{"product_id":"pet-shop-boys-a-man-from-the-future-389342","title":"Pet Shop Boys – A Man From the Future","description":"\n  \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003e Brand New\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n  \u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRelease details\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTracklist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Description tab content --\u003e\n  \u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePet Shop Boys’ \u003cem\u003eA Man From The Future\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e turns the life of Alan Turing into an eight-part musical biography, tracing the mathematician, codebreaker and computer pioneer through songs, spoken narration and orchestral-electronic writing. First performed at the BBC Proms in 2014, the work arrives here as a new 2026 studio recording, giving this unusual project a proper album form rather than leaving it as a one-off concert piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat makes it especially interesting in the Pet Shop Boys catalogue is how fully Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe commit to the hybrid format. They created the piece with Turing biographer Andrew Hodges, drawing narration from \u003cem\u003eAlan Turing: The Enigma\u003c\/em\u003e, edited and extended by Tennant and Hodges, and spoken on the album by Juliet Stevenson. The score combines the duo’s electronics with strings arranged by Sven Helbig, performed by the Manchester Camerata Octet, while boys from Manchester Grammar School Choir appear on four tracks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat mix of synth-pop precision, chamber textures and spoken-word framing gives \u003cem\u003eA Man From The Future\u003c\/em\u003e a distinct character within the duo’s long career. Produced by Pet Shop Boys with Helbig, it explores eight significant chapters in Turing’s life and death, with titles such as “The Enigma” and “Only in his death” pointing to both the scientific achievement and the human cost at the centre of the story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \n\n    \n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Release tab content --\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n    \u003cdiv\u003e\n        \n        \n        \n          \n          \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat: \u003c\/strong\u003e LP\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnits: \u003c\/strong\u003e 1\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre: \u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/pop-rock-vinyl-records\"\u003ePop \u0026amp; Rock\u003c\/a\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Tracklist tab content --\u003e\n  \n  \u003cli\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eLP\u003cbr\u003e1. Natural wonders every child should know\u003cbr\u003e2. He dreamed of machines\u003cbr\u003e3. The Enigma\u003cbr\u003e4. Other ranks\u003cbr\u003e5. The memory and the control\u003cbr\u003e6. The trial\u003cbr\u003e7. Only in his death\u003cbr\u003e8. A man from the future\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n","brand":"Dutch Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50687203967041,"sku":"5988137","price":55.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1474\/5258\/files\/PARLP89939__78168.1789006103.jpg?v=1792040429","url":"https:\/\/www.dutchvinyl.com.au\/products\/pet-shop-boys-a-man-from-the-future-389342","provider":"Dutch Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}