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.
The Pet Shop Boys’ debut album Please and a special 10-inch single version of ‘Love Comes Quickly’ are released simultaneously.
There’s a large turnout of fans this evening for a personal appearance by Chris and Neil at London’s HMV store to sign copies of their new CD Yes.
Following this evening’s performance of their ballet The Most Incredible Thing at Sadler’s Wells Theatre, Chris and Neil take part in a public Q&A session and then attend a party given for the show’s ‘angels’ (people who had contributed to and/or invested in the production costs).
A two-day academic symposium on the Pet Shop Boys and their music begins today at the University of Edinburgh School of Art. Also, this evening, as part of this symposium, the Filmhouse in Edinburgh marks the thirtieth anniversary of the first PSB album, Please, by showing a selection of their music videos.