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 Boys perform in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Neil is still suffering from the flu, but he continues to work on lyrics: ‘I Made My Excuses and Left’ as well as more for ‘I’m with Stupid.’
They take a break from rehearsals for their ballet and travel to Berlin.
The Waters family singers return to the studio to provide more backing vocals, this time for ‘Invisible,’ ‘Requiem in Denim and Leopardskin,’ and ‘Your Early Stuff.’