After completing a degree in history at the Polytechnic of North London, Neil takes a job at Marvel Comics, anglicizing spellings and indicating where over-risque woman needed to be redrawn decently. While there he interviews comic fan Marc Bolan, who politely points out that his tape recorder wasn’t working. In 1977 he works at Macdonald Educational Publishing, later moving to ITV Books. In June 1982, he joins Smash Hits.
While in New York City during their Performance tour, Neil tells Chris, ‘I’ve got an idea for a ‘West End Girls’ type song. It’s called ‘DJ Culture.”
Neil records vocals for demos of ‘Call Me Old-Fashioned’ and ‘Nightlife.’
They record vocals for ‘The Sodom and Gomorrah Show.’
On their way back home following the Australian leg of the Fundamental Tour, the Boys enjoy a layover in Hong Kong.
Neil is photographed at the East End gay pub George & Dragon attending a birthday party for London model/DJ/socialite Princess Julia.
The Boys complete a mix of ‘Inside.’ Also, Pete Gleadall, who has been working with them in Berlin on new tracks, returns today to London.
The 2014 leg of the Electric Tour begins with the Pet Shop Boys’ return engagement at the Fox Theater in Oakland, California, where they had twice performed the previous October.