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 work on a new song, ‘Yes in a No Kind of Way,’ but never get around to finishing it.
The Boys perform ‘Paninaro ‘95’ on Top of the Pops. Meanwhile, BBC 1 radio host Kevin Greening breaks the First Commandment (not for the first time) by declaring Neil Tennant ‘God of the Week.’
They’re busy working on ‘Home and Dry.’
Neil and Chris enjoy (as the latter writes on their official website) ‘a night off in Brussels.’
The CD and ‘digital EP’ of the PSB single ‘Winner,’ featuring three previously unreleased bonus songs, is released today in Germany and several other nations on iTunes, Amazon, and other online outlets. It will similarly be released (digitally) in various other nations over the next few days.
The Pet Shop Boys perform this evening in Singapore.
The Electric Tour comes to Girona, Spain.
Neil and Chris, along with Frances Barber, take a train to Edinburgh, where Musik will soon have its premiere.