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.
‘Yesterday, When I Was Mad’ is released as a single.
Following the PSB performance earlier in the evening (the 28th), Chris stays at the Creamfields Festival past midnight to dance into the early morning hours of the 29th. Neil left much earlier.
After a break of a little over a month, the Pet Shop Boys resume their Pandemonium Tour, kicking off its American leg with a concert this evening in Montreal.
Neil and Chris are interviewed live on BBC Radio 2 by Patrick Kielty (sitting in for Steve Wright on his afternoon radio show).
‘Backstage technical problems’ (as described on the official PSB website) delay the start of the Boys’ otherwise successful performance this evening at the Electric Picnic in Stradbally, Ireland.