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 second version of ‘West End Girls’ is released as a single, beginning its climb to #1.
The Fundamental Tour brings the Pet Shop Boys to the Orpheum in Minneapolis.
Chris and Neil return to the U.K. following a quick trip to Tallinn, Estonia, where they shot the music video for their new single ‘Together.’
The Boys meet with fans at a record signing at the store Mix Up at Plaza Cuicuilco in Mexico City.
They perform for the second night in a row at the Fox Theater in Oakland.