Top Ten); and the Pet Shop Boys' 1987 hi-NRG/synth-pop interpretation (UK number one; US Top Ten).

A great song arranged here for a wide range of instruments (suitable for around Grade 4 ABRSM or equivalent).

SKU: A0.1177762

Orchestral arrangement to match choral version catalogue no. 762324

In the style of the Pet Shop Boys.

SKU: A0.1184694

Enjoy this SATB arrangement of the ever popular 'Always On My Mind' performed by Elvis and numerous others (including the Pet Shop Boys).  This arrangement requires a competent choir able to cope with short a capella sections. A full demo can be found on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/Bn7S4njD38Q.

SKU: A0.1313470

Bring all the drama of the classic Pet Shop Boys track (originally released in 1987) with it's driving bassline, motoring percussion and minor key chords to your next show! There's a great spot for solo trumpet in the mid section, sure to be popular with players and audience alike - extra percussion and sound effects could ramp up the atmosphere even more - have fun!

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It's A Sin is taken from Pet Shop Boys' second studio album, 'Actually', released in June 1987 as the lead single. It became their second number-one in the UK, spending three weeks at the top. Additionally, the single topped the charts in Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland, reaching number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100. In the song, Tennant describes some impressions he took from his time at a Catholic high school in Newcastle upon Tyne. He ended up feeling that everything he had done or was going to do was a sin. Directed by Derek Jarman, the It's A Sin video marked the director's first of several collaborations with the band; it extended the lyrical themes of the song by showing Tennant under arrest by an inquisition with Lowe as his jailer and Ron Moody ('Fagin' in the musical, 'Oliver!') in the role of his judge, interspersed with brief clips of personifications of the seven deadly sins. This arrangement for brass band opens with the fanfare used in the orchestral Overture to the Pet Shop Boys' 'Performance' tour, segueing into the song and featuring, in the middle, a half-time feel, riffing off Tennant's own suggestion that It's A Sin, at its heart, is a heavy metal record. Your players and audience are sure to love this stone-cold pop classic and have fun with the 'thunder' sound effects to ramp up the dramatic effect!

SKU: A0.1261473

Liberation is a song by Pet Shop Boys, released as the fourth single from their fifth studio album, Very (1993). It peaked at number 14 on the UK Singles Chart and the accompanying music video, directed by Howard Greenhalgh (who went on to direct Soundgarden's 'Black Hole Sun') is noted for being one of the very first to be completely computer generated. The song's lyrics speak about falling in love and being brave, breaking free from hesitation, making it a perfect chart for a Pride event. The soaring melody and gorgeous harmonies are hallmarks of Pet Shop Boys at their best and this arrangement has been created to mark the 30th anniversary.