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”.
Elvis Presley’s rendition of ‘Always on My Mind’ hits #9 on the U.K. singles chart. (More than a decade later PSB will take their cover version all the way to #1.)
The Boys perform in Valencia, Spain.
They begin writing a new song, ‘Psychological.’
Neil is among the attendees this evening at the opening of an exhibition of oil paintings by former Clash bassist Paul Simonon at London’s Institute of Contemporary Arts.
In anticipation of the release of their new album Hotspot, Chris and Neil are interviewed this morning on BBC Radio by Becky Want.