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August 1983

Neil is sent to New York by Smash Hits to interview The Police. By this time the Pet Shop Boys are obsessed by a stream of hi energy records made by New York producer Bobby Orlando, known as Bobby O’. “I thought well, if I’ve got to go and see The Police play then I’m also going to have lunch with Bobby O’ ”. Neil and Bobby O share a cheeseburger and carrot cake at a restaurant called The Apple Jack on August 19th (two years to the day since Neil and Chris met) and Bobby O’, flatered by Neil’s compliments, suggests making a record with the Pet Shop Boys.

History

On this day

1990

The Pet Shop Boys perform their first full-length live concert in the U.S. at the Mayan Theater in Los Angeles.

2007

Neil visits London’s Tate Modern Art Museum, where he takes in (among other things) the Louise Bourgeois exhibition.

2012

At their new recording studio in East London, Chris and Neil work on ‘Inside a Dream,’ during which Neil sings new vocals. They also work on ‘One Night.’

2015

As Chris notes the following day on the PSB website, he and Neil spend ‘a couple hours’ this evening at the Lab LDN (London): ‘A lot of fun and great music from Nic Fanciulli and Lauren Lane.’

2016

The Boys perform tonight in Toronto: the second of two Canadian dates on the Super Tour.

2017

After walking to Hansa Studios on what Neil describes in his journal as ‘a beautiful sunny morning,’ the Boys work with Stuart Price on a new version of ‘Wedding in Berlin,’ featuring Neil’s revised lyrics to remove specific references to the wedding for which it was originally written.