Neil plays in a group in Newcastle called Dust: Their most popular song is a preposterous affair he has written called “Can you hear the dawn break?”. They are heavily influenced by The Incredible String Band. “We were convinced we would become terribly famous. It was a very kind of stoned seventies but we used to think it was absolutely brilliant at the time”.
On the cusp of international stardom—but not quite there yet—Neil appears as one of several panelists on the BBC Radio 1 show The Great Rock ‘n’ Roll Trivia Quiz in his capacity as an assistant editor at Smash Hits.
Liza Minnelli’s ‘Love Pains,’ produced by the Pet Shop Boys, is released as a single.
The Boys complete their brief Russian tour.
The official PSB website announces today that Neil and Chris will be ‘special guest speakers’ at the International Music Summit scheduled to take place in Ibiza in late May.