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”.
‘Always on My Mind’ peaks at #4 on the U.S. charts.
The Pet Shop Boys appear on the cover of NME.
Friends star David Schwimmer gets a nasty gash on his forehead at a party thrown for the Boys in New York City.
They perform at the Grand Rex Theatre in Paris. The concert starts late, however, because one of the trucks carrying their equipment had crashed en route from their previous venue in Stuttgart. Fortunately the driver wasn’t hurt, but the accident causes a major delay in construction of the staging and setup for the concert. Aside from the late start, the show goes well.
Chris and Neil work on ‘A Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi’ in Pete Gleadall’s studio.
My Beautiful Laundrette and ‘Cricket Wife,’ both previously available as special bonus CDs accompanying editions of Annually, are officially released today in downloadable digital format.