On August 19th, Neil and Chris meet by chance in an electronics shop on the Kings Road. Realizing they have a common interest in dance music, they begin to write together. Initially they call themselves West End; later they come up with the name Pet Shop Boys, a name derived from some friends who work in a pet shop in Ealing. “We thought it sounded like an English rap group”.
The Boys kick off a brief summer tour in Jerusalem.
They bring their Release Tour to Dallas, Texas.
They work at Metropolis Studio, remastering the Battleship Potemkin album. Afterwards they attend the ballet to see Swan Lake.
They perform at the Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, Denmark. Chris is especially pleased to note that his grandfather had played at the same venue nearly a half-century before with his own band The Nitwits.
Chris and Neil appear on the BBC Breakfast television show to promote their new single, ‘Did You See Me Coming?’