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 perform in Zagreb, Yugoslavia (now Croatia).
They kick off the North American leg of their Release Tour in Miami, Florida.
Neil records the chorus vocals for Dan Fresh’s song ‘Throw’ at Pete Gleadall’s studio. He then goes to Sarm West to work some more with Chris and Trevor Horn on ‘Luna Park.’
The Fundamental Tour comes to Munich.
The Boys have their first rehearsal of A Man from the Future this afternoon with the BBC Concert Orchestra. (The actual live debut performance is still more than two months away.)
Frances Barber records her vocals for the songs ‘Soup’ and ‘Mongrel.’
The Dreamworld ‘Greatest Hits’ Tour comes to Munich.