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Actually (stylised as Pet Shop Boys, actually.) is the second studio album by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, released on 7 September 1987 by Parlophone in the United Kingdom and by EMI Manhattan in the United States and Canada. According to Neil Tennant and music historian Wayne Studer, Actually loosely critiques Thatcherism, the political zeitgeist of the 1980s, and was recorded in anticipation of Margaret Thatcher's re-election.Actually is featured in the 2005 musical reference book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, and in 2006 Q magazine placed the album at number 22 in its list of the "40 Best Albums of the '80s". In 2012, Slant Magazine listed the album at number 88 on its list of the "Best Albums of the 1980s". In 2020, Rolling Stone placed it at number 435 on its list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time".

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  1. cr0ft

    Am actually going to make a bit of money from plumbing for once!

    Blimey, I knew I had a lot of work with this customer but just totted up how much she's spending with me and it's going to be over £30k once it's done! New drains for entire house including 2 new soil stacks, rewire, whole house replumbed with an electric combi-boiler, moving bathroom, retiling...
  2. S

    Replacing 1m length of sewer pipe with suspected cement blockage

    Hi, I want to replace an approx. 1 meter section of underground sewer drain where I hope to locate a blockage of dried cement (from a new extension building project). MY question is what would the exact procedure be, if for example, the pipe is 15 cm in diameter. Would I just use a 1 meter...
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    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  3. T

    Pi55 take or what!.........do people actually work for these rates?

    Dear Engineer, Firstly, I hope you do not mind us contacting you in this manner. We are a specialist Gas agency based in Aylesbury , UK . We cover nationwide and are currently recruiting in your area for some long term servicing workdue to last until April 2014 with a possibility of...
  4. C

    Anyone heard of these or know anything about them?

    I received an email from someone working for this company, stating that if I was to apply for a non-refundable grant of up to £5000 I have a 46% chance of getting it. I am basically trying to find out if the company it legit and not trying to gain details from me for a use I dont even want to...
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  5. B

    sludging

    hi been to a glowworm cx today and had to remove the flexi to the pressure vessel as it was totaly blocked endeded up getting new flexi. i am now conserned about the boiler sludging the plate and diverter . was thinking of a cleaner in the system for a wk then flushing what would you recommend...
  6. B

    Flame rectification - how does it actually work?

    I don't know about anyone else, but this has puzzled me for some time. I understand roughly how i think it works in principle - i.e. applying a potential difference across a gap full of ions (i.e a flame) will allow a current to pass, and i follow how this may be employed to rectify AC into DC...
  7. N

    ECA Confeo Combi Boiler

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  8. S

    Read the instructions.....

    :6: Its not difficult is it! On one of the properties I rent out I put in a new boiler as the old one was past its best, actually, gave up the ghost! I also put in a programmable siemens room stat. I have been back to the property a couple of times now to re-program the stat for the tennant. A...
  9. M

    Cistern siphon thats not actually a siphon....

    But a flap thing!!! Anyone know what these are called and who they're made by?.....gotta change a couple and these would be a good replacement. Sent from my MB526 using Tapatalk
  10. N

    How long should my hot water actually stay hot

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    RHI - is it actually dead?

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  12. J

    8 male and 10 male tale pipes?

    how can you tell if your pipes ten male or 8 male, i have a mono mixer and need to get flexi pipes for it but they come in 8 male and ten male, what does this mean, anny advice greatful, cheers in advance
  13. P

    is it true that you can get the same quals in 1 year as some one who took four

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  14. G

    plumage issue

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