<p>The lead single from PSB's second album, Actually, was the boy's second no. 1 single: beginning their Imperial Phase, but it had originally been written in 1982, recorded again in '83 before a third attempt yielded the final version complete with catholic chanting and thunder cracks. Hear the story of its origin along with individual samples from the 1987 recording session.</p>

The lead single from PSB's second album, Actually, was the boy's second no. 1 single: beginning their Imperial Phase, but it had originally been written in 1982, recorded again in '83 before a third attempt yielded the final version complete with catholic chanting and thunder cracks. Hear the story of its origin along with individual samples from the 1987 recording session.

The story of Pet Shop Boys' 'It's A Sin'

Every episode takes a classic pop song from the past 50 years and dissects its creative process - telling the story of how it was written, produced and recorded and playing demos, outtakes and individual elements from the multitrack recording.

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The story of Pet Shop Boys' 'It's A Sin'

The story of Pet Shop Boys' 'It's A Sin'