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Having closed 2021 with a critically acclaimed soldout UK tour, Soft Cell share new single Purple Zone, a new collaboration with Pet Shop Boys taken from their eagerly anticipated fifth studio album Happiness Not Included. Having attended one of the tours London shows at which the new track was performed, Pet Shop Boys immediately picked out Purple Zone as one of their favourites from the evening. The two legends of electropop initially planned for Pet Shop Boys to remix the song, but this quickly mutated into a full collaboration.Purple Zone is now a dream duet for synthpop connoisseurs as Marc Almonds ultraexpressive delivery intertwines with Neil Tennants wistful yearning, encapsulating the existential questions about the passing of time that are posed throughout the course of the album. Raising its tempo, Pet Shop Boys also added a hiNRG sheen that elevates the tracks moody melancholy, Chris Lowes trademark highdrama synths producing a theatrical intensity.Purple Zone by Soft Cell amp Pet Shop Boys is available on 12 vinyl and CD. The CD also features Soft Cells take on the XRay Spex cult classic The Day The World Turned DayGlo, and the Manhattan Clique remix of Purple Zone, while the 12 boasts a full selection of mixes by Pet Shop Boys. Soft Cell & Pet Shop Boys Vinyl is available for home delivery from Vinyl Records London, only £15 +P&P