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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

1995

Neil and Chris spend the day working on ‘C Major,’ which becomes ‘A Red Letter Day.’

1997

The Boys headline on the final night of the Stockholm Water Festival in Sweden, performing on a floating platform.

2006

Following her concert at Wembley Arena, the Pet Shop Boys attend a party celebrating Madonna’s 48th birthday (which was actually the day before) at the Lounge Lover bar in London.

2013

The Pet Shop Boys perform in Jakarta, Indonesia. It also happens to be the nation’s Independence Day, a fact that the Boys note in a posting on their official website.