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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.

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On this day

1988

BPI awards a U.K. platinum album to Disco.

1998

The Boys mime their recordings of ‘Sail Away’ and ‘If Love Were All’ for the videotaping of the Twentieth Century Blues AIDS-benefit gala for television.

2009

Neil and Chris are at Spring Studios in Kentish Town, London, for a photo shoot, having pictures taken for publicity purposes as well as the inside artwork for their upcoming new album Yes.

2013

In Stuart Price’s London studio, they discuss the upcoming Electric Tour with their manager Angela Becker and work on their song ‘Thursday,’ including new vocals by Neil for the chorus.