On August 19th, Neil and Chris meet by chance in an electronics shop on the Kings Road. Realizing they have a common interest in dance music, they begin to write together. Initially they call themselves West End; later they come up with the name Pet Shop Boys, a name derived from some friends who work in a pet shop in Ealing. “We thought it sounded like an English rap group”.
Neil and Chris have dinner with Kylie Minogue, during which they discuss recording ‘In Denial’ with her as a duet.
The Boys finish the music for ‘I Get Along’ and begin writing ‘My Night’ for their musical.
Neil attends a Morrissey concert at the Roundhouse in London.
They take a break from work in L.A. on their next studio album (eventually titled Elysium) to drive down South La Cienega Boulevard to visit the local art galleries. At one of them they see, for the second time, a show by artist Brian Bress, whose work has sufficiently impressed them that they will later ask him to create the video for ‘Invisible.’