April 1984
The first version of ‘West End girls’ is released. It is a club hit in Los Angeles and San Francisco and a small hit in France and Belgium.
History
October 1984
They make their first ever stage appearance at the Fridge Nightclub in Brixton, singing and playing over tapes.
On this day
1963
‘Please Please Me’—one of the few songs with the distinction of being mentioned in a PSB lyric (‘Nothing Has Been Proved’)—is released in the U.K. as the Beatles’ second single.
1987
BPI awards a U.K. gold record to Disco and a platinum album to Please.
2012
The Boys begin recording ‘Memory of the Future,’ the first track they’re working on with Andrew Dawson, the co-producer of their next album.
2015
Using a musical idea that Neil had recently sung into his cellphone, the Boys begin work on a new track titled ‘You Are the One’ (soon to be retitled ‘The One I Want,’ though it will eventually revert to its original title), which they will continue to develop over the next few days.
- Facts collated by geowayne.com