These rereleases -- each including a bonus disc of remixes, demos, and B sides -- trace the unambiguously gay duo's evolution from droll synth-popsters to club-savvy chroniclers of love's perils and promises. While ''Please'' and ''Actually'' have their lush -- if lyrically vague -- charms, the throbbing beats of the smart, disco-wall-of-sound ''Introspective,'' the meditative, Moog-based ''Behaviour,'' and the techno ''Very'' provide an urgent backdrop to Neil Tennant's plainspoken vocals. At best, the boys' tunes deftly convey the travails of a fragile yet brave heart. ''Please'' Grade: B; ''Actually'' Grade: B+; ''Introspective'' Grade: A; ''Behaviour'' Grade: A; ''Very'' Grade: A
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