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 write the music for ‘I Don’t Know What You Want But I Can’t Give It Any More.’
Release debuts on the U.S. album chart at its #73 peak.
Chris and Neil work with Trevor Horn on ‘Luna Park.’
They bring their Fundamental Tour to Dusseldorf. The show is attended by one of the original members of Kraftwerk, Wolfgang Flür, whom they meet afterward.
In Los Angeles for a few days before proceeding to their upcoming concert in Santiago, Chile, Chris and Neil take part in a live interview on the California State University Northridge radio station, KCSN-FM.