After completing a degree in history at the Polytechnic of North London, Neil takes a job at Marvel Comics, anglicizing spellings and indicating where over-risque woman needed to be redrawn decently. While there he interviews comic fan Marc Bolan, who politely points out that his tape recorder wasn’t working. In 1977 he works at Macdonald Educational Publishing, later moving to ITV Books. In June 1982, he joins Smash Hits.
The Boys work on a Saturday (rare for them) at Sarm West studios, focusing on a ‘final’ mix of ‘Metamorphosis’ that they later scrap.
Johnny Marr records his guitar, harmonica, and tambourine parts for ‘Beautiful People’ as well as guitar for ‘All Over the World’ and ‘Legacy.’ Neil and Chris are pleased to have a chance to spend some time socializing with him.
The ‘physical single’ of ‘Love Is a Bourgeois Construct’ is released.
Two PSB classics, ‘I’m Not Scared’ and ‘It’s Alright,’ are employed as ‘music for modeling fashions’ in today’s Chanel Spring-Summer 2015 Ready-to-Wear Show in Paris.
The Unity Tour ventures into the heart of North America with tonight’s show in Chicago.