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.
Boy George’s ‘The Crying Game,’ produced by the Pet Shop Boys, debuts on the U.S. singles chart, beginning a 17-week run peaking at #15.
The Boys tape a special live concert for BBC Radio 2.
Neil and Chris take part in a 20-minute audio interview with Paul MacInnes, which is webcast on the Guardian.co.uk website. They discuss their 25 years as successful recording artists, their songwriting, and their new album Yes.
In another promotional appearance related to The Most Incredible Thing, Neil discusses ‘life, music, and the ballet’ this evening with host Nick Ferrari on the U.K. classical music station ‘Classic FM.’
The official PSB website notes that producer Andrew Dawson is currently busy mixing tracks for their next studio album. While he’s doing that, Chris and Neil take a break to go for a long walk in L.A.‘s Runyon Canyon Park.