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 Closer to Heaven four-track promo disc is released.
The Sunday Times of London reports that PSB will plant 70 trees in Scotland to counter the effects of their latest CD on the environment.
In London, Neil and Chris attend the final show of Kylie Minogue’s ‘Showgirl’ tour (during which she has been performing ‘In Denial’ accompanied by Neil’s recorded vocals). They meet with her after the show.
At the Classical BRITS Awards show this evening at London’s Royal Albert Hall, Neil presents the ‘Composer of the Year’ award to Estonian composer Arvo Pärt.
The second concert of the Boys’ Dreamworld Tour takes place in Vienna.