Chris goes to Liverpool University to study architecture. During 1981 ‑1982 he spends a year gaining practical experience in a London architectural practice, designing a staircase in an industrial development in Milton Keynes. “It’s not a remarkable staircase”, he comments when visiting it in 1988, “It’s just a functional staircase”.
‘Always on My Mind’ is released as a single.
The Boys perform in Santiago, Chile.
They begin remixing Madonna’s ‘Sorry.’
David Almond’s play My Dad’s a Birdman, featuring original music and songs composed by ‘Tennant/Lowe,’ formally opens (though there had already been a few previews) at London’s Young Vic Theatre.
Neil again discusses plans for their next album over the phone with prospective producer Andrew Dawson.
The Pet Shop Boys appear in concert this evening in Hamburg, Germany.