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”.
Dusty Springfield’s Reputation, half of which is produced by the Pet Shop Boys, debuts on the U.K. album chart at its #18 peak position.
The two-disc Bilingual — Special Edition is released.
The Boys bring their Pandemonium Tour to Barcelona.
They begin working on two new songs, ‘I Will Listen’ (which later becomes ‘Listening’) and ‘Winner.’
The Pet Shop Boys are the headline performers at the Ruisrock Festival in Turku, Finland.
The Electric Tour comes to Budapest.
The Boys perform at Törebodafestivalen in Töreboda, Sweden.
The PSB concert this evening in Copenhagen is filmed for prospective release on video the following year.