Neil plays in a group in Newcastle called Dust: Their most popular song is a preposterous affair he has written called “Can you hear the dawn break?”. They are heavily influenced by The Incredible String Band. “We were convinced we would become terribly famous. It was a very kind of stoned seventies but we used to think it was absolutely brilliant at the time”.
The Pet Shop Boys sign to Atlantic Records in America—a relationship that will endure for exactly one album (Bilingual) and its associated singles.
An exhibition titled It’s Not Only Rock ‘n’ Roll, Baby! opens as part of the BOZAR Expo at the Centre for Fine Arts in Brussels. Highlighting collaborative efforts between musicians and artists, it includes two PSB videos: ‘Home and Dry’ and ‘London.’
On the U.K. TV show Totally Saturday, hosted by Graham Norton, the Pet Shop Boys perform both their first and their current hits: ‘West End Girls’ and ‘Did You See Me Coming?’
They bring their Electric Tour show to Manchester—the second of only two dates scheduled at this time for the U.K.