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 lunch at London’s Royal Garden Hotel with Larry Blackmon of the band Cameo. They discuss with him the possibility of his producing their new song ‘Shopping,’ but nothing comes of that idea.
Chris and Neil are in the studio working on ‘For Your Own Good.’
They perform the second of their two Pandemonium Tour concerts in San Francisco.
The 12-inch vinyl edition of ‘Say It to Me’ is released today, featuring four remixes of the single.
The Pet Shop Boys conclude their five-date series of Super Tour concerts in Brazil with a show this evening in Porto Alegre.
They perform at Brooklyn’s famed Barclays Center.