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.
‘Left to My Own Devices’ is released as a single.
Neil and Chris begin recording ‘Saturday Night Forever.’
The final track lineup of Release is determined.
The Boys perform ‘Miracles’ on Top of the Pops.
They perform at the Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City. Tonight’s show is filmed for later release as the DVD Cubism.
Chris and Neil are interviewed on Jo Whiley’s BBC Radio 2 show, during which they debut the new Stuart Price single remix of ‘Memory of the Future.’
The Super Tour comes to Symphony Hall in Atlanta, Georgia.
After working most of the day on ‘And I Was Like,’ the Boys attend a concert at the Astra Kulturhaus by U.S. singer-songwriter John Grant. They visit him backstage after the show, where Grant signs a copy of his latest album for them.
They announce the title of their next album, Hotspot, scheduled for release the following January, and preview one of its tracks, ‘Burning the Heather.’