After completing a degree in history at the Polytechnic of North London, Neil takes a job at Marvel Comics, anglicizing spellings and indicating where over-risque woman needed to be redrawn decently. While there he interviews comic fan Marc Bolan, who politely points out that his tape recorder wasn’t working. In 1977 he works at Macdonald Educational Publishing, later moving to ITV Books. In June 1982, he joins Smash Hits.
Very and Very/Relentless are released.
An Audience with Elton John, featuring the PSB duet with EJ of ‘Believe/Song for Guy,’ is broadcast on U.K. television.
‘New York City Boy’ is released as a single.
The Boys’ classic Performance concert video (with various extras) is released on DVD in the U.K.
This would have been the date of a PSB concert at the famed Hollywood Bowl—except it had been unexpectedly canceled three weeks beforehand without any explanation.
The Pet Shop Boys bring their Electric Tour to Canada’s southernmost city: Windsor, Ontario.
This evening they perform in Lima, the largest city and capital of Peru.
‘Feel’ is released today as a physical CD single with bonus tracks.