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.
‘Domino Dancing’ is released as a single.
Disco 2 is released.
Jodie Linscott continues recording Release percussion tracks, including ‘Here.’
Chris and Neil perform their score for Battleship Potemkin live at London’s Trafalgar Square.
The Boys bring their Pandemonium Tour to Atlanta, Georgia.
They kick off the North American leg of their Electric Tour with a concert in Miami Beach. Shortly before the show, they are presented with keys to the city by Miami Beach Commissioner Michael Góngora. Neil says it’s ‘Quite an honor!’ before joking ‘Do we get free public transport?’
Rehearsals continue for their upcoming Hyde Park concert.