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”.
Liza Minnelli’s Results, produced by the Pet Shop Boys, debuts on the U.S. album chart, beginning a ten-week run that peaks at #128.
‘Single’ is released as a single under the title ‘Single-Bilingual’ on account of another artist’s record titled ‘Single’ being released as a single around the same time.
The Boys perform at Wembley Arena as part of a special Prince’s Trust show in honor of Trevor Horn.
11/11/11 proves a propitious day for PSB fans: Neil and Chris reveal in an online interview that their second b‑sides collection, titled Format, is scheduled for release in February, and that they’re about to begin recording their next studio album, aiming for release the following autumn.
In the wake of the U.S. presidential election several days before, the Boys perform this evening in Washington, D.C.
Still working at Berlin’s Hansa Studios, the Boys work with Stuart Price on ‘An Open Mind,’ including Neil singing newly revised lyrics.
Chris and Neil host the first of four hour-long thematic programs on BBC Radio 6 as ‘Artists in Residence.’ These shows, in which the Boys present and discuss music of their choice, air for four consecutive nights.