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.
Neil dines with Jon Savage and Derek Jarman at a pub in the town of Lydd, England. As Jarman later writes in his diary, Neil consumes his roast beef ‘with gusto.’
The Pet Shop Boys perform in Helsinki, Finland.
Neil and Chris talk to Trevor Horn about possibly producing their next album.
The Boys appear on the U.K. TV show Popworld, performing ‘I’m with Stupid.’
The latest album, Electronica Vol. 2: The Heart of Noise, by French electronic artist Jean-Michel Jarre is released today. It includes the track ‘Brick England,’ his collaboration with Chris and Neil, including the latter’s vocals.