April 1984
The first version of ‘West End girls’ is released. It is a club hit in Los Angeles and San Francisco and a small hit in France and Belgium.
History
October 1984
They make their first ever stage appearance at the Fridge Nightclub in Brixton, singing and playing over tapes.
On this day
1988
BPI awards a U.K. double-platinum album to Actually.
2001
Neil starts a week of working on the remastering of the album reissues, during which time he runs into Johnny Marr, who agrees to play guitar on their next album, Release.
2009
The Pet Shop Boys complete work on the song ‘We’re All Criminals Now,’ slated as a bonus track for their next album’s first single, ‘Love etc.’
2012
Following their New Year’s Eve performace in Sydney and a week’s holiday in Australia, Chris and Neil fly to Los Angeles, where they will rent a house in the hills and remain for about ten weeks working on their next studio album, Elysium.
- Facts collated by geowayne.com