Pet Shop Boys / A Man From The Future

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A man from the future is an audio/musical biography of computer pioneer and codebreaker Alan Turing written by Pet Shop Boys with Turing biographer Professor Andrew Hodges.

Originally performed as part of the BBC Proms in July 2014 at the Royal Albert Hall, with the BBC Concert Orchestra, the BBC Singers and narration from actor Juliet Stevenson. It has been revised and rearranged in this new production by Pet Shop Boys and Sven Helbig.

Pet Shop Boys recorded the album in the last year in the UK and Germany. The album features the Manchester Camerata Octet, the Manchester Gammar School Choir and narration from Juliet Stevenson. String and vocal arrangements are by Sven Helbig.

It will be released on vinyl, as a 2CD set and on blu-ray audio. SDE has an exclusive version of the blu-ray which comes with a special slipcase (shared with the PSB’s store).

There are three versions of A man from the future:

1. Full version, with Neil singing and Juliet Stevenson’s narration
2. An instrumental version (i.e. no singing or narration)
3. A version without the narration (includes the singing)

The vinyl edition has #1, the 2CD edition has 1 and 2 but only the blu-ray has 1,2 & 3 in Dolby Atmos and 96/24 hi-res stereo.

I have heard this new recording and it’s a really beautiful piece, fusing orchestration, analog-sounding synths, Neil Tennant’s distinctive vocals and Juliet’s narration.

A man from the future will be released on 9 October 2026, via Parlophone. Pre-order from the SDE shop using this link or the buttons below.

Tracklisting

A Man From The Future Pet Shop Boys /

• • Atmos and 96/24 Stereo
    Full version • Instrumentals • No Narration

    1. Natural wonders every child should know
    2. He dreamed of machines
    3. The Enigma
    4. Other ranks
    5. The memory and the control
    6. The trial
    7. Only in his death
    8. A man from the future