Go West

Label: Parlophone
Photographer: Chris Nash
Sleeve design: Mark Farrow & Pet Shop Boys
Cat#: 6356
Release: 6 Sep 1993

 Chart: DE #1, UK/SE/CH #2, NL #3, NO #6, IT #13, US #??, US Club #1.

  CD-R: 1993 JP (EMI; TODP-2426) [factory acetate; stickered; no inlay]
   CD5: 1993 UK (Parlophone; PSB-2) [promo x500; no sleeve]
      5:03  Go West (album version)

    7": 1993 UK (Parlophone; R 6356 / 7243-8-80848-7 1)
    7": 1993 UK (Parlophone; R 6356) [black label; jukebox promo]
   CSS: 1993 UK (Parlophone; TCR 6356 / 7243-8-80848-4 0)
   CSS: 1993 AU (Parlophone/EMI; 880848-4) [clear cassette]
   CD5: 1993 NL (EMI; 7243-8-80849-2 6 {@ 1 1-1-2-NL}) [silver stars on disc; glossy ps]
   CD5: 1993 NL (EMI; 7243-8-80849-2 6 {@ 1 1 -2-11-NL}) [white stars on disc]
   CD5: 1993 NL (EMI; 7243-8-80849-2 6 {@ 1 1-2-12-NL}) [white stars on disc]
   CD5: 1993 FR (Parlophone; 880849-2) [blue disc; diff. ps]
   CSS: 1993 FR (Parlophone; 880848-4)
    7": 1993 PH (EMI; 73X419) [Phillipines]
   CSS: 1993 JP (EMI; TODP-2426) [promo cassette in company sleeve]
   CD3: 1993 JP (EMI; TODP-2426) [snap-pack; 22 Sep 93; +stamped promo]
      5:03  Go West (album version)
      5:03  Shameless

   12": 1993 UK (Parlophone; 12RDJ 6356) [black-label promo]
      5:02  Go West (ming's gone west second movement)
      6:01  Go West (farley & heller disco mix)
      7:43  Go West (farley & heller fire island mix)

   12": 1993 UK (Parlophone; 12RXDJ 6356) [white-label promo]
      6:52  Go West (kevin saunderson tribe mix)
      6:54  Go West (kevin saunderson trance mix)
     10:13  Go West (ming's gone west first and second movement)

   12": 1993 UK (Parlophone; 12R 6356) [33rpm]
   12": 1993 IT (EMI; 880848-6) [45rpm]
   12": 1993 ES (EMI; 052-880848-6) [33rpm]
     10:13  Go West (ming's gone west first and second movement)
      6:01  Go West (farley & heller disco mix)
      6:52  Go West (kevin saunderson tribe mix)

   CD5: 1993 UK (Parlophone; CDR 6356 / 7243-8-80848-2 6) [cardsleeve ps]
   CD5: 1993 AU (Parlophone; 880848-2) [+ stickered promo]
      5:03  Go West (album version)
      5:03  Shameless
     10:13  Go West (ming's gone west first and second movement)

   CD5: 1993 NL (EMI; 7243-8-80910-2 2 {@ 1 1-1-7-NL}) [mispressing #1]
      5:03  Shameless
      6:01  Go West (farley & heller disco mix)
      5:03  Go West

   CD5: 1993 NL (EMI; 7243-8-80910-2 2 {@ 2}) [mispressing #2; fairly common]
      5:03  Go West
      6:52  Go West (kevin saunderson tribe mix)
      5:03  Go West

   CD5: 1993 NL (EMI; 7243-8-80910-2 2 {@ 1-1-4-NL}) [mispressing #3]
      5:03  Shameless
      6:52  Go West (kevin saunderson tribe mix)
      5:03  Go West

   CD5: 1993 NL (EMI; 7243-8-80910-2 2 {@ 1 1-1-7-NL}) [mispressing #4]
      5:03  Shameless
      6:52  Go West (kevin saunderson tribe mix)
      5:03  Go West

   CD5: 1993 NL (EMI; 7243-8-80910-2 2 {@ 4})
   CD5: 1993 NL (EMI; 7243-8-80910-2 2 {@ 5})
      5:03  Go West
      6:01  Go West (farley & heller disco mix)
      6:52  Go West (kevin saunderson tribe mix)
    [At least a few copies of {@ 4 , 4-1-8-NL} is confirmed to have the
     following info printed on the label of the disc itself:
     Tracklist: Go West/Shameless
     Catalog Number: CDR 6336, 7243-8-80849-2 6]

   CD5: 1993 NL (Parlophone; 7243-8-81091-2 3) ["The Remixes"]
      5:03  Go West (album version) ["edit"]
     10:13  Go West (ming's gone west first and second movement)
      7:43  Go West (farley and heller fire island mix)
      6:54  Go West (kevin saunderson trance mix)

   CD5: 1993 NL (Parlophone; ??) [very unconfirmed]
      4:09  Go West (radio version)
      6:01  Go West (farley & heller disco mix)
      7:43  Go West (farley & heller fire island mix)
      6:54  Go West (kevin saunderson trance mix)

    7": 1993 US (EMI; 17708)
    7": 1993 US (EMI; S7-17708) [jukebox white label promo; no ps]
      5:01  Go West (album version)
      3:55  Yesterday, When I Was Mad (album version)

   CSS: 1993 US (EMI; 4KM-58084)
      4:09  Go West (radio version)
      5:01  Go West (album version)

   12": 1993 US (EMI; Y-58084) [4" die cut black cover + large white sticker]
     10:13  Go West (ming's gone west: first and second movements)
      5:03  Go West (album version)
      6:01  Go West (farley & heller disco mix)
      6:52  Go West (kevin saunderson tribe mix)

   CD5: 1993 US (EMI; E2-58084)
      5:03  Go West (album version)
      5:03  Shameless
     10:13  Go West (ming's gone west: first and second movements)
      6:01  Go West (farley & heller disco mix)
      7:43  Go West (farley & heller fire island mix)
      6:52  Go West (kevin saunderson tribe mix)
      6:54  Go West (kevin saunderson trance mix)

   VHS: 1993 UK (??; ??) [promo; 1-trk]
            Go West

   12": 1993 US (EMI; SPRO-8732) [promo x300]
   12": 1993 US (Speciality Records; SPRO-8732) [test pressing]
      6:00  Go West (sunny beach vocal - cold ending)
      6:47  Go West (sunny beach vocal - percussion ending)
      7:58  Go West (west end dub)
      6:40  Go West (california dreamin' dub)
    ["Vocal side/Dub side"/"The Unauthorized Bootleg Mixes";
     titles courtesy of Alistair Knight]

   CD5: 1993 US (EMI; DPRO-04619) [promo]
      4:21  Go West (radio version) [mislabeled 4:09]
      5:01  Go West (album version)

   CD5: 1993 JP (Toshiba/EMI; PCD-0417) [promo]
      4:39  Go West (mings gone west first and second movement mix)
      4:22  Go West (mings gone west first and second movement edit)
      5:02  Go West (album version)
    [Rorie McIntosh reports that this has unique endings on all mixes]

   CSS: 1993 JP (EMI; ??) [promo; w/press release for Very]
            Go West [mix unknown]

   CSS: 1992 UK (Abbey Road; n/a) [studio tape; dated 28 Oct 1992; "CDRX6332"]
      4:18  Go West (original mark stent mix) ["7-inch version"]
      7:44  West End Girls (sasha remix)
      5:40  Forever (In Love) (original mix)
      7:03  Go West (extended dance mix)
    [This was planned as a one-off release for Christmas 1992 basically
     just to maintain the year-to-year streak of UK top ten hits. Neil
     and Chris weren't happy with the original mix, and it was pulled.]

   12": 1992 UK (??; ??) [x200; 1992 christmas promo]
      4:21  Go West (original mark stent mix)
      5:32  Forever (In Love) (original mix)

   12": 1993 UK (Abbey Road; 12RDJ 6332) [one sided studio glass acetate]
      9:09  Go West (full length extended dance mix)
    [track misslabled as "Sasha-Extended Full Length"]

  [Remixers: Go West]
    [Steve Anderson and Dave Seaman (Brothers In Rhythm)]
     10:13  Go West (ming's gone west first and second movement)
      4:39  Go West (mings gone west first and second movement mix)
      4:22  Go West (mings gone west first and second movement edit)
      5:02  Go West (ming's gone west second movement)
      5:03  Go West [album version]
    [Terry Farley & Peter Heller (Farley & Heller)]
      6:01  Go West (farley & heller disco mix)
      7:43  Go West (farley & heller fire island mix)
    [Kevin Saunderson]
      6:52  Go West (kevin saunderson tribe mix)
      6:54  Go West (kevin saunderson trance mix)
    [Mark Stent]
      4:18  Go West (original 7" mix)
      7:03  Go West (extended dance mix)
      9:09  Go West (full length extended dance mix)
    
  [Promotional Items: Go West]
     60"x40" poster; white with Tennant & Lowe badge (UK)
     12" mobile; circular, Neil on one side, Chris on the other (UK)
     Sticker set; four different designs (UK)
     2" badge set; first different designs (UK)
     12"x8" counter display; shaped (UK)
     16"x23" poster; N+C costume w/small headstanding N+C (UK fan club)
     Video; Costumes and design by David Fielding. (D: Howard Greenhalgh.
      Prod: Megan Hollister for Why Not Films Ltd.)
     Video (part 2); Essentially an extension of the end of the original
      "Go West" video, set to the "ming's gone west, part 2" mix.