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”.
The Dutch surrender New Amsterdam to the British, who rename it New York. If it weren’t for this historical event, the Pet Shop Boys might have had to write and record the more awkward ‘New Amsterdam City Boy.’ 😉
Chris and Neil work on ‘Psychological’ at the Sarm West recording studio.
Having flown down ahead of time for their concert the following evening, the Boys enjoy a day off in Miami.
The first day of roughly three weeks of work in an L.A. studio with producer Stuart Price on the album Super.
The Pet Shop Boys perform at ‘Radio 2 in the Park’ in Preston, U.K.